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Wednesday, December 5, 2018Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed BKN by 18 after three quarters and won 114–112.

Final · Box score
Warriors129
Cavs105
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW -6; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +24
Final · OT · Box score
Nuggets124
Magic118
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN +2; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Wizards131
Hawks117
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 WAS +23; Q3 WAS +9; Q4 WAS +14
Final · Box score
Thunder114
Nets112
Q1 OKC -2; Q2 OKC -16; Q3 OKC -18; Q4 OKC +2
Final · Box score
Clippers86
Grizzlies96
Q1 MEM +12; Q2 MEM +9; Q3 Grizzlies 0; Q4 MEM +10
Final · Box score
Pistons92
Bucks115
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL +11; Q3 MIL +20; Q4 MIL +23
Final · Box score
Hornets104
Wolves121
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 Wolves 0; Q4 MIN +17
Final · Box score
Mavs106
Pelicans132
Q1 NOP +1; Q2 NOP +16; Q3 NOP +17; Q4 NOP +26
Final · Box score
Sixers102
Raptors113
Q1 TOR -6; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +11
Final · Box score
Spurs113
Lakers121
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL -4; Q4 LAL +8
On this day · 2017–18Dec 5, 2017: 3 games. Top scorer: Bradley Beal (Wizards-Blazers), 51 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Nets

Paul George scores 47 as OKC beats Brooklyn

Karl-Anthony Towns goes for 35 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-16-18+2OKC AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder24222939114
Nets26363119112
Who led
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 35, 32, 27, 25, 19, 24, 18, 20, 17, 47OKC47 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 29, 11, 30, 16, 23, 23, 18, 21OKC21 PTS · 15 REB · 17 AST
Allen CrabbePoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 27, 11, 0, 9, 9, 14, 5, 22BKN22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Joe HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 9, 19, 11, 8, 18, 9, 8, 19BKN19 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Magic21
Hornets-Wolves18
Spurs-Lakers17
Warriors-Cavs10
Mavs-Pelicans9
Clippers-Grizzlies8
Sixers-Raptors7
Wizards-Hawks1
Pistons-Bucks1
The night in charts
Wizards-Hawks combined for 248, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-HawksWizards 131, Hawks 117
248
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 124, Magic 118
242
Mavs-PelicansMavs 106, Pelicans 132
238
Spurs-LakersSpurs 113, Lakers 121
234
Warriors-CavsWarriors 129, Cavs 105
234
Thunder-NetsThunder 114, Nets 112
226
Hornets-WolvesHornets 104, Wolves 121
225
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 102, Raptors 113
215
Pistons-BucksPistons 92, Bucks 115
207
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 86, Grizzlies 96
182
OKC won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Thunder-NetsThunder 114, Nets 112
+2 OKC
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 124, Magic 118
+6 DEN
Spurs-LakersSpurs 113, Lakers 121
+8 LAL
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 86, Grizzlies 96
+10 MEM
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 102, Raptors 113
+11 TOR
Wizards-HawksWizards 131, Hawks 117
+14 WAS
Hornets-WolvesHornets 104, Wolves 121
+17 MIN
Pistons-BucksPistons 92, Bucks 115
+23 MIL
Warriors-CavsWarriors 129, Cavs 105
+24 GSW
Mavs-PelicansMavs 106, Pelicans 132
+26 NOP
OKC erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-NetsOKC won · Thunder 114, Nets 112
18 pts
Sixers-RaptorsTOR won · Sixers 102, Raptors 113
6 pts
Warriors-CavsGSW won · Warriors 129, Cavs 105
6 pts
Spurs-LakersLAL won · Spurs 113, Lakers 121
4 pts
Hornets-WolvesMIN won · Hornets 104, Wolves 121
2 pts
John Collins shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
John CollinsATL · 26 PTS, 14 REB
71% (12-17)
ValanciunasTOR · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
RandleNOP · 27 PTS, 18 REB, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
KATMIN · 35 PTS, 12 REB, 6 BLK, 3 AST
65% (13-20)
AdamsOKC · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Thunder-Nets
Thunder 114Nets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder24222939114
Nets26363119112
The story
Russell Westbrook had a 21-15-17 triple-double as Oklahoma City beat Brooklyn 114-112

Joe Harris led Brooklyn with 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 17 AST, 15 REB · 9-23 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

Down 18 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 39-19.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −2−16−18+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Magic
Nuggets 124Magic 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets3125322412124
Magic282632266118
The story
Jamal Murray's 31 points and 8 assists carried Denver past Orlando, 124-118 in OT

For Orlando, Nikola Vucevic had 24 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST 31 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 10-25 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Nuggets took it 12-6.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +3+2+20+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Warriors-Cavs
Warriors 129Cavs 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors31273734129
Cavs25392219105
The story
Golden State beat Cleveland 129-105 behind 42 points from Stephen Curry

Tristan Thompson paced Cleveland: 19 REB, 14 PTS, 3 AST 42 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 11-20 FG, 9-14 3PT

The swing

A 37-22 third quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
300 +6−6+9+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
30.0Season avg36.2Last 5

36.2 points a game over his last five games, against 30.0 in 25 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg4.3Last 3

4.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.1 in 16 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.7Season avg38.4Today

38 minutes today, against 15.7 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

New Orleans posts the night's biggest win

New Orleans beat Dallas by 26, the widest margin of 10 games.

OKC over BKN2DEN over ORL6LAL over SAS8MEM over LAC10TOR over PHI11WAS over ATL14MIN over CHA17MIL over DET23GSW over CLE24NOP over DAL26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 47

Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 35, 32, 27, 25, 19, 24, 18, 20, 17, 47Thunder-Nets · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +23.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Durant OKC, Jan 23, 2009: 46 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Season high47 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 29, 35, 23, 37, 28, 19, 10, 27, 30, 42Warriors-Cavs · W
30.2 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Ray Allen MIL, Feb 26, 2001: 42 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
42 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 51, 32, 22, 24, 14, 38, 28, 22, 42Lakers-Spurs · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Feb 13, 2019: 42 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
42 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 16, 13, 22, 34, 7, 11, 21, 38Sixers-Raptors · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 12, 27, 20, 18, 32, 16, 19, 22, 27, 36Wizards-Hawks · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 18, 27, 29, 17, 37, 34, 27, 36Raptors-Sixers · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kevin DurantGSW+4.4 34.2 last 10 · 29.8 season
Juancho HernangomezDEN+3.9 13.4 last 10 · 9.5 season
Allen CrabbeBKN+3.3 12.0 last 10 · 8.7 season
Jeremy LambCHA+3.3 18.6 last 10 · 15.3 season
Nikola VucevicORL+3.3 24.3 last 10 · 21.0 season
Cold
Zach LaVineCHI−3.7 20.8 last 10 · 24.5 season
Josh HartLAL−3.4 5.6 last 10 · 9.0 season
Willie Cauley-SteinSAC−3.2 11.1 last 10 · 14.3 season
JaVale McGeeLAL−3.1 8.9 last 10 · 12.0 season
Kent BazemoreATL−3.0 9.8 last 10 · 12.8 season