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Friday, November 29, 2013Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed DAL by 14 at halftime and won 88–87.

Final · Box score
Bucks76
Bobcats92
Q1 CHA +4; Q2 CHA +10; Q3 CHA +12; Q4 CHA +16
Final · Box score
Spurs109
Magic91
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +18; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +18
Final · Box score
Heat90
Raptors83
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +14; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Mavs87
Hawks88
Q1 ATL -5; Q2 ATL -14; Q3 ATL -11; Q4 ATL +1
Final · Box score
Cavs86
Celtics103
Q1 BOS +18; Q2 BOS +16; Q3 BOS +21; Q4 BOS +17
Final · Box score
Lakers106
Pistons102
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL -10; Q4 LAL +4
Final · Box score
Nets95
Rockets114
Q1 HOU +16; Q2 HOU +26; Q3 HOU +30; Q4 HOU +19
Final · Box score
Wizards73
Pacers93
Q1 IND +14; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +20
Final · OT · Box score
Warriors112
Thunder113
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC +3; Q3 OKC -6; Q4 Thunder 0; OT1 OKC +1
Final · Box score
Pelicans121
Sixers105
Q1 NOP +5; Q2 NOP +6; Q3 NOP +10; Q4 NOP +16
Final · Box score
Knicks95
Nuggets97
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +2
Final · Box score
Suns112
Jazz101
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX +11; Q3 PHX +17; Q4 PHX +11
Final · OT · Box score
Clippers104
Kings98
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +1; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 LAC +6
On this day · 2012–13Nov 29, 2012: 2 games. Top scorer: David Lee (Warriors-Nuggets), 31 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Hawks

Atlanta rallies from 14 down to beat Dallas

Russell Westbrook goes for 34 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-14-11+1ATL AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2825221287
Hawks2316252488
Who led
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 25, 33, 16, 9, 18, 18, 13, 15, 4, 25ATL25 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 12, 12, 10, 17, 18, 15, 14, 17ATL17 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 18, 20, 35, 18, 27, 18, 22, 16DAL16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Jose CalderonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 11, 14, 13, 5, 11, 12, 12, 16DAL16 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Indiana by 20.

ATL over DAL1OKC over GSW1DEN over NYK2LAL over DET4LAC over SAC6MIA over TOR7PHX over UTA11CHA over MIL16NOP over PHI16BOS over CLE17SAS over ORL18HOU over BKN19IND over WAS20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Warriors-Thunder20
Clippers-Kings18
Lakers-Pistons15
Spurs-Magic10
Wizards-Pacers4
Bucks-Bobcats2
Heat-Raptors2
Cavs-Celtics0
Nets-Rockets0
Knicks-Nuggets0
Shot of the night

Westbrook's three at the buzzer of OT puts the Thunder ahead, 113-112 final

The night in charts
Pelicans-Sixers combined for 226, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-SixersPelicans 121, Sixers 105
226
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 112, Thunder 113
225
Suns-JazzSuns 112, Jazz 101
213
Nets-RocketsNets 95, Rockets 114
209
Lakers-PistonsLakers 106, Pistons 102
208
Clippers-KingsClippers 104, Kings 98
202
Spurs-MagicSpurs 109, Magic 91
200
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 95, Nuggets 97
192
Cavs-CelticsCavs 86, Celtics 103
189
Mavs-HawksMavs 87, Hawks 88
175
Heat-RaptorsHeat 90, Raptors 83
173
Bucks-BobcatsBucks 76, Bobcats 92
168
Wizards-PacersWizards 73, Pacers 93
166
4 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 112, Thunder 113
+1 OKC
Mavs-HawksMavs 87, Hawks 88
+1 ATL
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 95, Nuggets 97
+2 DEN
Lakers-PistonsLakers 106, Pistons 102
+4 LAL
Clippers-KingsClippers 104, Kings 98
+6 LAC
Heat-RaptorsHeat 90, Raptors 83
+7 MIA
Suns-JazzSuns 112, Jazz 101
+11 PHX
Bucks-BobcatsBucks 76, Bobcats 92
+16 CHA
Pelicans-SixersPelicans 121, Sixers 105
+16 NOP
Cavs-CelticsCavs 86, Celtics 103
+17 BOS
Spurs-MagicSpurs 109, Magic 91
+18 SAS
Nets-RocketsNets 95, Rockets 114
+19 HOU
Wizards-PacersWizards 73, Pacers 93
+20 IND
ATL erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-HawksATL won · Mavs 87, Hawks 88
14 pts
Lakers-PistonsLAL won · Lakers 106, Pistons 102
10 pts
Warriors-ThunderOKC won · Warriors 112, Thunder 113
6 pts
Suns-JazzPHX won · Suns 112, Jazz 101
2 pts
Clippers-KingsLAC won · Clippers 104, Kings 98
1 pt
Wesley Johnson shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Wesley JohnsonLAL · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
82% (9-11)
BradleyBOS · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
WrotenPHI · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
Eric GordonNOP · 26 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
BarnesGSW · 26 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Warriors-Thunder
Warriors 112Thunder 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors282331228112
Thunder322222289113
The story
Kevin Durant had 25 points and 13 rebounds as Oklahoma City beat Golden State 113-112 in OT

Klay Thompson led Golden State with 16 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST · 7-22 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 28-22.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +4+3−60+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Mavs-Hawks
Mavs 87Hawks 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2825221287
Hawks2316252488
The story
Jeff Teague's 25 points carried Atlanta past Dallas, 88-87

For Dallas, Shawn Marion had 15 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB · 8-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 11 going into the fourth, then won it 24-12.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −5−14−11+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Kings
Clippers 104Kings 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Clippers2327232110104
Kings24212722498
The story
Los Angeles beat Sacramento 104-98 in OT behind 31 points and 11 assists from Jamal Crawford

DeMarcus Cousins paced Sacramento: 25 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 31 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB · 12-22 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 27-21 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −1+5+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

DeAndre Jordan topped the game at 57.0 FPTS: 15 REB, 10 PTS, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.3Season avg17.6Last 5

17.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.3 in 15 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Season avg14.2Last 3

14.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.3 in 15 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.8Season avg40.1Today

40 minutes today, against 14.8 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 34

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 13, 19, 31, 26, 30, 12, 6, 34Thunder-Warriors · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 5, 22, 25, 22, 15, 22, 22, 16, 29, 32Warriors-Thunder · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 13, 8, 16, 18, 8, 8, 13, 31Clippers-Kings · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 2, 4, 19, 20, 16, 13, 26, 31Celtics-Cavs · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 33, 39, 30, 13, 21, 22, 35, 28, 27Heat-Raptors · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Wesley JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 5, 10, 0, 13, 2, 7, 11, 4, 27Lakers-Pistons · W
8.5 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST