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Monday, December 1, 2014Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed MIN by 3 after the first quarter and won 127–101.

Final · Box score
Spurs109
Sixers103
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +15; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Heat86
Wizards107
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 WAS +15; Q3 WAS +15; Q4 WAS +21
Final · Box score
Nuggets103
Jazz101
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +19; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +2
Final · Box score
Wolves101
Clippers127
Q1 LAC -3; Q2 LAC +15; Q3 LAC +33; Q4 LAC +26
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The lead · Wolves-Clippers

Clippers rout Minnesota by 26

John Wall goes for 18 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+15+33+26LAC AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves34161833101
Clippers31343626127
Who led
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 20, 26, 12, 22, 15, 30, 28, 23LAC23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 14, 5, 3, 14, 15, 17, 10, 15, 13, 23LAC23 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Shabazz MuhammadPoints, last 10 games: 9, 7, 18, 17, 2, 9, 13, 4, 28, 18MIN18 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 5, 12, 14, 29, 14, 3, 7, 14MIN14 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Wolves-Clippers10
Nuggets-Jazz6
Spurs-Sixers2
Heat-Wizards0
The night in charts
Wolves-Clippers combined for 228, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-ClippersWolves 101, Clippers 127
228
Spurs-SixersSpurs 109, Sixers 103
212
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 103, Jazz 101
204
Heat-WizardsHeat 86, Wizards 107
193
DEN won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 103, Jazz 101
+2 DEN
Spurs-SixersSpurs 109, Sixers 103
+6 SAS
Heat-WizardsHeat 86, Wizards 107
+21 WAS
Wolves-ClippersWolves 101, Clippers 127
+26 LAC
D Wade shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
D WadeMIA · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
BoshMIA · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
RedickLAC · 23 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
64% (7-11)
KawhiSAS · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
WallWAS · 18 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Nuggets-Jazz
Nuggets 103Jazz 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets26362120103
Jazz23203424101
The story
Ty Lawson had 15 points and 12 assists as Denver beat Utah 103-101

Trey Burke led Utah with 18 PTS, 8 AST 15 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB · 6-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the second 36-20, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +3+19+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Enes Kanter led the game in fantasy with 43.0 FPTS (17 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Spurs-Sixers
Spurs 109Sixers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs27342325109
Sixers20262730103
The story
Cory Joseph's 14 points carried San Antonio past Philadelphia, 109-103

For Philadelphia, Alexey Shved had 19 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 14 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 4-10 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 34-26, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +7+15+11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Wizards
Heat 86Wizards 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2227172086
Wizards30341726107
The story
Washington beat Miami 107-86 behind 23 points from Rasual Butler

Dwyane Wade paced Miami: 20 PTS, 3 REB 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 8-14 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 30-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
300 +8+15+15+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.3Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 14.3 in 15 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg5.9Last 3

5.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.0 in 14 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.9Season avg33.9Today

34 minutes today, against 16.9 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · Nuggets-Jazz

Denver leads Utah wire to wire

Denver was ahead at every break and won 103–101. Best quarter: the second, 36–20. Ty Lawson led Denver with 15 points, 4 rebounds and 12 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over UTA2SAS over PHI6WAS over MIA21LAC over MIN26Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over UTA.
Top performances

Kawhi Leonard leads the day with 26

Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 5, 12, 14, 21, 21, 19, 12, 26Spurs-Sixers · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high26 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 11, 33, 12, 13, 12, 31, 6, 24, 30, 25Jazz-Nuggets · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Michael Carter-WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 16, 11, 18, 9, 24, 4, 18, 24Sixers-Spurs · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high24 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 20, 26, 12, 22, 15, 30, 28, 23Clippers-Wolves · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Rasual ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 10, 6, 0, 8, 6, 23, 5, 23Wizards-Heat · W
9.7 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 14, 5, 3, 14, 15, 17, 10, 15, 13, 23Clippers-Wolves · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST