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Thursday, November 20, 2014Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed CHI by 7 after the first quarter and won 103–88.

Final · Box score
Clippers110
Heat93
Q1 LAC +24; Q2 LAC +18; Q3 LAC +22; Q4 LAC +17
Final · Box score
Bulls88
Kings103
Q1 SAC -7; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +12; Q4 SAC +15
On this day · 2013–14Nov 20, 2013: 13 games. Top scorer: Monta Ellis (Mavs-Rockets), 37 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Kings

Sacramento beats Chicago, 103–88

Blake Griffin goes for 26 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+5+12+15SAC AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2918212088
Kings22302823103
Who led
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 34, 19, 30, 25, 16, 16, 22, 25, 24, 22SAC22 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 29, 11, 23, 26, 25, 18, 15, 20SAC20 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 14, 23, 16, 19, 21, 32, 22, 23CHI23 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Taj GibsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 23, 11, 8, 8, 10, 2, 20, 12CHI12 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Clippers-Heat

Clippers lead Miami wire to wire

Clippers were ahead at every break and won 110–93. Best quarter: the first, 39–15. Chris Paul led Clippers with 26 points, 2 rebounds and 12 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Clippers-Heat
Chris Paul · LACChris Bosh · MIAPTS2628REB27AST121Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Bulls-Kings8
Clippers-Heat1
The night in charts
Clippers-Heat combined for 203, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-HeatClippers 110, Heat 93
203
Bulls-KingsBulls 88, Kings 103
191
SAC won the closest game by 15
Closest finishes
Bulls-KingsBulls 88, Kings 103
+15 SAC
Clippers-HeatClippers 110, Heat 93
+17 LAC
Blake shot 12-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BlakeLAC · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
67% (12-18)
GaySAC · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
64% (7-11)
CP3LAC · 26 PTS, 12 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
JimmyCHI · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
61% (11-18)
BoshMIA · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
53% (9-17)
Final · Bulls-Kings
Bulls 88Kings 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2918212088
Kings22302823103
The story
DeMarcus Cousins' 22 points and 14 rebounds carried Sacramento past Chicago, 103-88

For Chicago, Joakim Noah had 11 REB, 10 PTS, 6 AST 22 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST · 9-19 FG

The swing

The Kings trailed by 7 going into the second, then won it 30-18.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −7+5+12+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Darren Collison was the fantasy play: 47.2 FPTS on 17 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB

Final · Clippers-Heat
Clippers 110Heat 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers39193022110
Heat1525262793
The story
DeAndre Jordan had 12 points and 11 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Miami 110-93

Mario Chalmers led Miami with 13 PTS, 3 AST 12 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 6-6 FG

The swing

The Clippers won the first 39-15, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
300 +24+18+22+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+3.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.5Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.5 in 11 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.4minutes, last 2 vs 2013–14 avg
Minutes per game
20.72013–14 avg13.3Last 2

13.3 minutes a game over his last two games, against 20.7 in 2013–14 (41 games). Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.5Season avg22.2Today

22 minutes today, against 5.5 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Chris Bosh leads the day with 28

Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 23, 24, 20, 9, 20, 10, 15, 28Heat-Clippers · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 13, 15, 22, 12, 32, 12, 16, 26Clippers-Heat · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 39, 17, 31, 14, 23, 23, 19, 19, 20, 26Clippers-Heat · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 14, 23, 16, 19, 21, 32, 22, 23Bulls-Kings · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 34, 19, 30, 25, 16, 16, 22, 25, 24, 22Kings-Bulls · W
22.5 PPG season to date · −0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 29, 11, 23, 26, 25, 18, 15, 20Kings-Bulls · W
21.7 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST