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Saturday, December 21, 2024Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed MIA by 22 after three quarters and won 121–114.

Final · Box score
Lakers103
Kings99
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +4
Final · Box score
Heat114
Magic121
Q1 ORL -12; Q2 ORL -20; Q3 ORL -22; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies128
Hawks112
Q1 MEM +16; Q2 MEM +24; Q3 MEM +24; Q4 MEM +16
Final · Box score
Jazz105
Nets94
Q1 UTA -5; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +11
Final · Box score
Celtics123
Bulls98
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS +16; Q4 BOS +25
Final · Box score
Sixers99
Cavs126
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +23; Q4 CLE +27
Final · Box score
Wizards101
Bucks112
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +14; Q4 MIL +11
Final · Box score
Warriors113
Wolves103
Q1 GSW +11; Q2 GSW +13; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 GSW +10
Final · Box score
Knicks104
Pelicans93
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +11
Final · Box score
Clippers97
Mavs113
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL +14; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +16
Final · Box score
Blazers94
Spurs114
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +16; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +20
Final · Box score
Pistons133
Suns125
Q1 DET +15; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +8
On this day · 2023–24Dec 21, 2023: 8 games. Top scorer: Anfernee Simons (Blazers-Wizards), 41 points.
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The lead · Heat-Magic

Cole Anthony drops 35 in 22-point comeback win over Miami

Jayson Tatum posts a triple-double

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-20-22+7ORL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat4036308114
Magic28282837121
Who led
Cole AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 3, 3, 10, 6, 14, 4, 4, 3, 35ORL35 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Kentavious Caldwell-PopePoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 9, 7, 2, 8, 7, 4, 11, 24ORL24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 15, 14, 25, 16, 21, 15, 17, 24MIA24 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 4, 16, 0, 14, 5, 11, 7, 23MIA23 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Twelve games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Cleveland by 27.

LAL over SAC4ORL over MIA7DET over PHX8GSW over MIN10UTA over BKN11MIL over WAS11NYK over NOP11MEM over ATL16DAL over LAC16SAS over POR20BOS over CHI25CLE over PHI27Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Lakers-Kings16
Sixers-Cavs10
Celtics-Bulls8
Jazz-Nets6
Wizards-Bucks6
Warriors-Wolves4
Pistons-Suns3
Clippers-Mavs2
Blazers-Spurs2
Grizzlies-Hawks0
The night in charts
Pistons-Suns combined for 258, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-SunsPistons 133, Suns 125
258
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 128, Hawks 112
240
Heat-MagicHeat 114, Magic 121
235
Sixers-CavsSixers 99, Cavs 126
225
Celtics-BullsCeltics 123, Bulls 98
221
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 113, Wolves 103
216
Wizards-BucksWizards 101, Bucks 112
213
Clippers-MavsClippers 97, Mavs 113
210
Blazers-SpursBlazers 94, Spurs 114
208
Lakers-KingsLakers 103, Kings 99
202
Jazz-NetsJazz 105, Nets 94
199
Knicks-PelicansKnicks 104, Pelicans 93
197
LAL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Lakers-KingsLakers 103, Kings 99
+4 LAL
Heat-MagicHeat 114, Magic 121
+7 ORL
Pistons-SunsPistons 133, Suns 125
+8 DET
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 113, Wolves 103
+10 GSW
Jazz-NetsJazz 105, Nets 94
+11 UTA
Wizards-BucksWizards 101, Bucks 112
+11 MIL
Knicks-PelicansKnicks 104, Pelicans 93
+11 NYK
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 128, Hawks 112
+16 MEM
Clippers-MavsClippers 97, Mavs 113
+16 DAL
Blazers-SpursBlazers 94, Spurs 114
+20 SAS
Celtics-BullsCeltics 123, Bulls 98
+25 BOS
Sixers-CavsSixers 99, Cavs 126
+27 CLE
ORL erased a 22-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-MagicORL won · Heat 114, Magic 121
22 pts
Jazz-NetsUTA won · Jazz 105, Nets 94
5 pts
Knicks-PelicansNYK won · Knicks 104, Pelicans 93
4 pts
Garland shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GarlandCLE · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
PippenMEM · 22 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
MobleyCLE · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
FoxSAC · 31 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
SharpePOR · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Heat-Magic
Heat 114Magic 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat4036308114
Magic28282837121
The story
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope's 24 points carried Orlando past Miami, 121-114

For Miami, Tyler Herro had 22 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 5-10 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 22 going into the fourth, then won it 37-8.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −12−20−22+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Suns
Pistons 133Suns 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons41233930133
Suns26333531125
The story
Detroit beat Phoenix 133-125 behind 28 points and 13 assists from Cade Cunningham

Kevin Durant paced Phoenix: 43 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 28 PTS, 13 AST, 1 REB · 9-19 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 41-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 +15+5+9+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Bulls
Celtics 123Bulls 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics28333230123
Bulls2826232198
The story
Kristaps Porzingis had 22 points as Boston beat Chicago 123-98

Nikola Vucevic led Chicago with 19 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 8-15 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the third 32-23, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
300 0+7+16+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.3Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.3 in 23 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.1 in 27 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.0Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 7.0 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Jayson Tatum leads the day with 43

Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 35, 33, 18, 34, 17, 28, 31, 43Celtics-Bulls · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook OKC, Feb 14, 2019: 44 PTS · 14 REB · 11 AST
Season high43 PTS · 15 REB · 10 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 26, 23, 30, 21, 13, 30, 20, 37, 43Suns-Pistons · L
27.4 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Caris LeVert BKN, Jan 8, 2021: 43 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Season high43 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 21, 24, 31, 20, 14, 31, 14, 39Knicks-Pelicans · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Cole AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 3, 3, 10, 6, 14, 4, 4, 3, 35Magic-Heat · W
6.2 PPG season to date · +29.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Bobby PortisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 6, 9, 23, 22, 10, 5, 9, 34Bucks-Wizards · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +21.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 12, 27, 10, 29, 39, 18, 19, 32Lakers-Kings · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Quentin GrimesDAL+5.2 14.4 last 10 · 9.2 season
Naji MarshallDAL+4.5 16.3 last 10 · 11.8 season
Spencer DinwiddieDAL+4.5 13.0 last 10 · 8.5 season
Anfernee SimonsPOR+3.2 20.9 last 10 · 17.7 season
Deni AvdijaPOR+3.0 15.3 last 10 · 12.3 season
Cold
Anthony EdwardsMIN−4.0 21.6 last 10 · 25.6 season
Anthony DavisLAL−3.9 23.0 last 10 · 26.9 season
Scotty Pippen Jr.MEM−3.6 7.0 last 10 · 10.6 season
Naz ReidMIN−3.5 8.5 last 10 · 12.0 season
Jarrett AllenCLE−3.3 9.9 last 10 · 13.2 season