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Sunday, December 3, 2017Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed MIA by 3 after the first quarter and won 123–95.

Final · Box score
Magic105
Knicks100
Q1 ORL +11; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +2; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Warriors123
Heat95
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW +2; Q3 GSW +22; Q4 GSW +28
Final · Box score
Clippers106
Wolves112
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +5; Q3 MIN +2; Q4 MIN +6
Final · Box score
Spurs87
Thunder90
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC +11; Q3 OKC +3; Q4 OKC +3
Final · Box score
Rockets118
Lakers95
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU +15; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +23
On this day · 2016–17Dec 3, 2016: 9 games. Top scorer: Lou Williams (Lakers-Grizzlies), 40 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Heat

Stephen Curry scores 30 in Golden State rout of Miami

Nikola Vucevic goes for 34 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+2+22+28GSW AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors33293724123
Heat3624171895
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 22, 9, 35, 39, 24, 33, 27, 28, 23, 30GSW30 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 29, 21, 24, 27, 21, 29, 25, 24GSW24 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 6, 8, 27, 20, 24, 7, 6, 7, 20MIA20 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Kelly OlynykPoints, last 10 games: 5, 5, 4, 6, 12, 10, 5, 18, 10, 14MIA14 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Spurs-Thunder

OKC leads San Antonio wire to wire

OKC was ahead at every break and won 90–87. Best quarter: the second, 29–25. Russell Westbrook led OKC with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists.

The whole night · final margins
OKC over SAS3ORL over NYK5MIN over LAC6HOU over LAL23GSW over MIA28Final margin, points. Pink = OKC over SAS.
Lead changes
Warriors-Heat15
Clippers-Wolves13
Magic-Knicks10
Rockets-Lakers6
The night in charts
Clippers-Wolves combined for 218
Points by game
Clippers-WolvesClippers 106, Wolves 112
218
Warriors-HeatWarriors 123, Heat 95
218
Rockets-LakersRockets 118, Lakers 95
213
Magic-KnicksMagic 105, Knicks 100
205
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 87, Thunder 90
177
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 87, Thunder 90
+3 OKC
Magic-KnicksMagic 105, Knicks 100
+5 ORL
Clippers-WolvesClippers 106, Wolves 112
+6 MIN
Rockets-LakersRockets 118, Lakers 95
+23 HOU
Warriors-HeatWarriors 123, Heat 95
+28 GSW
Dragic shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DragicMIA · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
StephGSW · 30 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
VucevicORL · 34 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
68% (13-19)
RiversLAC · 30 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Elfrid PaytonORL · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Spurs-Thunder
Spurs 87Thunder 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1825301487
Thunder2529221490
The story
Russell Westbrook's 22 points and 10 assists carried Oklahoma City past San Antonio, 90-87

For San Antonio, Dejounte Murray had 17 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB · 9-22 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 25-18, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +7+11+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Knicks
Magic 105Knicks 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic36182427105
Knicks25262524100
The story
Orlando beat New York 105-100 behind 20 points from Evan Fournier

Courtney Lee paced New York: 19 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 5-12 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 36-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +11+3+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Wolves
Clippers 106Wolves 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers27282130106
Wolves31291834112
The story
Jimmy Butler had 33 points as Minnesota beat LA 112-106

Austin Rivers led LA with 30 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 33 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 10-20 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the first 31-27, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +4+5+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 15 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.5Season avg25.4Last 3

25.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.5 in 22 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.2Season avg29.4Today

29 minutes today, against 6.2 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 36

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 38, 26, 38, 48, 29, 21, 37, 37, 29, 36Rockets-Lakers · W
31.7 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 25, 11, 12, 14, 16, 15, 6, 34Magic-Knicks · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 14, 26, 18, 25, 17, 19, 22, 33Wolves-Clippers · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Austin RiversPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 9, 2, 18, 14, 19, 25, 9, 30Clippers-Wolves · L
14.3 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 22, 9, 35, 39, 24, 33, 27, 28, 23, 30Warriors-Heat · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 29, 21, 24, 27, 21, 29, 25, 24Warriors-Heat · W
24.9 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 7 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
Jimmy ButlerMIN+3.7 22.1 last 10 · 18.4 season
Dwyane WadeCLE+3.4 14.8 last 10 · 11.4 season
Jamal MurrayDEN+3.4 17.5 last 10 · 14.1 season
Cold
DeMarcus CousinsNOP−4.1 21.5 last 10 · 25.6 season
Eric GordonHOU−3.8 15.6 last 10 · 19.4 season
Goran DragicMIA−3.0 14.6 last 10 · 17.6 season
James Ennis IIIMEM−2.9 3.9 last 10 · 6.8 season
Ricky RubioUTA−2.9 9.6 last 10 · 12.5 season