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Sunday, November 30, 2014Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 4 points, by SAS (vs BOS) and POR (vs MIN).

Final · Box score
Spurs111
Celtics89
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS -4; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +22
Final · Box score
Bulls102
Nets84
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +13; Q4 CHI +18
Final · Box score
Warriors104
Pistons93
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW +13; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +11
Final · Box score
Grizzlies97
Kings85
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 MEM +16; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +12
Final · Box score
Heat86
Knicks79
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Magic93
Suns90
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +13; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +3
Final · Box score
Wolves93
Blazers107
Q1 POR -4; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +14; Q4 POR +14
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors122
Lakers129
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +7
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The lead · Wolves-Blazers

Portland beats Minnesota, 107–93

Kobe Bryant posts a triple-double

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+8+14+14POR AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2614213293
Blazers22262732107
Who led
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 12, 22, 16, 20, 33, 9, 19, 26POR26 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 10, 16, 12, 10, 17, 28, 26, 23POR23 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Shabazz MuhammadPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 7, 18, 17, 2, 9, 13, 4, 28MIN28 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 2, 2, 2, 13, 14, 15, 11, 25, 21MIN21 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Second story · Spurs-Celtics

San Antonio rolls past Boston, 111–89

The Celtics were held to 16 points in the fourth quarter. Danny Green led San Antonio with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ORL over PHX3MIA over NYK7LAL over TOR7GSW over DET11MEM over SAC12POR over MIN14CHI over BKN18SAS over BOS22Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over BOS.
Lead changes
Magic-Suns15
Spurs-Celtics8
Wolves-Blazers5
Bulls-Nets3
Warriors-Pistons3
Grizzlies-Kings0
Heat-Knicks0
The night in charts
Raptors-Lakers combined for 251, 51 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-LakersRaptors 122, Lakers 129
251
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 111, Celtics 89
200
Wolves-BlazersWolves 93, Blazers 107
200
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 104, Pistons 93
197
Bulls-NetsBulls 102, Nets 84
186
Magic-SunsMagic 93, Suns 90
183
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 97, Kings 85
182
Heat-KnicksHeat 86, Knicks 79
165
ORL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Magic-SunsMagic 93, Suns 90
+3 ORL
Raptors-LakersRaptors 122, Lakers 129
+7 LAL
Heat-KnicksHeat 86, Knicks 79
+7 MIA
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 104, Pistons 93
+11 GSW
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 97, Kings 85
+12 MEM
Wolves-BlazersWolves 93, Blazers 107
+14 POR
Bulls-NetsBulls 102, Nets 84
+18 CHI
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 111, Celtics 89
+22 SAS
SAS rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-CelticsSAS won · Spurs 111, Celtics 89
4 pts
Wolves-BlazersPOR won · Wolves 93, Blazers 107
4 pts
Warriors-PistonsGSW won · Warriors 104, Pistons 93
3 pts
Pau shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PauCHI · 25 PTS, 13 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
MuhammadMIN · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
71% (12-17)
Reggie EvansSAC · 20 REB, 17 PTS, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
RossTOR · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
AldridgePOR · 26 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST
65% (11-17)
Final · Magic-Suns
Magic 93Suns 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2725172493
Suns2316193290
The story
Tobias Harris' 21 points carried Orlando past Phoenix, 93-90

For Phoenix, Goran Dragic had 22 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 8-18 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 25-16, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +4+13+11+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Markieff Morris was the fantasy play: 40.5 FPTS on 18 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST

Final · Raptors-Lakers
Raptors 122Lakers 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors2425312913122
Lakers2731232820129
The story
Jordan Hill had 16 points and 12 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Toronto 129-122 in OT

Jonas Valanciunas led Toronto with 13 REB, 9 PTS 16 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 6-11 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the overtime 20-13.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +3+9+10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Warriors-Pistons
Warriors 104Pistons 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors21322922104
Pistons2416312293
The story
Golden State beat Detroit 104-93 behind 16 points and 10 assists from Stephen Curry

Brandon Jennings paced Detroit: 22 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 16 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB · 5-9 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 32-16 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −3+13+11+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Josh Smith topped the game at 56.8 FPTS: 14 PTS, 12 AST, 9 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.3Season avg22.0Last 5

22.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.3 in 16 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.7Season avg18.9Last 3

18.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.7 in 16 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.3Season avg35.0Today

35 minutes today, against 14.3 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 20 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 31

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 9, 44, 28, 29, 17, 27, 22, 26, 31Lakers-Raptors · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook HOU, Jan 15, 2020: 31 PTS · 11 REB · 12 AST
31 PTS · 11 REB · 12 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 27, 46, 28, 26, 20, 25, 14, 31Knicks-Heat · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 19, 18, 20, 23, 14, 14, 25, 29Raptors-Lakers · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Shabazz MuhammadPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 7, 18, 17, 2, 9, 13, 4, 28Wolves-Blazers · L
9.5 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 9 games: 21, 9, 19, 19, 25, 25, 20, 20, 27Heat-Knicks · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 12, 22, 16, 20, 33, 9, 19, 26Blazers-Wolves · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST