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Monday, December 5, 2022Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by Clippers (vs Hornets) and Celtics (vs Raptors).

Final · Box score
Clippers119
Hornets117
Q1 Clippers +2; Q2 Clippers +9; Q3 Clippers -6; Q4 Clippers +2
Final · Box score
Bucks109
Magic102
Q1 Bucks +9; Q2 Bucks +11; Q3 Bucks +16; Q4 Bucks +7
Final · Box score
Thunder121
Hawks114
Q1 Thunder -2; Q2 Thunder -5; Q3 Thunder -4; Q4 Thunder +7
Final · Box score
Celtics116
Raptors110
Q1 Celtics +2; Q2 Celtics -6; Q3 Celtics +11; Q4 Celtics +6
Final · 2OT · Box score
Sixers123
Rockets132
Q1 Rockets -3; Q2 Rockets +1; Q3 Rockets +6; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 Rockets 0; OT2 Rockets +9
Final · Box score
Heat93
Grizzlies101
Q1 Grizzlies -5; Q2 Grizzlies +7; Q3 Grizzlies +5; Q4 Grizzlies +8
Final · Box score
Suns111
Mavs130
Q1 Mavs +18; Q2 Mavs +26; Q3 Mavs +21; Q4 Mavs +19
Final · Box score
Pacers112
Warriors104
Q1 Pacers +13; Q2 Pacers +9; Q3 Pacers +8; Q4 Pacers +8
On this day · 2021–22Dec 5, 2021: 4 games. Top scorer: Brandon Ingram (Pelicans-Rockets), 40 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Hornets

Clippers take over late to edge Charlotte

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 34 points

Game flow · Clippers margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+9-6+2Clippers AHEAD ↑Hornets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers28352135119
Hornets26283627117
Who led
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 32, 34, 26, 29, 17, 22, 23, 16, 21, 19Clippers19 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 6 games: 14, 11, 6, 11, 8, 16Clippers16 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kelly Oubre Jr.Points, last 10 games: 16, 17, 34, 23, 14, 28, 22, 22, 20, 28Hornets28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
P.J. WashingtonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 28, 13, 19, 16, 16, 21, 0, 26Hornets26 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Celtics-Raptors

Boston beats Toronto, 116–110

Boston led 91–80 after three and won by 6. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 31 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Clippers over Hornets2Celtics over Raptors6Bucks over Magic7Thunder over Hawks7Grizzlies over Heat8Pacers over Warriors8Rockets over Sixers9Mavs over Suns19Final margin, points. Pink = Celtics over Raptors.
Lead changes
Sixers-Rockets15
Celtics-Raptors13
Thunder-Hawks11
Heat-Grizzlies8
Pacers-Warriors8
Suns-Mavs5
Bucks-Magic3
The night in charts
Sixers-Rockets combined for 255, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-RocketsSixers 123, Rockets 132 · OT
255
Suns-MavsSuns 111, Mavs 130
241
Clippers-HornetsClippers 119, Hornets 117
236
Thunder-HawksThunder 121, Hawks 114
235
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 116, Raptors 110
226
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 112, Warriors 104
216
Bucks-MagicBucks 109, Magic 102
211
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 93, Grizzlies 101
194
Clippers won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Clippers-HornetsClippers 119, Hornets 117
+2 Clippers
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 116, Raptors 110
+6 Celtics
Bucks-MagicBucks 109, Magic 102
+7 Bucks
Thunder-HawksThunder 121, Hawks 114
+7 Thunder
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 112, Warriors 104
+8 Pacers
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 93, Grizzlies 101
+8 Grizzlies
Sixers-RocketsSixers 123, Rockets 132 · OT
+9 Rockets
Suns-MavsSuns 111, Mavs 130
+19 Mavs
Clippers rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-HornetsClippers won · Clippers 119, Hornets 117
6 pts
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics won · Celtics 116, Raptors 110
6 pts
Heat-GrizzliesGrizzlies won · Heat 93, Grizzlies 101
5 pts
Thunder-HawksThunder won · Thunder 121, Hawks 114
5 pts
Sixers-RocketsRockets won · Sixers 123, Rockets 132 · OT
3 pts
Ayton shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AytonSuns · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
TrentRaptors · 20 PTS, 2 STL, 1 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
WagnerMagic · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
CapelaHawks · 16 REB, 14 PTS, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
AldamaGrizzlies · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Clippers-Hornets
Clippers 119Hornets 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers28352135119
Hornets26283627117
The story
John Wall had 12 points and 12 assists as LA beat Charlotte 119-117

P.J. Washington led Charlotte with 26 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 12 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB · 4-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Clippers took the fourth 35-27.

Clippers lead by quarter
200 +2+9−6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Terry Rozier led the game in fantasy with 45.5 FPTS (22 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Bucks-Magic
Bucks 109Magic 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks30263221109
Magic21242730102
The story
Milwaukee beat Orlando 109-102 behind 17 points and 10 assists from Jrue Holiday

Moritz Wagner paced Orlando: 19 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 17 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB · 5-12 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 30-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

Bucks lead by quarter
200 +9+11+16+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Rockets
Sixers 123Rockets 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Sixers3025292496123
Rockets27293418915132
The story
Jalen Green's 27 points carried Houston past Philadelphia, 132-123 in OT

For Philadelphia, James Harden had 21 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 27 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 9-20 FG, 0-7 3PT

The swing

It went to second overtime, and the Rockets took it 15-6.

Rockets lead by quarter
200 −3+1+600+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.8Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 18 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
Paul GeorgeClippers
−8.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.4Season avg26.3Last 3

26.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.4 in 16 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.3Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 7.3 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 39

Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 33, 26, 42, 59, 32, 32, 30, 19, 35, 39Sixers-Rockets · L
31.9 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 37, 42, 15, 30, 31, 30, 32, 31, 33, 35Thunder-Hawks · W
31.3 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 25, 37, 36, 38, 30, 37, 40, 34Bucks-Magic · W
31.9 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 35, 33, 22, 42, 24, 27, 41, 35, 30, 33Mavs-Suns · W
33.4 PPG season to date · −0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Andrew NembhardPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 13, 8, 0, 12, 6, 13, 16, 31Pacers-Warriors · W
9.1 PPG season to date · +23.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 8 REB · 13 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 28, 37, 30, 35, 49, 14, 29, 31Celtics-Raptors · W
30.8 PPG season to date · +0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Shake MiltonSixers+7.9 19.6 last 10 · 11.8 season
Anthony DavisLakers+5.6 34.2 last 10 · 28.6 season
Killian HayesPistons+4.1 12.2 last 10 · 8.1 season
Norman PowellClippers+3.9 18.7 last 10 · 14.8 season
Caleb MartinHeat+3.7 15.1 last 10 · 11.4 season
Cold
Keldon JohnsonSpurs−3.9 16.5 last 10 · 20.4 season
Donovan MitchellCavs−3.0 25.4 last 10 · 28.4 season
Tre MannThunder−2.7 6.5 last 10 · 9.2 season
Saddiq BeyPistons−2.7 11.9 last 10 · 14.6 season
De'Aaron FoxKings−2.6 20.5 last 10 · 23.1 season