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Friday, November 14, 2014Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed BOS by 17 after three quarters and won 122–121.

Final · Box score
Nuggets108
Pacers87
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +18; Q3 DEN +25; Q4 DEN +21
Final · Box score
Bucks85
Magic101
Q1 ORL -5; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +12; Q4 ORL +16
Final · Box score
Heat103
Hawks114
Q1 ATL +12; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
Cavs122
Celtics121
Q1 CLE -6; Q2 Cavs 0; Q3 CLE -17; Q4 CLE +1
Final · Box score
Jazz102
Knicks100
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +2
Final · Box score
Sixers87
Rockets88
Q1 HOU -9; Q2 Rockets 0; Q3 HOU -5; Q4 HOU +1
Final · Box score
Wolves91
Pelicans139
Q1 NOP +24; Q2 NOP +36; Q3 NOP +46; Q4 NOP +48
Final · OT · Box score
Pistons96
Thunder89
Q1 DET -9; Q2 DET -6; Q3 DET +1; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +7
Final · Box score
Hornets103
Suns95
Q1 CHA -14; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 CHA -1; Q4 CHA +8
Final · Box score
Spurs93
Lakers80
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +13
On this day · 2013–14Nov 14, 2013: 2 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Knicks-Rockets), 45 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Celtics

LeBron James scores 41 as Cleveland beats Boston

Dwight Howard goes for 21 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-60-17+1CLE AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs25342538122
Celtics31284220121
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 7 games: 17, 36, 11, 31, 22, 32, 41CLE41 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 7 games: 22, 23, 9, 34, 12, 32, 27CLE27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kelly OlynykPoints, last 8 games: 19, 8, 5, 18, 12, 18, 14, 21BOS21 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Jared SullingerPoints, last 8 games: 13, 14, 14, 19, 17, 10, 14, 19BOS19 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Pelicans rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. New Orleans beat Minnesota by 48.

CLE over BOS1HOU over PHI1UTA over NYK2DET over OKC7CHA over PHX8ATL over MIA11SAS over LAL13ORL over MIL16DEN over IND21NOP over MIN48Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Cavs-Celtics18
Sixers-Rockets16
Pistons-Thunder12
Hornets-Suns4
Jazz-Knicks3
Spurs-Lakers3
Bucks-Magic2
Heat-Hawks0
Wolves-Pelicans0
Shot of the night

Burke's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 102-100 final

The night in charts
Cavs-Celtics combined for 243, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-CelticsCavs 122, Celtics 121
243
Wolves-PelicansWolves 91, Pelicans 139
230
Heat-HawksHeat 103, Hawks 114
217
Jazz-KnicksJazz 102, Knicks 100
202
Hornets-SunsHornets 103, Suns 95
198
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 108, Pacers 87
195
Bucks-MagicBucks 85, Magic 101
186
Pistons-ThunderPistons 96, Thunder 89
185
Sixers-RocketsSixers 87, Rockets 88
175
Spurs-LakersSpurs 93, Lakers 80
173
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-CelticsCavs 122, Celtics 121
+1 CLE
Sixers-RocketsSixers 87, Rockets 88
+1 HOU
Jazz-KnicksJazz 102, Knicks 100
+2 UTA
Pistons-ThunderPistons 96, Thunder 89
+7 DET
Hornets-SunsHornets 103, Suns 95
+8 CHA
Heat-HawksHeat 103, Hawks 114
+11 ATL
Spurs-LakersSpurs 93, Lakers 80
+13 SAS
Bucks-MagicBucks 85, Magic 101
+16 ORL
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 108, Pacers 87
+21 DEN
Wolves-PelicansWolves 91, Pelicans 139
+48 NOP
CLE erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-CelticsCLE won · Cavs 122, Celtics 121
17 pts
Hornets-SunsCHA won · Hornets 103, Suns 95
14 pts
Pistons-ThunderDET won · Pistons 96, Thunder 89
9 pts
Sixers-RocketsHOU won · Sixers 87, Rockets 88
9 pts
Bucks-MagicORL won · Bucks 85, Magic 101
5 pts
Jrue shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JrueNOP · 24 PTS, 9 AST
90% (9-10)
HorfordATL · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Shawne WilliamsMIA · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
VarejaoCLE · 16 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
WigginsMIN · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Cavs-Celtics
Cavs 122Celtics 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs25342538122
Celtics31284220121
The story
Kyrie Irving had 27 points as Cleveland beat Boston 122-121

Rajon Rondo led Boston with 16 AST, 8 REB, 6 PTS 27 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 8-16 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 17 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 38-20.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −60−17+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Rockets
Sixers 87Rockets 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2819211987
Rockets1928162588
The story
Houston beat Philadelphia 88-87 behind 13 points from Trevor Ariza

Michael Carter-Williams paced Philadelphia: 13 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 13 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 4-11 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

A 28-19 second quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −90−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Knicks
Jazz 102Knicks 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz31172727102
Knicks23242528100
The story
Gordon Hayward's 33 points carried Utah past New York, 102-100

For New York, Pablo Prigioni had 13 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 33 PTS, 6 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 11-18 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-23, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +8+1+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 3 vs 2013–14 avg
Points per game
8.42013–14 avg16.0Last 3

16.0 points a game over his last three games, against 8.4 in 2013–14 (76 games). Today: 10 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 2 vs 2013–14 avg
Minutes per game
22.32013–14 avg9.6Last 2

9.6 minutes a game over his last two games, against 22.3 in 2013–14 (59 games). Today: 5 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.6Season avg44.9Today

45 minutes today, against 31.6 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 46

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 28, 18, 13, 19, 20, 25, 27, 46Knicks-Jazz · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +25.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady ORL, Dec 25, 2002: 46 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Season high46 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 7 games: 17, 36, 11, 31, 22, 32, 41Cavs-Celtics · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan WAS, Jan 26, 2002: 41 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Season high41 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 9 games: 32, 18, 26, 35, 25, 20, 22, 23, 35Rockets-Sixers · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high35 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 24, 27, 21, 12, 17, 30, 11, 33Jazz-Knicks · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 9 games: 4, 4, 18, 12, 15, 23, 11, 32, 29Pistons-Thunder · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 7 games: 22, 23, 9, 34, 12, 32, 27Cavs-Celtics · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST