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Friday, December 6, 2024Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 4 points, by BOS (vs MIL) and IND (vs CHI).

Final · Box score
Magic94
Sixers102
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI +9; Q3 PHI +12; Q4 PHI +8
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers132
Hawks134
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 Hawks 0; Q3 ATL -3; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Bucks105
Celtics111
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS -4; Q3 BOS -4; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Pacers132
Bulls123
Q1 IND -4; Q2 IND +13; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Kings140
Spurs113
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC +10; Q3 SAC +14; Q4 SAC +27
Final · Box score
Wolves107
Warriors90
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +6; Q4 MIN +17
Final · Box score
Jazz141
Blazers99
Q1 UTA +16; Q2 UTA +23; Q3 UTA +32; Q4 UTA +42
On this day · 2023–24Dec 6, 2023: 11 games. Top scorer: Joel Embiid (Sixers-Wizards), 50 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Celtics

Jayson Tatum posts 34 and 10 as Boston beats Milwaukee

LeBron James posts a triple-double

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-4-4+6BOS AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks27302523105
Celtics29242533111
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 36, 24, 33, 16, 26, 20, 35, 33, 18, 34BOS34 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 17, 31, 29, 17, 21, 29, 28, 25BOS25 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 20, 24, 31, 37, 25, 27, 25, 31MIL31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 59, 22, 20, 41, 37, 32, 42, 28, 31, 30MIL30 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Pacers-Bulls

Indiana handles Chicago by 9

The Pacers won the second quarter 36–19. Final: 132–123. Tyrese Haliburton led Indiana with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over LAL2BOS over MIL6PHI over ORL8IND over CHI9MIN over GSW17SAC over SAS27UTA over POR42Final margin, points. Pink = IND over CHI.
Lead changes
Lakers-Hawks32
Bucks-Celtics14
Kings-Spurs10
Magic-Sixers8
Pacers-Bulls8
Wolves-Warriors7
Jazz-Blazers2
Shot of the night

Trae's three with 8 seconds left in OT puts the Hawks ahead, 134-132 final

The night in charts
Lakers-Hawks combined for 266, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-HawksLakers 132, Hawks 134 · OT
266
Pacers-BullsPacers 132, Bulls 123
255
Kings-SpursKings 140, Spurs 113
253
Jazz-BlazersJazz 141, Blazers 99
240
Bucks-CelticsBucks 105, Celtics 111
216
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 107, Warriors 90
197
Magic-SixersMagic 94, Sixers 102
196
ATL won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Lakers-HawksLakers 132, Hawks 134 · OT
+2 ATL
Bucks-CelticsBucks 105, Celtics 111
+6 BOS
Magic-SixersMagic 94, Sixers 102
+8 PHI
Pacers-BullsPacers 132, Bulls 123
+9 IND
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 107, Warriors 90
+17 MIN
Kings-SpursKings 140, Spurs 113
+27 SAC
Jazz-BlazersJazz 141, Blazers 99
+42 UTA
BOS rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-CelticsBOS won · Bucks 105, Celtics 111
4 pts
Pacers-BullsIND won · Pacers 132, Bulls 123
4 pts
Lakers-HawksATL won · Lakers 132, Hawks 134 · OT
3 pts
Magic-SixersPHI won · Magic 94, Sixers 102
2 pts
Kenyon Martin Jr. shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kenyon Martin Jr.PHI · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
90% (9-10)
John CollinsUTA · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
OkongwuATL · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Keegan MurraySAC · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
AntMIN · 30 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 2 BLK
61% (11-18)
Final · Lakers-Hawks
Lakers 132Hawks 134
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers2935332213132
Hawks2638302515134
The story
Trae Young had 31 points and 20 assists as Atlanta beat Los Angeles 134-132 in OT

Anthony Davis led Los Angeles with 38 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST 31 PTS, 20 AST, 4 REB · 9-25 FG, 5-13 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Hawks took the second 38-35.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −30−30+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bucks-Celtics
Bucks 105Celtics 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks27302523105
Celtics29242533111
The story
Jrue Holiday's 20 points carried Boston past Milwaukee, 111-105

For Milwaukee, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 30 PTS, 11 REB 20 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 7-14 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 33-23.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +2−4−4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Warriors
Wolves 107Warriors 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves31252229107
Warriors3115261890
The story
Minnesota beat Golden State 107-90 behind 10 rebounds and 9 points from Naz Reid

Stephen Curry paced Golden State: 23 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 10 REB, 9 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL · 4-10 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 29-18 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 0+10+6+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.9Season avg13.4Last 5

13.4 points a game over his last five games, against 5.9 in 17 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Season avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.1 in 18 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.0Season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 5.0 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 39

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 18, 18, 16, 12, 27, 10, 29, 39Lakers-Hawks · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Nikola Jokic DEN, Feb 2, 2020: 39 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Ties season high39 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 39, 14, 25, 19, 15, 33, 12, 8, 38Lakers-Hawks · L
27.4 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 36, 24, 33, 16, 26, 20, 35, 33, 18, 34Celtics-Bucks · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 26, 29, 18, 8, 29, 18, 11, 32Bulls-Pacers · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 7, 12, 25, 18, 20, 21, 14, 12, 17, 31Hawks-Lakers · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 20 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 20, 24, 31, 37, 25, 27, 25, 31Bucks-Celtics · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Quentin GrimesDAL+4.9 14.0 last 10 · 9.1 season
Spencer DinwiddieDAL+4.5 12.5 last 10 · 8.0 season
Naji MarshallDAL+3.8 15.4 last 10 · 11.6 season
Deni AvdijaPOR+3.0 14.7 last 10 · 11.7 season
Jared McCainPHI+2.7 18.7 last 10 · 16.0 season
Cold
Buddy HieldGSW−4.5 9.4 last 10 · 13.9 season
Anthony DavisLAL−4.5 22.9 last 10 · 27.4 season
Trae YoungATL−3.5 17.7 last 10 · 21.2 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.DET−3.2 6.5 last 10 · 9.7 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC−3.1 23.5 last 10 · 26.6 season