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Friday, December 2, 2022Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed PHX by 10 after three quarters and won 122–121.

Final · Box score
Nuggets109
Hawks117
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +14; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Raptors105
Nets114
Q1 BKN +24; Q2 BKN +23; Q3 BKN +21; Q4 BKN +9
Final · OT · Box score
Heat120
Celtics116
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA -6; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Wizards116
Hornets117
Q1 CHA +5; Q2 CHA +15; Q3 CHA +19; Q4 CHA +1
Final · Box score
Magic96
Cavs107
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +18; Q4 CLE +11
Final · Box score
Bulls111
Warriors119
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW +11; Q3 GSW +14; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Sixers109
Grizzlies117
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +16; Q4 MEM +8
Final · Box score
Lakers133
Bucks129
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +4
Final · Box score
Rockets122
Suns121
Q1 HOU -9; Q2 HOU -7; Q3 HOU -10; Q4 HOU +1
Final · Box score
Pelicans117
Spurs99
Q1 NOP +2; Q2 NOP -3; Q3 NOP +10; Q4 NOP +18
Final · Box score
Pacers119
Jazz139
Q1 UTA +11; Q2 UTA +16; Q3 UTA +20; Q4 UTA +20
On this day · 2021–22Dec 2, 2021: 5 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (Bulls-Knicks), 34 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Suns

Jalen Green scores 30, Houston rallies past Phoenix

Anthony Davis goes for 44 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-7-10+1HOU AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets27302936122
Suns36283225121
Who led
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 17, 16, 16, 30, 28, 17, 16, 30HOU30 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jabari Smith Jr.Points, last 10 games: 9, 7, 10, 12, 22, 21, 15, 9, 13, 17HOU17 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 49, 20, 25, 21, 27, 44, 51, 41PHX41 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 13, 13, 25, 15, 16, 13, 8, 22PHX22 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Jazz rout

Four of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Utah beat Indiana by 20.

CHA over WAS1HOU over PHX1MIA over BOS4LAL over MIL4ATL over DEN8GSW over CHI8MEM over PHI8BKN over TOR9CLE over ORL11NOP over SAS18UTA over IND20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Heat-Celtics14
Pelicans-Spurs12
Bulls-Warriors8
Sixers-Grizzlies4
Pacers-Jazz3
Wizards-Hornets2
Magic-Cavs2
Rockets-Suns2
Raptors-Nets0
The night in charts
Lakers-Bucks combined for 262, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-BucksLakers 133, Bucks 129
262
Pacers-JazzPacers 119, Jazz 139
258
Rockets-SunsRockets 122, Suns 121
243
Heat-CelticsHeat 120, Celtics 116 · OT
236
Wizards-HornetsWizards 116, Hornets 117
233
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 111, Warriors 119
230
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 109, Hawks 117
226
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 109, Grizzlies 117
226
Raptors-NetsRaptors 105, Nets 114
219
Pelicans-SpursPelicans 117, Spurs 99
216
Magic-CavsMagic 96, Cavs 107
203
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-SunsRockets 122, Suns 121
+1 HOU
Wizards-HornetsWizards 116, Hornets 117
+1 CHA
Heat-CelticsHeat 120, Celtics 116 · OT
+4 MIA
Lakers-BucksLakers 133, Bucks 129
+4 LAL
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 109, Hawks 117
+8 ATL
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 109, Grizzlies 117
+8 MEM
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 111, Warriors 119
+8 GSW
Raptors-NetsRaptors 105, Nets 114
+9 BKN
Magic-CavsMagic 96, Cavs 107
+11 CLE
Pelicans-SpursPelicans 117, Spurs 99
+18 NOP
Pacers-JazzPacers 119, Jazz 139
+20 UTA
HOU erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-SunsHOU won · Rockets 122, Suns 121
10 pts
Heat-CelticsMIA won · Heat 120, Celtics 116 · OT
6 pts
Pelicans-SpursNOP won · Pelicans 117, Spurs 99
3 pts
Sixers-GrizzliesMEM won · Sixers 109, Grizzlies 117
1 pt
Mobley shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MobleyCLE · 19 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
90% (9-10)
ValanciunasNOP · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
GiannisMIL · 40 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
70% (16-23)
GriffinATL · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
ADLAL · 44 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
67% (18-27)
Final · Rockets-Suns
Rockets 122Suns 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets27302936122
Suns36283225121
The story
Devin Booker had 41 points and 8 assists in a 122-121 loss to Houston

Jabari Smith Jr. led Houston with 17 PTS, 6 REB 41 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 15-25 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Rockets took the fourth 36-25.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −9−7−10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Celtics
Heat 120Celtics 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat2732222910120
Celtics273525236116
The story
Jimmy Butler's 25 points and 15 rebounds carried Miami past Boston, 120-116 in OT

For Boston, Marcus Smart had 18 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST · 12-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 29-23.

MIA lead by quarter
200 0−3−60+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Jaylen Brown was the fantasy play: 58.8 FPTS on 37 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST

Final · Lakers-Bucks
Lakers 133Bucks 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers33333532133
Bucks31273932129
The story
Los Angeles beat Milwaukee 133-129 behind 28 points and 11 assists from LeBron James

Giannis Antetokounmpo paced Milwaukee: 40 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 11 AST, 8 REB · 12-27 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 33-27 second quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +2+8+4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.5Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.5 in 18 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.7 in 20 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 44

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 37, 38, 30, 37, 25, 25, 27, 44Lakers-Bucks · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Pascal Siakam TOR, Nov 8, 2019: 44 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Season high44 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 49, 20, 25, 21, 27, 44, 51, 41Suns-Rockets · L
29.5 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Eric Bledsoe PHX, Feb 1, 2017: 41 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
41 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 16, 25, 37, 36, 38, 30, 37, 40Bucks-Lakers · L
31.8 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Anthony Peeler VAN, Feb 4, 1997: 40 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 22, 27, 25, 31, 25, 36, 26, 37Celtics-Heat · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 25, 33, 26, 42, 59, 32, 32, 30, 19, 35Sixers-Grizzlies · L
31.4 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 17, 11, 15, 39, 13, 17, 27, 34Hawks-Nuggets · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Austin ReavesLAL+4.1 14.8 last 10 · 10.7 season
Norman PowellLAC+3.9 18.7 last 10 · 14.8 season
Caleb MartinMIA+3.8 15.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Derrick WhiteBOS+3.6 14.8 last 10 · 11.2 season
Killian HayesDET+3.6 11.5 last 10 · 7.9 season
Cold
Keldon JohnsonSAS−3.3 16.7 last 10 · 20.0 season
Donovan MitchellCLE−3.3 25.4 last 10 · 28.7 season
Stephen CurryGSW−2.7 28.1 last 10 · 30.8 season
Buddy HieldIND−2.6 14.0 last 10 · 16.6 season
Spencer DinwiddieDAL−2.3 13.9 last 10 · 16.2 season