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Friday, December 2, 2016Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Clippers trailed Pelicans by 5 after the first quarter and won 114–96.

Final · Box score
Magic105
Sixers88
Q1 Magic +7; Q2 Magic +8; Q3 Magic +21; Q4 Magic +17
Final · Box score
Kings92
Celtics97
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 Celtics +1; Q3 Celtics -3; Q4 Celtics +5
Final · Box score
Wolves114
Knicks118
Q1 Knicks +9; Q2 Knicks +10; Q3 Knicks +10; Q4 Knicks +4
Final · Box score
Lakers80
Raptors113
Q1 Raptors +6; Q2 Raptors +21; Q3 Raptors +22; Q4 Raptors +33
Final · Box score
Pistons121
Hawks85
Q1 Pistons +3; Q2 Pistons +19; Q3 Pistons +33; Q4 Pistons +36
Final · Box score
Cavs105
Bulls111
Q1 Bulls -3; Q2 Bulls -1; Q3 Bulls +8; Q4 Bulls +6
Final · Box score
Clippers114
Pelicans96
Q1 Clippers -5; Q2 Clippers +3; Q3 Clippers +13; Q4 Clippers +18
Final · Box score
Wizards105
Spurs107
Q1 Spurs -4; Q2 Spurs -3; Q3 Spurs +6; Q4 Spurs +2
Final · Box score
Rockets128
Nuggets110
Q1 Rockets +9; Q2 Rockets +10; Q3 Rockets +15; Q4 Rockets +18
On this day · 2015–16Dec 2, 2015: 9 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Hornets), 40 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Pelicans

Clippers get past New Orleans

Al Horford goes for 26 points

Game flow · Clippers margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+3+13+18Clippers AHEAD ↑Pelicans AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers25352925114
Pelicans3027192096
Who led
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 29, 26, 26, 12, 24, 16, 13, 27Clippers27 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 15, 7, 7, 12, 15, 14, 12, 11, 12, 21Clippers21 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 34, 25, 38, 38, 13, 45, 31, 36, 41, 21Pelicans21 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
E'Twaun MoorePoints, last 10 games: 7, 14, 11, 2, 15, 12, 15, 0, 2, 15Pelicans15 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Wizards-Spurs

San Antonio holds off Washington, 107–105

San Antonio led 80–74 after three and held on to win by two. Kawhi Leonard led San Antonio with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Spurs over Wizards2Knicks over Wolves4Celtics over Kings5Bulls over Cavs6Magic over Sixers17Clippers over Pelicans18Rockets over Nuggets18Raptors over Lakers33Pistons over Hawks36Final margin, points. Pink = Spurs over Wizards.
Lead changes
Kings-Celtics23
Wizards-Spurs6
Clippers-Pelicans5
Cavs-Bulls4
Wolves-Knicks2
Pistons-Hawks2
Lakers-Raptors0
Shot of the night

Kawhi's jumper with 6 seconds left breaks the tie, 107-105 final

The night in charts
Rockets-Nuggets combined for 238, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 128, Nuggets 110
238
Wolves-KnicksWolves 114, Knicks 118
232
Cavs-BullsCavs 105, Bulls 111
216
Wizards-SpursWizards 105, Spurs 107
212
Clippers-PelicansClippers 114, Pelicans 96
210
Pistons-HawksPistons 121, Hawks 85
206
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 80, Raptors 113
193
Magic-SixersMagic 105, Sixers 88
193
Kings-CelticsKings 92, Celtics 97
189
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-SpursWizards 105, Spurs 107
+2 Spurs
Wolves-KnicksWolves 114, Knicks 118
+4 Knicks
Kings-CelticsKings 92, Celtics 97
+5 Celtics
Cavs-BullsCavs 105, Bulls 111
+6 Bulls
Magic-SixersMagic 105, Sixers 88
+17 Magic
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 128, Nuggets 110
+18 Rockets
Clippers-PelicansClippers 114, Pelicans 96
+18 Clippers
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 80, Raptors 113
+33 Raptors
Pistons-HawksPistons 121, Hawks 85
+36 Pistons
Clippers rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-PelicansClippers won · Clippers 114, Pelicans 96
5 pts
Wizards-SpursSpurs won · Wizards 105, Spurs 107
4 pts
Cavs-BullsBulls won · Cavs 105, Bulls 111
3 pts
Kings-CelticsCeltics won · Kings 92, Celtics 97
3 pts
O'Quinn shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
O'QuinnKnicks · 20 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
82% (9-11)
OkaforSixers · 16 PTS, 13 REB, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
GibsonBulls · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
JosephRaptors · 14 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
LowryRaptors · 24 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Wizards-Spurs
Wizards 105Spurs 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards28321431105
Spurs24332327107
The story
Pau Gasol's 19 points and 10 rebounds carried San Antonio past Washington, 107-105

For Washington, John Wall had 17 PTS, 15 AST, 2 REB 19 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 8-16 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 23-14.

Spurs lead by quarter
200 −4−3+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Marcin Gortat was the fantasy play: 55.6 FPTS on 21 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST

Final · Kings-Celtics
Kings 92Celtics 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2917262092
Celtics2918222897
The story
Boston beat Sacramento 97-92 behind 20 points from Isaiah Thomas

Matt Barnes paced Sacramento: 16 REB, 12 PTS, 5 AST 20 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 6-21 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

A 28-20 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Celtics.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 0+1−3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Bulls
Cavs 105Bulls 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs33272025105
Bulls30292923111
The story
Jimmy Butler had 26 points as Chicago beat Cleveland 111-105

LeBron James led Cleveland with 27 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB 26 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 8-20 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Bulls took the third 29-20.

Bulls lead by quarter
200 −3−1+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.7Season avg33.8Last 5

33.8 points a game over his last five games, against 28.7 in 18 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Season avg19.4Last 3

19.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 18 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.9Season avg31.1Today

31 minutes today, against 12.9 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 29

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 19, 31, 17, 35, 18, 18, 14, 29Knicks-Wolves · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 33, 26, 38, 19, 36, 32, 37, 36, 28Kings-Celtics · L
28.7 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 28, 21, 31, 19, 26, 22, 16, 27Cavs-Bulls · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 29, 26, 26, 12, 24, 16, 13, 27Clippers-Pelicans · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 37, 27, 20, 22, 40, 35, 26, 22, 26Bulls-Cavs · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 9 games: 11, 11, 14, 18, 20, 17, 12, 9, 26Celtics-Kings · W
15.3 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Evan TurnerBlazers+3.0 12.1 last 10 · 9.1 season
JJ RedickClippers+2.8 18.3 last 10 · 15.6 season
Trey LylesJazz+2.6 12.0 last 10 · 9.4 season
Clint CapelaRockets+2.3 14.4 last 10 · 12.1 season
Kentavious Caldwell-PopePistons+2.2 17.4 last 10 · 15.2 season
Cold
Damian LillardBlazers−2.4 25.8 last 10 · 28.2 season
James HardenRockets−2.0 26.3 last 10 · 28.3 season
Elfrid PaytonMagic−1.7 8.4 last 10 · 10.1 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.Hawks−1.6 9.5 last 10 · 11.1 season
Chris PaulClippers−1.5 16.3 last 10 · 17.8 season