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Saturday, December 3, 2022Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Mavs trailed Knicks by 12 after the first quarter and won 121–100.

Final · Box score
Mavs121
Knicks100
Q1 Mavs -12; Q2 Mavs -7; Q3 Mavs +19; Q4 Mavs +21
Final · Box score
Kings123
Clippers96
Q1 Kings +14; Q2 Kings +22; Q3 Kings +21; Q4 Kings +27
Final · Box score
Bucks105
Hornets96
Q1 Bucks +6; Q2 Bucks +11; Q3 Bucks +11; Q4 Bucks +9
Final · Box score
Thunder135
Wolves128
Q1 Thunder +3; Q2 Thunder +6; Q3 Thunder -4; Q4 Thunder +7
Final · Box score
Magic108
Raptors121
Q1 Raptors +14; Q2 Raptors +16; Q3 Raptors +21; Q4 Raptors +13
Final · Box score
Rockets101
Warriors120
Q1 Warriors +16; Q2 Warriors +16; Q3 Warriors +14; Q4 Warriors +19
Final · Box score
Blazers116
Jazz111
Q1 Blazers +9; Q2 Blazers +9; Q3 Blazers +2; Q4 Blazers +5
On this day · 2021–22Dec 3, 2021: 9 games. Top scorer: Jayson Tatum (Celtics-Jazz), 37 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Knicks

Luka Doncic scores 30 in Dallas rout of New York

Pascal Siakam goes for 26 points

Game flow · Mavs margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-7+19+21Mavs AHEAD ↑Knicks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs20324128121
Knicks32271526100
Who led
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 42, 35, 33, 22, 42, 24, 27, 41, 35, 30Mavs30 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 0, 28, 13, 2, 2, 4, 6, 22, 26, 28Mavs28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 15, 34, 20, 9, 25, 23, 14, 36, 18, 24Knicks24 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Immanuel QuickleyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 6, 6, 18, 18, 6, 15, 4, 23Knicks23 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Thunder-Wolves

Thunder handles Minnesota by 7

The Thunder won the fourth quarter 38–27. Final: 135–128. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Thunder with 33 points, 1 rebound and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Blazers over Jazz5Thunder over Wolves7Bucks over Hornets9Raptors over Magic13Warriors over Rockets19Mavs over Knicks21Kings over Clippers27Final margin, points. Pink = Thunder over Wolves.
Lead changes
Blazers-Jazz14
Kings-Clippers3
Mavs-Knicks2
Bucks-Hornets2
Magic-Raptors2
Rockets-Warriors0
The night in charts
Thunder-Wolves combined for 263, 34 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-WolvesThunder 135, Wolves 128
263
Magic-RaptorsMagic 108, Raptors 121
229
Blazers-JazzBlazers 116, Jazz 111
227
Mavs-KnicksMavs 121, Knicks 100
221
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 101, Warriors 120
221
Kings-ClippersKings 123, Clippers 96
219
Bucks-HornetsBucks 105, Hornets 96
201
Blazers won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Blazers-JazzBlazers 116, Jazz 111
+5 Blazers
Thunder-WolvesThunder 135, Wolves 128
+7 Thunder
Bucks-HornetsBucks 105, Hornets 96
+9 Bucks
Magic-RaptorsMagic 108, Raptors 121
+13 Raptors
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 101, Warriors 120
+19 Warriors
Mavs-KnicksMavs 121, Knicks 100
+21 Mavs
Kings-ClippersKings 123, Clippers 96
+27 Kings
Mavs erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-KnicksMavs won · Mavs 121, Knicks 100
12 pts
Thunder-WolvesThunder won · Thunder 135, Wolves 128
4 pts
Sabonis shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SabonisKings · 24 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 2 BLK
91% (10-11)
BarnesRaptors · 17 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
WigginsWarriors · 36 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
74% (14-19)
OGRaptors · 32 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
71% (12-17)
QuickleyKnicks · 23 PTS, 6 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Blazers-Jazz
Blazers 116Jazz 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers40292324116
Jazz31293021111
The story
Jerami Grant had 33 points as Portland beat Utah 116-111

Lauri Markkanen led Utah with 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 33 PTS, 5 AST · 10-18 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the first 40-31, their biggest quarter edge.

Blazers lead by quarter
200 +9+9+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Knicks
Mavs 121Knicks 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs20324128121
Knicks32271526100
The story
Tim Hardaway Jr.'s 28 points carried Dallas past New York, 121-100

For New York, Julius Randle had 24 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 10-17 FG, 8-13 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 41-15.

Mavs lead by quarter
300 −12−7+19+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Clippers
Kings 123Clippers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings38223033123
Clippers2414312796
The story
Sacramento beat LA 123-96 behind 24 points from Domantas Sabonis

Ivica Zubac paced LA: 15 REB, 13 PTS 24 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 10-11 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 38-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

Kings lead by quarter
300 +14+22+21+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.2Season avg33.0Last 5

33.0 points a game over his last five games, against 22.2 in 21 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.4Season avg21.3Last 3

21.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.4 in 20 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
Amir CoffeyClippers
+18.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.1Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 14.1 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 3 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Anfernee Simons leads the day with 45

Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 23, 29, 20, 38, 15, 37, 22, 45Blazers-Jazz · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Martin Rockets, Jan 5, 2011: 45 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Career high45 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 20, 22, 31, 20, 17, 10, 12, 36Warriors-Rockets · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 37, 37, 42, 15, 30, 31, 30, 32, 31, 33Thunder-Wolves · W
31.1 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 5, 14, 18, 21, 44, 29, 32, 27, 33Blazers-Jazz · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
OG AnunobyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 32, 27, 15, 26, 20, 12, 21, 32Raptors-Magic · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 42, 35, 33, 22, 42, 24, 27, 41, 35, 30Mavs-Knicks · W
33.4 PPG season to date · −3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Austin ReavesLakers+4.1 14.8 last 10 · 10.7 season
Norman PowellClippers+3.9 18.7 last 10 · 14.8 season
Caleb MartinHeat+3.8 15.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
OG AnunobyRaptors+3.7 23.0 last 10 · 19.3 season
Derrick WhiteCeltics+3.6 14.8 last 10 · 11.2 season
Cold
Keldon JohnsonSpurs−3.3 16.7 last 10 · 20.0 season
Donovan MitchellCavs−3.3 25.4 last 10 · 28.7 season
Spencer DinwiddieMavs−2.7 13.6 last 10 · 16.3 season
Buddy HieldPacers−2.6 14.0 last 10 · 16.6 season
De'Aaron FoxKings−2.4 21.1 last 10 · 23.5 season