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Sunday, December 6, 2015Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed WAS by 3 at halftime and won 116–104.

Final · Box score
Suns93
Grizzlies95
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +2; Q3 MEM -1; Q4 MEM +2
Final · Box score
Warriors114
Nets98
Q1 GSW +14; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +16
Final · Box score
Lakers91
Pistons111
Q1 DET +13; Q2 DET +23; Q3 DET +25; Q4 DET +20
Final · Box score
Mavs116
Wizards104
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL -3; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +12
Final · Box score
Kings95
Thunder98
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC +3; Q3 OKC +12; Q4 OKC +3
On this day · 2014–15Dec 6, 2014: 6 games. Top scorer: Draymond Green (Warriors-Bulls), 31 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Wizards

Wesley Matthews hits ten threes, Dallas tops Washington

John Wall goes for 28 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-3+3+12DAL AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs29263229116
Wizards28302620104
Who led
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 7, 18, 11, 15, 7, 10, 18, 5, 36DAL36 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 11, 14, 13, 13, 13, 28, 16, 19DAL19 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 19, 8, 18, 14, 10, 18, 35, 34, 17, 28WAS28 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 20, 17, 16, 20, 18, 11, 34, 21WAS21 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Suns-Grizzlies

Memphis takes over late to edge Phoenix

Down 1 after three, Memphis won the fourth 28–25. Final: 95–93. Marc Gasol led Memphis with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MEM over PHX2OKC over SAC3DAL over WAS12GSW over BKN16DET over LAL20Final margin, points. Pink = MEM over PHX.
Lead changes
Suns-Grizzlies13
Mavs-Wizards12
Warriors-Nets4
Kings-Thunder2
Lakers-Pistons0
Shot of the night

KD's jumper with 23 seconds left puts the Thunder ahead, 98-95 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Wizards combined for 220, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-WizardsMavs 116, Wizards 104
220
Warriors-NetsWarriors 114, Nets 98
212
Lakers-PistonsLakers 91, Pistons 111
202
Kings-ThunderKings 95, Thunder 98
193
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 93, Grizzlies 95
188
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 93, Grizzlies 95
+2 MEM
Kings-ThunderKings 95, Thunder 98
+3 OKC
Mavs-WizardsMavs 116, Wizards 104
+12 DAL
Warriors-NetsWarriors 114, Nets 98
+16 GSW
Lakers-PistonsLakers 91, Pistons 111
+20 DET
DAL rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-WizardsDAL won · Mavs 116, Wizards 104
3 pts
Suns-GrizzliesMEM won · Suns 93, Grizzlies 95
1 pt
Draymond Green shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Draymond GreenGSW · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
DrummondDET · 18 PTS, 15 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
StephGSW · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
KCPDET · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
Courtney LeeMEM · 18 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
58% (7-12)
Final · Suns-Grizzlies
Suns 93Grizzlies 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1625272593
Grizzlies2023242895
The story
Marc Gasol's 22 points carried Memphis past Phoenix, 95-93

For Phoenix, Jon Leuer had 11 REB, 10 PTS, 4 AST 22 PTS, 8 REB · 9-17 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 20-16, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +4+2−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Eric Bledsoe was the fantasy play: 40.4 FPTS on 23 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST

Final · Kings-Thunder
Kings 95Thunder 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2523163195
Thunder2823252298
The story
Russell Westbrook had a 19-11-10 triple-double as Oklahoma City beat Sacramento 98-95

Rajon Rondo led Sacramento with 10 AST, 9 REB, 7 PTS 19 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST, 3 STL · 7-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the third 25-16, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +3+3+12+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Wizards
Mavs 116Wizards 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs29263229116
Wizards28302620104
The story
Dallas beat Washington 116-104 behind 19 points from Dirk Nowitzki

Otto Porter Jr. paced Washington: 15 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 5-8 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 29-20 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +1−3+3+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.4Season avg26.4Last 5

26.4 points a game over his last five games, against 18.4 in 17 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg13.2Last 3

13.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.8 in 20 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.5Season avg40.7Today

41 minutes today, against 17.5 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Wesley Matthews leads the day with 36

Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 7, 18, 11, 15, 7, 10, 18, 5, 36Mavs-Wizards · W
12.4 PPG season to date · +24.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 19, 8, 18, 14, 10, 18, 35, 34, 17, 28Wizards-Mavs · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 40, 27, 19, 24, 41, 19, 26, 40, 44, 28Warriors-Nets · W
32.4 PPG season to date · −4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 14, 11, 18, 16, 19, 8, 18, 25Nets-Warriors · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 29, 18, 21, 20, 17, 21, 22, 23Suns-Grizzlies · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Draymond GreenPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 13, 18, 14, 13, 20, 4, 16, 22Warriors-Nets · W
13.3 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Darrell ArthurDEN+4.1 11.1 last 10 · 7.0 season
Kristaps PorzingisNYK+2.9 16.9 last 10 · 14.0 season
Kyle LowryTOR+2.5 24.5 last 10 · 22.0 season
Matt BarnesMEM+2.4 10.4 last 10 · 8.0 season
Mike ConleyMEM+2.4 17.8 last 10 · 15.4 season
Cold
Bojan BogdanovicBKN−3.6 4.5 last 10 · 8.1 season
Langston GallowayNYK−3.1 5.4 last 10 · 8.5 season
Evan FournierORL−2.7 13.6 last 10 · 16.2 season
Eric GordonNOP−2.1 14.8 last 10 · 16.9 season
Dennis SchroderATL−2.1 8.0 last 10 · 10.1 season