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Saturday, December 6, 2014Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed DET by 5 after three quarters and won 108–101.

Final · OT · Box score
Sixers108
Pistons101
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI +3; Q3 PHI -5; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Warriors112
Bulls102
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW -1; Q4 GSW +10
Final · Box score
Suns95
Rockets100
Q1 HOU +17; Q2 HOU +19; Q3 HOU +13; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Wolves101
Spurs123
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +17; Q3 SAS +20; Q4 SAS +22
Final · Box score
Magic105
Kings96
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Pelicans100
Clippers120
Q1 LAC +16; Q2 Clippers 0; Q3 LAC +15; Q4 LAC +20
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The lead · Sixers-Pistons

Philadelphia outlasts Detroit in overtime

Draymond Green goes for 31 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+2+3-50+7PHI AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Sixers302423238108
Pistons282331181101
Who led
Robert CovingtonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 14, 0, 0, 4, 9, 17, 21, 25PHI25 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Michael Carter-WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 9, 24, 4, 18, 24, 20, 16, 20PHI20 PTS · 8 REB · 15 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 7, 5, 16, 11, 17, 13, 14, 18, 12, 23DET23 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Kyle SinglerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 5, 9, 8, 7, 11, 9, 5, 3, 21DET21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 5. Widest: San Antonio by 22.

HOU over PHX5PHI over DET7ORL over SAC9GSW over CHI10LAC over NOP20SAS over MIN22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Sixers-Pistons16
Warriors-Bulls15
Wolves-Spurs5
Pelicans-Clippers2
The night in charts
Wolves-Spurs combined for 224, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-SpursWolves 101, Spurs 123
224
Pelicans-ClippersPelicans 100, Clippers 120
220
Warriors-BullsWarriors 112, Bulls 102
214
Sixers-PistonsSixers 108, Pistons 101
209
Magic-KingsMagic 105, Kings 96
201
Suns-RocketsSuns 95, Rockets 100
195
HOU won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Suns-RocketsSuns 95, Rockets 100
+5 HOU
Sixers-PistonsSixers 108, Pistons 101
+7 PHI
Magic-KingsMagic 105, Kings 96
+9 ORL
Warriors-BullsWarriors 112, Bulls 102
+10 GSW
Pelicans-ClippersPelicans 100, Clippers 120
+20 LAC
Wolves-SpursWolves 101, Spurs 123
+22 SAS
PHI rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-PistonsPHI won · Sixers 108, Pistons 101
5 pts
Warriors-BullsGSW won · Warriors 112, Bulls 102
1 pt
Jason Thompson shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jason ThompsonSAC · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST
75% (9-12)
JosephSAS · 18 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BlakeLAC · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Carter-WilliamsPHI · 20 PTS, 15 AST, 8 REB, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
CovingtonPHI · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
Final · Suns-Rockets
Suns 95Rockets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1823262895
Rockets35252020100
The story
James Harden's 15 points and 12 rebounds carried Houston past Phoenix, 100-95

For Phoenix, Goran Dragic had 13 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 15 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 3 BLK · 5-21 FG, 1-9 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 35-18, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +17+19+13+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Eric Bledsoe was the fantasy play: 49.8 FPTS on 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST

Final · Sixers-Pistons
Sixers 108Pistons 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers302423238108
Pistons282331181101
The story
Michael Carter-Williams had 20 points and 15 assists as Philadelphia beat Detroit 108-101 in OT

Josh Smith led Detroit with 23 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST 20 PTS, 15 AST, 8 REB, 3 STL · 8-12 FG

The swing

The 76ers won the overtime 8-1.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +2+3−50+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Warriors-Bulls
Warriors 112Bulls 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors28331833112
Bulls22273122102
The story
Golden State beat Chicago 112-102 behind 24 points from Klay Thompson

Jimmy Butler paced Chicago: 24 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 9-23 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

A 33-22 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +6+12−1+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.3Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.3 in 18 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.5Season avg20.7Last 3

20.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.5 in 17 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Season avg42.5Today

42 minutes today, against 21.2 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 3 rebounds, 10 assists.

Top performances

Draymond Green leads the day with 31

Draymond GreenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 10, 11, 10, 9, 20, 11, 14, 31Warriors-Bulls · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 12, 22, 15, 30, 28, 23, 21, 30Clippers-Pelicans · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 17, 16, 14, 21, 17, 16, 22, 27Magic-Kings · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 31, 28, 18, 43, 14, 14, 30, 25, 30, 26Pelicans-Clippers · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Robert CovingtonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 14, 0, 0, 4, 9, 17, 21, 25Sixers-Pistons · W
9.5 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 20, 24, 12, 17, 15, 20, 23, 24Warriors-Bulls · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Donatas MotiejunasHOU+3.9 13.1 last 10 · 9.2 season
Lou WilliamsTOR+3.4 17.1 last 10 · 13.7 season
Monta EllisDAL+3.2 24.5 last 10 · 21.3 season
Andre DrummondDET+2.8 13.9 last 10 · 11.2 season
Eric BledsoePHX+2.6 18.4 last 10 · 15.8 season
Cold
Evan FournierORL−3.3 11.2 last 10 · 14.5 season
Chris CopelandIND−2.9 8.4 last 10 · 11.3 season
Channing FryeORL−2.5 5.7 last 10 · 8.2 season
Ed DavisLAL−2.5 4.2 last 10 · 6.7 season
Iman ShumpertNYK−2.5 7.4 last 10 · 9.9 season