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Monday, November 25, 2013Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed MEM by 12 at halftime and won 93–86.

Final · Box score
Celtics96
Bobcats86
Q1 BOS -7; Q2 BOS +9; Q3 BOS +2; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Wolves84
Pacers98
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +14
Final · Box score
Bucks94
Pistons113
Q1 DET +20; Q2 DET +31; Q3 DET +26; Q4 DET +19
Final · Box score
Suns92
Heat107
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +15
Final · Box score
Rockets93
Grizzlies86
Q1 HOU -4; Q2 HOU -12; Q3 HOU -8; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets110
Mavs96
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +14
Final · Box score
Pelicans93
Spurs112
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +17; Q3 SAS +26; Q4 SAS +19
Final · OT · Box score
Bulls83
Jazz89
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 UTA +6
Final · Box score
Knicks91
Blazers102
Q1 POR +16; Q2 POR +17; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +11
On this day · 2012–13Nov 25, 2012: 6 games. Top scorer: Jrue Holiday (Sixers-Suns), 33 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Grizzlies

Houston fights back from 12 down against Memphis

Carmelo Anthony goes for 34 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-12-8+7HOU AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2012233893
Grizzlies2420192386
Who led
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 18, 22, 22, 20, 11, 21, 14, 17HOU17 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Omri CasspiPoints, last 10 games: 5, 3, 5, 16, 4, 7, 5, 11, 5, 16HOU16 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 8, 10, 16MEM16 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Tony AllenPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 12, 8, 10, 12, 12, 5, 12, 15MEM15 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 6. Widest: Detroit by 19.

UTA over CHI6HOU over MEM7BOS over CHA10POR over NYK11IND over MIN14DEN over DAL14MIA over PHX15DET over MIL19SAS over NOP19Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Bulls-Jazz11
Wolves-Pacers5
Celtics-Bobcats4
Rockets-Grizzlies2
Nuggets-Mavs2
Pelicans-Spurs2
Bucks-Pistons0
Knicks-Blazers0
The night in charts
Bucks-Pistons combined for 207, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-PistonsBucks 94, Pistons 113
207
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 110, Mavs 96
206
Pelicans-SpursPelicans 93, Spurs 112
205
Suns-HeatSuns 92, Heat 107
199
Knicks-BlazersKnicks 91, Blazers 102
193
Wolves-PacersWolves 84, Pacers 98
182
Celtics-BobcatsCeltics 96, Bobcats 86
182
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 93, Grizzlies 86
179
Bulls-JazzBulls 83, Jazz 89
172
UTA won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Bulls-JazzBulls 83, Jazz 89
+6 UTA
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 93, Grizzlies 86
+7 HOU
Celtics-BobcatsCeltics 96, Bobcats 86
+10 BOS
Knicks-BlazersKnicks 91, Blazers 102
+11 POR
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 110, Mavs 96
+14 DEN
Wolves-PacersWolves 84, Pacers 98
+14 IND
Suns-HeatSuns 92, Heat 107
+15 MIA
Pelicans-SpursPelicans 93, Spurs 112
+19 SAS
Bucks-PistonsBucks 94, Pistons 113
+19 DET
HOU erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-GrizzliesHOU won · Rockets 93, Grizzlies 86
12 pts
Celtics-BobcatsBOS won · Celtics 96, Bobcats 86
7 pts
LeBron shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LeBronMIA · 35 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
HicksonDEN · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
PrinceMEM · 16 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BassBOS · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
George HillIND · 26 PTS, 7 AST, 5 STL, 3 REB
69% (9-13)
Final · Bulls-Jazz
Bulls 83Jazz 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls18142422583
Jazz231724141189
The story
Gordon Hayward had 15 points and 12 assists as Utah beat Chicago 89-83 in OT

Luol Deng led Chicago with 24 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB · 5-15 FG

The swing

The Jazz won the overtime 11-5.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +5+8+80+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Carlos Boozer led the game in fantasy with 49.7 FPTS (26 PTS, 16 REB)

Final · Rockets-Grizzlies
Rockets 93Grizzlies 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2012233893
Grizzlies2420192386
The story
Jeremy Lin's 14 points carried Houston past Memphis, 93-86

For Memphis, Kosta Koufos had 13 REB, 8 PTS, 2 AST 14 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 4-8 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 38-23.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −4−12−8+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tony Allen was the fantasy play: 38.9 FPTS on 15 PTS, 2 REB

Final · Knicks-Blazers
Knicks 91Blazers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1821302291
Blazers34222521102
The story
Portland beat New York 102-91 behind 23 points from Nicolas Batum

Andrea Bargnani paced New York: 16 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 8-12 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 34-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +16+17+12+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.6Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.6 in 11 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.9Season avg14.5Last 3

14.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.9 in 12 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 22.5 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 35

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 18, 25, 33, 39, 30, 13, 21, 22, 35Heat-Suns · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 16, 25, 45, 23, 25, 30, 23, 34Knicks-Blazers · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 3, 12, 22, 8, 31, 16, 11, 28Bobcats-Celtics · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 17, 14, 13, 12, 15, 16, 14, 26Bulls-Jazz · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 24, 23, 22, 12, 35, 27, 19, 26Pacers-Wolves · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 6, 13, 9, 11, 23, 8, 11, 26Pacers-Wolves · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST