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Sunday, December 1, 2024Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed IND by 17 after the first quarter and won 136–121.

Final · Box score
Magic100
Nets92
Q1 ORL -3; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Pacers121
Grizzlies136
Q1 MEM -17; Q2 MEM -6; Q3 MEM +11; Q4 MEM +15
Final · Box score
Celtics111
Cavs115
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE -12; Q4 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Pelicans85
Knicks118
Q1 NYK +23; Q2 NYK +29; Q3 NYK +37; Q4 NYK +33
Final · Box score
Heat116
Raptors119
Q1 TOR +10; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +3
Final · Box score
Thunder116
Rockets119
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU -5; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Lakers105
Jazz104
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +1
Final · Box score
Mavs137
Blazers131
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Spurs127
Kings125
Q1 SAS -14; Q2 SAS -7; Q3 SAS -5; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets122
Clippers126
Q1 LAC +9; Q2 Clippers 0; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +4
On this day · 2023–24Dec 1, 2023: 6 games. Top scorer: Franz Wagner (Magic-Wizards), 31 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Grizzlies

Memphis storms back from 17 down to beat Indiana

Victor Wembanyama posts a triple-double

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-17-6+11+15MEM AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers45232330121
Grizzlies28344034136
Who led
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 29, 32, 20, 19, 25, 23, 21, 12, 23, 25MEM25 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 14, 26, 18, 25, 20, 22, 27, 19MEM19 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Bennedict MathurinPoints, last 10 games: 8, 21, 28, 8, 20, 16, 12, 24, 16, 19IND19 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 25, 21, 25, 22, 14, 29, 21, 17IND17 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six close finishes and one Knicks rout

Six of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. New York beat New Orleans by 33.

LAL over UTA1SAS over SAC2TOR over MIA3HOU over OKC3CLE over BOS4LAC over DEN4DAL over POR6ORL over BKN8MEM over IND15NYK over NOP33Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Magic-Nets20
Mavs-Blazers16
Lakers-Jazz11
Celtics-Cavs10
Nuggets-Clippers8
Thunder-Rockets7
Spurs-Kings7
Pacers-Grizzlies6
Pelicans-Knicks2
The night in charts
Mavs-Blazers combined for 268, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-BlazersMavs 137, Blazers 131
268
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 121, Grizzlies 136
257
Spurs-KingsSpurs 127, Kings 125
252
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 122, Clippers 126
248
Heat-RaptorsHeat 116, Raptors 119
235
Thunder-RocketsThunder 116, Rockets 119
235
Celtics-CavsCeltics 111, Cavs 115
226
Lakers-JazzLakers 105, Jazz 104
209
Pelicans-KnicksPelicans 85, Knicks 118
203
Magic-NetsMagic 100, Nets 92
192
6 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-JazzLakers 105, Jazz 104
+1 LAL
Spurs-KingsSpurs 127, Kings 125
+2 SAS
Heat-RaptorsHeat 116, Raptors 119
+3 TOR
Thunder-RocketsThunder 116, Rockets 119
+3 HOU
Celtics-CavsCeltics 111, Cavs 115
+4 CLE
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 122, Clippers 126
+4 LAC
Mavs-BlazersMavs 137, Blazers 131
+6 DAL
Magic-NetsMagic 100, Nets 92
+8 ORL
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 121, Grizzlies 136
+15 MEM
Pelicans-KnicksPelicans 85, Knicks 118
+33 NYK
MEM erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-GrizzliesMEM won · Pacers 121, Grizzlies 136
17 pts
Spurs-KingsSAS won · Spurs 127, Kings 125
14 pts
Celtics-CavsCLE won · Celtics 111, Cavs 115
12 pts
Thunder-RocketsHOU won · Thunder 116, Rockets 119
5 pts
Mavs-BlazersDAL won · Mavs 137, Blazers 131
4 pts
Simons shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SimonsPOR · 27 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
RJTOR · 37 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
75% (15-20)
HartensteinOKC · 19 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
AytonPOR · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
MPJDEN · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
Final · Spurs-Kings
Spurs 127Kings 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs28303435127
Kings42233228125
The story
Julian Champagnie had 19 points as San Antonio beat Sacramento 127-125

De'Aaron Fox led Sacramento with 23 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 19 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 5-10 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the first, the Spurs took the second 30-23.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −14−7−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Clippers
Nuggets 122Clippers 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets23363132122
Clippers32273334126
The story
Norman Powell's 28 points carried LA past Denver, 126-122

For Denver, Jamal Murray had 18 PTS, 7 AST 28 PTS, 1 AST · 9-17 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-23, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +90+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Cavs
Celtics 111Cavs 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics24253527111
Cavs28232143115
The story
Cleveland beat Boston 115-111 behind 35 points from Donovan Mitchell

Jayson Tatum paced Boston: 33 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 35 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 12-21 FG, 6-11 3PT

The swing

A 43-27 fourth quarter erased a 12-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +4+2−12+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.8Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 18 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Season avg18.0Last 3

18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.3 in 7 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
2.7Season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 2.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 39

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 12, 24, 22, 23, 19, 43, 20, 39Clippers-Nuggets · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 9 REB · 11 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 28, 26, 18, 2, 8, 27, 13, 38Rockets-Thunder · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +22.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 7, 22, 25, 39, 31, 16, 17, 22, 25, 37Raptors-Heat · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 34, 27, 30, 24, 31, 37, 16, 26, 36Mavs-Blazers · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 13 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 36, 23, 37, 35, 10, 26, 30, 12, 35Cavs-Celtics · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 24, 34, 50, 28, 25, 34, 20, 34Spurs-Kings · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook OKC, Nov 30, 2016: 35 PTS · 14 REB · 11 AST
34 PTS · 14 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dalton KnechtLAL+5.8 17.6 last 10 · 11.8 season
Naji MarshallDAL+3.8 15.4 last 10 · 11.6 season
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC+3.8 33.8 last 10 · 29.9 season
Malik BeasleyDET+3.6 19.5 last 10 · 15.9 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC+3.6 31.1 last 10 · 27.5 season
Cold
Trae YoungATL−3.6 17.8 last 10 · 21.4 season
Josh GiddeyCHI−2.4 9.3 last 10 · 11.7 season
Ochai AgbajiTOR−2.2 9.8 last 10 · 12.0 season
Davion MitchellTOR−2.1 5.0 last 10 · 7.1 season
Jalen GreenHOU−2.1 16.8 last 10 · 18.9 season