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Monday, December 20, 2021Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed MEM by 12 after the first quarter and won 102–99.

Final
PHI108
BOS103
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI -5; Q4 PHI +5
Final
HOU118
CHI133
Q1 CHI +9; Q2 CHI +19; Q3 CHI +22; Q4 CHI +15
Final
OKC102
MEM99
Q1 OKC -12; Q2 OKC -3; Q3 OKC +2; Q4 OKC +3
Final
CHA102
UTA112
Q1 UTA +19; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +10
Final
SAC98
GSW113
Q1 GSW +10; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +5; Q4 GSW +15
Final
SAS116
LAC92
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +27; Q4 SAS +24
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 · OKC @ MEM

OKC climbs out of a 12-point hole against Memphis

Down 12 after one, the Thunder won the second quarter 31–22 and the game 102–99. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-3+2+3OKC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
OKC16312728102
MEM2822222799
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 39, 30, 26, 11, 18, 33, 18, 23OKC23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Josh GiddeyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 2, 12, 13, 12, 6, 17, 8, 19OKC19 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 14, 23, 19, 5, 23, 24, 9, 25MEM25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 21, 15, 25, 23, 22, 23, 37, 19MEM19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: San Antonio by 24.

OKC over MEM3PHI over BOS5UTA over CHA10CHI over HOU15GSW over SAC15SAS over LAC24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.0Season avg12.2Last 5

12.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.0 in 10 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.7Season avg24.0Last 3

24.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.7 in 19 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.7Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 41

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.
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 28, 43, 32, 19, 26, 17, 32, 41PHI @ BOS · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kevin Durant GSW, Apr 7, 2018: 41 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
41 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 13, 16, 16, 9, 19, 20, 23, 30BOS vs PHI · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 27, 31, 22, 18, 26, 22, 30, 30GSW vs SAC · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Seth CurryPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 18, 6, 23, 18, 10, 7, 29, 26PHI @ BOS · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 31, 18, 17, 23, 28, 28, 34, 29, 38, 26CHI vs HOU · W
26.8 PPG season to date · −0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 26, 12, 30, 27, 19, 15, 21, 25LAC vs SAS · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 6 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
Gary HarrisORL+4.9 13.9 last 10 · 9.0 season
Luke KennardLAC+4.4 16.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Damian LillardPOR+4.2 27.4 last 10 · 23.2 season
Donovan MitchellUTA+4.2 29.2 last 10 · 25.0 season
Derrick WhiteSAS+3.9 18.0 last 10 · 14.1 season
Cold
Spencer DinwiddieWAS−4.3 8.0 last 10 · 12.3 season
Harrison BarnesSAC−4.1 13.4 last 10 · 17.5 season
Montrezl HarrellWAS−3.6 10.9 last 10 · 14.5 season
Carmelo AnthonyLAL−3.4 10.1 last 10 · 13.5 season
Furkan KorkmazPHI−3.2 5.2 last 10 · 8.4 season