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Friday, November 15, 2013Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed UTA by 13 after the first quarter and won 91–82.

Final · Box score
Bucks77
Pacers104
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND +15; Q3 IND +14; Q4 IND +27
Final · Box score
Bulls96
Raptors80
Q1 CHI +11; Q2 CHI +14; Q3 CHI +20; Q4 CHI +16
Final · Box score
Sixers103
Hawks113
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL -2; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +10
Final · Box score
Blazers109
Celtics96
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +13
Final · Box score
Bobcats86
Cavs80
Q1 CHA -6; Q2 CHA -4; Q3 CHA -1; Q4 CHA +6
Final · Box score
Mavs104
Heat110
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Wolves113
Nuggets117
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 DEN -4; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +4
Final · OT · Box score
Nets100
Suns98
Q1 BKN -11; Q2 BKN -4; Q3 BKN +6; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 BKN +2
Final · Box score
Spurs91
Jazz82
Q1 SAS -13; Q2 SAS -5; Q3 SAS -7; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Grizzlies89
Lakers86
Q1 MEM +7; Q2 Grizzlies 0; Q3 MEM -3; Q4 MEM +3
Final · Box score
Pistons97
Kings90
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +3; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +7
On this day · 2012–13Nov 15, 2012: 3 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Nuggets), 27 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Jazz

San Antonio rallies from 13 down to beat Utah

Josh Smith goes for 21 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-5-7+9SAS AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1625193191
Jazz2917211582
Who led
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 17, 24, 20, 18, 17, 14, 16, 22SAS22 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Boris DiawPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 14, 9, 11, 8, 4, 8, 15, 17SAS17 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Derrick FavorsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 12, 6, 10, 10, 17, 21, 12, 20UTA20 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 15, 22, 28, 15, 24, 22, 27, 15UTA15 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Pacers rout

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Indiana beat Milwaukee by 27.

BKN over PHX2MEM over LAL3DEN over MIN4CHA over CLE6MIA over DAL6DET over SAC7SAS over UTA9ATL over PHI10POR over BOS13CHI over TOR16IND over MIL27Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Lakers22
Nets-Suns10
Mavs-Heat9
Wolves-Nuggets8
Pistons-Kings6
Bucks-Pacers4
Spurs-Jazz3
Bobcats-Cavs1
Bulls-Raptors0
Shot of the night

Johnson's layup at the buzzer of OT breaks the tie, 100-98 final

The night in charts
Wolves-Nuggets combined for 230, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 113, Nuggets 117
230
Sixers-HawksSixers 103, Hawks 113
216
Mavs-HeatMavs 104, Heat 110
214
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 109, Celtics 96
205
Nets-SunsNets 100, Suns 98
198
Pistons-KingsPistons 97, Kings 90
187
Bucks-PacersBucks 77, Pacers 104
181
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 96, Raptors 80
176
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 89, Lakers 86
175
Spurs-JazzSpurs 91, Jazz 82
173
Bobcats-CavsBobcats 86, Cavs 80
166
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-SunsNets 100, Suns 98
+2 BKN
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 89, Lakers 86
+3 MEM
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 113, Nuggets 117
+4 DEN
Bobcats-CavsBobcats 86, Cavs 80
+6 CHA
Mavs-HeatMavs 104, Heat 110
+6 MIA
Pistons-KingsPistons 97, Kings 90
+7 DET
Spurs-JazzSpurs 91, Jazz 82
+9 SAS
Sixers-HawksSixers 103, Hawks 113
+10 ATL
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 109, Celtics 96
+13 POR
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 96, Raptors 80
+16 CHI
Bucks-PacersBucks 77, Pacers 104
+27 IND
SAS erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-JazzSAS won · Spurs 91, Jazz 82
13 pts
Nets-SunsBKN won · Nets 100, Suns 98
11 pts
Bobcats-CavsCHA won · Bobcats 86, Cavs 80
6 pts
Wolves-NuggetsDEN won · Wolves 113, Nuggets 117
4 pts
Grizzlies-LakersMEM won · Grizzlies 89, Lakers 86
3 pts
Hibbert shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HibbertIND · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 8 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
LeBronMIA · 39 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
78% (14-18)
BareaMIN · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
71% (10-14)
NoahCHI · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
DirkDAL · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Nets-Suns
Nets 100Suns 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets182827198100
Suns29211725698
The story
Brook Lopez had 27 points as Brooklyn beat Phoenix 100-98 in OT

Goran Dragic led Phoenix with 19 PTS, 10 AST 27 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK · 9-16 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Nets took the third 27-17.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −11−4+60+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Grizzlies-Lakers
Grizzlies 89Lakers 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2416232689
Lakers1723262086
The story
Marc Gasol's 18 points and 8 assists carried Memphis past Los Angeles, 89-86

For Los Angeles, Steve Blake had 10 AST, 9 PTS, 7 REB 18 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 6-15 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 24-17, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +70−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Jazz
Spurs 91Jazz 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1625193191
Jazz2917211582
The story
San Antonio beat Utah 91-82 behind 17 points from Boris Diaw

Gordon Hayward paced Utah: 15 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 6-9 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 31-15 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −13−5−7+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Derrick Favors topped the game at 60.6 FPTS: 20 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.5Season avg30.0Last 5

30.0 points a game over his last five games, against 25.5 in 8 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Season avg19.5Last 3

19.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.7 in 9 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.3Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 8.3 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 39

LeBron JamesPoints, last 9 games: 17, 25, 26, 25, 35, 18, 25, 33, 39Heat-Mavs · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 31, 17, 21, 14, 6, 18, 22, 18, 37Raptors-Bulls · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high37 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 9 games: 24, 17, 14, 18, 14, 19, 14, 25, 33Hawks-Sixers · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 9 games: 2, 16, 21, 15, 2, 23, 12, 10, 28Grizzlies-Lakers · W
14.3 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 34, 17, 25, 32, 25, 23, 33, 28Wolves-Nuggets · L
27.2 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 9 games: 24, 22, 24, 11, 16, 14, 16, 19, 28Mavs-Heat · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST