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It was a modest Thursday slate with five games on tap, but some of the league's best teams were in action. We've got all the scores, highlights and news from the night's action.

NBA scores for Thursday, Dec. 28

What a comeback!

The Celtics trailed the Rockets by as many as 26 points, and the game looked to be getting out of hand. Slowly but surely, Boston chipped away at the lead, and ended up sealing the victory with an Al Horford basket and a couple of late offensive fouls on James Harden.

Pass of the year?

Can anyone explain how Shabazz Napier found C.J. McCollum in the corner with this pass?

Nurkic schools Embiid

Watch out for that spin move, Joel. Jusuf Nurkic showed off some serious quickness for a 7-footer.

Welcome back, Aaron Gordon

Missing seven of the last eight games with a calf injury didn't seem to affect Aaron Gordon's hops. He got started early in his return with a reverse jam off the alley-oop from Elfrid Payton.

Giannis throws it down

Must be nice to have arms and legs this long ...

Bledsoe with the steal and the slam

Sometimes you forget how athletic Eric Bledsoe is, and then he does something like this.

And-ones