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Sunday, December 1, 2024Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed IND by 17 after the first quarter and won 136–121.

Final
ORL100
BKN92
Q1 ORL -3; Q2 ORL 0; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +8
Final
IND121
MEM136
Q1 MEM -17; Q2 MEM -6; Q3 MEM +11; Q4 MEM +15
Final
BOS111
CLE115
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE -12; Q4 CLE +4
Final
NOP85
NYK118
Q1 NYK +23; Q2 NYK +29; Q3 NYK +37; Q4 NYK +33
Final
MIA116
TOR119
Q1 TOR +10; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +3
Final
OKC116
HOU119
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU -5; Q4 HOU +3
Final
LAL105
UTA104
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +1
Final
DAL137
POR131
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +6
Final
SAS127
SAC125
Q1 SAS -14; Q2 SAS -7; Q3 SAS -5; Q4 SAS +2
Final
DEN122
LAC126
Q1 LAC +9; Q2 LAC 0; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +4
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 · 2023–24Dec 1, 2023: 6 games. Top scorer: Franz Wagner (ORL vs WAS), 31 points.
The lead · IND @ MEM

Memphis storms back from 17 down to beat Indiana

The Grizzlies trailed by 17 after one and won 136–121. Jaren Jackson Jr. led Memphis with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-17-6+11+15MEM AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND45232330121
MEM28344034136
Who led
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 29, 32, 20, 19, 25, 23, 21, 12, 23, 25MEM25 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 14, 26, 18, 25, 20, 22, 27, 19MEM19 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Bennedict MathurinPoints, last 10 games: 8, 21, 28, 8, 20, 16, 12, 24, 16, 19IND19 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 25, 21, 25, 22, 14, 29, 21, 17IND17 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six close finishes and one Knicks rout

Six of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. New York beat New Orleans by 33.

LAL over UTA1SAS over SAC2TOR over MIA3HOU over OKC3CLE over BOS4LAC over DEN4DAL over POR6ORL over BKN8MEM over IND15NYK over NOP33Final 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
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.8Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 18 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Season avg18.0Last 3

18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.3 in 7 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
2.7Season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 2.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 39

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.
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 12, 24, 22, 23, 19, 43, 20, 39LAC vs DEN · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 9 REB · 11 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 28, 26, 18, 2, 8, 27, 13, 38HOU vs OKC · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +22.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 7, 22, 25, 39, 31, 16, 17, 22, 25, 37TOR vs MIA · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 34, 27, 30, 24, 31, 37, 16, 26, 36DAL @ POR · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 13 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 36, 23, 37, 35, 10, 26, 30, 12, 35CLE vs BOS · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 24, 34, 50, 28, 25, 34, 20, 34SAS @ SAC · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Russell Westbrook OKC, Nov 30, 2016: 35 PTS · 14 REB · 11 AST
34 PTS · 14 REB · 11 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
Dalton KnechtLAL+5.8 17.6 last 10 · 11.8 season
Naji MarshallDAL+3.8 15.4 last 10 · 11.6 season
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC+3.8 33.8 last 10 · 29.9 season
Malik BeasleyDET+3.6 19.5 last 10 · 15.9 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC+3.6 31.1 last 10 · 27.5 season
Cold
Trae YoungATL−3.6 17.8 last 10 · 21.4 season
Josh GiddeyCHI−2.4 9.3 last 10 · 11.7 season
Ochai AgbajiTOR−2.2 9.8 last 10 · 12.0 season
Davion MitchellTOR−2.1 5.0 last 10 · 7.1 season
Jalen GreenHOU−2.1 16.8 last 10 · 18.9 season