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Tuesday, December 6, 2022Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed MIA by 5 after the first quarter and won 116–96.

Final · Box score
Lakers102
Cavs116
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +14
Final · Box score
Pistons116
Heat96
Q1 DET -5; Q2 DET -3; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +20
Final · Box score
Mavs116
Nuggets115
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +1
On this day · 2021–22Dec 6, 2021: 10 games. Top scorer: Joel Embiid (Sixers-Hornets), 43 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Heat

Bojan Bogdanovic scores 31 as Detroit wins in Miami

Donovan Mitchell goes for 43 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-3+5+20DET AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons20273138116
Heat2525232396
Who led
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 21, 22, 23, 19, 13, 30, 18, 31DET31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Alec BurksPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 21, 18, 17, 17, 0, 10, 7, 18DET18 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 2, 26, 29, 17, 11, 11, 22, 26, 23, 34MIA34 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 17, 15, 38, 32, 23, 28, 15, 21MIA21 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Mavs-Nuggets

Dallas leads Denver wire to wire

Dallas was ahead at every break and won 116–115. Best quarter: the first, 36–29. Tim Hardaway Jr. led Dallas with 29 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DAL over DEN1CLE over LAL14DET over MIA20Final margin, points. Pink = DAL over DEN.
Lead changes
Mavs-Nuggets11
Lakers-Cavs8
Pistons-Heat8
Shot of the night

Finney-Smith's three with 17 seconds left puts the Mavericks ahead, 116-115 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Nuggets combined for 231, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 116, Nuggets 115
231
Lakers-CavsLakers 102, Cavs 116
218
Pistons-HeatPistons 116, Heat 96
212
DAL won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 116, Nuggets 115
+1 DAL
Lakers-CavsLakers 102, Cavs 116
+14 CLE
Pistons-HeatPistons 116, Heat 96
+20 DET
Jarrett Allen shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jarrett AllenCLE · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
79% (11-14)
Aaron GordonDEN · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
BogdanovicDET · 31 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
75% (12-16)
HerroMIA · 34 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
BryantLAL · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Mavs-Nuggets
Mavs 116Nuggets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs36282725116
Nuggets29292829115
The story
Luka Doncic had a 22-10-12 triple-double as Dallas beat Denver 116-115

Aaron Gordon led Denver with 27 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB · 5-17 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 36-29, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +7+6+5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Cavs
Lakers 102Cavs 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers26233419102
Cavs27302831116
The story
Jarrett Allen's 24 points and 11 rebounds carried Cleveland past Los Angeles, 116-102

For Los Angeles, Thomas Bryant had 19 PTS, 9 REB 24 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 11-14 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 31-19, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +1+8+2+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Heat
Pistons 116Heat 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons20273138116
Heat2525232396
The story
Detroit beat Miami 116-96 behind 18 points from Alec Burks

Bam Adebayo paced Miami: 21 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 6-13 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

A 38-23 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 −5−3+5+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.6Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.6 in 22 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.9Season avg21.0Last 3

21.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.9 in 20 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.8Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 12.8 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 43

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 13, 29, 34, 29, 32, 8, 18, 34, 23, 43Cavs-Lakers · W
29.0 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Nov 24, 2004: 43 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Season high43 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 2, 26, 29, 17, 11, 11, 22, 26, 23, 34Heat-Pistons · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high34 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 21, 22, 23, 19, 13, 30, 18, 31Pistons-Heat · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 13, 2, 2, 4, 6, 22, 26, 28, 17, 29Mavs-Nuggets · W
13.3 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 17, 31, 29, 4, 20, 14, 19, 27Nuggets-Mavs · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jarrett AllenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 20, 13, 20, 8, 8, 24, 1, 24Cavs-Lakers · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high24 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Shake MiltonPHI+7.9 19.6 last 10 · 11.8 season
Anthony DavisLAL+4.6 31.9 last 10 · 27.3 season
Killian HayesDET+4.3 12.3 last 10 · 8.0 season
Norman PowellLAC+3.9 18.7 last 10 · 14.8 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+3.5 21.5 last 10 · 18.0 season
Cold
Keldon JohnsonSAS−3.9 16.5 last 10 · 20.4 season
Caris LeVertCLE−3.4 7.6 last 10 · 11.0 season
Saddiq BeyDET−3.0 11.5 last 10 · 14.5 season
Donovan MitchellCLE−2.7 26.3 last 10 · 29.0 season
Tre MannOKC−2.7 6.5 last 10 · 9.2 season