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Saturday, November 15, 2014Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Raptors trailed Jazz by 3 at halftime and won 111–93.

Final · Box score
Magic93
Wizards98
Q1 Wizards +7; Q2 Wizards +10; Q3 Wizards +7; Q4 Wizards +5
Final · Box score
Hawks94
Cavs127
Q1 Cavs +16; Q2 Cavs +28; Q3 Cavs +32; Q4 Cavs +33
Final · Box score
Jazz93
Raptors111
Q1 Raptors -2; Q2 Raptors -3; Q3 Raptors +4; Q4 Raptors +18
Final · Box score
Pacers99
Bulls90
Q1 Pacers +3; Q2 Pacers +4; Q3 Pacers +4; Q4 Pacers +9
Final · Box score
Pistons88
Grizzlies95
Q1 Grizzlies +9; Q2 Grizzlies +1; Q3 Grizzlies +5; Q4 Grizzlies +7
Final · Box score
Wolves117
Mavs131
Q1 Mavs +6; Q2 Mavs +19; Q3 Mavs +19; Q4 Mavs +14
Final · Box score
Nets87
Blazers97
Q1 Blazers +9; Q2 Blazers +11; Q3 Blazers +14; Q4 Blazers +10
Final · Box score
Spurs91
Kings94
Q1 Kings -1; Q2 Kings +7; Q3 Kings +4; Q4 Kings +3
Final · Box score
Hornets87
Warriors112
Q1 Warriors +5; Q2 Warriors +21; Q3 Warriors +28; Q4 Warriors +25
Final · Box score
Suns107
Clippers120
Q1 Clippers +4; Q2 Clippers 0; Q3 Clippers +22; Q4 Clippers +13
On this day · 2013–14Nov 15, 2013: 11 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Mavs), 39 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Raptors

Toronto takes care of Utah

Chris Paul goes for 32 points

Game flow · Raptors margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-3+4+18Raptors AHEAD ↑Jazz AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2524232193
Raptors23233035111
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 30, 16, 23, 25, 24, 16, 10, 27Raptors27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 22, 9, 35, 13, 14, 19, 20, 19Raptors19 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Derrick FavorsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 32, 6, 21, 6, 16, 13, 20, 21, 18Jazz18 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Enes KanterPoints, last 10 games: 11, 3, 17, 18, 8, 14, 18, 16, 6, 18Jazz18 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Jazz-Raptors20
Spurs-Kings8
Wolves-Mavs6
Pistons-Grizzlies5
Pacers-Bulls3
Nets-Blazers2
Hawks-Cavs1
The night in charts
Wolves-Mavs combined for 248, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-MavsWolves 117, Mavs 131
248
Suns-ClippersSuns 107, Clippers 120
227
Hawks-CavsHawks 94, Cavs 127
221
Jazz-RaptorsJazz 93, Raptors 111
204
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 87, Warriors 112
199
Magic-WizardsMagic 93, Wizards 98
191
Pacers-BullsPacers 99, Bulls 90
189
Spurs-KingsSpurs 91, Kings 94
185
Nets-BlazersNets 87, Blazers 97
184
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 88, Grizzlies 95
183
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-KingsSpurs 91, Kings 94
+3 Kings
Magic-WizardsMagic 93, Wizards 98
+5 Wizards
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 88, Grizzlies 95
+7 Grizzlies
Pacers-BullsPacers 99, Bulls 90
+9 Pacers
Nets-BlazersNets 87, Blazers 97
+10 Blazers
Suns-ClippersSuns 107, Clippers 120
+13 Clippers
Wolves-MavsWolves 117, Mavs 131
+14 Mavs
Jazz-RaptorsJazz 93, Raptors 111
+18 Raptors
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 87, Warriors 112
+25 Warriors
Hawks-CavsHawks 94, Cavs 127
+33 Cavs
Raptors rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-RaptorsRaptors won · Jazz 93, Raptors 111
3 pts
Spurs-KingsKings won · Spurs 91, Kings 94
1 pt
Scola shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ScolaPacers · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
FavorsJazz · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
82% (9-11)
CP3Clippers · 32 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
Tobias HarrisMagic · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Kevin MartinMIN · 34 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
71% (12-17)
Final · Spurs-Kings
Spurs 91Kings 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2414282591
Kings2322252494
The story
DeMarcus Cousins had 25 points and 10 rebounds as Sacramento beat San Antonio 94-91

Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 21 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 25 PTS, 10 REB · 10-19 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Kings took the second 22-14.

Kings lead by quarter
200 −1+7+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan led the game in fantasy with 41.6 FPTS (15 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Magic-Wizards
Magic 93Wizards 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1721243193
Wizards2424212998
The story
John Wall's 15 points and 10 assists carried Washington past Orlando, 98-93

For Orlando, Tobias Harris had 19 PTS, 8 REB 15 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 6-17 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 24-17, was where the Wizards built it.

Wizards lead by quarter
200 +7+10+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Victor Oladipo was the fantasy play: 36.9 FPTS on 18 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST

Final · Suns-Clippers
Suns 107Clippers 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns23312033107
Clippers27274224120
The story
Los Angeles beat Phoenix 120-107 behind 18 rebounds and 12 points from DeAndre Jordan

Gerald Green paced Phoenix: 26 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 18 REB, 12 PTS, 7 BLK, 3 AST · 4-4 FG

The swing

A 42-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

Clippers lead by quarter
300 +40+22+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.4Season avg21.8Last 5

21.8 points a game over his last five games, against 16.4 in 9 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
Glen DavisClippers
−19.2minutes, last 3 vs 2013–14 avg
Minutes per game
24.52013–14 avg5.3Last 3

5.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.5 in 2013–14 (68 games). Today: 2 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
3.4Season avg29.6Today

30 minutes today, against 3.4 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Cleveland by 33.

Kings over Spurs3Wizards over Magic5Grizzlies over Pistons7Pacers over Bulls9Blazers over Nets10Clippers over Suns13Mavs over Wolves14Raptors over Jazz18Warriors over Hornets25Cavs over Hawks33Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Kevin Martin leads the day with 34

Kevin MartinPoints, last 8 games: 12, 33, 24, 21, 8, 12, 3, 34Wolves-Mavs · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 8 games: 22, 12, 16, 13, 15, 22, 12, 32Clippers-Suns · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 8 games: 17, 36, 11, 31, 22, 32, 41, 32Cavs-Hawks · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 8 games: 24, 21, 14, 23, 16, 19, 21, 32Bulls-Pacers · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 14, 17, 14, 14, 13, 23, 16, 17, 30Mavs-Wolves · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 11, 27, 18, 25, 11, 29, 27, 28Blazers-Nets · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST