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Thursday, November 14, 2013Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed OKC by 1 after the first quarter and won 116–115.

Final · Box score
Rockets109
Knicks106
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Thunder115
Warriors116
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +1
On this day · 2012–13Nov 14, 2012: 10 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Grizzlies), 34 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Warriors

Golden State holds off OKC, 116–115

Carmelo Anthony goes for 45 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+9+1GSW AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder33292429115
Warriors32303321116
Who led
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 9 games: 38, 10, 27, 15, 30, 11, 12, 14, 27GSW27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 8 games: 10, 38, 22, 18, 5, 22, 25, 22GSW22 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 6 games: 21, 22, 20, 13, 19, 31OKC31 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 8 games: 8, 9, 9, 17, 11, 25, 13, 27OKC27 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Rockets-Knicks

Houston leads New York wire to wire

Houston was ahead at every break and won 109–106. Best quarter: the fourth, 34–34. James Harden led Houston with 36 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Rockets-Knicks
James Harden · HOUCarmelo Anthony · NYKPTS3645REB910AST24Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Thunder-Warriors16
Rockets-Knicks7
Shot of the night

Iguodala's jumper with 1 second left puts the Warriors ahead, 116-115 final

The night in charts
Thunder-Warriors combined for 231, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 115, Warriors 116
231
Rockets-KnicksRockets 109, Knicks 106
215
2 of 2 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 115, Warriors 116
+1 GSW
Rockets-KnicksRockets 109, Knicks 106
+3 HOU
Bargnani shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BargnaniNYK · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
KlayGSW · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
67% (10-15)
WestbrookOKC · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
65% (13-20)
IbakaOKC · 27 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK
64% (9-14)
ParsonsHOU · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Thunder-Warriors
Thunder 115Warriors 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder33292429115
Warriors32303321116
The story
Klay Thompson's 27 points carried Golden State past Oklahoma City, 116-115

For Oklahoma City, Serge Ibaka had 27 PTS, 13 REB 27 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 10-15 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 33-24, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −10+9+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Russell Westbrook was the fantasy play: 54.3 FPTS on 31 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST

Final · Rockets-Knicks
Rockets 109Knicks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets28252234109
Knicks23292034106
The story
James Harden had 36 points as Houston beat New York 109-106

JR Smith led New York with 15 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 36 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 9-17 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the first 28-23, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +5+1+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.4Season avg29.2Last 5

29.2 points a game over his last five games, against 23.4 in 7 earlier games. Today: 45 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.0 in 7 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.2Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 45

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 8 games: 19, 22, 22, 32, 28, 16, 25, 45Knicks-Rockets · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Mikal Bridges BKN, Nov 22, 2023: 45 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Season high45 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 9 games: 21, 34, 23, 15, 33, 35, 12, 26, 36Rockets-Knicks · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 6 games: 21, 22, 20, 13, 19, 31Thunder-Warriors · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 8 games: 8, 9, 9, 17, 11, 25, 13, 27Thunder-Warriors · L
14.9 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 9 games: 38, 10, 27, 15, 30, 11, 12, 14, 27Warriors-Thunder · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 8 games: 6, 9, 14, 6, 25, 16, 20, 24Knicks-Rockets · L
15.0 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST