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Tuesday, December 31, 2024Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed IND by 11 at halftime and won 120–112.

Final · Box score
Raptors71
Celtics125
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +37; Q4 BOS +54
Final · Box score
Bucks120
Pacers112
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL -11; Q3 MIL -3; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Clippers86
Spurs122
Q1 SAS +14; Q2 SAS +20; Q3 SAS +28; Q4 SAS +36
Final · Box score
Wolves105
Thunder113
Q1 OKC -3; Q2 OKC -6; Q3 OKC +14; Q4 OKC +8
Final · Box score
Cavs122
Lakers110
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE +9; Q4 CLE +12
Final · Box score
Grizzlies117
Suns112
Q1 MEM +10; Q2 MEM +14; Q3 MEM +5; Q4 MEM +5
On this day · 2023–24Dec 31, 2023: 6 games. Top scorer: Trae Young (Hawks-Wizards), 40 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Pacers

Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 30 in Milwaukee win over Indiana

Anthony Davis goes for 28 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-11-3+8MIL AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks30233532120
Pacers28362721112
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 42, 28, 31, 30, 34, 37, 32, 26, 33, 30MIL30 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 3, 7, 16, 13, 10, 14, 21, 20, 22, 16MIL16 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Bennedict MathurinPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 8, 16, 4, 12, 18, 18, 14, 25IND25 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 9, 23, 22, 25, 19, 20, 22, 14, 17, 20IND20 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Wolves-Thunder

OKC makes it twelve straight

OKC beat Minnesota 113–105 and moved to 27–5. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 40 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · OKC
W@ NOP119–109Wvs DAL118–104Wvs HOU111–96W@ ORL105–99W@ MIA104–97Wvs WAS123–105W@ IND120–114W@ CHA106–94Wvs MEM130–106Wvs MIN113–105
Lead changes
Bucks-Pacers10
Wolves-Thunder4
Cavs-Lakers4
Raptors-Celtics1
Clippers-Spurs0
Grizzlies-Suns0
The night in charts
Bucks-Pacers combined for 232
Points by game
Bucks-PacersBucks 120, Pacers 112
232
Cavs-LakersCavs 122, Lakers 110
232
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 117, Suns 112
229
Wolves-ThunderWolves 105, Thunder 113
218
Clippers-SpursClippers 86, Spurs 122
208
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 71, Celtics 125
196
MEM won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 117, Suns 112
+5 MEM
Bucks-PacersBucks 120, Pacers 112
+8 MIL
Wolves-ThunderWolves 105, Thunder 113
+8 OKC
Cavs-LakersCavs 122, Lakers 110
+12 CLE
Clippers-SpursClippers 86, Spurs 122
+36 SAS
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 71, Celtics 125
+54 BOS
MIL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-PacersMIL won · Bucks 120, Pacers 112
11 pts
Wolves-ThunderOKC won · Wolves 105, Thunder 113
6 pts
Jarrett Allen shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jarrett AllenCLE · 27 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
86% (12-14)
SGAOKC · 40 PTS, 4 STL, 3 REB, 2 AST
65% (15-23)
Brook LopezMIL · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
64% (7-11)
Keldon JohnsonSAS · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
TurnerIND · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
58% (7-12)
Final · Grizzlies-Suns
Grizzlies 117Suns 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies36332226117
Suns26293126112
The story
Memphis beat Phoenix 117-112 behind 38 points and 12 rebounds from Jaren Jackson Jr.

Kevin Durant paced Phoenix: 29 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST 38 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 12-24 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 36-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +10+14+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Pacers
Bucks 120Pacers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks30233532120
Pacers28362721112
The story
Bobby Portis had 15 rebounds and 14 points as Milwaukee beat Indiana 120-112

Bennedict Mathurin led Indiana with 25 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 15 REB, 14 PTS, 3 AST · 6-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Bucks took the fourth 32-21.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +2−11−3+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Spurs
Clippers 86Spurs 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1726202386
Spurs31322831122
The story
Victor Wembanyama's 27 points carried San Antonio past LA, 122-86

For LA, Norman Powell had 15 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 10-18 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-17, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
400 +14+20+28+36 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.7Season avg22.2Last 5

22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.7 in 25 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.3Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.3 in 32 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.9Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 13.9 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 40

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 39, 32, 21, 35, 25, 41, 45, 22, 35, 40Thunder-Wolves · W
31.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Reggie Miller IND, Jan 29, 1997: 40 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
40 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 21, 20, 25, 17, 13, 24, 21, 33, 13, 38Grizzlies-Suns · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 18, 19, 25, 16, 12, 26, 26, 35Lakers-Cavs · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 7, 15, 23, 21, 19, 18, 22, 31Grizzlies-Suns · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 42, 28, 31, 30, 34, 37, 32, 26, 33, 30Bucks-Pacers · W
32.6 PPG season to date · −2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 13, 30, 20, 37, 43, 23, 27, 35, 31, 29Suns-Grizzlies · L
27.7 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jonathan KumingaGSW+4.0 20.8 last 10 · 16.8 season
Victor WembanyamaSAS+3.7 29.3 last 10 · 25.6 season
Goga BitadzeORL+3.5 13.4 last 10 · 9.9 season
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC+3.2 34.5 last 10 · 31.2 season
Mikal BridgesNYK+3.2 21.2 last 10 · 18.0 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 EdwardsMIN−3.6 21.2 last 10 · 24.8 season
Taurean PrinceMIL−3.2 4.3 last 10 · 7.5 season
OG AnunobyNYK−3.1 13.3 last 10 · 16.4 season