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Friday, December 8, 2017Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed ORL by 11 after the first quarter and won 103–89.

Final · OT · Box score
Bulls119
Hornets111
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 Bulls 0; Q3 CHI -4; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Warriors102
Pistons98
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW -4; Q3 GSW +10; Q4 GSW +4
Final · Box score
Cavs102
Pacers106
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND -6; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +4
Final · Box score
Nuggets103
Magic89
Q1 DEN -11; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +14
Final · Box score
Raptors116
Grizzlies107
Q1 TOR -9; Q2 TOR -5; Q3 TOR -1; Q4 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Mavs102
Bucks109
Q1 MIL -3; Q2 MIL -5; Q3 MIL -1; Q4 MIL +7
Final · OT · Box score
Kings116
Pelicans109
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC -6; Q3 SAC -5; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +7
Final · Box score
Celtics102
Spurs105
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS -5; Q4 SAS +3
On this day · 2016–17Dec 8, 2016: 6 games. Top scorer: Marc Gasol (Grizzlies-Blazers), 36 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Magic

Denver climbs out of an 11-point hole against Orlando

Kevin Durant goes for 36 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11+1+11+14DEN AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets14353222103
Magic2523221989
Who led
Kenneth FariedPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 6, 14, 11, 14, 13, 13, 6, 20DEN20 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Will BartonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 20, 9, 9, 37, 16, 23, 15, 19DEN19 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 14, 16, 15, 6, 34, 10, 22, 21ORL21 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Jonathon SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 13, 21, 6, 18, 16, 15, 15, 21ORL21 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Denver by 14.

SAS over BOS3GSW over DET4IND over CLE4MIL over DAL7SAC over NOP7CHI over CHA8TOR over MEM9DEN over ORL14Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Bulls-Hornets17
Cavs-Pacers14
Kings-Pelicans12
Raptors-Grizzlies10
Mavs-Bucks10
Celtics-Spurs7
Nuggets-Magic5
Shot of the night

Manu's three with 5 seconds left breaks the tie, 105-102 final

The night in charts
Bulls-Hornets combined for 230, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-HornetsBulls 119, Hornets 111
230
Kings-PelicansKings 116, Pelicans 109
225
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 116, Grizzlies 107
223
Mavs-BucksMavs 102, Bucks 109
211
Cavs-PacersCavs 102, Pacers 106
208
Celtics-SpursCeltics 102, Spurs 105
207
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 102, Pistons 98
200
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 103, Magic 89
192
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-SpursCeltics 102, Spurs 105
+3 SAS
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 102, Pistons 98
+4 GSW
Cavs-PacersCavs 102, Pacers 106
+4 IND
Kings-PelicansKings 116, Pelicans 109
+7 SAC
Mavs-BucksMavs 102, Bucks 109
+7 MIL
Bulls-HornetsBulls 119, Hornets 111
+8 CHI
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 116, Grizzlies 107
+9 TOR
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 103, Magic 89
+14 DEN
DEN erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-MagicDEN won · Nuggets 103, Magic 89
11 pts
Raptors-GrizzliesTOR won · Raptors 116, Grizzlies 107
9 pts
Kings-PelicansSAC won · Kings 116, Pelicans 109
6 pts
Cavs-PacersIND won · Cavs 102, Pacers 106
6 pts
Celtics-SpursSAS won · Celtics 102, Spurs 105
5 pts
Faried shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FariedDEN · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
MatthewsDAL · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
73% (11-15)
Jaylen BrownBOS · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
RandolphSAC · 35 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (14-22)
KyrieBOS · 36 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
62% (13-21)
Final · Celtics-Spurs
Celtics 102Spurs 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics31242720102
Spurs26302128105
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge had 27 points and 10 rebounds as San Antonio beat Boston 105-102

Jayson Tatum led Boston with 20 PTS, 8 REB 27 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 11-20 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Spurs took the fourth 28-20.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −5+1−5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kyrie Irving led the game in fantasy with 43.7 FPTS (36 PTS)

Final · Kings-Pelicans
Kings 116Pelicans 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings2423302514116
Pelicans252829207109
The story
Sacramento beat New Orleans 116-109 in OT behind 35 points and 13 rebounds from Zach Randolph

Jrue Holiday paced New Orleans: 14 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 35 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 14-22 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

The Kings settled it in overtime, 14-7.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −1−6−50+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bulls-Hornets
Bulls 119Hornets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls3121233113119
Hornets252727275111
The story
Kris Dunn's 20 points and 12 assists carried Chicago past Charlotte, 119-111 in OT

For Charlotte, Marvin Williams had 17 PTS, 9 REB 20 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 8-24 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Bulls took it 13-5.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +60−40+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Dwight Howard was the fantasy play: 71.0 FPTS on 25 PTS, 20 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.1Season avg22.0Last 5

22.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.1 in 22 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Season avg12.9Last 3

12.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.7 in 23 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.2Season avg32.3Today

32 minutes today, against 12.2 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

DeMarcus Cousins leads the day with 38

DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 19, 15, 17, 23, 38, 19, 40, 38Pelicans-Kings · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 27, 21, 29, 25, 24, 19, 35, 36Warriors-Pistons · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 47, 23, 30, 25, 18, 36, 19, 32, 23, 36Celtics-Spurs · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 22, 17, 11, 10, 25, 22, 18, 35Kings-Pelicans · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +20.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 29, 21, 26, 19, 36, 16, 27, 33Pacers-Cavs · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 40, 9, 12, 26, 25, 19, 21, 31Bucks-Mavs · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kyrie IrvingBOS+4.9 28.9 last 10 · 24.0 season
Donovan MitchellUTA+4.1 21.6 last 10 · 17.5 season
Zach RandolphSAC+3.9 18.9 last 10 · 15.0 season
Jrue HolidayNOP+3.7 20.3 last 10 · 16.6 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+3.6 26.5 last 10 · 22.9 season
Cold
Kristaps PorzingisNYK−4.6 20.8 last 10 · 25.4 season
Eric GordonHOU−4.3 14.6 last 10 · 18.9 season
Goran DragicMIA−3.9 13.3 last 10 · 17.2 season
Brook LopezLAL−2.9 10.3 last 10 · 13.2 season
Anthony DavisNOP−2.8 22.1 last 10 · 24.9 season