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Thursday, December 28, 2023Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed DET by 19 at halftime and won 128–122.

Final · OT
DET122
BOS128
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS -19; Q3 BOS 0; Q4 BOS 0; OT1 BOS +6
Final
IND120
CHI104
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +16
Final
DAL110
MIN118
Q1 MIN +11; Q2 MIN +5; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +8
Final
UTA105
NOP112
Q1 NOP +2; Q2 NOP +8; Q3 NOP +5; Q4 NOP +7
Final
MEM105
DEN142
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +17; Q3 DEN +23; Q4 DEN +37
Final
MIA114
GSW102
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +15; Q4 MIA +12
Final
SAS118
POR105
Q1 SAS +24; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +13
Final
CHA112
LAL133
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +19; Q4 LAL +21
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 28, 2022: 8 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL @ CHI), 45 points.
The lead · DET @ BOS

Kristaps Porzingis drops 35 in 19-point comeback win over Detroit

Detroit led by 19 at the half. Final: 128–122.

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-3-1900+6BOS AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
DET3036162614122
BOS2720352620128
Who led
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 9, 21, 21, 18, 15, 24, 28, 35BOS35 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 25, 27, 30, 23, 15, 30, 25, 31BOS31 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 21, 4, 25, 43, 28, 22, 41, 31DET31 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Jaden IveyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 7, 13, 13, 15, 24, 23, 9, 22DET22 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 6. Widest: Denver by 37.

BOS over DET6NOP over UTA7MIN over DAL8MIA over GSW12SAS over POR13IND over CHI16LAL over CHA21DEN over MEM37Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.0Season avg33.0Last 5

33.0 points a game over his last five games, against 23.0 in 30 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.4Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.4 in 25 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.0Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 14.0 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 44

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 EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 0, 9, 37, 32, 27, 27, 34, 25, 44MIN vs DAL · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Mike Bibby SAC, Jan 24, 2006: 44 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Season high44 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 9, 21, 21, 18, 15, 24, 28, 35BOS vs DET · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 32, 10, 25, 8, 21, 16, 23, 18, 14, 32DAL @ MIN · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 25, 27, 30, 23, 15, 30, 25, 31BOS vs DET · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 21, 4, 25, 43, 28, 22, 41, 31DET @ BOS · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 21, 15, 30, 13, 17, 7, 15, 30SAS @ POR · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 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
Collin SextonUTA+7.3 22.9 last 10 · 15.6 season
Coby WhiteCHI+4.7 22.3 last 10 · 17.6 season
Kawhi LeonardLAC+4.3 28.7 last 10 · 24.4 season
Joel EmbiidPHI+4.2 39.2 last 10 · 35.0 season
Keegan MurraySAC+4.2 20.0 last 10 · 15.8 season
Cold
Jordan HawkinsNOP−4.6 6.1 last 10 · 10.7 season
Nikola JokicDEN−4.4 21.9 last 10 · 26.3 season
Mikal BridgesBKN−4.3 16.8 last 10 · 21.1 season
D'Angelo RussellLAL−4.3 10.8 last 10 · 15.1 season
Kevin HuerterSAC−4.3 6.3 last 10 · 10.6 season