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Saturday, December 28, 2024Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed UTA by 12 after the first quarter and won 114–111.

Final · Box score
Heat110
Hawks120
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +10
Final · Box score
Thunder106
Hornets94
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC +15; Q3 OKC +16; Q4 OKC +12
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks136
Wizards132
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 Knicks 0; Q3 NYK -8; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Bucks111
Bulls116
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI -1; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Suns105
Warriors109
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW -4; Q3 GSW -5; Q4 GSW +4
Final · Box score
Pistons121
Nuggets134
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +25; Q4 DEN +13
Final · Box score
Sixers114
Jazz111
Q1 PHI -12; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 Sixers 0; Q4 PHI +3
Final · Box score
Mavs122
Blazers126
Q1 POR +11; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +15; Q4 POR +4
Final · Box score
Kings122
Lakers132
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +17; Q4 LAL +10
On this day · 2023–24Dec 28, 2023: 8 games. Top scorer: Anthony Edwards (Wolves-Mavs), 44 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Jazz

Joel Embiid scores 32 as Philadelphia wins in Utah

Jalen Brunson goes for 55 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12+50+3PHI AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers22352433114
Jazz34182930111
Who led
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 11, 35, 31, 12, 34, 9, 27, 32PHI32 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 25, 22, 40, 23, 27, 32, 33, 32PHI32 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 8, 19, 17, 27, 21, 26, 25, 23UTA23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Collin SextonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 15, 6, 15, 30, 18, 24, 19, 20UTA20 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Denver by 13.

PHI over UTA3NYK over WAS4GSW over PHX4POR over DAL4CHI over MIL5ATL over MIA10LAL over SAC10OKC over CHA12DEN over DET13Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Knicks-Wizards25
Suns-Warriors15
Heat-Hawks9
Pistons-Nuggets9
Bucks-Bulls8
Sixers-Jazz8
Kings-Lakers8
Thunder-Hornets0
Mavs-Blazers0
The night in charts
Knicks-Wizards combined for 268, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 136, Wizards 132 · OT
268
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 121, Nuggets 134
255
Kings-LakersKings 122, Lakers 132
254
Mavs-BlazersMavs 122, Blazers 126
248
Heat-HawksHeat 110, Hawks 120
230
Bucks-BullsBucks 111, Bulls 116
227
Sixers-JazzSixers 114, Jazz 111
225
Suns-WarriorsSuns 105, Warriors 109
214
Thunder-HornetsThunder 106, Hornets 94
200
5 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-JazzSixers 114, Jazz 111
+3 PHI
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 136, Wizards 132 · OT
+4 NYK
Suns-WarriorsSuns 105, Warriors 109
+4 GSW
Mavs-BlazersMavs 122, Blazers 126
+4 POR
Bucks-BullsBucks 111, Bulls 116
+5 CHI
Heat-HawksHeat 110, Hawks 120
+10 ATL
Kings-LakersKings 122, Lakers 132
+10 LAL
Thunder-HornetsThunder 106, Hornets 94
+12 OKC
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 121, Nuggets 134
+13 DEN
PHI erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-JazzPHI won · Sixers 114, Jazz 111
12 pts
Knicks-WizardsNYK won · Knicks 136, Wizards 132 · OT
8 pts
Suns-WarriorsGSW won · Suns 105, Warriors 109
5 pts
Pistons-NuggetsDEN won · Pistons 121, Nuggets 134
2 pts
Bucks-BullsCHI won · Bucks 111, Bulls 116
1 pt
Champagnie shot 13-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ChampagnieWAS · 31 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
87% (13-15)
ADLAL · 36 PTS, 15 REB, 8 AST
75% (12-16)
DeRozanSAC · 25 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
KATNYK · 30 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
68% (13-19)
Jalen JohnsonATL · 28 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
65% (13-20)
Final · Sixers-Jazz
Sixers 114Jazz 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers22352433114
Jazz34182930111
The story
Tyrese Maxey's 32 points carried Philadelphia past Utah, 114-111

For Utah, Collin Sexton had 20 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 32 PTS, 6 AST · 9-23 FG, 5-13 3PT

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 12 going into the second, then won it 35-18.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −12+50+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Wizards
Knicks 136Wizards 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks3228302917136
Wizards3327382113132
The story
Karl-Anthony Towns had 30 points and 14 rebounds as New York beat Washington 136-132 in OT

Justin Champagnie led Washington with 31 PTS, 10 REB 30 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST · 13-19 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Knicks took the fourth 29-21.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −10−80+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bucks-Bulls
Bucks 111Bulls 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks25352427111
Bulls33292133116
The story
Chicago beat Milwaukee 116-111 behind a 23-15-10 triple-double from Josh Giddey

Brook Lopez paced Milwaukee: 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 15 REB, 10 AST · 9-15 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 33-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +8+2−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Damian Lillard topped the game at 61.7 FPTS: 29 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.1Season avg23.8Last 5

23.8 points a game over his last five games, against 16.1 in 28 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.3 in 15 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 24.2 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 31 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jalen Brunson leads the day with 55

Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 20, 14, 31, 14, 39, 12, 20, 26, 55Knicks-Wizards · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +30.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Dec 11, 2019: 55 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Season high55 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 10, 25, 29, 17, 21, 15, 20, 39, 20, 46Mavs-Blazers · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +22.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Vince Carter NJN, Feb 21, 2007: 46 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Season high46 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 56, 48, 16, 20, 34, 27, 32, 25, 27, 37Nuggets-Pistons · W
30.8 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 38, 30, 23, 40, 21, 10, 19, 0, 36Lakers-Kings · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
Jonathan KumingaPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 20, 20, 11, 11, 26, 14, 34, 34Warriors-Suns · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high34 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 19, 20, 28, 24, 27, 13, 27, 34Nuggets-Pistons · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mikal BridgesNYK+3.7 21.9 last 10 · 18.2 season
Max ChristieLAL+3.6 10.8 last 10 · 7.2 season
Jonathan KumingaGSW+3.6 20.3 last 10 · 16.7 season
Jalen SuggsORL+3.3 20.1 last 10 · 16.8 season
Cameron JohnsonBKN+3.0 22.5 last 10 · 19.5 season
Cold
Dennis SchroderGSW−4.3 12.1 last 10 · 16.4 season
Bennedict MathurinIND−4.0 12.7 last 10 · 16.7 season
Anthony DavisLAL−3.5 22.5 last 10 · 26.0 season
Christian BraunDEN−3.2 10.7 last 10 · 13.9 season
OG AnunobyNYK−3.1 13.2 last 10 · 16.3 season