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Tuesday, December 2, 2025Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Celtics trailed Knicks by 11 after the first quarter and won 123–117.

Final · Box score
Wizards102
Sixers121
Q1 Sixers +3; Q2 Sixers +12; Q3 Sixers +24; Q4 Sixers +19
Final · Box score
Blazers118
Raptors121
Q1 Raptors -2; Q2 Raptors +6; Q3 Raptors +15; Q4 Raptors +3
Final · Box score
Knicks117
Celtics123
Q1 Celtics -11; Q2 Celtics +6; Q3 Celtics +18; Q4 Celtics +6
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves149
Pelicans142
Q1 Wolves +6; Q2 Wolves -10; Q3 Wolves -3; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 Wolves +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies119
Spurs126
Q1 Spurs +4; Q2 Spurs +4; Q3 Spurs -1; Q4 Spurs +7
Final · Box score
Thunder124
Warriors112
Q1 Thunder +6; Q2 Thunder +19; Q3 Thunder +3; Q4 Thunder +12
On this day · 2024–25Dec 2, 2024: 4 games. Top scorer: Jaylen Brown (Celtics-Heat), 29 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Celtics

Jaylen Brown scores 42 as Boston beats New York

Tyrese Maxey goes for 35 points

Game flow · Celtics margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11+6+18+6Celtics AHEAD ↑Knicks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks32202441117
Celtics21373629123
Who led
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 33, 29, 26, 35, 33, 41, 19, 42Celtics42 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 20, 22, 15, 6, 16, 27, 16, 22Celtics22 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 6, 15, 23, 16, 18, 16, 18, 14, 14, 35Knicks35 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 39, 22, 18, 24, 37, 19, 9, 22, 29Knicks29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Wolves-Pelicans

Minnesota outlasts New Orleans in overtime

129–129 at the end of regulation. Minnesota took the last extra period 20–13. Final: 149–142. Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 44 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Wolves-Pelicans
Anthony Edwards · MINTrey Murphy III · PelicansPTS4433REB515AST44Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Spurs23
Wolves-Pelicans14
Thunder-Warriors10
Blazers-Raptors4
Wizards-Sixers2
Knicks-Celtics1
The night in charts
Wolves-Pelicans combined for 291, 46 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-PelicansWolves 149, Pelicans 142 · OT
291
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 119, Spurs 126
245
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 117, Celtics 123
240
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 118, Raptors 121
239
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 124, Warriors 112
236
Wizards-SixersWizards 102, Sixers 121
223
Raptors won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 118, Raptors 121
+3 Raptors
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 117, Celtics 123
+6 Celtics
Wolves-PelicansWolves 149, Pelicans 142 · OT
+7 MIN
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 119, Spurs 126
+7 Spurs
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 124, Warriors 112
+12 Thunder
Wizards-SixersWizards 102, Sixers 121
+19 Sixers
Celtics erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-CelticsCeltics won · Knicks 117, Celtics 123
11 pts
Wolves-PelicansWolves won · Wolves 149, Pelicans 142 · OT
10 pts
Blazers-RaptorsRaptors won · Blazers 118, Raptors 121
2 pts
Grizzlies-SpursSpurs won · Grizzlies 119, Spurs 126
1 pt
Gobert shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GobertMIN · 26 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
QuickleyRaptors · 23 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB
82% (9-11)
Mikal BridgesKnicks · 35 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
McDanielsMIN · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Jaylen BrownCeltics · 42 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (16-24)
Final · Blazers-Raptors
Blazers 118Raptors 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers39202336118
Raptors37283224121
The story
Toronto beat Portland 121-118 behind 28 points from Scottie Barnes

Jerami Grant paced Portland: 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 10-18 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 32-23 third quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

Raptors lead by quarter
200 −2+6+15+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Deni Avdija topped the game at 53.1 FPTS: 25 PTS, 14 AST, 8 REB

Final · Knicks-Celtics
Knicks 117Celtics 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks32202441117
Celtics21373629123
The story
Mikal Bridges had 35 points, but Boston won 123-117

For Boston, Derrick White had 22 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 35 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 12-17 FG, 8-12 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 11 going into the second, then won it 37-20.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 −11+6+18+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Pelicans
Wolves 149Pelicans 142
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves3127422920149
Pelicans2543352613142
The story
Rudy Gobert had 26 points and 13 rebounds as Minnesota beat New Orleans 149-142 in OT

Derik Queen led New Orleans with 21 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 26 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 9-10 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Timberwolves took the third 42-35.

Wolves lead by quarter
200 +6−10−30+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.9Season avg37.8Last 5

37.8 points a game over his last five games, against 28.9 in 16 earlier games. Today: 44 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 14 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
Will RileyWizards
+19.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.8Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 6.8 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 44

Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 30, 26, 13, 18, 41, 43, 31, 39, 32, 44Wolves-Pelicans · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Gilbert Arenas Wizards, May 3, 2006: 44 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Season high44 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 33, 29, 26, 35, 33, 41, 19, 42Celtics-Knicks · W
29.0 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson Sixers, Feb 16, 2001: 42 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Season high42 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 30, 33, 23, 33, 31, 37, 40, 37, 26, 38Thunder-Warriors · W
32.8 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 39, 24, 54, 27, 20, 22, 44, 35Sixers-Wizards · W
32.5 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 6, 15, 23, 16, 18, 16, 18, 14, 14, 35Knicks-Celtics · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Trey Murphy IIIPoints, last 10 games: 22, 35, 20, 18, 23, 25, 19, 20, 12, 33Pelicans-Wolves · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Desmond BaneMagic+4.7 23.9 last 10 · 19.2 season
Collin GillespieSuns+4.6 18.0 last 10 · 13.4 season
Noah ClowneyNets+4.3 16.7 last 10 · 12.4 season
Onyeka OkongwuHawks+4.0 20.4 last 10 · 16.4 season
Peyton WatsonNuggets+4.0 14.3 last 10 · 10.3 season
Cold
Devin BookerSuns−3.8 21.2 last 10 · 25.0 season
Jake LaRaviaLakers−3.2 5.8 last 10 · 9.0 season
Jaden McDanielsWolves−3.0 12.6 last 10 · 15.6 season
Julius RandleWolves−3.0 19.7 last 10 · 22.7 season
Ajay MitchellThunder−2.6 12.4 last 10 · 15.0 season