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Wednesday, November 26, 2014Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed CHA by 11 at halftime and won 105–97.

Final · Box score
Blazers105
Hornets97
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR -11; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Wizards87
Cavs113
Q1 CLE +13; Q2 CLE +12; Q3 CLE +14; Q4 CLE +26
Final · Box score
Warriors111
Magic96
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +13; Q3 GSW +27; Q4 GSW +15
Final · Box score
Nets99
Sixers91
Q1 BKN +13; Q2 BKN +8; Q3 BKN +5; Q4 BKN +8
Final · Box score
Raptors126
Hawks115
Q1 TOR +10; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 TOR +11
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks102
Mavs109
Q1 DAL -5; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL -2; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Clippers104
Pistons98
Q1 LAC -2; Q2 LAC -3; Q3 LAC -1; Q4 LAC +6
Final · Box score
Kings89
Rockets102
Q1 HOU +18; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +13
Final · Box score
Bucks103
Wolves86
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +4; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +17
Final · Box score
Jazz82
Thunder97
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC +8; Q3 OKC +12; Q4 OKC +15
Final · Box score
Pacers100
Spurs106
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS -5; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Nuggets112
Suns120
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies99
Lakers93
Q1 MEM -5; Q2 MEM -5; Q3 MEM +6; Q4 MEM +6
On this day · 2013–14Nov 26, 2013: 4 games. Top scorer: John Wall (Wizards-Lakers), 31 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Hornets

Portland rallies from 11 down to beat Charlotte

James Harden goes for 26 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-11+3+8POR AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers28173426105
Hornets2630202197
Who led
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 16, 12, 10, 16, 12, 10, 17, 28POR28 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 11, 29, 27, 28, 24, 21, 12, 16, 22POR22 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 14, 19, 6, 28, 24, 22, 16, 23CHA23 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Brian RobertsPoints, last 10 games: 0, 12, 7, 17, 0, 9, 6, 2, 11, 22CHA22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Pacers-Spurs

San Antonio extends win streak to 5

106–100 over Indiana. Record: 10–4. Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 28 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · SAS
Lvs NOP99–100W@ LAC89–85W@ GSW113–100W@ LAL93–80L@ SAC91–94Wvs PHI100–75W@ CLE92–90W@ MIN121–92Wvs BKN99–87Wvs IND106–100
Lead changes
Knicks-Mavs18
Clippers-Pistons11
Bucks-Wolves10
Nuggets-Suns10
Jazz-Thunder8
Grizzlies-Lakers8
Blazers-Hornets2
Warriors-Magic2
Nets-Sixers2
Wizards-Cavs1
Kings-Rockets0
The night in charts
Raptors-Hawks combined for 241, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-HawksRaptors 126, Hawks 115
241
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 112, Suns 120
232
Knicks-MavsKnicks 102, Mavs 109
211
Warriors-MagicWarriors 111, Magic 96
207
Pacers-SpursPacers 100, Spurs 106
206
Clippers-PistonsClippers 104, Pistons 98
202
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 105, Hornets 97
202
Wizards-CavsWizards 87, Cavs 113
200
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 99, Lakers 93
192
Kings-RocketsKings 89, Rockets 102
191
Nets-SixersNets 99, Sixers 91
190
Bucks-WolvesBucks 103, Wolves 86
189
Jazz-ThunderJazz 82, Thunder 97
179
LAC won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Clippers-PistonsClippers 104, Pistons 98
+6 LAC
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 99, Lakers 93
+6 MEM
Pacers-SpursPacers 100, Spurs 106
+6 SAS
Knicks-MavsKnicks 102, Mavs 109
+7 DAL
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 112, Suns 120
+8 PHX
Nets-SixersNets 99, Sixers 91
+8 BKN
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 105, Hornets 97
+8 POR
Raptors-HawksRaptors 126, Hawks 115
+11 TOR
Kings-RocketsKings 89, Rockets 102
+13 HOU
Warriors-MagicWarriors 111, Magic 96
+15 GSW
Jazz-ThunderJazz 82, Thunder 97
+15 OKC
Bucks-WolvesBucks 103, Wolves 86
+17 MIL
Wizards-CavsWizards 87, Cavs 113
+26 CLE
POR erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-HornetsPOR won · Blazers 105, Hornets 97
11 pts
Knicks-MavsDAL won · Knicks 102, Mavs 109
5 pts
Grizzlies-LakersMEM won · Grizzlies 99, Lakers 93
5 pts
Pacers-SpursSAS won · Pacers 100, Spurs 106
5 pts
Clippers-PistonsLAC won · Clippers 104, Pistons 98
3 pts
CP3 shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CP3LAC · 23 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Brook LopezBKN · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK
75% (9-12)
RandolphMEM · 16 PTS, 9 REB
70% (7-10)
DuncanSAS · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
LivingstonGSW · 15 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Knicks-Mavs
Knicks 102Mavs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks241831227102
Mavs1927252414109
The story
Tyson Chandler had 25 rebounds and 17 points as Dallas beat New York 109-102 in OT

Jose Calderon led New York with 21 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 25 REB, 17 PTS, 1 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Mavericks took the second 27-18.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −5+4−20+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Blazers-Hornets
Blazers 105Hornets 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers28173426105
Hornets2630202197
The story
Damian Lillard's 22 points carried Portland past Charlotte, 105-97

For Charlotte, Kemba Walker had 15 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 22 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 8-17 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 11 going into the third, then won it 34-20.

POR lead by quarter
200 +2−11+3+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al Jefferson was the fantasy play: 50.3 FPTS on 23 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST

Final · Bucks-Wolves
Bucks 103Wolves 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks26252131103
Wolves2423231686
The story
Milwaukee beat Minnesota 103-86 behind 15 points from Larry Sanders

Andrew Wiggins paced Minnesota: 14 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 7 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST · 7-10 FG

The swing

A 31-16 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +2+4+2+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.6Season avg22.0Last 5

22.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.6 in 14 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.8Season avg10.9Last 3

10.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.8 in 13 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 0 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.9Season avg41.1Today

41 minutes today, against 17.9 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 30

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 21, 15, 13, 13, 23, 11, 22, 30Mavs-Knicks · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 16, 22, 25, 24, 22, 31, 22, 29Kings-Rockets · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 17 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 32, 41, 32, 22, 15, 22, 15, 29, 29Cavs-Wizards · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 34, 28, 16, 17, 19, 30, 8, 15, 40, 28Warriors-Magic · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 17, 9, 21, 2, 7, 5, 5, 28Spurs-Pacers · W
11.9 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 16, 12, 10, 16, 12, 10, 17, 28Blazers-Hornets · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST