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Wednesday, November 19, 2014Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 8 points, by IND (vs CHA) and MIL (vs BKN).

Final · Box score
Spurs92
Cavs90
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS -3; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Hornets86
Pacers88
Q1 IND -8; Q2 IND -6; Q3 IND -1; Q4 IND +2
Final · Box score
Clippers114
Magic90
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +16; Q4 LAC +24
Final · Box score
Celtics101
Sixers90
Q1 BOS -5; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
Mavs105
Wizards102
Q1 DAL -6; Q2 DAL +1; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +3
Final · 3OT · Box score
Bucks122
Nets118
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL -8; Q3 MIL -3; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 Bucks 0; OT2 Bucks 0; OT3 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Suns88
Pistons86
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +1; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 PHX +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies92
Raptors96
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR -6; Q3 TOR -6; Q4 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Knicks99
Wolves115
Q1 MIN +2; Q2 MIN +13; Q3 MIN +20; Q4 MIN +16
Final · Box score
Thunder100
Nuggets107
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN +14; Q4 DEN +7
Final · Box score
Lakers98
Rockets92
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 LAL -5; Q4 LAL +6
On this day · 2013–14Nov 19, 2013: 5 games. Top scorer: DeMarcus Cousins (Kings-Suns), 27 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Pacers

Indiana fights back from 8 down against Charlotte

Kevin Martin goes for 37 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-6-1+2IND AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2821172086
Pacers2023222388
Who led
Roy HibbertPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 2, 22, 4, 29, 16, 9, 8, 18IND18 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 6, 13, 5, 8, 6, 6, 21, 15IND15 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 28, 34, 23, 22, 14, 19, 6, 28CHA28 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 18, 15, 17, 16, 19, 8, 11, 12CHA12 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games go down to the wire

Six of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Clippers by 24.

SAS over CLE2IND over CHA2PHX over DET2DAL over WAS3MIL over BKN4TOR over MEM4LAL over HOU6DEN over OKC7BOS over PHI11MIN over NYK16LAC over ORL24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Spurs-Cavs18
Bucks-Nets17
Mavs-Wizards15
Celtics-Sixers13
Suns-Pistons13
Hornets-Pacers10
Lakers-Rockets10
Knicks-Wolves3
Shot of the night

Hill's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 88-86 final

The night in charts
Bucks-Nets combined for 240, 26 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-NetsBucks 122, Nets 118
240
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 99, Wolves 115
214
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 100, Nuggets 107
207
Mavs-WizardsMavs 105, Wizards 102
207
Clippers-MagicClippers 114, Magic 90
204
Celtics-SixersCeltics 101, Sixers 90
191
Lakers-RocketsLakers 98, Rockets 92
190
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 92, Raptors 96
188
Spurs-CavsSpurs 92, Cavs 90
182
Suns-PistonsSuns 88, Pistons 86
174
Hornets-PacersHornets 86, Pacers 88
174
6 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-PistonsSuns 88, Pistons 86
+2 PHX
Hornets-PacersHornets 86, Pacers 88
+2 IND
Spurs-CavsSpurs 92, Cavs 90
+2 SAS
Mavs-WizardsMavs 105, Wizards 102
+3 DAL
Bucks-NetsBucks 122, Nets 118
+4 MIL
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 92, Raptors 96
+4 TOR
Lakers-RocketsLakers 98, Rockets 92
+6 LAL
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 100, Nuggets 107
+7 DEN
Celtics-SixersCeltics 101, Sixers 90
+11 BOS
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 99, Wolves 115
+16 MIN
Clippers-MagicClippers 114, Magic 90
+24 LAC
IND rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-PacersIND won · Hornets 86, Pacers 88
8 pts
Bucks-NetsMIL won · Bucks 122, Nets 118
8 pts
Grizzlies-RaptorsTOR won · Grizzlies 92, Raptors 96
6 pts
Mavs-WizardsDAL won · Mavs 105, Wizards 102
6 pts
Celtics-SixersBOS won · Celtics 101, Sixers 90
5 pts
Kevin Martin shot 14-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kevin MartinMIN · 37 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (14-20)
MeloNYK · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BassBOS · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
VarejaoCLE · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK
69% (11-16)
SullingerBOS · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST
67% (10-15)
Final · Spurs-Cavs
Spurs 92Cavs 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2321282092
Cavs2027222190
The story
Boris Diaw's 19 points carried San Antonio past Cleveland, 92-90

For Cleveland, Anderson Varejao had 23 PTS, 11 REB 19 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 8-14 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 28-22.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +3−3+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Pacers
Hornets 86Pacers 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2821172086
Pacers2023222388
The story
Indiana beat Charlotte 88-86 behind 18 points and 11 rebounds from Roy Hibbert

Kemba Walker paced Charlotte: 12 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 18 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 7-14 FG

The swing

A 22-17 third quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 −8−6−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al Jefferson topped the game at 46.6 FPTS: 28 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST

Final · Bucks-Nets
Bucks 122Nets 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Bucks2219282610710122
Nets242523231076118
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 18 points and 12 rebounds as Milwaukee beat Brooklyn 122-118 in OT

Brook Lopez led Brooklyn with 26 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 7-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Bucks took the third 28-23.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −2−8−3000+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.4Season avg22.4Last 5

22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.4 in 11 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.7 in 12 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Season avg47.9Today

48 minutes today, against 24.6 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Martin leads the day with 37

Kevin MartinPoints, last 9 games: 12, 33, 24, 21, 8, 12, 3, 34, 37Wolves-Knicks · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 14, 13, 23, 16, 17, 30, 18, 34Mavs-Wizards · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 39, 21, 28, 33, 9, 44, 28, 29Lakers-Rockets · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 28, 34, 23, 22, 14, 19, 6, 28Hornets-Pacers · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 9 games: 18, 10, 20, 12, 16, 18, 21, 5, 26Nets-Bucks · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 17, 11, 23, 12, 26, 19, 24, 25Magic-Clippers · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST