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Friday, December 1, 2023Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Magic trailed Wizards by 5 after the first quarter and won 130–125.

Final · Box score
Wizards125
Magic130
Q1 Magic -5; Q2 Magic -3; Q3 Magic +3; Q4 Magic +5
Final · Box score
Sixers119
Celtics125
Q1 Celtics +8; Q2 Celtics -3; Q3 Celtics -2; Q4 Celtics +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies108
Mavs94
Q1 Grizzlies +8; Q2 Grizzlies +15; Q3 Grizzlies +7; Q4 Grizzlies +14
Final · Box score
Knicks119
Raptors106
Q1 Knicks +8; Q2 Knicks 0; Q3 Knicks +13; Q4 Knicks +13
Final · Box score
Spurs106
Pelicans121
Q1 Pelicans +1; Q2 Pelicans +2; Q3 Pelicans +8; Q4 Pelicans +15
Final · Box score
Nuggets119
Suns111
Q1 Nuggets +11; Q2 Nuggets +7; Q3 Nuggets +3; Q4 Nuggets +8
On this day · 2022–23Dec 1, 2022: 1 game. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (Mavs-Pistons), 35 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Magic

Franz Wagner scores 31 in Orlando win over Washington

Scottie Barnes goes for 29 points

Game flow · Magic margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-3+3+5Magic AHEAD ↑Wizards AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards36252836125
Magic31273438130
Who led
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 21, 19, 17, 27, 17, 30, 31, 31Magic31 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 13, 24, 25, 23, 23, 23, 6, 28Magic28 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 34, 22, 19, 22, 28, 22, 12, 32, 23, 27Wizards27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Daniel GaffordPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 10, 14, 15, 8, 12, 10, 4, 18Wizards18 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Sixers-Celtics

Boston makes it three straight

Boston beat Philadelphia 125–119 and moved to 15–4. Derrick White led Boston with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · Celtics
Wvs Knicks114–98W@ Sixers117–107W@ Raptors108–105W@ Grizzlies102–100L@ Hornets118–121Wvs Bucks119–116L@ Magic96–113Wvs Hawks113–103Wvs Bulls124–97Wvs Sixers125–119
Lead changes
Spurs-Pelicans11
Nuggets-Suns8
Knicks-Raptors5
Grizzlies-Mavs5
The night in charts
Wizards-Magic combined for 255, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-MagicWizards 125, Magic 130
255
Sixers-CelticsSixers 119, Celtics 125
244
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 119, Suns 111
230
Spurs-PelicansSpurs 106, Pelicans 121
227
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 119, Raptors 106
225
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 108, Mavs 94
202
Magic won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Wizards-MagicWizards 125, Magic 130
+5 Magic
Sixers-CelticsSixers 119, Celtics 125
+6 Celtics
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 119, Suns 111
+8 Nuggets
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 119, Raptors 106
+13 Knicks
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 108, Mavs 94
+14 Grizzlies
Spurs-PelicansSpurs 106, Pelicans 121
+15 Pelicans
Magic rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-MagicMagic won · Wizards 125, Magic 130
5 pts
Sixers-CelticsCeltics won · Sixers 119, Celtics 125
3 pts
Valanciunas shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ValanciunasPelicans · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
Reggie JacksonNuggets · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
73% (8-11)
GaffordWizards · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
70% (7-10)
DiVincenzoKnicks · 21 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
AldamaGrizzlies · 17 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Wizards-Magic
Wizards 125Magic 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards36252836125
Magic31273438130
The story
Paolo Banchero had 28 points and 13 rebounds as Orlando beat Washington 130-125

Daniel Gafford led Washington with 18 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST · 11-20 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Magic took the third 34-28.

Magic lead by quarter
200 −5−3+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Celtics
Sixers 119Celtics 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers36362522119
Celtics44252630125
The story
Jaylen Brown's 20 points carried Boston past Philadelphia, 125-119

For Philadelphia, Robert Covington had 18 PTS, 5 REB 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL · 8-20 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 44-36, was where the Celtics built it.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 +8−3−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Patrick Beverley was the fantasy play: 50.6 FPTS on 26 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST

Final · Knicks-Raptors
Knicks 119Raptors 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks34233329119
Raptors26312029106
The story
New York beat Toronto 119-106 behind 22 points and 8 assists from Jalen Brunson

Jakob Poeltl paced Toronto: 12 PTS, 12 REB 22 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 9-21 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 33-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

Knicks lead by quarter
200 +80+13+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.2Season avg27.2Last 5

27.2 points a game over his last five games, against 20.2 in 18 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.5Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.5 in 19 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Franz Wagner leads the day with 31

Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 21, 19, 17, 27, 17, 30, 31, 31Magic-Wizards · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Jusuf NurkicPoints, last 10 games: 3, 3, 15, 18, 18, 9, 6, 8, 19, 31Suns-Nuggets · L
12.0 PPG season to date · +20.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 38, 28, 31, 38, 39, 31, 32, 30, 30Suns-Nuggets · L
31.2 PPG season to date · −1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 37, 27, 15, 26, 30, 23, 6, 13, 17, 30Grizzlies-Mavs · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Scottie BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 14, 17, 14, 20, 13, 15, 17, 23, 29Raptors-Knicks · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 13, 24, 25, 23, 23, 23, 6, 28Magic-Wizards · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Reggie JacksonNuggets+3.2 16.5 last 10 · 13.2 season
Patrick WilliamsBulls+2.3 10.1 last 10 · 7.8 season
Coby WhiteBulls+1.9 16.1 last 10 · 14.2 season
Christian BraunNuggets+1.9 10.7 last 10 · 8.8 season
Jonas ValanciunasPelicans+1.7 15.6 last 10 · 13.9 season
Cold
Dyson DanielsPelicans−0.9 6.5 last 10 · 7.4 season
Nikola VucevicBulls−0.7 15.4 last 10 · 16.1 season
Scottie BarnesRaptors−0.5 19.1 last 10 · 19.6 season
Austin ReavesLakers−0.3 13.2 last 10 · 13.5 season
Christian WoodLakers−0.1 7.2 last 10 · 7.3 season