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Sunday, December 4, 2022Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed DEN by 4 after the first quarter and won 121–106.

Final · Box score
Nuggets106
Pelicans121
Q1 NOP -4; Q2 NOP -1; Q3 NOP +6; Q4 NOP +15
Final · Box score
Suns133
Spurs95
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX +30; Q3 PHX +35; Q4 PHX +38
Final · Box score
Celtics103
Nets92
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +12; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
Grizzlies122
Pistons112
Q1 MEM +14; Q2 MEM +12; Q3 MEM +18; Q4 MEM +10
Final · Box score
Cavs81
Knicks92
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +11
Final · Box score
Bulls101
Kings110
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC +15; Q3 SAC +4; Q4 SAC +9
Final · Box score
Lakers130
Wizards119
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +18; Q3 LAL +24; Q4 LAL +11
Final · Box score
Pacers100
Blazers116
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +19; Q4 POR +16
On this day · 2021–22Dec 4, 2021: 7 games. Top scorer: Nikola Jokic (Nuggets-Knicks), 32 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Pelicans

Jose Alvarado hits eight threes, New Orleans tops Denver

Anthony Davis goes for 55 points

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-1+6+15NOP AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets31292125106
Pelicans27322834121
Who led
Jose AlvaradoPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 10, 10, 5, 7, 15, 4, 15, 38NOP38 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 26, 9, 32, 14, 23, 33, 30, 25NOP25 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 8, 31, 39, 19, 32, 17, 24, 32DEN32 PTS · 16 REB · 9 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 13, 17, 31, 29, 4, 20, 14, 19DEN19 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Phoenix posts the night's biggest win

Phoenix beat San Antonio by 38, the widest margin of 8 games.

SAC over CHI9MEM over DET10BOS over BKN11NYK over CLE11LAL over WAS11NOP over DEN15POR over IND16PHX over SAS38Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Pelicans12
Pacers-Blazers10
Bulls-Kings5
Lakers-Wizards2
Suns-Spurs1
Celtics-Nets1
Grizzlies-Pistons0
Cavs-Knicks0
The night in charts
Lakers-Wizards combined for 249, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-WizardsLakers 130, Wizards 119
249
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 122, Pistons 112
234
Suns-SpursSuns 133, Spurs 95
228
Nuggets-PelicansNuggets 106, Pelicans 121
227
Pacers-BlazersPacers 100, Blazers 116
216
Bulls-KingsBulls 101, Kings 110
211
Celtics-NetsCeltics 103, Nets 92
195
Cavs-KnicksCavs 81, Knicks 92
173
SAC won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Bulls-KingsBulls 101, Kings 110
+9 SAC
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 122, Pistons 112
+10 MEM
Lakers-WizardsLakers 130, Wizards 119
+11 LAL
Celtics-NetsCeltics 103, Nets 92
+11 BOS
Cavs-KnicksCavs 81, Knicks 92
+11 NYK
Nuggets-PelicansNuggets 106, Pelicans 121
+15 NOP
Pacers-BlazersPacers 100, Blazers 116
+16 POR
Suns-SpursSuns 133, Spurs 95
+38 PHX
Gafford shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GaffordWAS · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
90% (9-10)
ADLAL · 55 PTS, 17 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
73% (22-30)
AytonPHX · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST
71% (10-14)
Aaron GordonDEN · 19 PTS, 8 REB
70% (7-10)
Lonnie Walker IVLAL · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Bulls-Kings
Bulls 101Kings 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls27203123101
Kings29332028110
The story
Zach LaVine had 41 points in a 110-101 loss to Sacramento

Domantas Sabonis led Sacramento with 17 REB, 11 PTS, 10 AST 41 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 16-28 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

The Kings won the second 33-20, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +2+15+4+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Wizards
Lakers 130Wizards 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers33353725130
Wizards27233138119
The story
LeBron James' 29 points carried Los Angeles past Washington, 130-119

For Washington, Kyle Kuzma had 26 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 12-26 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 35-23, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +6+18+24+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Pelicans
Nuggets 106Pelicans 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets31292125106
Pelicans27322834121
The story
New Orleans beat Denver 121-106 behind 25 points from Zion Williamson

Jamal Murray paced Denver: 18 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 25 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 9-17 FG

The swing

A 34-25 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Pelicans.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −4−1+6+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Jokic topped the game at 70.2 FPTS: 32 PTS, 16 REB, 9 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.2Season avg35.2Last 5

35.2 points a game over his last five games, against 27.2 in 19 earlier games. Today: 55 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.1Season avg27.3Last 3

27.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.1 in 17 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.6Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 19.6 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 55

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 37, 38, 30, 37, 25, 25, 27, 44, 55Lakers-Wizards · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +27.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dirk Nowitzki DAL, Dec 2, 2004: 53 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Season high55 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 4, 22, 18, 27, 20, 21, 21, 41Bulls-Kings · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +20.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Rashard Lewis SEA, Nov 13, 2005: 41 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Season high41 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jose AlvaradoPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 10, 10, 5, 7, 15, 4, 15, 38Pelicans-Nuggets · W
10.0 PPG season to date · +29.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 27, 25, 31, 25, 36, 26, 37, 34Celtics-Nets · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 36, 19, 34, 23, 27, 24, 28, 33Grizzlies-Pistons · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 8, 31, 39, 19, 32, 17, 24, 32Nuggets-Pelicans · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 16 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anthony DavisLAL+5.6 34.2 last 10 · 28.6 season
Killian HayesDET+4.1 12.2 last 10 · 8.1 season
Norman PowellLAC+3.9 18.7 last 10 · 14.8 season
Caleb MartinMIA+3.8 15.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
OG AnunobyTOR+3.7 23.0 last 10 · 19.3 season
Cold
Keldon JohnsonSAS−3.9 16.5 last 10 · 20.4 season
Donovan MitchellCLE−3.0 25.4 last 10 · 28.4 season
Spencer DinwiddieDAL−2.7 13.6 last 10 · 16.3 season
Saddiq BeyDET−2.7 11.9 last 10 · 14.6 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC−2.6 20.5 last 10 · 23.1 season