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Thursday, December 7, 2023Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed MIL by 3 after three quarters and won 128–119.

Final · Box score
Pacers128
Bucks119
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND -3; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Pelicans89
Lakers133
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +13; Q3 LAL +39; Q4 LAL +44
On this day · 2022–23Dec 7, 2022: 11 games. Top scorer: Jordan Poole (Warriors-Jazz), 36 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Bucks

Indiana handles Milwaukee by 9

Tyrese Haliburton goes for 27 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+12-3+9IND AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers27362837128
Bucks29224325119
Who led
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 33, 12, 37, 33, 26, 33, 44, 26, 27IND27 PTS · 7 REB · 15 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 11, 17, 23, 11, 13, 17, 17, 26IND26 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 40, 42, 21, 31, 33, 33, 26, 32, 35, 37MIL37 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 27, 31, 31, 32, 18, 25, 28, 24MIL24 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Pelicans-Lakers

Lakers rout New Orleans by 44

Lakers led by 13 at halftime and won 133–89. LeBron James led Lakers with 30 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Lakers-Pelicans
LeBron James · LALTrey Murphy III · NOPPTS3014REB53AST81Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Pacers-Bucks16
Pelicans-Lakers8
The night in charts
Pacers-Bucks combined for 247, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-BucksPacers 128, Bucks 119
247
Pelicans-LakersPelicans 89, Lakers 133
222
IND won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Pacers-BucksPacers 128, Bucks 119
+9 IND
Pelicans-LakersPelicans 89, Lakers 133
+44 LAL
IND rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-BucksIND won · Pacers 128, Bucks 119
3 pts
Pelicans-LakersLAL won · Pelicans 89, Lakers 133
1 pt
LeBron shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LeBronLAL · 30 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB
75% (9-12)
GiannisMIL · 37 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
68% (13-19)
RussellLAL · 14 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
HaliburtonIND · 27 PTS, 15 AST, 7 REB, 1 BLK
58% (11-19)
MiddletonMIL · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
54% (7-13)
Final · Pacers-Bucks
Pacers 128Bucks 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers27362837128
Bucks29224325119
The story
Myles Turner had 26 points and 10 rebounds as Indiana beat Milwaukee 128-119

Damian Lillard led Milwaukee with 24 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 26 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 9-18 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Pacers took the second 36-22.

IND lead by quarter
200 −2+12−3+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Lakers
Pelicans 89Lakers 133
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans3024171889
Lakers29384323133
The story
LeBron James' 30 points and 8 assists carried Los Angeles past New Orleans, 133-89

For New Orleans, Trey Murphy III had 14 PTS, 3 REB 30 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 9-12 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 43-17, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
500 −1+13+39+44 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anthony Davis was the fantasy play: 51.5 FPTS on 16 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.9Season avg31.2Last 5

31.2 points a game over his last five games, against 26.9 in 17 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.5 in 22 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 21.1 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 37

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 40, 42, 21, 31, 33, 33, 26, 32, 35, 37Bucks-Pacers · L
30.5 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 37, 17, 26, 22, 18, 25, 21, 16, 31, 30Lakers-Pelicans · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 33, 12, 37, 33, 26, 33, 44, 26, 27Pacers-Bucks · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 15 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 11, 17, 23, 11, 13, 17, 17, 26Pacers-Bucks · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 27, 31, 31, 32, 18, 25, 28, 24Bucks-Pacers · L
25.6 PPG season to date · −1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 18, 12, 7, 17, 9, 12, 14, 20Bucks-Pacers · L
12.4 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high20 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brook LopezMIL+4.0 17.5 last 10 · 13.5 season
Coby WhiteCHI+3.8 19.0 last 10 · 15.2 season
Obi ToppinIND+3.5 16.5 last 10 · 13.0 season
Julius RandleNYK+3.4 24.9 last 10 · 21.4 season
Jaime Jaquez Jr.MIA+3.3 15.4 last 10 · 12.1 season
Cold
Luguentz DortOKC−3.8 6.2 last 10 · 10.0 season
Dejounte MurrayATL−2.9 17.1 last 10 · 20.0 season
Dyson DanielsNOP−2.6 4.3 last 10 · 6.9 season
Tobias HarrisPHI−2.5 14.9 last 10 · 17.4 season
D'Angelo RussellLAL−2.3 14.3 last 10 · 16.6 season