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Tuesday, December 2, 2014Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed BOS by 16 at halftime and won 109–105.

Final · Box score
Bucks108
Cavs111
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 Cavs 0; Q4 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Celtics105
Hawks109
Q1 ATL -12; Q2 ATL -16; Q3 ATL -5; Q4 ATL +4
Final · Box score
Lakers106
Pistons96
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +16; Q4 LAL +10
Final · Box score
Nets98
Knicks93
Q1 BKN +9; Q2 BKN +4; Q3 BKN +13; Q4 BKN +5
Final · 2OT · Box score
Mavs132
Bulls129
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 Mavs 0; OT2 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Thunder104
Pelicans112
Q1 NOP +3; Q2 NOP +17; Q3 NOP +11; Q4 NOP +8
Final · Box score
Blazers105
Nuggets103
Q1 POR -8; Q2 POR -6; Q3 POR -7; Q4 POR +2
Final · Box score
Pacers99
Suns116
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX -2; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX +17
Final · Box score
Raptors117
Kings109
Q1 TOR +9; Q2 TOR +2; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +8
Final · Box score
Magic97
Warriors98
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW +10; Q3 GSW -2; Q4 GSW +1
On this day · 2013–14Dec 2, 2013: 5 games. Top scorer: Paul George (Pacers-Blazers), 43 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Hawks

Atlanta erases 16-point lead, steals one from Boston

Anthony Davis goes for 25 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-16-5+4ATL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics42241920105
Hawks30203029109
Who led
Kyle KorverPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 0, 8, 12, 2, 19, 11, 12, 24ATL24 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 16, 29, 15, 17, 8, 13, 18, 19ATL19 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 19, 28, 11, 12, 19, 10, 16, 25BOS25 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Jared SullingerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 19, 18, 22, 13, 19, 23, 9, 22BOS22 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Five games go down to the wire

Five of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Phoenix by 17.

GSW over ORL1POR over DEN2CLE over MIL3DAL over CHI3ATL over BOS4BKN over NYK5NOP over OKC8TOR over SAC8LAL over DET10PHX over IND17Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Mavs-Bulls14
Bucks-Cavs12
Pacers-Suns11
Magic-Warriors10
Thunder-Pelicans9
Celtics-Hawks2
Raptors-Kings2
Nets-Knicks1
Shot of the night

Steph's three with 4 seconds left puts the Warriors ahead, 98-97 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Bulls combined for 261, 35 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-BullsMavs 132, Bulls 129
261
Raptors-KingsRaptors 117, Kings 109
226
Bucks-CavsBucks 108, Cavs 111
219
Thunder-PelicansThunder 104, Pelicans 112
216
Pacers-SunsPacers 99, Suns 116
215
Celtics-HawksCeltics 105, Hawks 109
214
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 105, Nuggets 103
208
Lakers-PistonsLakers 106, Pistons 96
202
Magic-WarriorsMagic 97, Warriors 98
195
Nets-KnicksNets 98, Knicks 93
191
6 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-WarriorsMagic 97, Warriors 98
+1 GSW
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 105, Nuggets 103
+2 POR
Mavs-BullsMavs 132, Bulls 129
+3 DAL
Bucks-CavsBucks 108, Cavs 111
+3 CLE
Celtics-HawksCeltics 105, Hawks 109
+4 ATL
Nets-KnicksNets 98, Knicks 93
+5 BKN
Thunder-PelicansThunder 104, Pelicans 112
+8 NOP
Raptors-KingsRaptors 117, Kings 109
+8 TOR
Lakers-PistonsLakers 106, Pistons 96
+10 LAL
Pacers-SunsPacers 99, Suns 116
+17 PHX
ATL erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-HawksATL won · Celtics 105, Hawks 109
16 pts
Blazers-NuggetsPOR won · Blazers 105, Nuggets 103
8 pts
Pacers-SunsPHX won · Pacers 99, Suns 116
2 pts
Bucks-CavsCLE won · Bucks 108, Cavs 111
2 pts
Magic-WarriorsGSW won · Magic 97, Warriors 98
2 pts
Dragic shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DragicPHX · 34 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
73% (11-15)
Jabari ParkerMIL · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
OladipoORL · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
71% (10-14)
Devin HarrisDAL · 20 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
James JohnsonTOR · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
Final · Blazers-Nuggets
Blazers 105Nuggets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers23272827105
Nuggets31252918103
The story
Portland beat Denver 105-103 behind 17 points from Damian Lillard

Wilson Chandler paced Denver: 18 PTS, 10 REB 17 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 7-15 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 27-18 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 −8−6−7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Bulls
Mavs 132Bulls 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Mavs253421281311132
Bulls26212734138129
The story
Monta Ellis had 38 points as Dallas beat Chicago 132-129 in OT

Joakim Noah led Chicago with 14 REB, 8 PTS, 6 AST 38 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST · 16-35 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Mavericks took the second 34-21.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −1+12+600+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle

Pau Gasol led the game in fantasy with 51.8 FPTS (29 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Celtics-Hawks
Celtics 105Hawks 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics42241920105
Hawks30203029109
The story
Paul Millsap's 19 points carried Atlanta past Boston, 109-105

For Boston, Rajon Rondo had 19 AST, 12 REB, 2 PTS 19 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 7-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 16 going into the third, then won it 30-19.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −12−16−5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.6Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 14.6 in 18 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.6 in 17 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Season avg48.8Today

49 minutes today, against 29.9 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

LaMarcus Aldridge leads the day with 39

LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 22, 16, 20, 33, 9, 19, 26, 39Blazers-Nuggets · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 30, 18, 34, 20, 17, 24, 8, 30, 18, 38Mavs-Bulls · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 12, 10, 11, 6, 20, 7, 22, 34Suns-Pacers · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 13, 18, 10, 9, 22, 18, 4, 30Pelicans-Thunder · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 17, 27, 12, 23, 22, 15, 25, 29Bulls-Mavs · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 20, 20, 22, 21, 12, 18, 24, 28Cavs-Bucks · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST