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Tuesday, December 1, 2015Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed NOP by 11 after the first quarter and won 113–104.

Final · Box score
Wizards97
Cavs85
Q1 WAS +3; Q2 WAS +11; Q3 WAS +13; Q4 WAS +12
Final · Box score
Lakers91
Sixers103
Q1 PHI -7; Q2 PHI -8; Q3 PHI +5; Q4 PHI +12
Final · Box score
Suns91
Nets94
Q1 BKN +5; Q2 BKN +9; Q3 BKN -3; Q4 BKN +3
Final · Box score
Magic96
Wolves93
Q1 ORL +7; Q2 ORL +13; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies113
Pelicans104
Q1 MEM -11; Q2 MEM -1; Q3 MEM +6; Q4 MEM +9
Final · OT · Box score
Mavs115
Blazers112
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL +1; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +3
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The lead · Grizzlies-Pelicans

Marc Gasol scores 38 as Memphis wins in New Orleans

Anthony Davis goes for 17 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-1+6+9MEM AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies27372722113
Pelicans38272019104
Who led
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 17, 16, 8, 15, 11, 13, 9, 38MEM38 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 10, 26, 19, 15, 14, 12, 17, 14MEM14 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Tyreke EvansNOP20 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 36, 0, 20, 32, 26, 17, 36, 17NOP17 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Washington by 12.

BKN over PHX3ORL over MIN3DAL over POR3MEM over NOP9WAS over CLE12PHI over LAL12Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Lakers-Sixers9
Mavs-Blazers6
Grizzlies-Pelicans5
Magic-Wolves1
Wizards-Cavs0
The night in charts
Mavs-Blazers combined for 227, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-BlazersMavs 115, Blazers 112
227
Grizzlies-PelicansGrizzlies 113, Pelicans 104
217
Lakers-SixersLakers 91, Sixers 103
194
Magic-WolvesMagic 96, Wolves 93
189
Suns-NetsSuns 91, Nets 94
185
Wizards-CavsWizards 97, Cavs 85
182
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-BlazersMavs 115, Blazers 112
+3 DAL
Suns-NetsSuns 91, Nets 94
+3 BKN
Magic-WolvesMagic 96, Wolves 93
+3 ORL
Grizzlies-PelicansGrizzlies 113, Pelicans 104
+9 MEM
Lakers-SixersLakers 91, Sixers 103
+12 PHI
Wizards-CavsWizards 97, Cavs 85
+12 WAS
MEM erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-PelicansMEM won · Grizzlies 113, Pelicans 104
11 pts
Lakers-SixersPHI won · Lakers 91, Sixers 103
8 pts
Suns-NetsBKN won · Suns 91, Nets 94
3 pts
Mavs-BlazersDAL won · Mavs 115, Blazers 112
2 pts
Gortat shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GortatWAS · 15 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Deron WilliamsDAL · 30 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 2 BLK
65% (11-17)
WigginsMIN · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
60% (9-15)
PachuliaDAL · 21 REB, 14 PTS, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
WallWAS · 35 PTS, 10 AST, 5 STL, 4 REB
58% (14-24)
Final · Mavs-Blazers
Mavs 115Blazers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs2723242219115
Blazers1834212316112
The story
Deron Williams had 30 points and 8 assists as Dallas beat Portland 115-112 in OT

Damian Lillard led Portland with 25 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB 30 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 11-17 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 27-18, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +9−2+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Suns-Nets
Suns 91Nets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2022311891
Nets2526192494
The story
Brooklyn beat Phoenix 94-91 behind 23 points from Brook Lopez

Brandon Knight paced Phoenix: 26 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 10-20 FG

The swing

A 24-18 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Nets.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +5+9−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Alex Len topped the game at 43.8 FPTS: 14 REB, 13 PTS, 2 AST

Final · Grizzlies-Pelicans
Grizzlies 113Pelicans 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies27372722113
Pelicans38272019104
The story
Matt Barnes' 13 points carried Memphis past New Orleans, 113-104

For New Orleans, Ryan Anderson had 16 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 13 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 5-11 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 11 going into the second, then won it 37-27.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −11−1+6+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.1Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.1 in 18 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.1Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.1 in 16 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.1Season avg35.0Today

35 minutes today, against 15.1 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Marc Gasol leads the day with 38

Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 17, 16, 8, 15, 11, 13, 9, 38Grizzlies-Pelicans · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +23.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 15, 19, 8, 18, 14, 10, 18, 35Wizards-Cavs · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 16, 23, 20, 10, 8, 22, 10, 30Mavs-Blazers · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 23, 19, 11, 14, 13, 13, 13, 28Mavs-Blazers · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 24, 28, 21, 32, 15, 22, 21, 27Wolves-Magic · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 10, 30, 23, 38, 19, 18, 29, 21, 16, 26Suns-Nets · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST