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Sunday, December 22, 2024Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed NOP by 12 after three quarters and won 132–129.

Final
IND122
SAC95
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND 0; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +27
Final
HOU114
TOR110
Q1 HOU -11; Q2 HOU -6; Q3 HOU +1; Q4 HOU +4
Final · OT
DEN132
NOP129
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN -8; Q3 DEN -12; Q4 DEN 0; OT1 DEN +3
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 22, 2023: 6 games. Top scorer: Tobias Harris (PHI vs TOR), 33 points.
The lead · DEN @ NOP

Nikola Jokic scores 27, Denver rallies past New Orleans

Denver trailed by 12 after three and won 132–129.

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-1-8-120+3DEN AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
DEN2831223813132
NOP2938262610129
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 38, 27, 56, 48, 16, 20, 34, 27DEN27 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 22, 18, 12, 19, 20, 28, 24, 27DEN27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Jordan HawkinsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 19, 7, 6, 2, 6, 5, 9, 25NOP25 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 13, 29, 25, 11, 19, 36, 15, 18, 13, 24NOP24 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Second story · HOU @ TOR

Houston rallies from 11 down to beat Toronto

Trailing by 11 after one, Houston outscored the Raptors 90–75 the rest of the way. Final: 114–110. Dillon Brooks led Houston with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · HOU vs TOR
Dillon Brooks · HOUJa'Kobe Walter · TORPTS2727REB62AST23Top 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
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 14 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 26 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.4Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 14.4 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 27

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: 30, 28, 38, 27, 56, 48, 16, 20, 34, 27DEN @ NOP · W
30.9 PPG season to date · −4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Terrence Williams NJN, Apr 9, 2010: 27 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
27 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 22, 18, 12, 19, 20, 28, 24, 27DEN @ NOP · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 22, 0, 16, 8, 15, 19, 9, 14, 26, 27HOU @ TOR · W
13.6 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Ja'Kobe WalterPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 2, 6, 8, 19, 9, 6, 7, 27TOR vs HOU · L
8.4 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Jordan HawkinsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 19, 7, 6, 2, 6, 5, 9, 25NOP vs DEN · L
13.1 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 13, 29, 25, 11, 19, 36, 15, 18, 13, 24NOP vs DEN · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 9 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
Quentin GrimesDAL+5.2 14.4 last 10 · 9.2 season
Naji MarshallDAL+4.5 16.3 last 10 · 11.8 season
Spencer DinwiddieDAL+4.5 13.0 last 10 · 8.5 season
Anfernee SimonsPOR+3.2 20.9 last 10 · 17.7 season
Deni AvdijaPOR+3.0 15.3 last 10 · 12.3 season
Cold
Anthony EdwardsMIN−4.0 21.6 last 10 · 25.6 season
Anthony DavisLAL−3.9 23.0 last 10 · 26.9 season
Bennedict MathurinIND−3.6 13.1 last 10 · 16.7 season
Scotty Pippen Jr.MEM−3.6 7.0 last 10 · 10.6 season
Naz ReidMIN−3.5 8.5 last 10 · 12.0 season