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Thursday, December 8, 2022Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed POR by 10 after three quarters and won 121–120.

Final · Box score
Clippers110
Heat115
Q1 MIA -8; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA -3; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Rockets109
Spurs118
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS -3; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Nuggets121
Blazers120
Q1 DEN -6; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN -10; Q4 DEN +1
On this day · 2021–22Dec 8, 2021: 13 games. Top scorer: Nikola Jokic (Nuggets-Pelicans), 39 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Blazers

Nikola Jokic posts 33 and 10 as Denver beats Portland

Damian Lillard goes for 40 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-1-10+1DEN AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets30332632121
Blazers36283521120
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 8, 31, 39, 19, 32, 17, 24, 32, 19, 33DEN33 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 10, 21, 31, 26, 20, 18, 11, 21DEN21 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 19, 26, 29, 22, 25, 13, 21, 40POR40 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Jusuf NurkicPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 22, 20, 17, 13, 8, 15, 19, 21POR21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Clippers-Heat

Miami rallies from 8 down to beat Clippers

Trailing by 8 after one, Miami outscored the Clippers 95–82 the rest of the way. Final: 115–110. Bam Adebayo led Miami with 31 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Heat-Clippers
Bam Adebayo · MIAPaul George · LACPTS3129REB108AST47Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Clippers-Heat25
Nuggets-Blazers20
Shot of the night

Murray's jumper with 0.9 seconds left puts the Nuggets ahead, 121-120 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Blazers combined for 241, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 121, Blazers 120
241
Rockets-SpursRockets 109, Spurs 118
227
Clippers-HeatClippers 110, Heat 115
225
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 121, Blazers 120
+1 DEN
Clippers-HeatClippers 110, Heat 115
+5 MIA
Rockets-SpursRockets 109, Spurs 118
+9 SAS
DEN erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-BlazersDEN won · Nuggets 121, Blazers 120
10 pts
Clippers-HeatMIA won · Clippers 110, Heat 115
8 pts
Rockets-SpursSAS won · Rockets 109, Spurs 118
5 pts
Nurkic shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NurkicPOR · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
90% (9-10)
JimmyMIA · 26 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL
83% (10-12)
Jabari Smith Jr.HOU · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
BamMIA · 31 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (14-21)
Keldon JohnsonSAS · 32 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
67% (14-21)
Final · Nuggets-Blazers
Nuggets 121Blazers 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets30332632121
Blazers36283521120
The story
Jamal Murray had 21 points and 8 assists as Denver beat Portland 121-120

Jerami Grant led Portland with 18 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 8-21 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Nuggets took the fourth 32-21.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −6−1−10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Heat
Clippers 110Heat 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers28263323110
Heat20362831115
The story
Jimmy Butler's 26 points and 8 assists carried Miami past LA, 115-110

For LA, Paul George had 29 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST 26 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL · 10-12 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 8 going into the second, then won it 36-26.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −8+2−3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Spurs
Rockets 109Spurs 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets29252332109
Spurs24273928118
The story
San Antonio beat Houston 118-109 behind 32 points from Keldon Johnson

Jabari Smith Jr. paced Houston: 23 PTS, 4 REB 32 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 14-21 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 39-23 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −5−3+13+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.0Season avg24.8Last 5

24.8 points a game over his last five games, against 20.0 in 17 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 15 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.4Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 19.4 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 40

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 19, 26, 29, 22, 25, 13, 21, 40Blazers-Nuggets · L
26.9 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Stephon Marbury MIN, Feb 17, 1999: 40 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
40 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 8, 31, 39, 19, 32, 17, 24, 32, 19, 33Nuggets-Blazers · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Keldon JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 12, 5, 15, 26, 19, 15, 27, 32Spurs-Rockets · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 15, 38, 32, 23, 28, 15, 21, 31Heat-Clippers · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 17, 22, 23, 16, 21, 19, 11, 29Clippers-Heat · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 16, 35, 20, 16, 13, 25, 18, 26Heat-Clippers · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 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
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
Keldon JohnsonSAS−2.7 18.2 last 10 · 20.9 season