5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed CLE by 10 after the first quarter and won 120–113.
Final
CLE113
BOS120
Final
LAL125
DAL127
Final
DEN114
CHI106
Final
GSW116
PHX119
Final
SAC99
LAC119
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 · 2022–23Dec 12, 2022: 7 games. Top scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC @ DAL), 42 points.
The lead · CLE @ BOS
Boston climbs back to beat Cleveland
Cleveland led by 10 after one. Boston won it 120–113. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 25 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.
Game flow · BOS 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.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 31 | 29 | 32 | 21 | 113 |
| BOS | 21 | 38 | 35 | 26 | 120 |
Who led
Jayson TatumBOS25 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownBOS25 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Donovan MitchellCLE29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Darius GarlandCLE26 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Second story · GSW @ PHX
Phoenix holds off Golden State, 119–116
Phoenix led 88–87 after three and held on to win by three. Devin Booker led Phoenix with 32 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Coby WhiteCHI
+10.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.8 points a game over his last five games, against 16.3 in 24 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 35 minutes.
Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.8 in 24 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 13 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Dante ExumDAL
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
36 minutes today, against 13.9 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.
Top performances
Anthony Davis leads the day with 37
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.
Anthony DavisLAL @ DAL · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 11 REB · 0 ASTLuka DoncicDAL vs LAL · W
32.0 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 17 ASTLeBron JamesLAL @ DAL · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 9 ASTDevin BookerPHX vs GSW · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 7 ASTTim Hardaway Jr.DAL vs LAL · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 3 REB · 3 ASTKawhi LeonardLAC vs SAC · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 3 ASTHot 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
Cold