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Wednesday, December 3, 2025Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed DET by 9 after the first quarter and won 113–109.

Final · Box score
Blazers122
Cavs110
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +14; Q4 POR +12
Final · Box score
Nuggets135
Pacers120
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +24; Q3 DEN +23; Q4 DEN +15
Final · Box score
Spurs114
Magic112
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Clippers115
Hawks92
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +14; Q3 LAC +21; Q4 LAC +23
Final · Box score
Hornets104
Knicks119
Q1 NYK +15; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 NYK +15; Q4 NYK +15
Final · Box score
Nets113
Bulls103
Q1 BKN +5; Q2 BKN +10; Q3 BKN +8; Q4 BKN +10
Final · Box score
Kings95
Rockets121
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU +16; Q4 HOU +26
Final · Box score
Pistons109
Bucks113
Q1 MIL -9; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL -7; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Heat108
Mavs118
Q1 DAL -5; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +10
On this day · 2024–25Dec 3, 2024: 11 games. Top scorer: Nikola Jokic (Nuggets-Warriors), 38 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Bucks

Milwaukee climbs out of a 9-point hole against Detroit

Jamal Murray goes for 52 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-3-7+4MIL AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons30223324109
Bucks21282935113
Who led
Kevin Porter Jr.Points, last 4 games: 10, 13, 30, 26MIL26 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Ryan RollinsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 24, 32, 24, 10, 26, 13, 10, 14, 22MIL22 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 23, 11, 18, 12, 12, 18, 26, 9, 20DET20 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 26, 46, 25, 29, 24, 42, 39, 29, 18, 17DET17 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Heat-Mavs

Dallas upsets Miami

Dallas (7–15) beat Miami (14–7) 118–108. Cooper Flagg led Dallas with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over ORL2MIL over DET4BKN over CHI10DAL over MIA10POR over CLE12DEN over IND15NYK over CHA15LAC over ATL23HOU over SAC26Final margin, points. Pink = DAL over MIA.
Lead changes
Kings-Rockets12
Pistons-Bucks5
Nets-Bulls4
Blazers-Cavs3
Nuggets-Pacers3
Clippers-Hawks3
Heat-Mavs3
Spurs-Magic2
Hornets-Knicks0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Pacers combined for 255, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 135, Pacers 120
255
Blazers-CavsBlazers 122, Cavs 110
232
Spurs-MagicSpurs 114, Magic 112
226
Heat-MavsHeat 108, Mavs 118
226
Hornets-KnicksHornets 104, Knicks 119
223
Pistons-BucksPistons 109, Bucks 113
222
Nets-BullsNets 113, Bulls 103
216
Kings-RocketsKings 95, Rockets 121
216
Clippers-HawksClippers 115, Hawks 92
207
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-MagicSpurs 114, Magic 112
+2 SAS
Pistons-BucksPistons 109, Bucks 113
+4 MIL
Nets-BullsNets 113, Bulls 103
+10 BKN
Heat-MavsHeat 108, Mavs 118
+10 DAL
Blazers-CavsBlazers 122, Cavs 110
+12 POR
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 135, Pacers 120
+15 DEN
Hornets-KnicksHornets 104, Knicks 119
+15 NYK
Clippers-HawksClippers 115, Hawks 92
+23 LAC
Kings-RocketsKings 95, Rockets 121
+26 HOU
MIL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-BucksMIL won · Pistons 109, Bucks 113
9 pts
Heat-MavsDAL won · Heat 108, Mavs 118
5 pts
Kings-RocketsHOU won · Kings 95, Rockets 121
1 pt
Murray shot 19-of-25 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MurrayDEN · 52 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
76% (19-25)
WareMIA · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
GiddeyCHI · 28 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST
71% (10-14)
McConnellIND · 14 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
FlaggDAL · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Spurs-Magic
Spurs 114Magic 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs31272828114
Magic29203033112
The story
De'Aaron Fox had 31 points as San Antonio beat Orlando 114-112

Jalen Suggs led Orlando with 24 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 31 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 11-20 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the second 27-20, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +2+9+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Franz Wagner led the game in fantasy with 48.3 FPTS (25 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Nets-Bulls
Nets 113Bulls 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets29252930113
Bulls24203128103
The story
Brooklyn beat Chicago 113-103 behind 33 points and 10 rebounds from Michael Porter Jr.

Josh Giddey paced Chicago: 28 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST 33 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 10-20 FG, 5-12 3PT

The swing

A 29-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +5+10+8+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Pacers
Nuggets 135Pacers 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets33393033135
Pacers28203141120
The story
Nikola Jokic's 24 points and 13 assists carried Denver past Indiana, 135-120

For Indiana, T.J. McConnell had 14 PTS, 6 AST 24 PTS, 13 AST, 8 REB · 9-17 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 39-20, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
300 +5+24+23+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.8Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.8 in 19 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.8Season avg18.0Last 3

18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.8 in 16 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.7Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 8.7 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jamal Murray leads the day with 52

Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 34, 16, 26, 23, 29, 37, 24, 10, 52Nuggets-Pacers · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +28.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Stephen Curry GSW, Apr 12, 2021: 53 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Season high52 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 39, 22, 18, 24, 37, 19, 9, 22, 29, 35Knicks-Hornets · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 18 REB · 5 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 20, 18, 18, 11, 16, 14, 12, 34Hornets-Knicks · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 25, 21, 24, 34, 25, 33, 25, 16, 35, 33Nets-Bulls · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 30, 37, 21, 32, 37, 17, 42, 18, 43, 33Cavs-Blazers · L
30.7 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 26, 26, 26, 37, 15, 25, 29, 31Spurs-Magic · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Peyton WatsonDEN+4.8 15.2 last 10 · 10.4 season
Collin GillespiePHX+4.6 18.0 last 10 · 13.4 season
Desmond BaneORL+4.1 23.1 last 10 · 19.0 season
Noah ClowneyBKN+4.1 16.9 last 10 · 12.8 season
Airious BaileyUTA+3.9 14.2 last 10 · 10.2 season
Cold
Zach LaVineSAC−4.1 15.7 last 10 · 19.8 season
Devin BookerPHX−3.8 21.2 last 10 · 25.0 season
Jake LaRaviaLAL−3.2 5.8 last 10 · 9.0 season
Jaden McDanielsMIN−3.0 12.6 last 10 · 15.6 season
Julius RandleMIN−3.0 19.7 last 10 · 22.7 season