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Sunday, November 24, 2013Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed BKN by 7 at halftime and won 109–97.

Final · Box score
Pistons109
Nets97
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET -7; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +12
Final · Box score
Bulls82
Clippers121
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +13; Q3 LAC +23; Q4 LAC +39
Final · Box score
Suns104
Magic96
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +8; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Jazz73
Thunder95
Q1 OKC +9; Q2 OKC +17; Q3 OKC +32; Q4 OKC +22
Final · Box score
Kings86
Lakers100
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +14
On this day · 2012–13Nov 24, 2012: 8 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Sixers), 37 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Nets

Brooklyn's skid reaches five

Chris Paul goes for 17 assists

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-7+12+12DET AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons23213431109
Nets1932153197
Who led
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 13, 7, 16, 16, 21, 18, 17, 27DET27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 19, 15, 8, 17, 16, 7, 11, 18DET18 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 17, 10, 13, 13, 13, 19, 15, 34BKN34 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 4, 15, 12, 14, 11, 12, 6, 19BKN19 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Pistons-Nets13
Kings-Lakers10
Bulls-Clippers1
Suns-Magic1
Jazz-Thunder1
The night in charts
Pistons-Nets combined for 206, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-NetsPistons 109, Nets 97
206
Bulls-ClippersBulls 82, Clippers 121
203
Suns-MagicSuns 104, Magic 96
200
Kings-LakersKings 86, Lakers 100
186
Jazz-ThunderJazz 73, Thunder 95
168
PHX won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Suns-MagicSuns 104, Magic 96
+8 PHX
Pistons-NetsPistons 109, Nets 97
+12 DET
Kings-LakersKings 86, Lakers 100
+14 LAL
Jazz-ThunderJazz 73, Thunder 95
+22 OKC
Bulls-ClippersBulls 82, Clippers 121
+39 LAC
Dudley shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DudleyLAC · 21 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
RedickLAC · 19 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
73% (8-11)
Joe JohnsonBKN · 34 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
67% (12-18)
MonroeDET · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
HenryLAL · 21 PTS, 2 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Suns-Magic
Suns 104Magic 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns31222724104
Magic2123282496
The story
Phoenix beat Orlando 104-96 behind 23 points and 13 assists from Goran Dragic

Nikola Vucevic paced Orlando: 20 PTS, 10 REB 23 PTS, 13 AST, 1 REB · 10-17 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 31-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +10+9+8+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Nets
Pistons 109Nets 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons23213431109
Nets1932153197
The story
Rodney Stuckey's 27 points carried Detroit past Brooklyn, 109-97

Josh Smith chipped in 13 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 10-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 34-15.

DET lead by quarter
200 +4−7+12+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Clippers
Bulls 82Clippers 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls242821982
Clippers31343125121
The story
Blake Griffin had 15 points and 12 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Chicago 121-82

Luol Deng led Chicago with 22 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 15 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 6-10 FG

The swing

The Clippers won the fourth 25-9, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
400 +7+13+23+39 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.9Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.9 in 12 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.4minutes, last 3 vs 2012–13 avg
Minutes per game
20.12012–13 avg2.7Last 3

2.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.1 in 2012–13 (43 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
2.5Season avg27.7Today

28 minutes today, against 2.5 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Suns-Magic

Phoenix never trails at a break against Orlando

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 104–96. Goran Dragic led Phoenix with 23 points, 1 rebound and 13 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHX over ORL8DET over BKN12LAL over SAC14OKC over UTA22LAC over CHI39Final margin, points. Pink = PHX over ORL.
Top performances

Joe Johnson leads the day with 34

Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 17, 10, 13, 13, 13, 19, 15, 34Nets-Pistons · L
15.1 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 13, 7, 16, 16, 21, 18, 17, 27Pistons-Nets · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 5, 10, 12, 14, 19, 10, 31, 14, 23Suns-Magic · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 1 REB · 13 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 19, 12, 19, 23, 21, 6, 15, 22Bulls-Clippers · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Jared DudleyPoints, last 10 games: 2, 9, 2, 10, 0, 6, 11, 7, 11, 21Clippers-Bulls · W
8.4 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high21 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Xavier HenryPoints, last 10 games: 5, 3, 6, 2, 15, 6, 0, 4, 3, 21Lakers-Kings · W
8.7 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST