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Wednesday, November 11, 2015Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed MIL by 11 at halftime and won 103–102.

Final · Box score
Knicks93
Hornets95
Q1 CHA -9; Q2 CHA +2; Q3 CHA -10; Q4 CHA +2
Final · Box score
Lakers99
Magic101
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Raptors119
Sixers103
Q1 TOR -5; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR +19; Q4 TOR +16
Final · Box score
Pacers102
Celtics91
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +11
Final · Box score
Pelicans98
Hawks106
Q1 ATL -2; Q2 ATL -9; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Clippers108
Mavs118
Q1 DAL -8; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Nets106
Rockets98
Q1 BKN -6; Q2 BKN +6; Q3 BKN -4; Q4 BKN +8
Final · Box score
Warriors100
Grizzlies84
Q1 GSW +11; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +16
Final · Box score
Bucks102
Nuggets103
Q1 DEN -7; Q2 DEN -11; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +1
Final · Box score
Pistons92
Kings101
Q1 SAC +13; Q2 SAC +12; Q3 SAC +16; Q4 SAC +9
Final · Box score
Spurs113
Blazers101
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +12
On this day · 2014–15Nov 11, 2014: 6 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Hornets), 29 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Nuggets

Denver rallies from 11 down to beat Milwaukee

Stephen Curry goes for 28 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-11+7+1DEN AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks32321622102
Nuggets25283416103
Who led
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 8 games: 23, 10, 15, 21, 18, 25, 6, 25DEN25 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Kenneth FariedPoints, last 8 games: 18, 9, 8, 28, 9, 8, 17, 19DEN19 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jerryd BaylessPoints, last 9 games: 4, 14, 2, 26, 5, 5, 19, 12, 22MIL22 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 9 games: 22, 22, 14, 23, 18, 8, 20, 17, 18MIL18 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Toronto by 16.

DEN over MIL1CHA over NYK2ORL over LAL2ATL over NOP8BKN over HOU8SAC over DET9DAL over LAC10IND over BOS11SAS over POR12TOR over PHI16GSW over MEM16Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Clippers-Mavs14
Bucks-Nuggets14
Pelicans-Hawks11
Nets-Rockets10
Spurs-Blazers6
Knicks-Hornets5
Warriors-Grizzlies2
Pistons-Kings1
Shot of the night

Zeller's layup at the buzzer breaks the tie, 95-93 final

The night in charts
Clippers-Mavs combined for 226, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-MavsClippers 108, Mavs 118
226
Raptors-SixersRaptors 119, Sixers 103
222
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 113, Blazers 101
214
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 102, Nuggets 103
205
Nets-RocketsNets 106, Rockets 98
204
Pelicans-HawksPelicans 98, Hawks 106
204
Lakers-MagicLakers 99, Magic 101
200
Pistons-KingsPistons 92, Kings 101
193
Pacers-CelticsPacers 102, Celtics 91
193
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 93, Hornets 95
188
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 100, Grizzlies 84
184
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 102, Nuggets 103
+1 DEN
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 93, Hornets 95
+2 CHA
Lakers-MagicLakers 99, Magic 101
+2 ORL
Nets-RocketsNets 106, Rockets 98
+8 BKN
Pelicans-HawksPelicans 98, Hawks 106
+8 ATL
Pistons-KingsPistons 92, Kings 101
+9 SAC
Clippers-MavsClippers 108, Mavs 118
+10 DAL
Pacers-CelticsPacers 102, Celtics 91
+11 IND
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 113, Blazers 101
+12 SAS
Raptors-SixersRaptors 119, Sixers 103
+16 TOR
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 100, Grizzlies 84
+16 GSW
DEN erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-NuggetsDEN won · Bucks 102, Nuggets 103
11 pts
Knicks-HornetsCHA won · Knicks 93, Hornets 95
10 pts
Pelicans-HawksATL won · Pelicans 98, Hawks 106
9 pts
Clippers-MavsDAL won · Clippers 108, Mavs 118
8 pts
Nets-RocketsBKN won · Nets 106, Rockets 98
6 pts
Dirk shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DirkDAL · 31 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST
79% (11-14)
HorfordATL · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
73% (11-15)
GaySAC · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
BaylessMIL · 22 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
MatthewsDAL · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Bucks-Nuggets
Bucks 102Nuggets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks32321622102
Nuggets25283416103
The story
Kenneth Faried had 19 points as Denver beat Milwaukee 103-102

Jerryd Bayless led Milwaukee with 22 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 8-9 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 34-16.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −7−11+7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Hornets
Knicks 93Hornets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2720321493
Hornets1831202695
The story
Nicolas Batum's 24 points carried Charlotte past New York, 95-93

For New York, Kristaps Porzingis had 15 REB, 10 PTS 24 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 10-18 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 10 going into the fourth, then won it 26-14.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −9+2−10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Carmelo Anthony was the fantasy play: 40.7 FPTS on 29 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST

Final · Lakers-Magic
Lakers 99Magic 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2520252999
Magic26222627101
The story
Orlando beat Los Angeles 101-99 behind 22 points from Shabazz Napier

Julius Randle paced Los Angeles: 12 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 3 AST · 8-16 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

A 22-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +1+3+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Roy Hibbert topped the game at 33.7 FPTS: 15 PTS, 6 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.5Season avg29.4Last 5

29.4 points a game over his last five games, against 23.5 in 8 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
38.5Season avg26.2Last 3

26.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 38.5 in 8 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.9Season avg30.2Today

30 minutes today, against 7.9 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 0 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

DeMarcus Cousins leads the day with 33

DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 5 games: 32, 21, 13, 21, 33Kings-Pistons · W
24.0 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 8 games: 11, 16, 25, 18, 14, 18, 18, 31Mavs-Clippers · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 9 games: 11, 25, 37, 19, 17, 17, 24, 25, 29Knicks-Hornets · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 9 games: 40, 25, 53, 30, 31, 34, 24, 22, 28Warriors-Grizzlies · W
31.9 PPG season to date · −4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 9 games: 17, 18, 16, 16, 26, 36, 32, 27, 26Pacers-Celtics · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 18, 16, 17, 21, 14, 14, 14, 26Hawks-Pelicans · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST