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Sunday, December 4, 2016Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed LAC by 11 after the first quarter and won 111–102.

Final · Box score
Magic98
Pistons92
Q1 ORL -4; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +5; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Pelicans92
Thunder101
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC +8; Q3 OKC +12; Q4 OKC +9
Final · Box score
Kings98
Knicks106
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +14; Q3 NYK +4; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Pacers111
Clippers102
Q1 IND -11; Q2 IND -4; Q3 IND +14; Q4 IND +9
On this day · 2015–16Dec 4, 2015: 6 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Pelicans), 37 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Clippers

Indiana climbs back to beat Clippers

Anthony Davis goes for 37 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-4+14+9IND AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers17313528111
Clippers28241733102
Who led
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 9, 20, 14, 24, 11, 11, 4, 17IND17 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 30, 23, 13, 10, 28, 26, 13, 21, 18, 16IND16 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 26, 26, 12, 24, 16, 13, 27, 24LAC24 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 26, 18, 8, 13, 26, 16, 17, 18LAC18 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Second story · Magic-Pistons

Orlando takes care of Detroit

A 6-point win, 98–92. Serge Ibaka led Orlando with 21 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ORL over DET6NYK over SAC8OKC over NOP9IND over LAC9Final margin, points. Pink = ORL over DET.
Lead changes
Magic-Pistons7
Pelicans-Thunder7
Kings-Knicks5
Pacers-Clippers3
The night in charts
Pacers-Clippers combined for 213, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-ClippersPacers 111, Clippers 102
213
Kings-KnicksKings 98, Knicks 106
204
Pelicans-ThunderPelicans 92, Thunder 101
193
Magic-PistonsMagic 98, Pistons 92
190
ORL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Magic-PistonsMagic 98, Pistons 92
+6 ORL
Kings-KnicksKings 98, Knicks 106
+8 NYK
Pelicans-ThunderPelicans 92, Thunder 101
+9 OKC
Pacers-ClippersPacers 111, Clippers 102
+9 IND
IND erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-ClippersIND won · Pacers 111, Clippers 102
11 pts
Magic-PistonsORL won · Magic 98, Pistons 92
4 pts
Ibaka shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
IbakaORL · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK
82% (9-11)
StuckeyIND · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
D-RoseNYK · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST
64% (9-14)
Marcus MorrisDET · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
Reggie JacksonDET · 18 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB
58% (7-12)
Final · Magic-Pistons
Magic 98Pistons 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2335202098
Pistons2723231992
The story
Orlando beat Detroit 98-92 behind 21 points from Serge Ibaka

Andre Drummond paced Detroit: 10 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK, 3 STL · 9-11 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 35-23 second quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −4+8+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Thunder
Pelicans 92Thunder 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans2615252692
Thunder29202923101
The story
Russell Westbrook had a 28-17-12 triple-double as Oklahoma City beat New Orleans 101-92

Buddy Hield led New Orleans with 16 PTS, 4 REB 28 PTS, 17 REB, 12 AST · 10-23 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the second 20-15, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +3+8+12+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Clippers
Pacers 111Clippers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers17313528111
Clippers28241733102
The story
Paul George's 16 points carried Indiana past LA, 111-102

For LA, DeAndre Jordan had 15 REB, 9 PTS 16 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 6-13 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 35-17.

IND lead by quarter
200 −11−4+14+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Blake Griffin was the fantasy play: 56.7 FPTS on 24 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST

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 19 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Season avg18.1Last 3

18.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.9 in 19 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.8Season avg24.5Today

25 minutes today, against 12.8 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 37

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 38, 38, 13, 45, 31, 36, 41, 21, 37Pelicans-Thunder · L
31.8 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 33, 26, 38, 19, 36, 32, 37, 36, 28, 36Kings-Knicks · L
29.1 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 31, 34, 31, 36, 17, 27, 35, 28Thunder-Pelicans · W
31.0 PPG season to date · −3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jimmy Butler CHI, Apr 2, 2016: 28 PTS · 17 REB · 12 AST
28 PTS · 17 REB · 12 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 26, 26, 12, 24, 16, 13, 27, 24Clippers-Pacers · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 29, 11, 9, 23, 17, 10, 22, 18, 13, 22Kings-Knicks · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 21, 5, 19, 19, 18, 11, 16, 21Magic-Pistons · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Trey LylesUTA+3.2 12.8 last 10 · 9.6 season
DeMarcus CousinsSAC+3.1 32.1 last 10 · 29.1 season
Evan TurnerPOR+2.6 11.6 last 10 · 9.0 season
JJ RedickLAC+2.5 18.0 last 10 · 15.5 season
Jamal MurrayDEN+2.5 11.9 last 10 · 9.4 season
Cold
DeMar DeRozanTOR−5.3 22.6 last 10 · 27.9 season
Andrew WigginsMIN−3.8 19.0 last 10 · 22.8 season
Damian LillardPOR−3.3 24.5 last 10 · 27.8 season
James HardenHOU−2.0 26.3 last 10 · 28.3 season
Elfrid PaytonORL−2.0 8.0 last 10 · 10.0 season