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Wednesday, December 4, 2024Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Pacers90
Nets99
Q1 BKN +7; Q2 BKN +16; Q3 BKN +5; Q4 BKN +9
Final · Box score
Pistons120
Celtics130
Q1 BOS +15; Q2 BOS +14; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Lakers93
Heat134
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +17; Q3 MIA +33; Q4 MIA +41
Final · Box score
Magic106
Sixers102
Q1 ORL +12; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Hawks119
Bucks104
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 ATL +12; Q4 ATL +15
Final · Box score
Wolves108
Clippers80
Q1 MIN +19; Q2 MIN +27; Q3 MIN +36; Q4 MIN +28
On this day · 2023–24Dec 4, 2023: 2 games. Top scorer: Jayson Tatum (Celtics-Pacers), 32 points.
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The lead · Magic-Sixers

Franz Wagner goes for 35 in Orlando win over Philadelphia

Cade Cunningham goes for 27 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1200+4ORL AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic34192429106
Sixers22312425102
Who led
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 14, 37, 30, 21, 21, 29, 20, 30, 35ORL35 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jalen SuggsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 16, 23, 2, 31, 12, 12, 14, 17ORL17 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Jared McCainPoints, last 10 games: 34, 29, 20, 20, 30, 18, 15, 7, 17, 24PHI24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 12, 8, 26, 17, 39, 28, 21, 16PHI16 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Miami by 41.

ORL over PHI4BKN over IND9BOS over DET10ATL over MIL15MIN over LAC28MIA over LAL41Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Magic-Sixers7
Pacers-Nets5
Lakers-Heat3
Wolves-Clippers2
Pistons-Celtics0
The night in charts
Pistons-Celtics combined for 250, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-CelticsPistons 120, Celtics 130
250
Lakers-HeatLakers 93, Heat 134
227
Hawks-BucksHawks 119, Bucks 104
223
Magic-SixersMagic 106, Sixers 102
208
Pacers-NetsPacers 90, Nets 99
189
Wolves-ClippersWolves 108, Clippers 80
188
ORL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Magic-SixersMagic 106, Sixers 102
+4 ORL
Pacers-NetsPacers 90, Nets 99
+9 BKN
Pistons-CelticsPistons 120, Celtics 130
+10 BOS
Hawks-BucksHawks 119, Bucks 104
+15 ATL
Wolves-ClippersWolves 108, Clippers 80
+28 MIN
Lakers-HeatLakers 93, Heat 134
+41 MIA
LeBron shot 12-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LeBronLAL · 29 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
JimmyMIA · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
McCainPHI · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
59% (10-17)
HauserBOS · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
HerroMIA · 31 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
58% (11-19)
Final · Magic-Sixers
Magic 106Sixers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic34192429106
Sixers22312425102
The story
Jalen Suggs had 17 points as Orlando beat Philadelphia 106-102

Jared McCain led Philadelphia with 24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 6-15 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Magic won the first 34-22, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +1200+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Celtics
Pistons 120Celtics 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons24343032120
Celtics39333127130
The story
Jaylen Brown's 28 points and 9 assists carried Boston past Detroit, 130-120

For Detroit, Tobias Harris had 27 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 10-21 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 39-24, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +15+14+15+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Bucks
Hawks 119Bucks 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks38322920119
Bucks35242817104
The story
Atlanta beat Milwaukee 119-104 behind 20 points from De'Andre Hunter

Damian Lillard paced Milwaukee: 25 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 6-13 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

A 32-24 second quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +3+11+12+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.4Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.4 in 21 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.6Season avg20.0Last 3

20.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.6 in 17 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.6Season avg23Today

23 minutes today, against 6.6 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Franz Wagner leads the day with 35

Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 14, 37, 30, 21, 21, 29, 20, 30, 35Magic-Sixers · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 23, 59, 22, 20, 41, 37, 32, 42, 28, 31Bucks-Hawks · L
32.6 PPG season to date · −1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 18, 18, 18, 27, 23, 31, 19, 31Heat-Lakers · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 31, 18, 18, 16, 12, 27, 10, 29Lakers-Heat · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 37, 24, 27, 17, 31, 29, 17, 21, 29, 28Celtics-Pistons · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 35, 15, 21, 26, 27, 24, 23, 27Pistons-Celtics · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 14 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Quentin GrimesDAL+5.2 14.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Jared McCainPHI+4.9 21.4 last 10 · 16.4 season
Dalton KnechtLAL+4.0 15.1 last 10 · 11.1 season
Naji MarshallDAL+3.8 15.4 last 10 · 11.6 season
Spencer DinwiddieDAL+3.5 11.3 last 10 · 7.8 season
Cold
Anthony DavisLAL−4.7 22.2 last 10 · 26.9 season
Trae YoungATL−3.2 17.5 last 10 · 20.7 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.DET−3.2 6.5 last 10 · 9.7 season
Buddy HieldGSW−3.2 11.7 last 10 · 14.8 season
Naz ReidMIN−2.6 10.4 last 10 · 13.0 season