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Tuesday, December 19, 2023Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed NOP by 19 at halftime and won 115–113.

Final
MEM115
NOP113
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM -19; Q3 MEM -10; Q4 MEM +2
Final
SAS119
MIL132
Q1 MIL +18; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +22; Q4 MIL +13
Final · OT
BOS126
GSW132
Q1 GSW -10; Q2 GSW -3; Q3 GSW -11; Q4 GSW 0; OT1 GSW +6
Final
PHX104
POR109
Q1 POR -16; Q2 POR -12; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +5
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 19, 2022: 9 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL @ NOP), 42 points.
The lead · MEM @ NOP

Ja Morant drops 34 in 19-point comeback win over New Orleans

New Orleans led by 19 at the half. Final: 115–113.

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-19-10+2MEM AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MEM25163638115
NOP21392726113
Who led
Ja MorantMEM34 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 20, 4, 37, 24, 21, 41, 44, 22, 11, 24MEM24 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 23, 30, 9, 20, 40, 8, 26, 34NOP34 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 15, 18, 9, 14, 16, 29, 15, 22NOP22 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Second story · PHX @ POR

Portland overcomes 16-point deficit, beats Phoenix 109–104

The Trail Blazers trailed by 16 after one and finished 89–68. Anfernee Simons led Portland with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · POR vs PHX
Anfernee Simons · PORKevin Durant · PHXPTS2340REB34AST75Top 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
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.3Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.3 in 26 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.1Season avg22.3Last 3

22.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.1 in 25 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.5Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 9.5 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 40

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: 31, 32, 30, 30, 27, 31, 27, 29, 28, 40PHX @ POR · L
31.0 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kobe Bryant LAL, Feb 16, 2003: 40 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 25, 28, 24, 14, 21, 33, 39, 40MIL vs SAS · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Reggie Miller IND, Apr 6, 1996: 40 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Season high40 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Ja MorantMEM @ NOP · W
34.0 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 23, 30, 9, 20, 40, 8, 26, 34NOP vs MEM · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 22, 31, 34, 24, 17, 37, 7, 33GSW vs BOS · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 21, 18, 30, 17, 14, 19, 10, 30BOS @ GSW · L
16.0 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 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
Coby WhiteCHI+7.3 24.8 last 10 · 17.5 season
Kawhi LeonardLAC+4.9 29.1 last 10 · 24.2 season
Collin SextonUTA+4.8 19.6 last 10 · 14.8 season
Julius RandleNYK+4.7 27.3 last 10 · 22.6 season
Patrick WilliamsCHI+4.2 13.7 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cold
Tobias HarrisPHI−4.8 11.5 last 10 · 16.3 season
Nikola JokicDEN−4.2 22.1 last 10 · 26.3 season
Paul GeorgeLAC−3.8 19.1 last 10 · 22.9 season
Caris LeVertCLE−3.8 11.3 last 10 · 15.1 season
Dennis SchroderTOR−3.1 11.9 last 10 · 15.0 season