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Monday, December 30, 2024Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed DAL by 14 after the first quarter and won 110–100.

Final · OT · Box score
Bulls115
Hornets108
Q1 CHI -9; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +2; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Knicks126
Wizards106
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +20
Final · Box score
Clippers116
Pelicans113
Q1 LAC -6; Q2 LAC -6; Q3 LAC -3; Q4 LAC +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets132
Jazz121
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN -2; Q3 DEN +9; Q4 DEN +11
Final · Box score
Cavs113
Warriors95
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +18; Q4 CLE +18
Final · Box score
Sixers125
Blazers103
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI +10; Q3 PHI +19; Q4 PHI +22
Final · Box score
Mavs100
Kings110
Q1 SAC -14; Q2 SAC -4; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +10
On this day · 2023–24Dec 30, 2023: 6 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (Mavs-Warriors), 39 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Kings

De'Aaron Fox scores 33, Sacramento rallies past Dallas

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-4+6+10SAC AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs37231723100
Kings23332727110
Who led
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 18, 29, 26, 31, 23, 26, 29, 33SAC33 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 19, 32, 28, 18, 19, 17, 14, 17SAC17 PTS · 16 REB · 7 AST
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 0, 19, 15, 3, 2, 15, 17, 30DAL30 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
P.J. WashingtonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 13, 13, 14, 10, 12, 7, 7, 28DAL28 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Bulls-Hornets

Chicago outlasts Charlotte in overtime

98–98 at the end of regulation. Chicago took the last extra period 17–10. Final: 115–108. Coby White led Chicago with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Bulls-Hornets
Coby White · CHIMiles Bridges · CHAPTS2331REB1012AST98Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Clippers-Pelicans11
Mavs-Kings9
Nuggets-Jazz7
Bulls-Hornets6
Knicks-Wizards5
Cavs-Warriors5
Sixers-Blazers3
The night in charts
Nuggets-Jazz combined for 253, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 132, Jazz 121
253
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 126, Wizards 106
232
Clippers-PelicansClippers 116, Pelicans 113
229
Sixers-BlazersSixers 125, Blazers 103
228
Bulls-HornetsBulls 115, Hornets 108 · OT
223
Mavs-KingsMavs 100, Kings 110
210
Cavs-WarriorsCavs 113, Warriors 95
208
LAC won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Clippers-PelicansClippers 116, Pelicans 113
+3 LAC
Bulls-HornetsBulls 115, Hornets 108 · OT
+7 CHI
Mavs-KingsMavs 100, Kings 110
+10 SAC
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 132, Jazz 121
+11 DEN
Cavs-WarriorsCavs 113, Warriors 95
+18 CLE
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 126, Wizards 106
+20 NYK
Sixers-BlazersSixers 125, Blazers 103
+22 PHI
SAC erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-KingsSAC won · Mavs 100, Kings 110
14 pts
Bulls-HornetsCHI won · Bulls 115, Hornets 108 · OT
9 pts
Clippers-PelicansLAC won · Clippers 116, Pelicans 113
6 pts
Knicks-WizardsNYK won · Knicks 126, Wizards 106
3 pts
Nuggets-JazzDEN won · Nuggets 132, Jazz 121
2 pts
Valanciunas shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ValanciunasWAS · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
BraunDEN · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
ZubacLAC · 20 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
KATNYK · 32 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
CraigCHI · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Clippers-Pelicans
Clippers 116Pelicans 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers31253129116
Pelicans37252823113
The story
LA beat New Orleans 116-113 behind 35 points from Norman Powell

CJ McCollum paced New Orleans: 33 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 35 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 13-27 FG, 4-12 3PT

The swing

A 29-23 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −6−6−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dejounte Murray topped the game at 51.5 FPTS: 13 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST

Final · Bulls-Hornets
Bulls 115Hornets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls1537212517115
Hornets2422252710108
The story
Coby White had 23 points and 10 rebounds as Chicago beat Charlotte 115-108 in OT

Mark Williams led Charlotte with 20 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST · 8-24 FG, 1-11 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the first, the Bulls took the second 37-22.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −9+6+20+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Miles Bridges led the game in fantasy with 55.4 FPTS (31 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST)

Final · Nuggets-Jazz
Nuggets 132Jazz 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets36283434132
Jazz37292332121
The story
Russell Westbrook's a 16-10-10 triple-double carried Denver past Utah, 132-121

For Utah, Walker Kessler had 13 REB, 12 PTS, 4 AST 16 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST, 4 STL · 7-7 FG

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 34-23.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −1−2+9+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.7Season avg25.2Last 5

25.2 points a game over his last five games, against 16.7 in 29 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.8Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.8 in 29 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.8Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 12.8 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 37

Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 35, 31, 12, 34, 9, 27, 32, 37Sixers-Blazers · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 48, 16, 20, 34, 27, 32, 25, 27, 37, 36Nuggets-Jazz · W
31.0 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James LAL, Jan 27, 2024: 36 PTS · 20 REB · 12 AST
36 PTS · 22 REB · 11 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 10 games: 28, 30, 17, 16, 29, 29, 28, 29, 26, 35Clippers-Pelicans · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 18, 29, 26, 31, 23, 26, 29, 33Kings-Mavs · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 36, 15, 18, 13, 24, 13, 32, 33Pelicans-Clippers · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 22, 32, 11, 31, 21, 16, 30, 32Knicks-Wizards · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jonathan KumingaGSW+4.0 20.8 last 10 · 16.8 season
Max ChristieLAL+3.6 10.8 last 10 · 7.2 season
Goga BitadzeORL+3.5 13.4 last 10 · 9.9 season
Mikal BridgesNYK+3.2 21.2 last 10 · 18.0 season
Deni AvdijaPOR+3.1 16.5 last 10 · 13.4 season
Cold
Dennis SchroderGSW−4.6 11.7 last 10 · 16.3 season
DeMar DeRozanSAC−3.7 16.9 last 10 · 20.6 season
Anthony DavisLAL−3.5 22.5 last 10 · 26.0 season
Bennedict MathurinIND−3.3 13.3 last 10 · 16.6 season
Taurean PrinceMIL−3.1 4.4 last 10 · 7.5 season