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Thursday, December 19, 2024Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by BKN (vs TOR) and LAC (vs DAL) and SAS (vs ATL).

Final · Box score
Jazz126
Pistons119
Q1 UTA +29; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +7
Final · Box score
Thunder105
Magic99
Q1 OKC +1; Q2 OKC +19; Q3 OKC +8; Q4 OKC +6
Final · Box score
Hornets114
Wizards123
Q1 WAS -1; Q2 WAS +2; Q3 WAS +1; Q4 WAS +9
Final · Box score
Bulls117
Celtics108
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 CHI -3; Q3 CHI -4; Q4 CHI +9
Final · Box score
Nets101
Raptors94
Q1 Nets 0; Q2 BKN +6; Q3 BKN -6; Q4 BKN +7
Final · Box score
Pelicans113
Rockets133
Q1 HOU +14; Q2 HOU +14; Q3 HOU +20; Q4 HOU +20
Final · Box score
Warriors93
Grizzlies144
Q1 MEM +22; Q2 MEM +31; Q3 MEM +50; Q4 MEM +51
Final · OT · Box score
Hawks126
Spurs133
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS -6; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Clippers118
Mavs95
Q1 LAC -6; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC +12; Q4 LAC +23
Final · Box score
Pacers120
Suns111
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +1; Q3 IND +14; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Knicks133
Wolves107
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK +22; Q3 NYK +30; Q4 NYK +26
Final · Box score
Nuggets124
Blazers126
Q1 POR -5; Q2 Blazers 0; Q3 POR +17; Q4 POR +2
Final · Box score
Lakers113
Kings100
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +13
On this day · 2023–24Dec 19, 2023: 4 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Suns-Blazers), 40 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Spurs

Victor Wembanyama scores 42, San Antonio wins in overtime

Anthony Davis goes for 21 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+7-6+30+7SAS AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Hawks293721336126
Spurs3624303013133
Who led
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 34, 20, 34, 15, 25, 28, 20, 42SAS42 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Devin VassellPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 14, 21, 25, 17, 7, 23, 4, 23SAS23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
De'Andre HunterPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 18, 22, 20, 26, 20, 24, 15, 27ATL27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 14, 12, 17, 31, 15, 22, 35, 23ATL23 PTS · 0 REB · 16 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Memphis posts the night's biggest win

Memphis beat Golden State by 51, the widest margin of 13 games.

POR over DEN2OKC over ORL6UTA over DET7BKN over TOR7SAS over ATL7WAS over CHA9CHI over BOS9IND over PHX9LAL over SAC13HOU over NOP20LAC over DAL23NYK over MIN26MEM over GSW51Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Hornets-Wizards19
Hawks-Spurs15
Nets-Raptors13
Clippers-Mavs10
Nuggets-Blazers9
Lakers-Kings6
Thunder-Magic5
Pacers-Suns5
Knicks-Wolves5
Jazz-Pistons1
Pelicans-Rockets1
Warriors-Grizzlies0
Shot of the night

Simons's layup at the buzzer breaks the tie, 126-124 final

The night in charts
Hawks-Spurs combined for 259, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-SpursHawks 126, Spurs 133 · OT
259
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 124, Blazers 126
250
Pelicans-RocketsPelicans 113, Rockets 133
246
Jazz-PistonsJazz 126, Pistons 119
245
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 133, Wolves 107
240
Hornets-WizardsHornets 114, Wizards 123
237
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 93, Grizzlies 144
237
Pacers-SunsPacers 120, Suns 111
231
Bulls-CelticsBulls 117, Celtics 108
225
Clippers-MavsClippers 118, Mavs 95
213
Lakers-KingsLakers 113, Kings 100
213
Thunder-MagicThunder 105, Magic 99
204
Nets-RaptorsNets 101, Raptors 94
195
POR won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 124, Blazers 126
+2 POR
Thunder-MagicThunder 105, Magic 99
+6 OKC
Jazz-PistonsJazz 126, Pistons 119
+7 UTA
Nets-RaptorsNets 101, Raptors 94
+7 BKN
Hawks-SpursHawks 126, Spurs 133 · OT
+7 SAS
Hornets-WizardsHornets 114, Wizards 123
+9 WAS
Bulls-CelticsBulls 117, Celtics 108
+9 CHI
Pacers-SunsPacers 120, Suns 111
+9 IND
Lakers-KingsLakers 113, Kings 100
+13 LAL
Pelicans-RocketsPelicans 113, Rockets 133
+20 HOU
Clippers-MavsClippers 118, Mavs 95
+23 LAC
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 133, Wolves 107
+26 NYK
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 93, Grizzlies 144
+51 MEM
BKN rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-RaptorsBKN won · Nets 101, Raptors 94
6 pts
Clippers-MavsLAC won · Clippers 118, Mavs 95
6 pts
Hawks-SpursSAS won · Hawks 126, Spurs 133 · OT
6 pts
Nuggets-BlazersPOR won · Nuggets 124, Blazers 126
5 pts
Bulls-CelticsCHI won · Bulls 117, Celtics 108
4 pts
KAT shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KATNYK · 32 PTS, 20 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
ZubacLAC · 21 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
JokicDEN · 34 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
SengunHOU · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
CoffeyLAC · 16 PTS, 3 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Nuggets-Blazers
Nuggets 124Blazers 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets35312137124
Blazers30363822126
The story
Anfernee Simons' 28 points and 10 assists carried Portland past Denver, 126-124

For Denver, Jamal Murray had 24 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB 28 PTS, 10 AST, 1 REB · 11-20 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 38-21, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 −50+17+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Jokic was the fantasy play: 55.2 FPTS on 34 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB

Final · Hawks-Spurs
Hawks 126Spurs 133
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hawks293721336126
Spurs3624303013133
The story
Jeremy Sochan had 20 points as San Antonio beat Atlanta 133-126 in OT

Jalen Johnson led Atlanta with 22 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 8-14 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Spurs took the third 30-21.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +7−6+30+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Hornets-Wizards
Hornets 114Wizards 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets30282828114
Wizards29312736123
The story
Washington beat Charlotte 123-114 behind 27 points from Jordan Poole

Mark Williams paced Charlotte: 16 PTS, 8 REB 27 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 7-15 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

A 36-28 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −1+2+1+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LaMelo Ball topped the game at 70.8 FPTS: 34 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.0Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.0 in 22 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.2 in 19 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.8Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 16.8 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Victor Wembanyama leads the day with 42

Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 34, 20, 34, 15, 25, 28, 20, 42Spurs-Hawks · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, May 11, 2004: 42 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
42 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 35, 32, 26, 23, 30, 21, 13, 30, 20, 37Suns-Pacers · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 8, 29, 18, 11, 32, 30, 13, 36Bulls-Celtics · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 35, 36, 32, 26, 30, 31, 39, 32, 21, 35Thunder-Magic · W
30.5 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 35, 26, 31, 12, 35, 50, 44, 32, 15, 34Hornets-Wizards · L
30.4 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 28, 38, 27, 56, 48, 16, 20, 34Nuggets-Blazers · L
31.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Spencer DinwiddieDAL+5.4 13.7 last 10 · 8.3 season
Quentin GrimesDAL+4.0 12.8 last 10 · 8.8 season
Naji MarshallDAL+3.9 15.7 last 10 · 11.8 season
Malik MonkSAC+3.8 20.0 last 10 · 16.2 season
Deni AvdijaPOR+3.8 16.3 last 10 · 12.5 season
Cold
OG AnunobyNYK−4.1 12.6 last 10 · 16.7 season
Anthony DavisLAL−3.6 23.9 last 10 · 27.5 season
Scotty Pippen Jr.MEM−3.5 6.7 last 10 · 10.2 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC−3.5 22.7 last 10 · 26.2 season
Anthony EdwardsMIN−3.3 22.6 last 10 · 25.9 season