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Friday, December 6, 2019Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed CHI by 6 after three quarters and won 100–98.

Final · Box score
Nets111
Hornets104
Q1 BKN -3; Q2 BKN -2; Q3 BKN +2; Q4 BKN +7
Final · Box score
Magic93
Cavs87
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL +5; Q3 ORL -2; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Pacers101
Pistons108
Q1 DET +13; Q2 DET +11; Q3 DET -4; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets95
Celtics108
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +21; Q4 BOS +13
Final · Box score
Warriors100
Bulls98
Q1 GSW -5; Q2 GSW -1; Q3 GSW -6; Q4 GSW +2
Final · Box score
Wizards103
Heat112
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA -4; Q3 MIA +1; Q4 MIA +9
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves127
Thunder139
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC -5; Q3 OKC -3; Q4 Thunder 0; OT1 OKC +12
Final · Box score
Clippers91
Bucks119
Q1 MIL +15; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL +25; Q4 MIL +28
Final · OT · Box score
Kings104
Spurs105
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS -3; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +1
Final · Box score
Lakers136
Blazers113
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +15; Q3 LAL +17; Q4 LAL +23
On this day · 2018–19Dec 6, 2018: 3 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Suns), 25 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Bulls

Golden State takes over late to edge Chicago

Andre Drummond goes for 25 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-1-6+2GSW AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors23272723100
Bulls2823321598
Who led
Glenn Robinson IIIPoints, last 10 games: 20, 5, 17, 25, 11, 3, 19, 6, 8, 20GSW20 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Alec BurksPoints, last 10 games: 29, 11, 20, 7, 23, 16, 15, 15, 15, 14GSW14 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 15, 49, 18, 36, 28, 28, 25, 22CHI22 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 9, 24, 9, 3, 10, 8, 13, 20, 15, 20CHI20 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Wolves-Thunder

OKC flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

Minnesota led 58–53 at the break. Tied 122–122 after regulation, OKC won the extra time 17–5. Final: 139–127. Chris Paul led OKC with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Thunder-Wolves
Chris Paul · OKCJeff Teague · MINPTS3032REB45AST79Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Wizards-Heat11
Warriors-Bulls11
Nets-Hornets9
Wolves-Thunder7
Lakers-Blazers6
Clippers-Bucks4
Nuggets-Celtics0
The night in charts
Wolves-Thunder combined for 266, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-ThunderWolves 127, Thunder 139 · OT
266
Lakers-BlazersLakers 136, Blazers 113
249
Nets-HornetsNets 111, Hornets 104
215
Wizards-HeatWizards 103, Heat 112
215
Clippers-BucksClippers 91, Bucks 119
210
Pacers-PistonsPacers 101, Pistons 108
209
Kings-SpursKings 104, Spurs 105 · OT
209
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 95, Celtics 108
203
Warriors-BullsWarriors 100, Bulls 98
198
Magic-CavsMagic 93, Cavs 87
180
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-SpursKings 104, Spurs 105 · OT
+1 SAS
Warriors-BullsWarriors 100, Bulls 98
+2 GSW
Magic-CavsMagic 93, Cavs 87
+6 ORL
Nets-HornetsNets 111, Hornets 104
+7 BKN
Pacers-PistonsPacers 101, Pistons 108
+7 DET
Wizards-HeatWizards 103, Heat 112
+9 MIA
Wolves-ThunderWolves 127, Thunder 139 · OT
+12 OKC
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 95, Celtics 108
+13 BOS
Lakers-BlazersLakers 136, Blazers 113
+23 LAL
Clippers-BucksClippers 91, Bucks 119
+28 MIL
GSW rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-BullsGSW won · Warriors 100, Bulls 98
6 pts
Wolves-ThunderOKC won · Wolves 127, Thunder 139 · OT
5 pts
Pacers-PistonsDET won · Pacers 101, Pistons 108
4 pts
Wizards-HeatMIA won · Wizards 103, Heat 112
4 pts
Nets-HornetsBKN won · Nets 111, Hornets 104
3 pts
Teague shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TeagueMIN · 32 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
Jarrett AllenBKN · 14 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
AdamsOKC · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
KATMIN · 30 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
ZellerCHA · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Kings-Spurs
Kings 104Spurs 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings172530284104
Spurs213117315105
The story
DeMar DeRozan had 15 points and 10 rebounds as San Antonio beat Sacramento 105-104 in OT

Harrison Barnes led Sacramento with 21 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 15 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST · 5-14 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the second 31-25, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +4+10−30+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Richaun Holmes led the game in fantasy with 52.3 FPTS (14 REB, 13 PTS, 5 AST)

Final · Warriors-Bulls
Warriors 100Bulls 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors23272723100
Bulls2823321598
The story
Golden State beat Chicago 100-98 behind 20 points from Glenn Robinson III

Lauri Markkanen paced Chicago: 20 PTS, 3 REB 20 PTS, 7 REB · 8-12 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 23-15 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −5−1−6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Zach LaVine topped the game at 35.2 FPTS: 22 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST

Final · Wolves-Thunder
Wolves 127Thunder 139
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves273139255127
Thunder3023412817139
The story
Steven Adams' 22 points and 11 rebounds carried Oklahoma City past Minnesota, 139-127 in OT

For Minnesota, Jeff Teague had 32 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 22 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 9-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Thunder took it 17-5.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +3−5−30+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Karl-Anthony Towns was the fantasy play: 62.5 FPTS on 30 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.1Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 14.1 in 20 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.8 in 23 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.9Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 27.9 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 39

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 34, 33, 22, 19, 41, 26, 27, 25, 26, 39Lakers-Blazers · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 21, 12, 7, 8, 7, 13, 3, 32Wolves-Thunder · L
13.0 PPG season to date · +20.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 30, 33, 29, 23, 25, 25, 20, 31Lakers-Blazers · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 27, 18, 8, 8, 7, 13, 6, 30Nuggets-Celtics · L
15.7 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 36, 27, 29, 14, 31, 28, 23, 21, 26, 30Wolves-Thunder · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 4, 18, 20, 16, 7, 16, 4, 30Thunder-Wolves · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Norman PowellTOR+4.6 18.0 last 10 · 13.4 season
Evan FournierORL+4.3 24.0 last 10 · 19.7 season
Ben McLemoreHOU+4.3 13.5 last 10 · 9.2 season
Spencer DinwiddieBKN+3.3 23.8 last 10 · 20.5 season
Jarrett AllenBKN+3.2 15.2 last 10 · 12.0 season
Cold
Damian LillardPOR−6.3 20.4 last 10 · 26.7 season
Kemba WalkerBOS−3.2 18.6 last 10 · 21.8 season
Kendrick NunnMIA−3.1 12.1 last 10 · 15.2 season
Luke KennardDET−3.0 13.4 last 10 · 16.4 season
Lou WilliamsLAC−3.0 17.7 last 10 · 20.7 season