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Wednesday, December 7, 2022Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed LAC by 18 after the first quarter and won 116–111.

Final · OT · Box score
Clippers111
Magic116
Q1 ORL -18; Q2 ORL -9; Q3 ORL -7; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Hornets116
Nets122
Q1 BKN +10; Q2 BKN +18; Q3 BKN +9; Q4 BKN +6
Final · Box score
Hawks89
Knicks113
Q1 NYK +11; Q2 NYK +12; Q3 NYK +22; Q4 NYK +24
Final · Box score
Lakers113
Raptors126
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +23; Q3 TOR +22; Q4 TOR +13
Final · Box score
Wizards111
Bulls115
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI -1; Q4 CHI +4
Final · Box score
Thunder102
Grizzlies123
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM +5; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 MEM +21
Final · Box score
Kings113
Bucks126
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +7; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +13
Final · Box score
Pacers115
Wolves121
Q1 MIN +18; Q2 MIN +2; Q3 Wolves 0; Q4 MIN +6
Final · Box score
Pistons98
Pelicans104
Q1 NOP -1; Q2 NOP +13; Q3 NOP +6; Q4 NOP +6
Final · Box score
Warriors123
Jazz124
Q1 UTA -5; Q2 UTA -3; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +1
Final · Box score
Celtics125
Suns98
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +27; Q3 BOS +39; Q4 BOS +27
On this day · 2021–22Dec 7, 2021: 3 games. Top scorer: Jayson Tatum (Celtics-Lakers), 34 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Magic

Orlando needs overtime to survive Clippers

Julius Randle goes for 34 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-18-9-70+5ORL AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Clippers3217292112111
Magic1426312817116
Who led
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 33, 30, 19, 18, 24, 20, 22, 9, 20, 23ORL23 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Moritz WagnerPoints, last 8 games: 7, 12, 2, 9, 16, 5, 19, 20ORL20 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Terance MannPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 17, 16, 14, 11, 5, 13, 8, 19LAC19 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Ivica ZubacPoints, last 10 games: 3, 14, 8, 6, 31, 12, 12, 13, 9, 16LAC16 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Boston by 27.

UTA over GSW1CHI over WAS4ORL over LAC5BKN over CHA6MIN over IND6NOP over DET6TOR over LAL13MIL over SAC13MEM over OKC21NYK over ATL24BOS over PHX27Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Wizards-Bulls12
Pistons-Pelicans9
Thunder-Grizzlies6
Warriors-Jazz6
Hornets-Nets4
Kings-Bucks3
Pacers-Wolves2
Hawks-Knicks1
Shot of the night

Fontecchio's dunk with 1.4 seconds left puts the Jazz ahead, 124-123 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Jazz combined for 247, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-JazzWarriors 123, Jazz 124
247
Kings-BucksKings 113, Bucks 126
239
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 113, Raptors 126
239
Hornets-NetsHornets 116, Nets 122
238
Pacers-WolvesPacers 115, Wolves 121
236
Clippers-MagicClippers 111, Magic 116 · OT
227
Wizards-BullsWizards 111, Bulls 115
226
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 102, Grizzlies 123
225
Celtics-SunsCeltics 125, Suns 98
223
Pistons-PelicansPistons 98, Pelicans 104
202
Hawks-KnicksHawks 89, Knicks 113
202
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-JazzWarriors 123, Jazz 124
+1 UTA
Wizards-BullsWizards 111, Bulls 115
+4 CHI
Clippers-MagicClippers 111, Magic 116 · OT
+5 ORL
Pistons-PelicansPistons 98, Pelicans 104
+6 NOP
Hornets-NetsHornets 116, Nets 122
+6 BKN
Pacers-WolvesPacers 115, Wolves 121
+6 MIN
Kings-BucksKings 113, Bucks 126
+13 MIL
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 113, Raptors 126
+13 TOR
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 102, Grizzlies 123
+21 MEM
Hawks-KnicksHawks 89, Knicks 113
+24 NYK
Celtics-SunsCeltics 125, Suns 98
+27 BOS
ORL erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-MagicORL won · Clippers 111, Magic 116 · OT
18 pts
Warriors-JazzUTA won · Warriors 123, Jazz 124
5 pts
Pistons-PelicansNOP won · Pistons 98, Pelicans 104
1 pt
Wizards-BullsCHI won · Wizards 111, Bulls 115
1 pt
Sabonis shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SabonisSAC · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
ClarkeMEM · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
KumingaGSW · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
GrimesNYK · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
CurryBKN · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB
73% (8-11)
Final · Warriors-Jazz
Warriors 123Jazz 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors35342232123
Jazz30363424124
The story
Walker Kessler's 12 rebounds and 10 points carried Utah past Golden State, 124-123

For Golden State, Klay Thompson had 22 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 12 REB, 10 PTS, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 5-6 FG

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 34-22.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −5−3+9+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Magic
Clippers 111Magic 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Clippers3217292112111
Magic1426312817116
The story
Moritz Wagner had 20 points and 13 rebounds as Orlando beat LA 116-111 in OT

Terance Mann led LA with 19 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 7-13 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 18 after the first, the Magic took the second 26-17.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −18−9−70+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Hornets-Nets
Hornets 116Nets 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets28273229116
Nets38352326122
The story
Brooklyn beat Charlotte 122-116 behind 33 points and 9 assists from Kyrie Irving

Kelly Oubre Jr. paced Charlotte: 28 PTS, 8 REB 33 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 4 BLK · 14-24 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

A 38-28 first quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +10+18+9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.5Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.5 in 23 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.9Season avg25.7Last 3

25.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.9 in 24 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.5Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 7.5 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 3 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Jordan Poole leads the day with 36

Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 10, 26, 8, 19, 24, 9, 30, 21, 23, 36Warriors-Jazz · L
17.7 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high36 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 37, 36, 38, 30, 37, 40, 34, 35Bucks-Kings · W
32.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 25, 23, 14, 36, 18, 24, 18, 34Knicks-Hawks · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 29, 20, 22, 20, 27, 27, 18, 33Nets-Hornets · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 17, 14, 9, 16, 22, 28, 17, 31Bucks-Kings · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 12, 36, 31, 45, 39, 17, 31, 29Nets-Hornets · W
29.8 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 8 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
Norman PowellLAC+3.9 18.7 last 10 · 14.8 season
Killian HayesDET+3.9 12.2 last 10 · 8.3 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+3.8 22.0 last 10 · 18.2 season
Cold
Keldon JohnsonSAS−3.9 16.5 last 10 · 20.4 season
Caris LeVertCLE−3.4 7.6 last 10 · 11.0 season
CJ McCollumNOP−3.4 13.5 last 10 · 16.9 season
Tre MannOKC−2.9 6.4 last 10 · 9.3 season
Donovan MitchellCLE−2.7 26.3 last 10 · 29.0 season