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Tuesday, November 19, 2013Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed MIN by 12 at halftime and won 104–100.

Final · Box score
Wolves100
Wizards104
Q1 WAS -7; Q2 WAS -12; Q3 Wizards 0; Q4 WAS +4
Final · Box score
Knicks86
Pistons92
Q1 DET +2; Q2 Pistons 0; Q3 DET +8; Q4 DET +6
Final · Box score
Hawks88
Heat104
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA +10; Q4 MIA +16
Final · Box score
Celtics85
Rockets109
Q1 HOU +22; Q2 HOU +24; Q3 HOU +31; Q4 HOU +24
Final · Box score
Suns104
Kings107
Q1 SAC +8; Q2 SAC -8; Q3 SAC -6; Q4 SAC +3
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The lead · Wolves-Wizards

Washington climbs out of a 12-point hole against Minnesota

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 27 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-120+4WAS AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves34291819100
Wizards27243023104
Who led
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 19, 17, 29, 34, 9, 19, 28, 25WAS25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Nene HilarioPoints, last 8 games: 12, 10, 20, 14, 14, 4, 24, 20WAS20 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 34, 17, 25, 32, 25, 23, 33, 28, 23, 25MIN25 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Corey BrewerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 18, 17, 17, 9, 27, 11, 4, 16MIN16 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Suns-Kings

Sacramento climbs back to beat Phoenix

Phoenix led by 8 at the half. Sacramento won it 107–104. DeMarcus Cousins led Sacramento with 27 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Kings-Suns
DeMarcus Cousins · SACGerald Green · PHXPTS2723REB123AST34Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Wolves-Wizards13
Hawks-Heat10
Knicks-Pistons7
Suns-Kings3
The night in charts
Suns-Kings combined for 211, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-KingsSuns 104, Kings 107
211
Wolves-WizardsWolves 100, Wizards 104
204
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 85, Rockets 109
194
Hawks-HeatHawks 88, Heat 104
192
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 86, Pistons 92
178
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-KingsSuns 104, Kings 107
+3 SAC
Wolves-WizardsWolves 100, Wizards 104
+4 WAS
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 86, Pistons 92
+6 DET
Hawks-HeatHawks 88, Heat 104
+16 MIA
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 85, Rockets 109
+24 HOU
WAS erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-WizardsWAS won · Wolves 100, Wizards 104
12 pts
Suns-KingsSAC won · Suns 104, Kings 107
8 pts
Hawks-HeatMIA won · Hawks 88, Heat 104
1 pt
Terrence Jones shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Terrence JonesHOU · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
83% (10-12)
GoodwinPHX · 16 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
GortatWAS · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
ScottATL · 15 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
HilarioWAS · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Suns-Kings
Suns 104Kings 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns25372616104
Kings33212825107
The story
Isaiah Thomas' 19 points carried Sacramento past Phoenix, 107-104

For Phoenix, Channing Frye had 17 PTS, 9 REB 19 PTS, 3 AST · 6-12 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 25-16.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +8−8−6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Wizards
Wolves 100Wizards 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves34291819100
Wizards27243023104
The story
John Wall had 16 assists and 14 points as Washington beat Minnesota 104-100

Kevin Love led Minnesota with 25 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 16 AST, 14 PTS, 5 REB · 5-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the second, the Wizards took the third 30-18.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −7−120+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Pistons
Knicks 86Pistons 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2419202386
Pistons2617282192
The story
Detroit beat New York 92-86 behind 13 points and 11 rebounds from Andre Drummond

Carmelo Anthony paced New York: 25 PTS, 7 REB 13 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 6-7 FG

The swing

A 28-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 +20+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.8Season avg12.2Last 5

12.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.8 in 8 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.6 in 9 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.1Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 12.1 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

DeMarcus Cousins leads the day with 27

DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 8, 11, 35, 33, 15, 26, 9, 27Kings-Suns · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 34, 17, 25, 32, 25, 23, 33, 28, 23, 25Wolves-Wizards · L
26.7 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 22, 32, 28, 16, 25, 45, 23, 25Knicks-Pistons · L
25.7 PPG season to date · −0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 19, 17, 29, 34, 9, 19, 28, 25Wizards-Wolves · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Terrence JonesPoints, last 9 games: 3, 4, 2, 0, 7, 10, 6, 14, 24Rockets-Celtics · W
7.8 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high24 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Gerald GreenPoints, last 10 games: 5, 7, 21, 18, 15, 12, 15, 17, 8, 23Suns-Kings · L
14.1 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST