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Wednesday, November 13, 2013Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed MIL by 13 after the first quarter and won 94–91.

Final · Box score
Bucks91
Magic94
Q1 ORL -13; Q2 ORL -9; Q3 ORL -2; Q4 ORL +3
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets117
Sixers123
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI +3; Q3 PHI -10; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Bobcats89
Celtics83
Q1 CHA +6; Q2 CHA +8; Q3 CHA +7; Q4 CHA +6
Final · Box score
Knicks95
Hawks91
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK -3; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Raptors103
Grizzlies87
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +11; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +16
Final · Box score
Cavs95
Wolves124
Q1 MIN +14; Q2 MIN +23; Q3 MIN +32; Q4 MIN +29
Final · Box score
Wizards79
Spurs92
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +13
Final · Box score
Lakers99
Nuggets111
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +4; Q4 DEN +12
Final · Box score
Pelicans105
Jazz111
Q1 UTA -7; Q2 UTA -10; Q3 UTA -4; Q4 UTA +6
Final · Box score
Suns89
Blazers90
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR -6; Q4 POR +1
Final · Box score
Nets86
Kings107
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC +12; Q3 SAC +21; Q4 SAC +21
Final · Box score
Thunder103
Clippers111
Q1 LAC -8; Q2 LAC -9; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC +8
On this day · 2012–13Nov 13, 2012: 6 games. Top scorer: Anderson Varejao (Cavs-Nets), 35 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Magic

Arron Afflalo hits eight threes, Orlando tops Milwaukee

Dwight Howard goes for 23 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-9-2+3ORL AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks3618201791
Magic2322272294
Who led
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 9 games: 9, 28, 30, 16, 11, 23, 21, 18, 36ORL36 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 9 games: 8, 22, 10, 19, 30, 14, 7, 15, 17ORL17 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 7 games: 13, 8, 16, 28, 28, 6, 25MIL25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 7 games: 14, 8, 12, 10, 19, 10, 20MIL20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Suns-Blazers14
Pelicans-Jazz10
Thunder-Clippers8
Knicks-Hawks7
Raptors-Grizzlies4
Lakers-Nuggets1
Bobcats-Celtics0
Wizards-Spurs0
Nets-Kings0
Shot of the night

Dame's jumper with 6 seconds left puts the Blazers ahead, 90-89 final

The night in charts
Rockets-Sixers combined for 240, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-SixersRockets 117, Sixers 123
240
Cavs-WolvesCavs 95, Wolves 124
219
Pelicans-JazzPelicans 105, Jazz 111
216
Thunder-ClippersThunder 103, Clippers 111
214
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 99, Nuggets 111
210
Nets-KingsNets 86, Kings 107
193
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 103, Grizzlies 87
190
Knicks-HawksKnicks 95, Hawks 91
186
Bucks-MagicBucks 91, Magic 94
185
Suns-BlazersSuns 89, Blazers 90
179
Bobcats-CelticsBobcats 89, Celtics 83
172
Wizards-SpursWizards 79, Spurs 92
171
3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-BlazersSuns 89, Blazers 90
+1 POR
Bucks-MagicBucks 91, Magic 94
+3 ORL
Knicks-HawksKnicks 95, Hawks 91
+4 NYK
Pelicans-JazzPelicans 105, Jazz 111
+6 UTA
Rockets-SixersRockets 117, Sixers 123
+6 PHI
Bobcats-CelticsBobcats 89, Celtics 83
+6 CHA
Thunder-ClippersThunder 103, Clippers 111
+8 LAC
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 99, Nuggets 111
+12 DEN
Wizards-SpursWizards 79, Spurs 92
+13 SAS
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 103, Grizzlies 87
+16 TOR
Nets-KingsNets 86, Kings 107
+21 SAC
Cavs-WolvesCavs 95, Wolves 124
+29 MIN
ORL erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-MagicORL won · Bucks 91, Magic 94
13 pts
Pelicans-JazzUTA won · Pelicans 105, Jazz 111
10 pts
Rockets-SixersPHI won · Rockets 117, Sixers 123
10 pts
Thunder-ClippersLAC won · Thunder 103, Clippers 111
9 pts
Suns-BlazersPOR won · Suns 89, Blazers 90
6 pts
Kanter shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KanterUTA · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
HorfordATL · 23 PTS, 5 REB
79% (11-14)
James AndersonPHI · 36 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL
75% (12-16)
AfflaloORL · 36 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
JrueNOP · 19 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Bucks-Magic
Bucks 91Magic 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks3618201791
Magic2322272294
The story
Nikola Vucevic's 17 points and 11 rebounds carried Orlando past Milwaukee, 94-91

For Milwaukee, Caron Butler had 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 6-10 FG

The swing

The Magic trailed by 9 going into the third, then won it 27-20.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −13−9−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Sixers
Rockets 117Sixers 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets3126331611117
Sixers2832202617123
The story
James Anderson had 36 points as Philadelphia beat Houston 123-117 in OT

Jeremy Lin led Houston with 34 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB 36 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL · 12-16 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the 76ers took the fourth 26-16.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −3+3−100+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pelicans-Jazz
Pelicans 105Jazz 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans29262228105
Jazz22232838111
The story
Utah beat New Orleans 111-105 behind 27 points and 10 assists from Gordon Hayward

Jrue Holiday paced New Orleans: 19 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 27 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 6-12 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 38-28 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −7−10−4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anthony Davis topped the game at 53.5 FPTS: 29 PTS, 15 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.9Season avg14.4Last 5

14.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.9 in 8 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 3 vs 2012–13 avg
Minutes per game
22.42012–13 avg5.3Last 3

5.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.4 in 2012–13 (57 games). Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.6Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 9.6 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Minnesota by 29.

POR over PHX1ORL over MIL3NYK over ATL4PHI over HOU6CHA over BOS6UTA over NOP6LAC over OKC8DEN over LAL12SAS over WAS13TOR over MEM16SAC over BKN21MIN over CLE29Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Arron Afflalo leads the day with 36

Arron AfflaloPoints, last 9 games: 9, 28, 30, 16, 11, 23, 21, 18, 36Magic-Bucks · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
James AndersonPoints, last 9 games: 8, 3, 1, 7, 13, 11, 5, 7, 36Sixers-Rockets · W
10.1 PPG season to date · +29.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Jeremy LinPoints, last 9 games: 16, 14, 20, 14, 12, 16, 6, 31, 34Rockets-Sixers · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 7 games: 42, 13, 33, 23, 37, 33, 33Thunder-Clippers · L
30.6 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 9 games: 31, 24, 34, 17, 25, 32, 25, 23, 33Wolves-Cavs · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 9 games: 20, 26, 25, 17, 18, 32, 14, 15, 29Pelicans-Jazz · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST