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Tuesday, November 18, 2014Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 9 points, by UTA (vs OKC) and NOP (vs SAC).

Final · Box score
Lakers114
Hawks109
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL +15; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +5
Final · Box score
Knicks113
Bucks117
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 MIL +17; Q3 MIL +15; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Thunder81
Jazz98
Q1 UTA -9; Q2 UTA -2; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +17
Final · Box score
Pelicans106
Kings100
Q1 NOP -7; Q2 NOP -9; Q3 NOP +7; Q4 NOP +6
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The lead · Pelicans-Kings

New Orleans climbs back to beat Sacramento

Paul Millsap goes for 29 points

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-9+7+6NOP AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans20253130106
Kings27271531100
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 14, 24, 27, 27, 25, 22, 31, 28NOP28 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 7, 16, 9, 32, 17, 16, 12, 22NOP22 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 34, 19, 30, 25, 16, 16, 22, 25, 24SAC24 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Jason ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 4, 4, 0, 8, 2, 0, 6, 4, 15SAC15 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Thunder-Jazz

OKC's skid reaches three

Utah won 98–81; the Thunder fall to 3–9. Alec Burks led Utah with 20 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · OKC
Wvs DEN102–91L@ BKN85–116L@ TOR88–100Lvs MEM89–91Wvs SAC101–93L@ MIL78–85W@ BOS109–94Lvs DET89–96Lvs HOU65–69L@ UTA81–98
Lead changes
Knicks-Bucks11
Lakers-Hawks2
The night in charts
Knicks-Bucks combined for 230, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-BucksKnicks 113, Bucks 117
230
Lakers-HawksLakers 114, Hawks 109
223
Pelicans-KingsPelicans 106, Kings 100
206
Thunder-JazzThunder 81, Jazz 98
179
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-BucksKnicks 113, Bucks 117
+4 MIL
Lakers-HawksLakers 114, Hawks 109
+5 LAL
Pelicans-KingsPelicans 106, Kings 100
+6 NOP
Thunder-JazzThunder 81, Jazz 98
+17 UTA
UTA rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-JazzUTA won · Thunder 81, Jazz 98
9 pts
Pelicans-KingsNOP won · Pelicans 106, Kings 100
9 pts
Ilyasova shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
IlyasovaMIL · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
BoozerLAL · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
MillsapATL · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
69% (11-16)
ShumpertNYK · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL
64% (9-14)
HardawayNYK · 24 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
Final · Knicks-Bucks
Knicks 113Bucks 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks30193133113
Bucks30362922117
The story
Milwaukee beat New York 117-113 behind 14 points and 13 rebounds from Zaza Pachulia

Amar'e Stoudemire paced New York: 14 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 14 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST · 6-11 FG

The swing

A 36-19 second quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 0+17+15+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Iman Shumpert topped the game at 49.6 FPTS: 21 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST

Final · Lakers-Hawks
Lakers 114Hawks 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers31362423114
Hawks20323126109
The story
Kobe Bryant had 28 points as Los Angeles beat Atlanta 114-109

Jeff Teague led Atlanta with 23 PTS, 3 AST 28 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 10-18 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 31-20, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +11+15+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Kings
Pelicans 106Kings 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans20253130106
Kings27271531100
The story
Anthony Davis' 28 points carried New Orleans past Sacramento, 106-100

For Sacramento, DeMarcus Cousins had 24 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK · 11-19 FG

The swing

The Pelicans trailed by 9 going into the third, then won it 31-15.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −7−9+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.9Season avg30.4Last 5

30.4 points a game over his last five games, against 23.9 in 11 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.3 in 11 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.0Season avg34.5Today

35 minutes today, against 18.0 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Paul Millsap leads the day with 29

Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 17, 13, 11, 19, 30, 19, 16, 29Hawks-Lakers · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 14, 24, 27, 27, 25, 22, 31, 28Pelicans-Kings · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 28, 39, 21, 28, 33, 9, 44, 28Lakers-Hawks · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 13, 19, 20, 25, 27, 46, 28, 26Knicks-Bucks · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 34, 19, 30, 25, 16, 16, 22, 25, 24Kings-Pelicans · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 9, 7, 20, 16, 15, 15, 2, 3, 6, 24Knicks-Bucks · L
10.3 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST