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Friday, December 2, 2022Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed PHX by 10 after three quarters and won 122–121.

Final
DEN109
ATL117
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +14; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +8
Final
TOR105
BKN114
Q1 BKN +24; Q2 BKN +23; Q3 BKN +21; Q4 BKN +9
Final · OT
MIA120
BOS116
Q1 MIA 0; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA -6; Q4 MIA 0; OT1 MIA +4
Final
WAS116
CHA117
Q1 CHA +5; Q2 CHA +15; Q3 CHA +19; Q4 CHA +1
Final
ORL96
CLE107
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +18; Q4 CLE +11
Final
CHI111
GSW119
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW +11; Q3 GSW +14; Q4 GSW +8
Final
PHI109
MEM117
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +16; Q4 MEM +8
Final
LAL133
MIL129
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +4
Final
HOU122
PHX121
Q1 HOU -9; Q2 HOU -7; Q3 HOU -10; Q4 HOU +1
Final
NOP117
SAS99
Q1 NOP +2; Q2 NOP -3; Q3 NOP +10; Q4 NOP +18
Final
IND119
UTA139
Q1 UTA +11; Q2 UTA +16; Q3 UTA +20; Q4 UTA +20
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2021–22Dec 2, 2021: 5 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (CHI @ NYK), 34 points.
The lead · HOU @ PHX

Jalen Green scores 30, Houston rallies past Phoenix

Houston trailed by 10 after three and won 122–121. Devin Booker scored 41 for Phoenix in the loss.

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-7-10+1HOU AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU27302936122
PHX36283225121
Who led
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 17, 16, 16, 30, 28, 17, 16, 30HOU30 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jabari Smith Jr.Points, last 10 games: 9, 7, 10, 12, 22, 21, 15, 9, 13, 17HOU17 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 49, 20, 25, 21, 27, 44, 51, 41PHX41 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 13, 13, 25, 15, 16, 13, 8, 22PHX22 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Jazz rout

Four of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Utah beat Indiana by 20.

CHA over WAS1HOU over PHX1MIA over BOS4LAL over MIL4ATL over DEN8GSW over CHI8MEM over PHI8BKN over TOR9CLE over ORL11NOP over SAS18UTA over IND20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.5Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.5 in 18 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.7 in 20 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 44

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 37, 38, 30, 37, 25, 25, 27, 44LAL @ MIL · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Pascal Siakam TOR, Nov 8, 2019: 44 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Season high44 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 49, 20, 25, 21, 27, 44, 51, 41PHX vs HOU · L
29.5 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Eric Bledsoe PHX, Feb 1, 2017: 41 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
41 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 16, 25, 37, 36, 38, 30, 37, 40MIL vs LAL · L
31.8 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Anthony Peeler VAN, Feb 4, 1997: 40 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 22, 27, 25, 31, 25, 36, 26, 37BOS vs MIA · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 25, 33, 26, 42, 59, 32, 32, 30, 19, 35PHI @ MEM · L
31.4 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 17, 11, 15, 39, 13, 17, 27, 34ATL vs DEN · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Austin ReavesLAL+4.1 14.8 last 10 · 10.7 season
Norman PowellLAC+3.9 18.7 last 10 · 14.8 season
Caleb MartinMIA+3.8 15.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Derrick WhiteBOS+3.6 14.8 last 10 · 11.2 season
Killian HayesDET+3.6 11.5 last 10 · 7.9 season
Cold
Keldon JohnsonSAS−3.3 16.7 last 10 · 20.0 season
Donovan MitchellCLE−3.3 25.4 last 10 · 28.7 season
Stephen CurryGSW−2.7 28.1 last 10 · 30.8 season
Buddy HieldIND−2.6 14.0 last 10 · 16.6 season
Spencer DinwiddieDAL−2.3 13.9 last 10 · 16.2 season