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Sunday, December 29, 2024Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed BKN by 18 at halftime and won 102–101.

Final · Box score
Nets101
Magic102
Q1 ORL -6; Q2 ORL -18; Q3 ORL -15; Q4 ORL +1
Final · Box score
Pacers123
Celtics114
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Hawks136
Raptors107
Q1 ATL +10; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL +22; Q4 ATL +29
Final · Box score
Heat104
Rockets100
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA -1; Q4 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies106
Thunder130
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC +26; Q3 OKC +28; Q4 OKC +24
Final · Box score
Spurs110
Wolves112
Q1 MIN -8; Q2 MIN +12; Q3 Wolves 0; Q4 MIN +2
On this day · 2023–24Dec 29, 2023: 10 games. Top scorer: Terry Rozier (Hornets-Suns), 42 points.
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The lead · Nets-Magic

Orlando storms back from 18 down to beat Brooklyn

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander goes for 35 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-18-15+1ORL AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets27342218101
Magic21222534102
Who led
Tristan Da SilvaPoints, last 10 games: 0, 8, 6, 20, 15, 8, 18, 18, 0, 21ORL21 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Goga BitadzePoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 12, 8, 15, 18, 8, 10, 14, 19ORL19 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Cam ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 17, 17, 43, 16, 18, 34, 23, 25BKN25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jalen WilsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 3, 15, 13, 6, 9, 8, 4, 11, 16BKN16 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Spurs-Wolves

Minnesota rallies from 8 down to beat San Antonio

Trailing by 8 after one, Minnesota outscored the Spurs 87–77 the rest of the way. Final: 112–110. Donte DiVincenzo led Minnesota with 26 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Wolves-Spurs
Donte DiVincenzo · MINVictor Wembanyama · SASPTS2634REB78AST42Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Heat-Rockets13
Spurs-Wolves9
Nets-Magic6
Pacers-Celtics4
Grizzlies-Thunder3
Hawks-Raptors0
Shot of the night

Anthony's jumper with 1.1 seconds left puts the Magic ahead, 102-101 final

The night in charts
Hawks-Raptors combined for 243, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 136, Raptors 107
243
Pacers-CelticsPacers 123, Celtics 114
237
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 106, Thunder 130
236
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 110, Wolves 112
222
Heat-RocketsHeat 104, Rockets 100
204
Nets-MagicNets 101, Magic 102
203
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-MagicNets 101, Magic 102
+1 ORL
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 110, Wolves 112
+2 MIN
Heat-RocketsHeat 104, Rockets 100
+4 MIA
Pacers-CelticsPacers 123, Celtics 114
+9 IND
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 106, Thunder 130
+24 OKC
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 136, Raptors 107
+29 ATL
ORL erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-MagicORL won · Nets 101, Magic 102
18 pts
Spurs-WolvesMIN won · Spurs 110, Wolves 112
8 pts
Pacers-CelticsIND won · Pacers 123, Celtics 114
2 pts
Heat-RocketsMIA won · Heat 104, Rockets 100
1 pt
Bitadze shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BitadzeORL · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
SGAOKC · 35 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 4 BLK
74% (14-19)
De'Andre HunterATL · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
HuffMEM · 17 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
64% (7-11)
Jaylen BrownBOS · 31 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
62% (13-21)
Final · Nets-Magic
Nets 101Magic 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets27342218101
Magic21222534102
The story
Goga Bitadze had 19 points and 11 rebounds as Orlando beat Brooklyn 102-101

Cam Thomas led Brooklyn with 25 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 19 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 8-10 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the third, the Magic took the fourth 34-18.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −6−18−15+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Wolves
Spurs 110Wolves 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs33123728110
Wolves25322530112
The story
Donte DiVincenzo's 26 points carried Minnesota past San Antonio, 112-110

For San Antonio, Chris Paul had 14 AST, 6 PTS, 5 REB 26 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 8-15 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 8 going into the second, then won it 32-12.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −8+120+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Victor Wembanyama was the fantasy play: 56.6 FPTS on 34 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST

Final · Heat-Rockets
Heat 104Rockets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat31222823104
Rockets27233218100
The story
Miami beat Houston 104-100 behind 27 points and 9 assists from Tyler Herro

Fred VanVleet paced Houston: 16 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 27 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 10-17 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 23-18 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +4+3−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Alperen Sengun topped the game at 49.6 FPTS: 18 PTS, 18 REB, 6 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.4Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.4 in 30 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.7Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.7 in 30 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 35

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 31, 39, 32, 21, 35, 25, 41, 45, 22, 35Thunder-Grizzlies · W
31.0 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 17, 31, 15, 22, 35, 23, 29, 27, 11, 34Hawks-Raptors · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 28, 20, 42, 30, 26, 42, 19, 34Spurs-Wolves · L
25.5 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 9, 32, 21, 13, 14, 16, 4, 19, 31Pacers-Celtics · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 14, 11, 19, 19, 35, 23, 44, 31Celtics-Pacers · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 17, 34, 23, 23, 28, 22, 17, 20, 28, 27Heat-Rockets · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 9 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
Goga BitadzeORL+3.5 13.4 last 10 · 9.9 season
Deni AvdijaPOR+3.0 16.3 last 10 · 13.3 season
Cold
Dennis SchroderGSW−4.3 12.1 last 10 · 16.4 season
Anthony DavisLAL−3.5 22.5 last 10 · 26.0 season
Bennedict MathurinIND−3.3 13.3 last 10 · 16.6 season
Christian BraunDEN−3.2 10.7 last 10 · 13.9 season
OG AnunobyNYK−3.1 13.2 last 10 · 16.3 season