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Sunday, November 23, 2014Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by MIA (vs CHA) and POR (vs BOS).

Final · Box score
Blazers94
Celtics88
Q1 POR -2; Q2 POR -5; Q3 Blazers 0; Q4 POR +6
Final · Box score
Clippers91
Grizzlies107
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +13; Q3 MEM +16; Q4 MEM +16
Final · Box score
Hornets93
Heat94
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA -5; Q4 MIA +1
Final · Box score
Warriors91
Thunder86
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 GSW +5
Final · OT · Box score
Nuggets101
Lakers94
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN -3; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +7
On this day · 2013–14Nov 23, 2013: 10 games. Top scorer: John Wall (Wizards-Knicks), 31 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Heat

Miami wins a tight one over Charlotte

Marc Gasol goes for 30 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+9-5+1MIA AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2222282193
Heat2330142794
Who led
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 14, 30, 5, 19, 10, 13, 9, 26MIA26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Mario ChalmersPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 18, 7, 23, 18, 22, 13, 24, 20MIA20 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 23, 22, 14, 19, 6, 28, 24, 22CHA22 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Lance StephensonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 6, 14, 13, 16, 6, 10, 12, 17CHA17 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Blazers-Celtics

Portland makes it seven straight

Portland beat Boston 94–88 and moved to 10–3. LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 20 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · POR
Wvs CLE101–82Wvs DAL108–87L@ LAC102–106Wvs DEN116–100Wvs CHA102–100W@ DEN130–113Wvs BKN97–87Wvs NOP102–93Wvs CHI105–87W@ BOS94–88
Lead changes
Hornets-Heat19
Nuggets-Lakers13
Blazers-Celtics5
Clippers-Grizzlies4
Warriors-Thunder2
The night in charts
Clippers-Grizzlies combined for 198, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 91, Grizzlies 107
198
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 101, Lakers 94
195
Hornets-HeatHornets 93, Heat 94
187
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 94, Celtics 88
182
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 91, Thunder 86
177
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-HeatHornets 93, Heat 94
+1 MIA
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 91, Thunder 86
+5 GSW
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 94, Celtics 88
+6 POR
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 101, Lakers 94
+7 DEN
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 91, Grizzlies 107
+16 MEM
MIA rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-HeatMIA won · Hornets 93, Heat 94
5 pts
Blazers-CelticsPOR won · Blazers 94, Celtics 88
5 pts
Nuggets-LakersDEN won · Nuggets 101, Lakers 94
3 pts
Gasol shot 13-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GasolMEM · 30 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
72% (13-18)
DengMIA · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
SpeightsGSW · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
61% (11-18)
CP3LAC · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL
54% (7-13)
LinLAL · 17 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
53% (8-15)
Final · Hornets-Heat
Hornets 93Heat 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2222282193
Heat2330142794
The story
Luol Deng had 26 points as Miami beat Charlotte 94-93

Al Jefferson led Charlotte with 22 PTS, 12 REB 26 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 10-14 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Heat won the second 30-22, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +1+9−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Thunder
Warriors 91Thunder 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2824182191
Thunder2027192086
The story
Golden State beat Oklahoma City 91-86 behind 28 points from Marreese Speights

Anthony Morrow paced Oklahoma City: 16 PTS, 11 REB 28 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 11-18 FG

The swing

A 28-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +8+5+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Reggie Jackson topped the game at 48.7 FPTS: 22 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST

Final · Nuggets-Lakers
Nuggets 101Lakers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets2120311415101
Lakers19203611894
The story
Ty Lawson's 18 points and 16 assists carried Denver past Los Angeles, 101-94 in OT

For Los Angeles, Wesley Johnson had 12 REB, 7 PTS, 2 AST 18 PTS, 16 AST, 3 REB · 5-10 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Nuggets took it 15-8.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +2+2−30+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.2Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.2 in 10 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.1Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.1 in 9 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.7Season avg31.3Today

31 minutes today, against 17.7 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Marc Gasol leads the day with 30

Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 18, 8, 18, 8, 20, 23, 9, 22, 32, 30Grizzlies-Clippers · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Marreese SpeightsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 4, 6, 4, 11, 8, 13, 24, 14, 28Warriors-Thunder · W
11.8 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 39, 21, 28, 33, 9, 44, 28, 29, 17, 27Lakers-Nuggets · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 14, 30, 5, 19, 10, 13, 9, 26Heat-Hornets · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 29, 28, 20, 15, 10, 16, 21, 22Thunder-Warriors · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 23, 22, 14, 19, 6, 28, 24, 22Hornets-Heat · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST