On December 24, Beijing time, the NBA regular season game continued. There were a total of 11 games today, including the Pacers at home against the Rockets, the Magic at home against the Pelicans, the Hawks on the road to the 76ers, the Heat at home to the Pistons, the Wizards on the Road to the Knicks, the Lone Rangers at home to the Bucks, the Nuggets at home to the Hornets, the Suns at home to the Thunder, the Jazz at home to the Timberwolves, the Warriors at home to the Grizzlies, and the Lakers at home to the Spurs.
The Suns beat the Thunder 113-101. The Suns established a 12-point advantage in the first quarter, and the Thunder surpassed by 3 points 48-45 in the second quarter. The Suns re-established their double-digit advantage in the third quarter, and in the final quarter they withstood their opponents' counterattacks. The Suns Hadrick Booker had 30 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, Ayton had 19 points, 12 rebounds, and Paul had 16 points and seven assists. Thunder Alexander had 29 points and seven assists.
Warriors 113-104 Grizzlies. The first three quarters of the game were very fiercely contested between the two sides, and the score gap was not widened. The Warriors made their last-minute efforts in the final moments of the final quarter, and in the end they won 113-104. Curry had 46 points, four rebounds and four assists, Payton 22 points and Green had 8 points and nine assists. The Grizzlies Morant had 21 points and six assists, Jackson had 20 points and five rebounds, and Melton had 20 points and nine rebounds.
The Spurs beat the Lakers 138-110. The Spurs took the lead from the first quarter, the Spurs' advantage extended to 11 points in the half-game, and the Spurs played a scoring climax in the fourth quarter, and finally they beat the Lakers by 28 points 138-110. James scored 36 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, and Westbrook had 30 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. For the Spurs, Diop had 30 points and seven rebounds, and White had 23 points and seven assists.
In several other games, the Pacers beat the Rockets 118-106, the Pelicans beat the Magic 110-104, the Hawks narrowly beat the 76ers by two-pointers 98-96, the Heat beat the Pistons 115-112, the Wizards beat the Knicks 124-117, the Bucks beat the Lone Rangers 102-95, the Nuggets lost 107-115 to the Hornets, and the Jazz beat the Timberwolves 128-116.
The Suns won 5 consecutive games and continued to lead the league with a total record of 26 wins and 5 losses. The Warriors finished with 26 wins and 6 losses after two straight wins, trailing 0.5 wins to second place in the West. The Jazz ranked 3rd in the West with 22 wins and 9 losses, and the Grizzlies were provisionally ranked 4th after 19 wins and 14 losses after three consecutive losses. The Clippers ranked 5th in the West with 17 wins and 15 losses, and the Lakers fell below 50% after 16 wins and 17 losses after four consecutive losses, and they temporarily ranked 6th in the West. The Lone Rangers and Nuggets are both 15-16, ranking 7th and 8th.
The Eastern Nets are still in first place with 21 wins and 9 losses, and the Bulls are second with 19 wins and 10 losses. The Bucks are ranked 3rd in the East after 21 wins and 13 losses after two consecutive wins, the Heat are temporarily ranked 4th in the East after 20 wins and 13 losses, and the Cavaliers, Wizards, 76ers and Celtics are ranked 5th to 8th in the East, respectively.