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Wednesday, December 3, 2014Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed MIL by 7 at halftime and won 107–105.

Final · Box score
Bulls102
Hornets95
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +1; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Lakers95
Wizards111
Q1 WAS -6; Q2 WAS +2; Q3 WAS +9; Q4 WAS +16
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs93
Nets95
Q1 Nets 0; Q2 BKN -2; Q3 BKN +10; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 BKN +2
Final · OT · Box score
Pistons102
Celtics109
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Hawks112
Heat102
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL +8; Q3 ATL +16; Q4 ATL +10
Final · Box score
Grizzlies96
Rockets105
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +12; Q3 HOU +26; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Mavs107
Bucks105
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL -7; Q3 DAL +2; Q4 DAL +2
Final · Box score
Sixers85
Wolves77
Q1 PHI +10; Q2 PHI -2; Q3 PHI +1; Q4 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Raptors123
Jazz104
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +16; Q3 TOR +15; Q4 TOR +19
Final · Box score
Magic86
Clippers114
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +13; Q3 LAC +22; Q4 LAC +28
On this day · 2013–14Dec 3, 2013: 8 games. Top scorer: Arron Afflalo (Magic-Sixers), 43 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Bucks

Dallas wins a tight one over Milwaukee

Andre Drummond goes for 27 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-7+2+2DAL AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs29282327107
Bucks31331427105
Who led
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 34, 20, 17, 24, 8, 30, 18, 38, 23DAL23 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Tyson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 5, 5, 13, 6, 17, 11, 20, 5, 18DAL18 PTS · 20 REB · 0 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 11, 27, 20, 15, 6, 12, 27, 25MIL25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 3, 3, 5, 11, 12, 11, 3, 21MIL21 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Clippers post the night's biggest win

Clippers beat Orlando by 28, the widest margin of 10 games.

BKN over SAS2DAL over MIL2CHI over CHA7BOS over DET7PHI over MIN8HOU over MEM9ATL over MIA10WAS over LAL16TOR over UTA19LAC over ORL28Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Bulls-Hornets15
Sixers-Wolves14
Pistons-Celtics10
Raptors-Jazz10
Spurs-Nets8
Lakers-Wizards5
Hawks-Heat3
Grizzlies-Rockets1
Magic-Clippers0
The night in charts
Raptors-Jazz combined for 227, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-JazzRaptors 123, Jazz 104
227
Hawks-HeatHawks 112, Heat 102
214
Mavs-BucksMavs 107, Bucks 105
212
Pistons-CelticsPistons 102, Celtics 109
211
Lakers-WizardsLakers 95, Wizards 111
206
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 96, Rockets 105
201
Magic-ClippersMagic 86, Clippers 114
200
Bulls-HornetsBulls 102, Hornets 95
197
Spurs-NetsSpurs 93, Nets 95
188
Sixers-WolvesSixers 85, Wolves 77
162
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-NetsSpurs 93, Nets 95
+2 BKN
Mavs-BucksMavs 107, Bucks 105
+2 DAL
Bulls-HornetsBulls 102, Hornets 95
+7 CHI
Pistons-CelticsPistons 102, Celtics 109
+7 BOS
Sixers-WolvesSixers 85, Wolves 77
+8 PHI
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 96, Rockets 105
+9 HOU
Hawks-HeatHawks 112, Heat 102
+10 ATL
Lakers-WizardsLakers 95, Wizards 111
+16 WAS
Raptors-JazzRaptors 123, Jazz 104
+19 TOR
Magic-ClippersMagic 86, Clippers 114
+28 LAC
DAL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-BucksDAL won · Mavs 107, Bucks 105
7 pts
Lakers-WizardsWAS won · Lakers 95, Wizards 111
6 pts
Sixers-WolvesPHI won · Sixers 85, Wolves 77
2 pts
Spurs-NetsBKN won · Spurs 93, Nets 95
2 pts
Pistons-CelticsBOS won · Pistons 102, Celtics 109
2 pts
Bosh shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoshMIA · 27 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
ChandlerDAL · 20 REB, 18 PTS, 1 STL, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
TeagueATL · 27 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
73% (8-11)
MotiejunasHOU · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
CP3LAC · 19 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Spurs-Nets
Spurs 93Nets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs19231630593
Nets19212820795
The story
Mirza Teletovic had 26 points and 15 rebounds as Brooklyn beat San Antonio 95-93 in OT

Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 17 REB, 14 PTS 26 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST · 9-13 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Nets took the third 28-16.

BKN lead by quarter
200 0−2+100+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Danny Green led the game in fantasy with 53.0 FPTS (20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Mavs-Bucks
Mavs 107Bucks 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs29282327107
Bucks31331427105
The story
Dallas beat Milwaukee 107-105 behind 23 points from Monta Ellis

Khris Middleton paced Milwaukee: 21 PTS, 8 REB 23 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 11-26 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 23-14 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −2−7+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brandon Knight topped the game at 49.7 FPTS: 25 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST

Final · Pistons-Celtics
Pistons 102Celtics 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons2320153014102
Celtics2121192721109
The story
Kelly Olynyk's 20 points carried Boston past Detroit, 109-102 in OT

For Detroit, Greg Monroe had 29 PTS, 7 REB 20 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 8-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Celtics took it 21-14.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −2−1+30+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.6Season avg26.8Last 5

26.8 points a game over his last five games, against 19.6 in 18 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.8minutes, last 3 vs 2013–14 avg
Minutes per game
20.72013–14 avg11.9Last 3

11.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.7 in 2013–14 (41 games). Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Season avg43.0Today

43 minutes today, against 23.8 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kyle Lowry leads the day with 39

Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 20, 23, 14, 14, 25, 29, 27, 39Raptors-Jazz · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 28, 11, 12, 19, 10, 16, 25, 32Celtics-Pistons · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 16, 6, 18, 10, 15, 6, 5, 13, 8, 29Pistons-Celtics · L
14.4 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 44, 28, 29, 17, 27, 22, 26, 31, 12, 29Lakers-Wizards · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 9, 19, 19, 25, 25, 20, 20, 27, 20, 28Heat-Hawks · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 4, 13, 23, 17, 26, 2, 8, 27Pistons-Celtics · L
11.4 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Monta EllisDAL+2.3 23.0 last 10 · 20.7 season
Jabari ParkerMIL+1.6 13.8 last 10 · 12.2 season
Elfrid PaytonORL+1.0 7.7 last 10 · 6.7 season
Chandler ParsonsDAL+0.8 15.7 last 10 · 14.8 season
Tyson ChandlerDAL+0.1 11.4 last 10 · 11.3 season
Cold
Evan FournierORL−3.0 11.8 last 10 · 14.8 season
Channing FryeORL−2.0 6.2 last 10 · 8.2 season
Brandon KnightMIL−0.4 17.5 last 10 · 17.9 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL−0.2 11.4 last 10 · 11.6 season
O.J. MayoMIL−0.1 10.9 last 10 · 11.0 season