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Sunday, December 22, 2024Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed NOP by 12 after three quarters and won 132–129.

Final · Box score
Pacers122
Kings95
Q1 IND -2; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +27
Final · Box score
Rockets114
Raptors110
Q1 HOU -11; Q2 HOU -6; Q3 HOU +1; Q4 HOU +4
Final · OT · Box score
Nuggets132
Pelicans129
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN -8; Q3 DEN -12; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +3
On this day · 2023–24Dec 22, 2023: 6 games. Top scorer: Tobias Harris (Sixers-Raptors), 33 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Pelicans

Nikola Jokic scores 27, Denver rallies past New Orleans

Dejounte Murray goes for 17 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-1-8-120+3DEN AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Nuggets2831223813132
Pelicans2938262610129
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 38, 27, 56, 48, 16, 20, 34, 27DEN27 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 22, 18, 12, 19, 20, 28, 24, 27DEN27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Jordan HawkinsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 19, 7, 6, 2, 6, 5, 9, 25NOP25 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 13, 29, 25, 11, 19, 36, 15, 18, 13, 24NOP24 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Rockets-Raptors

Houston rallies from 11 down to beat Toronto

Trailing by 11 after one, Houston outscored the Raptors 90–75 the rest of the way. Final: 114–110. Dillon Brooks led Houston with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Rockets-Raptors
Dillon Brooks · HOUJa'Kobe Walter · TORPTS2727REB62AST23Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Rockets-Raptors12
Pacers-Kings8
Nuggets-Pelicans6
The night in charts
Nuggets-Pelicans combined for 261, 37 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-PelicansNuggets 132, Pelicans 129 · OT
261
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 114, Raptors 110
224
Pacers-KingsPacers 122, Kings 95
217
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-PelicansNuggets 132, Pelicans 129 · OT
+3 DEN
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 114, Raptors 110
+4 HOU
Pacers-KingsPacers 122, Kings 95
+27 IND
DEN erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-PelicansDEN won · Nuggets 132, Pelicans 129 · OT
12 pts
Rockets-RaptorsHOU won · Rockets 114, Raptors 110
11 pts
Pacers-KingsIND won · Pacers 122, Kings 95
2 pts
Missi shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MissiNOP · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
WestbrookDEN · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
64% (9-14)
MurphyNOP · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
56% (9-16)
JokicDEN · 27 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST, 1 STL
55% (11-20)
BoucherTOR · 15 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Nuggets-Pelicans
Nuggets 132Pelicans 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets2831223813132
Pelicans2938262610129
The story
Russell Westbrook had 21 points as Denver beat New Orleans 132-129 in OT

Yves Missi led New Orleans with 21 PTS, 9 REB 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 9-14 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Nuggets took the fourth 38-26.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −1−8−120+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Rockets-Raptors
Rockets 114Raptors 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets24273330114
Raptors35222627110
The story
Dillon Brooks' 27 points carried Houston past Toronto, 114-110

For Toronto, Jamal Shead had 11 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB 27 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 6-12 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 33-26.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −11−6+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Alperen Sengun was the fantasy play: 46.5 FPTS on 17 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST

Final · Pacers-Kings
Pacers 122Kings 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers21313535122
Kings2329261795
The story
Indiana beat Sacramento 122-95 behind 15 points from Myles Turner

De'Aaron Fox paced Sacramento: 23 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 15 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 7-9 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 35-17 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
300 −20+9+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Domantas Sabonis topped the game at 49.7 FPTS: 21 REB, 17 PTS, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 14 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 26 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.4Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 14.4 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 27

Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 38, 27, 56, 48, 16, 20, 34, 27Nuggets-Pelicans · W
30.9 PPG season to date · −4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Terrence Williams NJN, Apr 9, 2010: 27 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
27 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 22, 18, 12, 19, 20, 28, 24, 27Nuggets-Pelicans · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 22, 0, 16, 8, 15, 19, 9, 14, 26, 27Rockets-Raptors · W
13.6 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Ja'Kobe WalterPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 2, 6, 8, 19, 9, 6, 7, 27Raptors-Rockets · L
8.4 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Jordan HawkinsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 19, 7, 6, 2, 6, 5, 9, 25Pelicans-Nuggets · L
13.1 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 13, 29, 25, 11, 19, 36, 15, 18, 13, 24Pelicans-Nuggets · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 9 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
Bennedict MathurinIND−3.6 13.1 last 10 · 16.7 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