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Friday, December 23, 2022Regular season · 14 games
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14 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed LAC by 12 at halftime and won 119–114.

Final
SAS113
ORL133
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL 0; Q3 ORL +5; Q4 ORL +20
Final
LAC114
PHI119
Q1 PHI -9; Q2 PHI -12; Q3 PHI 0; Q4 PHI +5
Final
DET105
ATL130
Q1 ATL -2; Q2 ATL -3; Q3 ATL +14; Q4 ATL +25
Final
MIL100
BKN118
Q1 BKN +7; Q2 BKN +13; Q3 BKN +10; Q4 BKN +18
Final
MIN109
BOS121
Q1 BOS -7; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 BOS +2; Q4 BOS +12
Final
TOR118
CLE107
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +16; Q3 TOR +20; Q4 TOR +11
Final
CHI118
NYK117
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI -2; Q3 CHI -3; Q4 CHI +1
Final
DAL112
HOU106
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL -3; Q4 DAL +6
Final
IND111
MIA108
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND -2; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +3
Final · OT
NOP128
OKC125
Q1 NOP +10; Q2 NOP +18; Q3 NOP +3; Q4 NOP 0; OT1 NOP +3
Final
POR107
DEN120
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN -6; Q3 DEN +13; Q4 DEN +13
Final
MEM125
PHX100
Q1 MEM +19; Q2 MEM +21; Q3 MEM +28; Q4 MEM +25
Final
WAS125
SAC111
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS +18; Q3 WAS +19; Q4 WAS +14
Final
CHA134
LAL130
Q1 CHA -4; Q2 CHA 0; Q3 CHA +10; Q4 CHA +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
On this day · 2021–22Dec 23, 2021: 11 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (GSW vs MEM), 46 points.
The lead · LAC @ PHI

Joel Embiid scores 44 as Philadelphia beats Clippers

Philadelphia won 119–114. Joel Embiid: 44 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Game flow · PHI 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 Q3Final0-9-120+5PHI AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAC33302229114
PHI24273434119
Who led
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 19, 35, 39, 38, 53, 31, 34, 28, 22, 44PHI44 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 21, 28, 19, 21, 27, 14, 15, 20PHI20 PTS · 11 REB · 21 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 16, 14, 13, 25, 19, 31, 16, 28LAC28 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 19, 11, 29, 36, 26, 17, 22, 22LAC22 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Fourteen games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Atlanta by 25.

CHI over NYK1IND over MIA3NOP over OKC3CHA over LAL4PHI over LAC5DAL over HOU6TOR over CLE11BOS over MIN12DEN over POR13WAS over SAC14BKN over MIL18ORL over SAS20ATL over DET25MEM over PHX25Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.4Season avg28.6Last 5

28.6 points a game over his last five games, against 19.4 in 27 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs 2021–22 avg
Minutes per game
24.92021–22 avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.9 in 2021–22 (45 games). Today: 0 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.5Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 7.5 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 50

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.
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 33, 22, 33, 38, 30, 33, 19, 25, 50DAL @ HOU · W
32.8 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: LeBron James CLE, Mar 5, 2008: 50 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Season high50 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 33, 35, 26, 23, 42, 27, 35, 35, 27, 44OKC vs NOP · L
31.6 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: James Harden HOU, Nov 4, 2019: 44 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Career high44 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 26, 27, 22, 27, 24, 18, 30, 44NYK vs CHI · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +24.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Larry Johnson CHH, Nov 22, 1995: 44 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Season high44 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 19, 35, 39, 38, 53, 31, 34, 28, 22, 44PHI vs LAC · W
33.0 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Michael Jordan WAS, Nov 16, 2001: 44 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
44 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 23, 35, 1, 29, 17, 15, 33, 43IND @ MIA · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +23.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Tracy McGrady ORL, Mar 11, 2003: 43 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Career high43 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 34, 22, 25, 31, 21, 25, 26, 24, 19, 36BOS vs MIN · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 3 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
Jordan PooleGSW+5.8 24.9 last 10 · 19.1 season
Nicolas BatumLAC+5.0 11.4 last 10 · 6.4 season
D'Angelo RussellMIN+4.7 21.3 last 10 · 16.6 season
RJ BarrettNYK+4.4 24.8 last 10 · 20.4 season
Zion WilliamsonNOP+4.0 29.2 last 10 · 25.2 season
Cold
Max StrusMIA−4.8 8.1 last 10 · 12.9 season
Anfernee SimonsPOR−4.7 17.8 last 10 · 22.5 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.7 26.3 last 10 · 30.0 season
Ja MorantMEM−3.4 23.1 last 10 · 26.5 season
P.J. WashingtonCHA−3.3 11.3 last 10 · 14.6 season