Saturday, December 2, 2017Regular season · 8 games

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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed POR by 7 after the first quarter and won 123–116.

Final · Box score

Suns111

Celtics116

Final · Box score

Clippers82

Mavs108

Final · Box score

Hawks114

Nets102

Final · Box score

Grizzlies111

Cavs116

Final · Box score

Pistons103

Sixers108

Final · Box score

Kings104

Bucks109

Final · Box score

Lakers100

Nuggets115

Final · Box score

Pelicans123

Blazers116

On this day · 2016–17Dec 2, 2016: 9 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Knicks-Wolves), 29 points.

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The lead · Pelicans-Blazers

DeMarcus Cousins scores 38 as New Orleans wins in Portland

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 33 points

Game flow · NOP margin at each break

By quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Pelicans	26	34	38	25	123
Blazers	33	24	25	34	116

Who led

DeMarcus CousinsNOP38 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST

E'Twaun MooreNOP19 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST

Damian LillardPOR29 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST

CJ McCollumPOR17 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST

Top scorers tonight

Devin Booker PHX38

DeMarcus Cousins NOP38

LeBron James CLE34

Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL33

Tyreke Evans MEM31

Giannis tops the night at 66.1 FPTS

Top 8 FPTS

GiannisMIL · 33 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL

66.1

Tyreke EvansMEM · 31 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB, 1 STL

61.9

DrummondDET · 14 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 5 STL

53.2

GasolMEM · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL

52.7

LeBronCLE · 34 PTS, 12 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK

52.4

CovingtonPHI · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL

52.1

DamePOR · 29 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL

51.0

CousinsNOP · 38 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK

49.6

Records so far

Boston leads the league at 20–4

East

1. BOS20-4

2. CLE16-7

3. TOR14-7

4. DET14-8

5. PHI13-9

6. MIL12-9

7. WAS12-10

8. NYK11-10

9. IND12-11

10. MIA11-11

11. ORL9-14

12. CHA8-13

13. BKN8-14

14. ATL5-17

15. CHI3-18

West

1. HOU17-4

2. GSW17-6

3. SAS15-7

4. DEN13-9

5. MIN13-10

6. POR13-10

7. NOP12-11

8. UTA12-11

9. OKC9-12

10. LAC8-13

11. LAL8-14

12. PHX8-16

13. MEM7-15

14. SAC7-16

15. DAL6-17

Lead changes

Hawks-Nets8

Pistons-Sixers8

Lakers-Nuggets7

Grizzlies-Cavs5

Pelicans-Blazers3

Kings-Bucks0

The night in charts

Pelicans-Blazers combined for 239, 12 more than any other game

Points by game

Pelicans-BlazersPelicans 123, Blazers 116

239

Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 111, Cavs 116

227

Suns-CelticsSuns 111, Celtics 116

227

Hawks-NetsHawks 114, Nets 102

216

Lakers-NuggetsLakers 100, Nuggets 115

215

Kings-BucksKings 104, Bucks 109

213

Pistons-SixersPistons 103, Sixers 108

211

Clippers-MavsClippers 82, Mavs 108

190

4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer

Closest finishes

Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 111, Cavs 116

+5 CLE

Kings-BucksKings 104, Bucks 109

+5 MIL

Suns-CelticsSuns 111, Celtics 116

+5 BOS

Pistons-SixersPistons 103, Sixers 108

+5 PHI

Pelicans-BlazersPelicans 123, Blazers 116

+7 NOP

Hawks-NetsHawks 114, Nets 102

+12 ATL

Lakers-NuggetsLakers 100, Nuggets 115

+15 DEN

Clippers-MavsClippers 82, Mavs 108

+26 DAL

NOP rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback

Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks

Pelicans-BlazersNOP won · Pelicans 123, Blazers 116

7 pts

Grizzlies-CavsCLE won · Grizzlies 111, Cavs 116

4 pts

Lakers-NuggetsDEN won · Lakers 100, Nuggets 115

4 pts

Chandler shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand

Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA

ChandlerPHX · 18 REB, 14 PTS, 3 AST

70% (7-10)

Reggie JacksonDET · 25 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB

69% (9-13)

RandolphSAC · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST

67% (10-15)

BareaDAL · 21 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB

67% (8-12)

MiddletonMIL · 25 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL

60% (9-15)

Final · Kings-Bucks

Kings 104Bucks 109

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Kings	25	27	24	28	104
Bucks	33	30	25	21	109

The story

Khris Middleton had 25 points as Milwaukee beat Sacramento 109-104

Zach Randolph led Sacramento with 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST · 9-15 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Bucks won the first 33-25, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter

Final · Grizzlies-Cavs

Grizzlies 111Cavs 116

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Grizzlies	32	20	30	29	111
Cavs	28	38	27	23	116

The story

LeBron James' 34 points and 12 assists carried Cleveland past Memphis, 116-111

For Memphis, Marc Gasol had 27 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 34 PTS, 12 AST, 2 REB · 13-22 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 38-20.

CLE lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Tyreke Evans was the fantasy play: 61.9 FPTS on 31 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB

Final · Pistons-Sixers

Pistons 103Sixers 108

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Pistons	25	22	33	23	103
Sixers	32	31	17	28	108

The story

Philadelphia beat Detroit 108-103 behind 25 points from Robert Covington

Tobias Harris paced Detroit: 27 PTS, 7 REB 25 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 8-19 FG, 6-13 3PT

The swing

A 31-22 second quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Andre Drummond topped the game at 53.2 FPTS: 14 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST

Fantasy angle

Heating up

Dario SaricPHI

+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg

Points per game

17.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.2 in 21 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes

Maurice HarklessPOR

−15.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg

Minutes per game

8.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 22 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role

Trey LylesDEN

+19.7minutes, today vs season avg

Minutes per game

30 minutes today, against 10.1 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Dallas posts the night's biggest win

Dallas beat Clippers by 26, the widest margin of 8 games.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 38

Devin BookerSuns-Celtics · L

23.6 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Season high38 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST

DeMarcus CousinsPelicans-Blazers · W

25.6 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight

38 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST

LeBron JamesCavs-Grizzlies · W

28.3 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight

34 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST

Giannis AntetokounmpoBucks-Kings · W

29.4 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight

33 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST

Tyreke EvansGrizzlies-Cavs · L

17.9 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight

31 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST

Damian LillardBlazers-Pelicans · L

25.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight

29 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST

Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot

Kyle LowryTOR+3.9 20.3 last 10 · 16.4 season

Kyrie IrvingBOS+3.7 26.9 last 10 · 23.2 season

Dwyane WadeCLE+3.4 14.8 last 10 · 11.4 season

Jamal MurrayDEN+3.4 17.5 last 10 · 14.1 season

Donovan MitchellUTA+3.2 19.6 last 10 · 16.4 season

Cold

DeMarcus CousinsNOP−4.1 21.5 last 10 · 25.6 season

Goran DragicMIA−3.1 14.4 last 10 · 17.5 season

James Ennis IIIMEM−2.9 3.9 last 10 · 6.8 season

Ricky RubioUTA−2.9 9.6 last 10 · 12.5 season

Brook LopezLAL−2.8 10.7 last 10 · 13.5 season

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