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Wednesday, December 6, 2017Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CHI by 16 at halftime and won 98–96.

Final · Box score
Kings95
Cavs101
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE -9; Q3 CLE -5; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Bulls96
Pacers98
Q1 IND -10; Q2 IND -16; Q3 IND -14; Q4 IND +2
Final · OT · Box score
Hawks106
Magic110
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL -8; Q3 ORL -5; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Mavs90
Celtics97
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS -10; Q3 BOS -3; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies88
Knicks99
Q1 NYK -9; Q2 Knicks 0; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +11
Final · Box score
Warriors101
Hornets87
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +15; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +14
Final · Box score
Pistons100
Bucks104
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Nuggets114
Pelicans123
Q1 Pelicans 0; Q2 NOP +1; Q3 NOP +6; Q4 NOP +9
Final · Box score
Heat105
Spurs117
Q1 SAS -8; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +12
Final · Box score
Wolves113
Clippers107
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN +13; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +6
On this day · 2016–17Dec 6, 2016: 6 games. Top scorer: John Wall (Wizards-Magic), 52 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Pacers

Indiana erases 16-point lead, steals one from Chicago

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 40 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-16-14+2IND AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls3025281396
Pacers2019302998
Who led
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 15, 29, 21, 26, 19, 36, 16, 27IND27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 26, 19, 10, 22, 15, 6, 19, 17IND17 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Kris DunnPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 12, 6, 2, 24, 19, 6, 15, 18CHI18 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Robin LopezPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 15, 7, 10, 10, 20, 14, 14, 16CHI16 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Golden State by 14.

IND over CHI2ORL over ATL4MIL over DET4CLE over SAC6MIN over LAC6BOS over DAL7NOP over DEN9NYK over MEM11SAS over MIA12GSW over CHA14Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Pelicans14
Mavs-Celtics13
Pistons-Bucks10
Hawks-Magic9
Kings-Cavs8
Grizzlies-Knicks6
Heat-Spurs5
Bulls-Pacers1
Warriors-Hornets0
Wolves-Clippers0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Pelicans combined for 237, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-PelicansNuggets 114, Pelicans 123
237
Heat-SpursHeat 105, Spurs 117
222
Wolves-ClippersWolves 113, Clippers 107
220
Hawks-MagicHawks 106, Magic 110
216
Pistons-BucksPistons 100, Bucks 104
204
Kings-CavsKings 95, Cavs 101
196
Bulls-PacersBulls 96, Pacers 98
194
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 101, Hornets 87
188
Grizzlies-KnicksGrizzlies 88, Knicks 99
187
Mavs-CelticsMavs 90, Celtics 97
187
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-PacersBulls 96, Pacers 98
+2 IND
Hawks-MagicHawks 106, Magic 110
+4 ORL
Pistons-BucksPistons 100, Bucks 104
+4 MIL
Wolves-ClippersWolves 113, Clippers 107
+6 MIN
Kings-CavsKings 95, Cavs 101
+6 CLE
Mavs-CelticsMavs 90, Celtics 97
+7 BOS
Nuggets-PelicansNuggets 114, Pelicans 123
+9 NOP
Grizzlies-KnicksGrizzlies 88, Knicks 99
+11 NYK
Heat-SpursHeat 105, Spurs 117
+12 SAS
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 101, Hornets 87
+14 GSW
IND erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-PacersIND won · Bulls 96, Pacers 98
16 pts
Mavs-CelticsBOS won · Mavs 90, Celtics 97
10 pts
Grizzlies-KnicksNYK won · Grizzlies 88, Knicks 99
9 pts
Kings-CavsCLE won · Kings 95, Cavs 101
9 pts
Hawks-MagicORL won · Hawks 106, Magic 110
8 pts
Drummond shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DrummondDET · 27 PTS, 20 REB, 6 AST
75% (12-16)
Tyler JohnsonMIA · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
GibsonMIN · 16 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
RichardsonMIA · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
MiddletonMIL · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Bulls-Pacers
Bulls 96Pacers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls3025281396
Pacers2019302998
The story
Victor Oladipo had 27 points as Indiana beat Chicago 98-96

Kris Dunn led Chicago with 18 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 27 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 10-20 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the third, the Pacers took the fourth 29-13.

IND lead by quarter
200 −10−16−14+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Magic
Hawks 106Magic 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hawks2329271710106
Magic3113302214110
The story
Nikola Vucevic's 22 points and 16 rebounds carried Orlando past Atlanta, 110-106 in OT

For Atlanta, Dennis Schroder had 26 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 22 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK · 9-19 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-23, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +8−8−50+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nuggets-Pelicans
Nuggets 114Pelicans 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets33332523114
Pelicans33343026123
The story
New Orleans beat Denver 123-114 behind 27 points from Jrue Holiday

Gary Harris paced Denver: 24 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 27 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB · 12-20 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 30-25 third quarter did the most damage for the Pelicans.

NOP lead by quarter
200 0+1+6+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.7Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.7 in 23 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Season avg15.2Last 3

15.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.1 in 21 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.5Season avg33.0Today

33 minutes today, against 12.5 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 16 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

DeMarcus Cousins leads the day with 40

DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 24, 19, 15, 17, 23, 38, 19, 40Pelicans-Nuggets · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl-Anthony Towns MIN, Apr 9, 2017: 40 PTS · 21 REB · 4 AST
40 PTS · 22 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 24, 27, 21, 29, 25, 24, 19, 35Warriors-Hornets · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Mar 30, 2001: 35 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Season high35 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 39, 18, 33, 27, 30, 21, 24, 34, 23, 32Cavs-Kings · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 8, 17, 26, 13, 14, 14, 11, 27Pistons-Bucks · L
14.7 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 20 REB · 6 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 15, 29, 21, 26, 19, 36, 16, 27Pacers-Bulls · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 13, 18, 24, 27, 11, 17, 34, 27Pelicans-Nuggets · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kyrie IrvingBOS+4.8 28.3 last 10 · 23.5 season
Dwyane WadeCLE+3.8 15.4 last 10 · 11.6 season
Kyle LowryTOR+3.8 20.4 last 10 · 16.6 season
Jrue HolidayNOP+3.5 20.2 last 10 · 16.7 season
Gary HarrisDEN+3.4 18.7 last 10 · 15.3 season
Cold
Kristaps PorzingisNYK−4.6 20.8 last 10 · 25.4 season
Goran DragicMIA−3.9 13.3 last 10 · 17.2 season
Eric GordonHOU−3.8 15.6 last 10 · 19.4 season
DeMarcus CousinsNOP−3.2 22.7 last 10 · 25.9 season
Avery BradleyDET−2.8 12.9 last 10 · 15.8 season