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Friday, December 16, 2022Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed IND by 11 after three quarters and won 118–112.

Final
ATL125
CHA106
Q1 ATL +14; Q2 ATL +16; Q3 ATL +6; Q4 ATL +19
Final
SAC122
DET113
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC -8; Q3 SAC +7; Q4 SAC +9
Final
ORL117
BOS109
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +8
Final
IND112
CLE118
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE -7; Q3 CLE -11; Q4 CLE +6
Final
GSW106
PHI118
Q1 PHI -5; Q2 PHI -2; Q3 PHI +7; Q4 PHI +12
Final
BKN119
TOR116
Q1 BKN -10; Q2 BKN -10; Q3 BKN +4; Q4 BKN +3
Final
NYK114
CHI91
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +12; Q4 NYK +23
Final
MIN112
OKC110
Q1 MIN +2; Q2 MIN +13; Q3 MIN -3; Q4 MIN +2
Final
POR110
DAL130
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +25; Q4 DAL +20
Final
DEN108
LAL126
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +18
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2021–22Dec 16, 2021: 4 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (BKN vs PHI), 34 points.
The lead · IND @ CLE

Donovan Mitchell scores 41 as Cleveland beats Indiana

Cleveland won 118–112. Donovan Mitchell: 41 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists.

Game flow · CLE 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 Q3Final0-2-7-11+6CLE AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND31303318112
CLE29252935118
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 29, 32, 8, 18, 34, 23, 43, 28, 34, 41CLE41 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 18, 17, 21, 18, 13, 18, 12, 20CLE20 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Bennedict MathurinPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 10, 14, 14, 18, 13, 9, 24, 22IND22 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 9, 14, 26, 23, 35, 1, 29, 17IND17 PTS · 0 REB · 14 AST
Second story · BKN @ TOR

Brooklyn rallies from 10 down to beat Toronto

Trailing by 10 after one, Brooklyn outscored the Raptors 100–87 the rest of the way. Final: 119–116. Kyrie Irving led Brooklyn with 32 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · BKN vs TOR
Kyrie Irving · BKNFred VanVleet · TORPTS3239REB35AST54Top 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
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.0Season avg28.4Last 5

28.4 points a game over his last five games, against 18.0 in 22 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg7.7Last 3

7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.4 in 25 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.4Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 17.4 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell 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.
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 29, 32, 8, 18, 34, 23, 43, 28, 34, 41CLE vs IND · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Jalen Green HOU, Apr 10, 2022: 41 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
41 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 13, 2, 10, 13, 8, 25, 19, 20, 39, 39TOR vs BKN · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +21.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high39 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 30, 32, 31, 33, 35, 26, 23, 42, 27, 35OKC vs MIN · L
31.2 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 32, 32, 30, 19, 35, 39, 38, 53, 31, 34PHI vs GSW · W
33.3 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 41, 35, 30, 33, 22, 33, 38, 30, 33DAL vs POR · W
33.0 PPG season to date · +0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Christian WoodPoints, last 10 games: 21, 4, 25, 18, 14, 14, 21, 8, 20, 32DAL vs POR · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 12 REB · 0 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
Tim Hardaway Jr.DAL+5.1 18.2 last 10 · 13.1 season
D'Angelo RussellMIN+4.8 21.4 last 10 · 16.6 season
Jordan PooleGSW+4.8 23.0 last 10 · 18.2 season
Killian HayesDET+4.4 13.1 last 10 · 8.7 season
Shake MiltonPHI+4.3 15.8 last 10 · 11.5 season
Cold
De'Aaron FoxSAC−4.9 17.7 last 10 · 22.6 season
Brook LopezMIL−4.3 9.6 last 10 · 13.9 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.7 26.3 last 10 · 30.0 season
Darius GarlandCLE−3.3 17.6 last 10 · 20.9 season
Jaden IveyDET−3.3 11.5 last 10 · 14.8 season