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Thursday, December 1, 2016Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed CLE by 4 after the first quarter and won 113–94.

Final · Box score
Mavs87
Hornets97
Q1 CHA +9; Q2 CHA +3; Q3 CHA +8; Q4 CHA +10
Final · Box score
Bucks111
Nets93
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL +1; Q3 MIL +12; Q4 MIL +18
Final · Box score
Clippers113
Cavs94
Q1 LAC -4; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +20; Q4 LAC +19
Final · Box score
Magic94
Grizzlies95
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM +1; Q3 MEM -3; Q4 MEM +1
Final · Box score
Heat111
Jazz110
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +1
Final · 2OT · Box score
Rockets132
Warriors127
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 Rockets 0; OT2 HOU +5
On this day · 2015–16Dec 1, 2015: 6 games. Top scorer: Marc Gasol (Grizzlies-Pelicans), 38 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Cavs

Clippers beat Cleveland, 113–94

Kevin Durant goes for 39 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+8+20+19LAC AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers24342728113
Cavs2822152994
Who led
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 26, 10, 20, 10, 24, 5, 18, 23LAC23 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 21, 9, 11, 19, 26, 18, 8, 13, 26, 16LAC16 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 24, 24, 25, 20, 25, 39, 20, 28CLE28 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 19, 28, 21, 31, 19, 26, 22, 16CLE16 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Magic-Grizzlies

Memphis takes over late to edge Orlando

Down 3 after three, Memphis won the fourth 30–26. Final: 95–94. Marc Gasol led Memphis with 25 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MEM over ORL1MIA over UTA1HOU over GSW5CHA over DAL10MIL over BKN18LAC over CLE19Final margin, points. Pink = MEM over ORL.
Lead changes
Rockets-Warriors14
Bucks-Nets12
Heat-Jazz8
Magic-Grizzlies5
Clippers-Cavs3
Mavs-Hornets0
The night in charts
Rockets-Warriors combined for 259, 38 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 132, Warriors 127
259
Heat-JazzHeat 111, Jazz 110
221
Clippers-CavsClippers 113, Cavs 94
207
Bucks-NetsBucks 111, Nets 93
204
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 94, Grizzlies 95
189
Mavs-HornetsMavs 87, Hornets 97
184
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-JazzHeat 111, Jazz 110
+1 MIA
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 94, Grizzlies 95
+1 MEM
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 132, Warriors 127
+5 HOU
Mavs-HornetsMavs 87, Hornets 97
+10 CHA
Bucks-NetsBucks 111, Nets 93
+18 MIL
Clippers-CavsClippers 113, Cavs 94
+19 LAC
LAC rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-CavsLAC won · Clippers 113, Cavs 94
4 pts
Magic-GrizzliesMEM won · Magic 94, Grizzlies 95
3 pts
Heat-JazzMIA won · Heat 111, Jazz 110
1 pt
Fournier shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FournierORL · 28 PTS, 4 AST
79% (11-14)
James JohnsonMIA · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
RedickLAC · 23 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
Jabari ParkerMIL · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
LoveCLE · 16 PTS, 4 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Heat-Jazz
Heat 111Jazz 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat26263128111
Jazz27212933110
The story
Goran Dragic's 27 points carried Miami past Utah, 111-110

For Utah, Joe Johnson had 18 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 27 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 10-21 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 26-21.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −1+4+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gordon Hayward was the fantasy play: 53.6 FPTS on 32 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB

Final · Magic-Grizzlies
Magic 94Grizzlies 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2821192694
Grizzlies3020153095
The story
Memphis beat Orlando 95-94 behind 25 points from Marc Gasol

Nikola Vucevic paced Orlando: 18 PTS, 11 REB 25 PTS, 5 BLK, 3 AST, 2 REB · 8-14 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 30-26 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +2+1−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Warriors
Rockets 132Warriors 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Rockets32322227109132
Warriors30292331104127
The story
James Harden had a 29-15-13 triple-double as Houston beat Golden State 132-127 in OT

Draymond Green led Golden State with 20 PTS, 15 REB, 9 AST 29 PTS, 15 REB, 13 AST · 8-23 FG, 2-11 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the second overtime 9-4.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +2+5+400+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 3 vs 2015–16 avg
Points per game
7.72015–16 avg16.0Last 3

16.0 points a game over his last three games, against 7.7 in 2015–16 (76 games). Today: 17 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Season avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.7 in 18 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.9Season avg35.4Today

35 minutes today, against 13.9 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 39

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 23, 33, 14, 28, 29, 28, 25, 39Warriors-Rockets · L
27.7 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high39 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 8, 9, 25, 22, 24, 24, 31, 32Jazz-Heat · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 33, 13, 26, 31, 28, 29, 23, 38, 26, 29Rockets-Warriors · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Nikola Jokic DEN, Dec 23, 2020: 29 PTS · 15 REB · 14 AST
29 PTS · 15 REB · 13 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 14, 13, 5, 10, 13, 13, 14, 11, 29Rockets-Warriors · W
13.2 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 30, 35, 16, 20, 22, 31, 24, 34, 25, 28Warriors-Rockets · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Evan FournierPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 16, 11, 18, 25, 11, 27, 13, 28Magic-Grizzlies · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Evan TurnerPOR+3.0 12.1 last 10 · 9.1 season
JJ RedickLAC+2.8 18.3 last 10 · 15.6 season
Trey LylesUTA+2.6 12.0 last 10 · 9.4 season
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeDET+2.0 16.8 last 10 · 14.8 season
Maurice HarklessPOR+1.8 14.7 last 10 · 12.9 season
Cold
Damian LillardPOR−2.4 25.8 last 10 · 28.2 season
Joe JohnsonUTA−1.3 7.9 last 10 · 9.2 season
Chris PaulLAC−1.2 16.7 last 10 · 17.9 season
Marcus MorrisDET−1.1 13.0 last 10 · 14.1 season
Allen CrabbePOR−0.8 8.1 last 10 · 8.8 season