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Saturday, November 23, 2013Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed ORL by 16 at halftime and won 101–99.

Final · Box score
Kings102
Clippers103
Q1 LAC +16; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +1
Final · Box score
Sixers98
Pacers106
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Knicks89
Wizards98
Q1 WAS -1; Q2 WAS -3; Q3 WAS +7; Q4 WAS +9
Final · Box score
Celtics94
Hawks87
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS -4; Q3 BOS -10; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Magic99
Heat101
Q1 MIA -4; Q2 MIA -16; Q3 MIA -6; Q4 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Wolves101
Rockets112
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +8; Q4 HOU +11
Final · Box score
Bobcats96
Bucks72
Q1 CHA +4; Q2 CHA +7; Q3 CHA +23; Q4 CHA +24
Final · Box score
Cavs96
Spurs126
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +33; Q3 SAS +29; Q4 SAS +30
Final · Box score
Mavs100
Nuggets102
Q1 DEN +13; Q2 DEN +12; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +2
Final · Box score
Blazers113
Warriors101
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR -5; Q3 POR -3; Q4 POR +12
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The lead · Magic-Heat

Miami storms back from 16 down to beat Orlando

LaMarcus Aldridge goes for 30 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-16-6+2MIA AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2035222299
Heat16233230101
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 20, 20, 29, 18, 8, 17, 4, 27MIA27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 35, 18, 25, 33, 39, 30, 13, 21, 22MIA22 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Glen DavisORL20 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 30, 16, 11, 23, 21, 18, 36, 25, 30, 18ORL18 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Spurs rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. San Antonio beat Cleveland by 30.

LAC over SAC1MIA over ORL2DEN over DAL2BOS over ATL7IND over PHI8WAS over NYK9HOU over MIN11POR over GSW12CHA over MIL24SAS over CLE30Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Sixers-Pacers17
Knicks-Wizards10
Celtics-Hawks8
Blazers-Warriors8
Kings-Clippers4
Cavs-Spurs0
The night in charts
Cavs-Spurs combined for 222, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-SpursCavs 96, Spurs 126
222
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 113, Warriors 101
214
Wolves-RocketsWolves 101, Rockets 112
213
Kings-ClippersKings 102, Clippers 103
205
Sixers-PacersSixers 98, Pacers 106
204
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 100, Nuggets 102
202
Magic-HeatMagic 99, Heat 101
200
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 89, Wizards 98
187
Celtics-HawksCeltics 94, Hawks 87
181
Bobcats-BucksBobcats 96, Bucks 72
168
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-ClippersKings 102, Clippers 103
+1 LAC
Magic-HeatMagic 99, Heat 101
+2 MIA
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 100, Nuggets 102
+2 DEN
Celtics-HawksCeltics 94, Hawks 87
+7 BOS
Sixers-PacersSixers 98, Pacers 106
+8 IND
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 89, Wizards 98
+9 WAS
Wolves-RocketsWolves 101, Rockets 112
+11 HOU
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 113, Warriors 101
+12 POR
Bobcats-BucksBobcats 96, Bucks 72
+24 CHA
Cavs-SpursCavs 96, Spurs 126
+30 SAS
MIA erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-HeatMIA won · Magic 99, Heat 101
16 pts
Celtics-HawksBOS won · Celtics 94, Hawks 87
10 pts
Blazers-WarriorsPOR won · Blazers 113, Warriors 101
5 pts
Knicks-WizardsWAS won · Knicks 89, Wizards 98
3 pts
Klay shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KlayGSW · 30 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
StephensonIND · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
BrooksHOU · 26 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
Terrence JonesHOU · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
GortatWAS · 17 REB, 16 PTS, 2 AST, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Kings-Clippers
Kings 102Clippers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings13352133102
Clippers29281828103
The story
Chris Paul's 22 points and 9 assists carried Los Angeles past Sacramento, 103-102

For Sacramento, Patrick Patterson had 21 PTS, 7 REB 22 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 7-13 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-13, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +16+9+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

DeMarcus Cousins was the fantasy play: 56.3 FPTS on 23 PTS, 19 REB, 7 AST

Final · Magic-Heat
Magic 99Heat 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2035222299
Heat16233230101
The story
LeBron James had 22 points as Miami beat Orlando 101-99

Arron Afflalo led Orlando with 18 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL · 7-13 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the second, the Heat took the third 32-22.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −4−16−6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Nuggets
Mavs 100Nuggets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs22312720100
Nuggets35302116102
The story
Denver beat Dallas 102-100 behind 18 points and 14 rebounds from Kenneth Faried

Monta Ellis paced Dallas: 25 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST · 7-7 FG

The swing

A 35-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +13+12+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dirk Nowitzki topped the game at 42.3 FPTS: 27 PTS, 9 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.8Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.8 in 10 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.6Season avg14.9Last 3

14.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.6 in 11 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.8Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

John Wall leads the day with 31

John WallPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 10, 14, 14, 9, 14, 15, 37, 31Wizards-Knicks · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 18, 12, 27, 25, 27, 21, 12, 30Blazers-Warriors · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 21 REB · 3 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 11, 12, 14, 27, 25, 17, 21, 19, 30Warriors-Blazers · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Michael Carter-WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 18, 19, 11, 21, 8, 10, 12, 29Sixers-Pacers · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 23, 33, 28, 23, 25, 10, 17, 27Wolves-Rockets · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Roy HibbertPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 20, 15, 3, 24, 14, 8, 6, 27Pacers-Sixers · W
12.2 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST