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Monday, December 1, 2025Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed DEN by 14 after the first quarter and won 131–121.

Final · Box score
Hawks98
Pistons99
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET +1; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +1
Final · Box score
Cavs135
Pacers119
Q1 CLE +12; Q2 CLE +12; Q3 CLE +9; Q4 CLE +16
Final · Box score
Bucks126
Wizards129
Q1 WAS -6; Q2 WAS -8; Q3 WAS -3; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Hornets103
Nets116
Q1 BKN -1; Q2 Nets 0; Q3 BKN +6; Q4 BKN +13
Final · Box score
Clippers123
Heat140
Q1 MIA +11; Q2 MIA +20; Q3 MIA +32; Q4 MIA +17
Final · Box score
Bulls120
Magic125
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Mavs131
Nuggets121
Q1 DAL -14; Q2 DAL +1; Q3 DAL -2; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Rockets125
Jazz133
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +8
Final · Box score
Suns125
Lakers108
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX +14; Q3 PHX +19; Q4 PHX +17
On this day · 2024–25Dec 1, 2024: 10 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Clippers-Nuggets), 39 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Nuggets

Anthony Davis scores 32, Dallas rallies past Denver

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14+1-2+10DAL AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs27423329131
Nuggets41273617121
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 7 games: 22, 27, 25, 26, 4, 12, 32DAL32 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Ryan NembhardPoints, last 9 games: 8, 2, 0, 6, 0, 2, 17, 8, 28DAL28 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 55, 27, 36, 28, 34, 44, 17, 21, 26, 29DEN29 PTS · 20 REB · 13 AST
Spencer JonesPoints, last 10 games: 3, 2, 0, 0, 3, 1, 0, 9, 16, 28DEN28 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Bucks-Wizards

Washington rallies from 8 down to beat Milwaukee

Trailing by 8 at the half, Washington outscored the Bucks 71–60 the rest of the way. Final: 129–126. CJ McCollum led Washington with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Wizards-Bucks
CJ McCollum · WASKevin Porter Jr. · MILPTS2830REB44AST55Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Hawks-Pistons27
Suns-Lakers15
Hornets-Nets13
Mavs-Nuggets11
Bulls-Magic10
Rockets-Jazz8
Bucks-Wizards4
Clippers-Heat2
Cavs-Pacers1
The night in charts
Clippers-Heat combined for 263, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-HeatClippers 123, Heat 140
263
Rockets-JazzRockets 125, Jazz 133
258
Bucks-WizardsBucks 126, Wizards 129
255
Cavs-PacersCavs 135, Pacers 119
254
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 131, Nuggets 121
252
Bulls-MagicBulls 120, Magic 125
245
Suns-LakersSuns 125, Lakers 108
233
Hornets-NetsHornets 103, Nets 116
219
Hawks-PistonsHawks 98, Pistons 99
197
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-PistonsHawks 98, Pistons 99
+1 DET
Bucks-WizardsBucks 126, Wizards 129
+3 WAS
Bulls-MagicBulls 120, Magic 125
+5 ORL
Rockets-JazzRockets 125, Jazz 133
+8 UTA
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 131, Nuggets 121
+10 DAL
Hornets-NetsHornets 103, Nets 116
+13 BKN
Cavs-PacersCavs 135, Pacers 119
+16 CLE
Clippers-HeatClippers 123, Heat 140
+17 MIA
Suns-LakersSuns 125, Lakers 108
+17 PHX
DAL erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-NuggetsDAL won · Mavs 131, Nuggets 121
14 pts
Bucks-WizardsWAS won · Bucks 126, Wizards 129
8 pts
Hawks-PistonsDET won · Hawks 98, Pistons 99
2 pts
Hornets-NetsBKN won · Hornets 103, Nets 116
1 pt
Rockets-JazzUTA won · Rockets 125, Jazz 133
1 pt
Nembhard shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NembhardDAL · 28 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB
86% (12-14)
Kevin Porter Jr.MIL · 30 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
80% (12-15)
TysonCLE · 27 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
DurenDET · 21 PTS, 11 REB
75% (9-12)
Spencer JonesDEN · 28 PTS, 5 REB
73% (11-15)
Final · Hawks-Pistons
Hawks 98Pistons 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2722193098
Pistons2525242599
The story
Cade Cunningham's 18 points and 8 assists carried Detroit past Atlanta, 99-98

For Atlanta, Jalen Johnson had 29 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST 18 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 6 STL, 3 BLK · 7-15 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 24-19, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 −2+1+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Wizards
Bucks 126Wizards 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks34322832126
Wizards28303338129
The story
Washington beat Milwaukee 129-126 behind 28 points from CJ McCollum

Giannis Antetokounmpo paced Milwaukee: 26 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 28 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 11-21 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

A 38-32 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −6−8−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Porter Jr. topped the game at 52.8 FPTS: 30 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB

Final · Mavs-Nuggets
Mavs 131Nuggets 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs27423329131
Nuggets41273617121
The story
Ryan Nembhard had 28 points and 10 assists as Dallas beat Denver 131-121

Spencer Jones led Denver with 28 PTS, 5 REB 28 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB · 12-14 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the first, the Mavericks took the second 42-27.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −14+1−2+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.3Season avg26.8Last 5

26.8 points a game over his last five games, against 18.3 in 20 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.1 in 20 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.2Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 28 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 43

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 31, 30, 37, 21, 32, 37, 17, 42, 18, 43Cavs-Pacers · W
30.6 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Gilbert Arenas WAS, Feb 7, 2005: 43 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
43 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 38, 19, 24, 41, 37, 33, 43, 35, 34, 38Lakers-Suns · L
35.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 26, 23, 15, 27, 18, 15, 37, 37Magic-Bulls · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 18, 34, 27, 20, 19, 39, 30, 36Clippers-Heat · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 28, 25, 21, 24, 34, 25, 33, 25, 16, 35Nets-Hornets · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 32, 34, 12, 22, 25, 29, 13, 19, 27, 33Suns-Lakers · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Desmond BaneORL+4.7 23.9 last 10 · 19.2 season
Collin GillespiePHX+4.6 18.0 last 10 · 13.4 season
Noah ClowneyBKN+4.3 16.7 last 10 · 12.4 season
Onyeka OkongwuATL+4.0 20.4 last 10 · 16.4 season
Peyton WatsonDEN+4.0 14.3 last 10 · 10.3 season
Cold
Devin BookerPHX−3.8 21.2 last 10 · 25.0 season
Jake LaRaviaLAL−3.2 5.8 last 10 · 9.0 season
DeMar DeRozanSAC−2.4 16.0 last 10 · 18.4 season
Julius RandleMIN−2.2 20.8 last 10 · 23.0 season
Ajay MitchellOKC−2.1 13.1 last 10 · 15.2 season