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Tuesday, December 14, 2021Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed TOR by 9 after three quarters and won 131–129.

Final · OT
TOR129
BKN131
Q1 BKN +1; Q2 BKN +10; Q3 BKN -9; Q4 BKN 0; OT1 BKN +2
Final
GSW105
NYK96
Q1 GSW 0; Q2 GSW -1; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +9
Final · OT
PHX111
POR107
Q1 PHX +11; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX -2; Q4 PHX 0; OT1 PHX +4
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · TOR @ BKN

Kevin Durant scores 34, Brooklyn wins in overtime

Tied 120–120 after regulation. Final: 131–129.

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+1+10-90+2BKN AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
TOR322444209129
BKN3333252911131
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 39, 27, 30, 28, 24, 31, 51, 34BKN34 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST
Patty MillsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 9, 10, 23, 12, 10, 12, 11, 18, 30BKN30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 27, 15, 29, 10, 19, 17, 12, 31TOR31 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 18, 20, 20, 31, 23, 13, 16, 25TOR25 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · PHX @ POR

Phoenix needs overtime to survive Portland

Tied 102–102 after regulation. Phoenix won the final period 9–5 for a 111–107 win. Deandre Ayton led Phoenix with 28 points, 13 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · PHX vs POR
Deandre Ayton · PHXDamian Lillard · PORPTS2831REB132AST110Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg13.0Last 5

13.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 25 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.4 in 24 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
2.6Season avg20Today

20 minutes today, against 2.6 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 34

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 39, 27, 30, 28, 24, 31, 51, 34BKN vs TOR · W
29.6 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Steve Nash PHX, May 18, 2005: 34 PTS · 13 REB · 12 AST
34 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 27, 15, 29, 10, 19, 17, 12, 31TOR @ BKN · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 22, 39, 25, 32, 16, 11, 24, 31POR vs PHX · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 24, 30, 24, 15, 18, 13, 8, 31NYK vs GSW · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Patty MillsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 9, 10, 23, 12, 10, 12, 11, 18, 30BKN vs TOR · W
13.3 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Deandre AytonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 16, 14, 10, 24, 17, 23, 14, 28PHX @ POR · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Kelly Oubre Jr.CHA+7.1 24.1 last 10 · 17.0 season
Jusuf NurkicPOR+4.5 17.8 last 10 · 13.3 season
Derrick WhiteSAS+4.1 18.0 last 10 · 13.9 season
Trae YoungATL+3.9 30.9 last 10 · 27.0 season
Gary HarrisORL+3.6 11.7 last 10 · 8.1 season
Cold
Harrison BarnesSAC−5.2 12.2 last 10 · 17.4 season
Montrezl HarrellWAS−4.4 10.3 last 10 · 14.7 season
Ricky RubioCLE−4.2 8.6 last 10 · 12.8 season
Grayson AllenMIL−3.8 9.1 last 10 · 12.9 season
Spencer DinwiddieWAS−3.6 9.5 last 10 · 13.1 season