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Saturday, November 16, 2013Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed WAS by 7 after the first quarter and won 103–96.

Final · Box score
Heat97
Bobcats81
Q1 MIA +10; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +16
Final · Box score
Mavs108
Magic100
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +13; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +8
Final · OT · Box score
Cavs103
Wizards96
Q1 CLE -7; Q2 CLE -5; Q3 CLE -5; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Hawks110
Knicks90
Q1 ATL -2; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +11; Q4 ATL +20
Final · Box score
Pacers94
Bulls110
Q1 CHI +11; Q2 CHI +25; Q3 CHI +25; Q4 CHI +16
Final · Box score
Nuggets111
Rockets122
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU +17; Q3 HOU +15; Q4 HOU +11
Final · Box score
Celtics88
Wolves106
Q1 MIN +9; Q2 MIN +5; Q3 MIN +19; Q4 MIN +18
Final · Box score
Sixers98
Pelicans135
Q1 NOP +12; Q2 NOP +21; Q3 NOP +37; Q4 NOP +37
Final · Box score
Thunder92
Bucks79
Q1 Thunder 0; Q2 Thunder 0; Q3 OKC +7; Q4 OKC +13
Final · Box score
Jazz88
Warriors102
Q1 GSW +14; Q2 GSW +17; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +14
Final · Box score
Nets103
Clippers110
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC -1; Q3 LAC +1; Q4 LAC +7
On this day · 2012–13Nov 16, 2012: 9 games. Top scorer: Nicolas Batum (Blazers-Rockets), 35 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Wizards

Kyrie Irving scores 41 as Cleveland beats Washington

Ty Lawson goes for 28 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-7-5-50+7CLE AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Cavs1826202613103
Wizards25242021696
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 15, 29, 10, 39, 16, 20, 18, 41CLE41 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Tristan ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 2, 12, 5, 13, 19, 14, 10, 15, 15CLE15 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 9 games: 17, 10, 19, 17, 29, 34, 9, 19, 28WAS28 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Nene HilarioPoints, last 7 games: 12, 10, 20, 14, 14, 4, 24WAS24 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

New Orleans posts the night's biggest win

New Orleans beat Philadelphia by 37, the widest margin of 11 games.

CLE over WAS7LAC over BKN7DAL over ORL8HOU over DEN11OKC over MIL13GSW over UTA14MIA over CHA16CHI over IND16MIN over BOS18ATL over NYK20NOP over PHI37Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Cavs-Wizards12
Mavs-Magic6
Sixers-Pelicans5
Hawks-Knicks4
Celtics-Wolves3
Nets-Clippers3
Heat-Bobcats2
Pacers-Bulls1
Jazz-Warriors0
The night in charts
Sixers-Pelicans combined for 233
Points by game
Sixers-PelicansSixers 98, Pelicans 135
233
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 111, Rockets 122
233
Nets-ClippersNets 103, Clippers 110
213
Mavs-MagicMavs 108, Magic 100
208
Pacers-BullsPacers 94, Bulls 110
204
Hawks-KnicksHawks 110, Knicks 90
200
Cavs-WizardsCavs 103, Wizards 96
199
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 88, Wolves 106
194
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 88, Warriors 102
190
Heat-BobcatsHeat 97, Bobcats 81
178
Thunder-BucksThunder 92, Bucks 79
171
LAC won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Nets-ClippersNets 103, Clippers 110
+7 LAC
Cavs-WizardsCavs 103, Wizards 96
+7 CLE
Mavs-MagicMavs 108, Magic 100
+8 DAL
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 111, Rockets 122
+11 HOU
Thunder-BucksThunder 92, Bucks 79
+13 OKC
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 88, Warriors 102
+14 GSW
Heat-BobcatsHeat 97, Bobcats 81
+16 MIA
Pacers-BullsPacers 94, Bulls 110
+16 CHI
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 88, Wolves 106
+18 MIN
Hawks-KnicksHawks 110, Knicks 90
+20 ATL
Sixers-PelicansSixers 98, Pelicans 135
+37 NOP
CLE rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-WizardsCLE won · Cavs 103, Wizards 96
7 pts
Hawks-KnicksATL won · Hawks 110, Knicks 90
2 pts
Nets-ClippersLAC won · Nets 103, Clippers 110
1 pt
Blatche shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BlatcheBKN · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
LeBronMIA · 30 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
PlumleeBKN · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
FavorsUTA · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
VucevicORL · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Cavs-Wizards
Cavs 103Wizards 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs1826202613103
Wizards25242021696
The story
Tristan Thompson had 15 points and 12 rebounds as Cleveland beat Washington 103-96 in OT

Bradley Beal led Washington with 28 PTS, 4 REB 15 PTS, 12 REB · 6-11 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers won the overtime 13-6.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −7−5−50+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nuggets-Rockets
Nuggets 111Rockets 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets23232936111
Rockets33302732122
The story
Dwight Howard's 25 points carried Houston past Denver, 122-111

For Denver, JJ Hickson had 14 PTS, 8 REB 25 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 4-6 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 33-23, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +10+17+15+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Pelicans
Sixers 98Pelicans 135
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2224203298
Pelicans34333632135
The story
New Orleans beat Philadelphia 135-98 behind 13 points from Anthony Davis

Tony Wroten paced Philadelphia: 19 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 13 PTS, 9 REB, 9 BLK, 1 AST · 5-10 FG

The swing

A 36-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Pelicans.

NOP lead by quarter
400 +12+21+37+37 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, today vs 2012–13 avg
Points per game
16.22012–13 avg26Today

26 points today in 27 minutes, against 16.2 a game in 2012–13 (81 games).

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 9 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.2Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 6.2 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 41

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 15, 29, 10, 39, 16, 20, 18, 41Cavs-Wizards · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +21.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, May 19, 1998: 41 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Ties career high41 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 20, 18, 23, 27, 22, 25, 22, 30Clippers-Nets · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 26, 25, 35, 18, 25, 33, 39, 30Heat-Bobcats · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 9 games: 20, 21, 20, 23, 29, 17, 19, 14, 28Nuggets-Rockets · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 17 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 9 games: 17, 10, 19, 17, 29, 34, 9, 19, 28Wizards-Cavs · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 14, 8, 14, 17, 24, 7, 6, 27Celtics-Wolves · L
13.3 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST