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Sunday, December 7, 2014Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed DET by 8 after the first quarter and won 96–94.

Final · Box score
Wizards93
Celtics101
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +17; Q3 BOS +18; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets84
Hawks96
Q1 ATL +11; Q2 ATL +21; Q3 ATL +11; Q4 ATL +12
Final · Box score
Thunder96
Pistons94
Q1 OKC -8; Q2 OKC -7; Q3 OKC +2; Q4 OKC +2
Final · Box score
Heat87
Grizzlies103
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 MEM +16
Final · Box score
Bucks102
Mavs125
Q1 DAL +11; Q2 DAL +13; Q3 DAL +19; Q4 DAL +23
Final · Box score
Blazers103
Knicks99
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +4
Final · Box score
Pelicans104
Lakers87
Q1 NOP +6; Q2 NOP +10; Q3 NOP +20; Q4 NOP +17
On this day · 2013–14Dec 7, 2013: 9 games. Top scorer: Brandon Jennings (Pistons-Bulls), 33 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Pistons

OKC rallies from 8 down to beat Detroit

John Wall goes for 17 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-7+2+2OKC AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2523291996
Pistons3322201994
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 3 games: 27, 10, 28OKC28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 6 games: 38, 2, 32, 21, 27, 22OKC22 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Kentavious Caldwell-PopePoints, last 10 games: 15, 4, 6, 17, 21, 23, 7, 15, 9, 19DET19 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 23, 17, 26, 2, 8, 27, 7, 16DET16 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Bucks-Mavs6
Heat-Grizzlies5
Thunder-Pistons4
Nuggets-Hawks3
Pelicans-Lakers1
Wizards-Celtics0
The night in charts
Bucks-Mavs combined for 227, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-MavsBucks 102, Mavs 125
227
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 103, Knicks 99
202
Wizards-CelticsWizards 93, Celtics 101
194
Pelicans-LakersPelicans 104, Lakers 87
191
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 87, Grizzlies 103
190
Thunder-PistonsThunder 96, Pistons 94
190
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 84, Hawks 96
180
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-PistonsThunder 96, Pistons 94
+2 OKC
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 103, Knicks 99
+4 POR
Wizards-CelticsWizards 93, Celtics 101
+8 BOS
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 84, Hawks 96
+12 ATL
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 87, Grizzlies 103
+16 MEM
Pelicans-LakersPelicans 104, Lakers 87
+17 NOP
Bucks-MavsBucks 102, Mavs 125
+23 DAL
Parsons shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ParsonsDAL · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
79% (11-14)
ADNOP · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
GiannisMIL · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
DirkDAL · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
JR SmithNYK · 20 PTS, 1 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Thunder-Pistons
Thunder 96Pistons 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2523291996
Pistons3322201994
The story
Kevin Durant had 28 points as Oklahoma City beat Detroit 96-94

Andre Drummond led Detroit with 16 PTS, 9 REB 28 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 10-19 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Thunder took the third 29-20.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −8−7+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Russell Westbrook led the game in fantasy with 42.2 FPTS (22 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST)

Final · Wizards-Celtics
Wizards 93Celtics 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards1521233493
Celtics24292424101
The story
Jeff Green's 25 points carried Boston past Washington, 101-93

For Washington, Rasual Butler had 22 PTS, 4 REB 25 PTS, 4 STL, 3 REB, 2 AST · 9-21 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 24-15, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +9+17+18+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Grizzlies
Heat 87Grizzlies 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2622271287
Grizzlies28272721103
The story
Memphis beat Miami 103-87 behind 20 points and 12 rebounds from Jon Leuer

Dwyane Wade paced Miami: 25 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 7-12 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 21-12 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +2+7+7+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 14 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Season avg2.4Last 3

2.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.5 in 16 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 0 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.3Season avg26.5Today

26 minutes today, against 8.3 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Blazers-Knicks

Portland never trails at a break against New York

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 103–99. LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
OKC over DET2POR over NYK4BOS over WAS8ATL over DEN12MEM over MIA16NOP over LAL17DAL over MIL23Final margin, points. Pink = POR over NYK.
Top performances

Wilson Chandler leads the day with 29

Wilson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 19, 14, 19, 11, 15, 18, 20, 29Nuggets-Hawks · L
14.4 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 3 games: 27, 10, 28Thunder-Pistons · W
21.7 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 8, 16, 13, 16, 17, 24, 14, 15, 28Mavs-Bucks · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 25, 20, 20, 27, 20, 28, 28, 25Heat-Grizzlies · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 11, 12, 19, 10, 16, 25, 32, 19, 25Celtics-Wizards · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 20, 33, 9, 19, 26, 39, 18, 24Blazers-Knicks · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Wilson ChandlerDEN+3.9 18.4 last 10 · 14.4 season
Donatas MotiejunasHOU+3.9 13.1 last 10 · 9.2 season
Lou WilliamsTOR+3.4 17.1 last 10 · 13.7 season
Andre DrummondDET+2.9 14.3 last 10 · 11.4 season
Eric BledsoePHX+2.6 18.4 last 10 · 15.8 season
Cold
Iman ShumpertNYK−3.6 6.4 last 10 · 10.0 season
Evan FournierORL−3.3 11.2 last 10 · 14.5 season
Shawne WilliamsMIA−3.1 5.7 last 10 · 8.8 season
Chris CopelandIND−2.9 8.4 last 10 · 11.3 season
Channing FryeORL−2.5 5.7 last 10 · 8.2 season