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Thursday, December 5, 2024Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed PHX by 11 at halftime and won 126–124.

Final · Box score
Nuggets114
Cavs126
Q1 CLE +10; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +15; Q4 CLE +12
Final · Box score
Mavs137
Wizards101
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +18; Q3 DAL +25; Q4 DAL +36
Final · Box score
Hornets101
Knicks125
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK +25; Q4 NYK +24
Final · Box score
Thunder129
Raptors92
Q1 OKC +17; Q2 OKC +25; Q3 OKC +34; Q4 OKC +37
Final · Box score
Kings110
Grizzlies115
Q1 MEM +1; Q2 MEM +1; Q3 Grizzlies 0; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Suns124
Pelicans126
Q1 NOP +1; Q2 NOP -11; Q3 NOP +6; Q4 NOP +2
Final · Box score
Bulls139
Spurs124
Q1 CHI +14; Q2 CHI +16; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +15
Final · Box score
Rockets93
Warriors99
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +6
On this day · 2023–24Dec 5, 2023: 2 games. Top scorer: Julius Randle (Knicks-Bucks), 41 points.
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The lead · Suns-Pelicans

New Orleans rallies from 11 down to beat Phoenix

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-11+6+2NOP AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns33322831124
Pelicans34204527126
Who led
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 11, 24, 18, 29, 32, 17, 18, 29NOP29 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 27, 5, 23, 19, 30, 13, 29, 25NOP25 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 44, 17, 33, 26, 31, 27, 29, 28PHX28 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 7, 15, 28, 24, 23, 17, 10, 24PHX24 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Rockets-Warriors

Golden State beats Houston, 99–93

Golden State led 73–66 after three and won by 6. Jonathan Kuminga led Golden State with 33 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NOP over PHX2MEM over SAC5GSW over HOU6CLE over DEN12CHI over SAS15NYK over CHA24DAL over WAS36OKC over TOR37Final margin, points. Pink = GSW over HOU.
Lead changes
Kings-Grizzlies20
Suns-Pelicans10
Rockets-Warriors6
Hornets-Knicks4
Mavs-Wizards2
Nuggets-Cavs1
Thunder-Raptors1
The night in charts
Bulls-Spurs combined for 263, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-SpursBulls 139, Spurs 124
263
Suns-PelicansSuns 124, Pelicans 126
250
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 114, Cavs 126
240
Mavs-WizardsMavs 137, Wizards 101
238
Hornets-KnicksHornets 101, Knicks 125
226
Kings-GrizzliesKings 110, Grizzlies 115
225
Thunder-RaptorsThunder 129, Raptors 92
221
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 93, Warriors 99
192
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-PelicansSuns 124, Pelicans 126
+2 NOP
Kings-GrizzliesKings 110, Grizzlies 115
+5 MEM
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 93, Warriors 99
+6 GSW
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 114, Cavs 126
+12 CLE
Bulls-SpursBulls 139, Spurs 124
+15 CHI
Hornets-KnicksHornets 101, Knicks 125
+24 NYK
Mavs-WizardsMavs 137, Wizards 101
+36 DAL
Thunder-RaptorsThunder 129, Raptors 92
+37 OKC
NOP erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-PelicansNOP won · Suns 124, Pelicans 126
11 pts
Rockets-WarriorsGSW won · Rockets 93, Warriors 99
4 pts
Hornets-KnicksNYK won · Hornets 101, Knicks 125
2 pts
Vucevic shot 16-of-22 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
VucevicCHI · 39 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
73% (16-22)
DosunmuCHI · 27 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB, 3 STL
69% (9-13)
Keldon JohnsonSAS · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
MobleyCLE · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
64% (7-11)
LeVertCLE · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Suns-Pelicans
Suns 124Pelicans 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns33322831124
Pelicans34204527126
The story
Brandon Ingram had 29 points as New Orleans beat Phoenix 126-124

Grayson Allen led Phoenix with 13 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB 29 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 10-19 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Pelicans took the third 45-28.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +1−11+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Cavs
Nuggets 114Cavs 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets27352527114
Cavs37293624126
The story
Donovan Mitchell's 28 points carried Cleveland past Denver, 126-114

For Denver, Michael Porter Jr. had 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 11-24 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 36-25, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +10+4+15+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Spurs
Bulls 139Spurs 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls36373531139
Spurs22354027124
The story
Chicago beat San Antonio 139-124 behind a 27-10-11 triple-double from Ayo Dosunmu

Jeremy Sochan paced San Antonio: 16 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB, 3 STL · 9-13 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

A 36-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +14+16+11+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.8Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.8 in 20 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.1 in 22 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.5Season avg24Today

24 minutes today, against 5.5 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Vucevic leads the day with 39

Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 9, 29, 14, 18, 26, 19, 19, 32, 21, 39Bulls-Spurs · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Jonathan KumingaPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 8, 12, 10, 7, 19, 12, 19, 33Warriors-Rockets · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 28, 36, 32, 28, 37, 35, 36, 32, 26, 30Thunder-Raptors · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 11, 24, 18, 29, 32, 17, 18, 29Pelicans-Suns · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 37, 35, 10, 26, 30, 12, 35, 19, 28Cavs-Nuggets · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 44, 17, 33, 26, 31, 27, 29, 28Suns-Pelicans · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jared McCainPHI+4.9 21.4 last 10 · 16.4 season
Quentin GrimesDAL+4.9 14.0 last 10 · 9.1 season
Spencer DinwiddieDAL+4.5 12.5 last 10 · 8.0 season
Dalton KnechtLAL+4.0 15.1 last 10 · 11.1 season
Naji MarshallDAL+3.8 15.4 last 10 · 11.6 season
Cold
Anthony DavisLAL−4.7 22.2 last 10 · 26.9 season
Buddy HieldGSW−3.6 10.8 last 10 · 14.4 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
Naz ReidMIN−2.6 10.4 last 10 · 13.0 season