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Friday, November 21, 2014Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed CHA by 15 after three quarters and won 105–100.

Final · Box score
Magic105
Hornets100
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL -11; Q3 ORL -15; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Suns122
Sixers96
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX +23; Q3 PHX +25; Q4 PHX +26
Final · Box score
Pistons89
Hawks99
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +10; Q4 ATL +10
Final · Box score
Bucks82
Raptors124
Q1 TOR +10; Q2 TOR +26; Q3 TOR +44; Q4 TOR +42
Final · Box score
Celtics100
Grizzlies117
Q1 MEM +9; Q2 MEM +14; Q3 MEM +12; Q4 MEM +17
Final · Box score
Spurs121
Wolves92
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +29; Q4 SAS +29
Final · Box score
Nets94
Thunder92
Q1 BKN -6; Q2 BKN -4; Q3 BKN -3; Q4 BKN +2
Final · Box score
Cavs78
Wizards91
Q1 WAS +5; Q2 WAS +13; Q3 WAS +15; Q4 WAS +13
Final · Box score
Lakers106
Mavs140
Q1 DAL +11; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +27; Q4 DAL +34
Final · Box score
Pelicans97
Nuggets117
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +10; Q3 DEN +13; Q4 DEN +20
Final · Box score
Jazz88
Warriors101
Q1 GSW +15; Q2 GSW +22; Q3 GSW +28; Q4 GSW +13
Final · Box score
Bulls87
Blazers105
Q1 POR +11; Q2 POR +18; Q3 POR +24; Q4 POR +18
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The lead · Magic-Hornets

Orlando storms back from 15 down to beat Charlotte

John Wall goes for 28 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-11-15+5ORL AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic26142441105
Hornets27242821100
Who led
Evan FournierPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 20, 19, 24, 28, 15, 15, 14, 21ORL21 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 11, 23, 12, 26, 19, 24, 25, 17ORL17 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 34, 23, 22, 14, 19, 6, 28, 24CHA24 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Gary NealPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 21, 4, 23, 14, 9, 14, 4, 17CHA17 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Nets-Thunder

Brooklyn takes over late to edge OKC

Down 3 after three, Brooklyn won the fourth 23–18. Final: 94–92. Jarrett Jack led Brooklyn with 23 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BKN over OKC2ORL over CHA5ATL over DET10WAS over CLE13GSW over UTA13MEM over BOS17POR over CHI18DEN over NOP20PHX over PHI26SAS over MIN29DAL over LAL34TOR over MIL42Final margin, points. Pink = BKN over OKC.
Lead changes
Lakers-Mavs7
Magic-Hornets6
Cavs-Wizards6
Nets-Thunder5
Spurs-Wolves4
Bucks-Raptors2
Pelicans-Nuggets2
Suns-Sixers1
Celtics-Grizzlies0
Jazz-Warriors0
Bulls-Blazers0
The night in charts
Lakers-Mavs combined for 246, 28 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-MavsLakers 106, Mavs 140
246
Suns-SixersSuns 122, Sixers 96
218
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 100, Grizzlies 117
217
Pelicans-NuggetsPelicans 97, Nuggets 117
214
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 121, Wolves 92
213
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 82, Raptors 124
206
Magic-HornetsMagic 105, Hornets 100
205
Bulls-BlazersBulls 87, Blazers 105
192
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 88, Warriors 101
189
Pistons-HawksPistons 89, Hawks 99
188
Nets-ThunderNets 94, Thunder 92
186
Cavs-WizardsCavs 78, Wizards 91
169
2 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-ThunderNets 94, Thunder 92
+2 BKN
Magic-HornetsMagic 105, Hornets 100
+5 ORL
Pistons-HawksPistons 89, Hawks 99
+10 ATL
Cavs-WizardsCavs 78, Wizards 91
+13 WAS
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 88, Warriors 101
+13 GSW
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 100, Grizzlies 117
+17 MEM
Bulls-BlazersBulls 87, Blazers 105
+18 POR
Pelicans-NuggetsPelicans 97, Nuggets 117
+20 DEN
Suns-SixersSuns 122, Sixers 96
+26 PHX
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 121, Wolves 92
+29 SAS
Lakers-MavsLakers 106, Mavs 140
+34 DAL
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 82, Raptors 124
+42 TOR
ORL erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-HornetsORL won · Magic 105, Hornets 100
15 pts
Nets-ThunderBKN won · Nets 94, Thunder 92
6 pts
Suns-SixersPHX won · Suns 122, Sixers 96
1 pt
Kanter shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KanterUTA · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
80% (8-10)
DirkDAL · 23 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
LinLAL · 18 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
EllisDAL · 20 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB
70% (7-10)
LeuerMEM · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Nets-Thunder
Nets 94Thunder 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2128222394
Thunder2726211892
The story
Jarrett Jack's 23 points carried Brooklyn past Oklahoma City, 94-92

For Oklahoma City, Serge Ibaka had 16 PTS, 10 REB 23 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB · 8-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 23-18.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −6−4−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Reggie Jackson was the fantasy play: 40.8 FPTS on 21 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB

Final · Magic-Hornets
Magic 105Hornets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic26142441105
Hornets27242821100
The story
Tobias Harris had 17 points and 16 rebounds as Orlando beat Charlotte 105-100

Kemba Walker led Charlotte with 15 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST 17 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST · 5-16 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the third, the Magic took the fourth 41-21.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −1−11−15+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Raptors
Bucks 82Raptors 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2718122582
Raptors37343023124
The story
Toronto beat Milwaukee 124-82 behind 20 points from Kyle Lowry

Jabari Parker paced Milwaukee: 15 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 6-10 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 30-12 third quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
500 +10+26+44+42 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.1Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.1 in 11 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.4Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.4 in 10 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
0.9Season avg24.2Today

24 minutes today, against 0.9 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Marc Gasol leads the day with 32

Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 8, 18, 8, 20, 23, 9, 22, 32Grizzlies-Celtics · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high32 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 11, 31, 8, 18, 27, 15, 11, 28Wizards-Cavs · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 25, 5, 22, 19, 3, 20, 16, 5, 23, 28Hawks-Pistons · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 28, 13, 28, 11, 11, 5, 8, 28Spurs-Wolves · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Nikola MiroticPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 1, 0, 0, 0, 2, 12, 7, 24Bulls-Blazers · L
5.6 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high24 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 34, 23, 22, 14, 19, 6, 28, 24Hornets-Magic · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST