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Sunday, December 8, 2024Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed CHI by 10 after the first quarter and won 108–100.

Final
PHI108
CHI100
Q1 PHI -10; Q2 PHI +12; Q3 PHI +9; Q4 PHI +8
Final
MIL118
BKN113
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL -1; Q3 MIL 0; Q4 MIL +5
Final
CHA113
IND109
Q1 CHA +4; Q2 CHA +1; Q3 CHA +1; Q4 CHA +4
Final
DEN141
ATL111
Q1 DEN +15; Q2 DEN +23; Q3 DEN +22; Q4 DEN +30
Final
CLE113
MIA122
Q1 MIA -4; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +10; Q4 MIA +9
Final
PHX110
ORL115
Q1 ORL -5; Q2 ORL -5; Q3 ORL -3; Q4 ORL +5
Final
NOP116
SAS121
Q1 SAS -6; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +5
Final
MEM140
WAS112
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 MEM +17; Q3 MEM +29; Q4 MEM +28
Final
MIN106
GSW114
Q1 GSW -9; Q2 GSW -9; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 GSW +8
Final
HOU117
LAC106
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +12; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +11
Final
UTA97
SAC141
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC +17; Q3 SAC +31; Q4 SAC +44
Final
POR98
LAL107
Q1 LAL -6; Q2 LAL +14; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +9
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 · 2023–24Dec 8, 2023: 13 games. Top scorer: Kawhi Leonard (LAC @ UTA), 41 points.
The lead · PHI @ CHI

Joel Embiid scores 31 as Philadelphia wins in Chicago

Final: 108–100. Joel Embiid made 13 of 28 shots from the field.

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 Q3Final0-10+12+9+8PHI AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHI23392620108
CHI33172921100
Who led
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 5 games: 13, 20, 11, 35, 31PHI31 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 26, 17, 39, 28, 21, 16, 16, 25PHI25 PTS · 11 REB · 14 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 29, 18, 8, 29, 18, 11, 32, 30CHI30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 26, 19, 19, 32, 21, 39, 13, 13CHI13 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
31.4Season avg39.4Last 5

39.4 points a game over his last five games, against 31.4 in 18 earlier games. Today: 48 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.9 in 19 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.4Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 8.4 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · MIN @ GSW

Golden State climbs out of a 9-point hole against Minnesota

Down 9 after one, the Warriors won the third quarter 44–32 and the game 114–106. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.

Top-scorer duel · GSW vs MIN
Stephen Curry · GSWAnthony Edwards · MINPTS3027REB45AST86Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 48

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.
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 37, 33, 34, 22, 30, 28, 38, 27, 56, 48DEN @ ATL · W
32.3 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Luka Doncic DAL, Feb 17, 2022: 49 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
48 PTS · 14 REB · 8 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 41, 37, 32, 42, 28, 31, 30, 34MIL @ BKN · W
32.5 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 14, 8, 31, 29, 20, 16, 4, 34BKN vs MIL · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 18, 27, 23, 31, 19, 31, 17, 34MIA vs CLE · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 5 games: 13, 20, 11, 35, 31PHI @ CHI · W
22.0 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 17, 10, 9, 41, 9, 28, 14, 31HOU @ LAC · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 1 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
Spencer DinwiddieDAL+5.5 13.6 last 10 · 8.1 season
Brandon MillerCHA+5.3 27.4 last 10 · 22.1 season
Quentin GrimesDAL+4.8 13.5 last 10 · 8.7 season
Naji MarshallDAL+3.8 15.4 last 10 · 11.6 season
Yves MissiNOP+3.4 12.7 last 10 · 9.3 season
Cold
Anthony DavisLAL−4.2 23.3 last 10 · 27.5 season
Jerami GrantPOR−3.6 11.7 last 10 · 15.3 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC−3.6 22.8 last 10 · 26.4 season
Naz ReidMIN−3.5 9.2 last 10 · 12.7 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.DET−3.3 6.5 last 10 · 9.8 season