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Thursday, November 12, 2015Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Jazz91
Heat92
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 MIA +1
Final · Box score
Warriors129
Wolves116
Q1 GSW +13; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +10; Q4 GSW +13
Final · Box score
Clippers104
Suns118
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +20; Q4 PHX +14
On this day · 2014–15Nov 12, 2014: 9 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Pelicans), 33 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Heat

Miami survives Utah, 92–91

Derrick Favors goes for 25 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+10+1MIA AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2223212591
Heat2818202692
Who led
Chris BoshPoints, last 9 games: 21, 16, 10, 9, 16, 21, 23, 30, 25MIA25 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Tyler JohnsonPoints, last 8 games: 0, 11, 7, 8, 6, 10, 9, 17MIA17 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Derrick FavorsPoints, last 8 games: 26, 20, 18, 6, 6, 12, 17, 25UTA25 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 8 games: 13, 12, 11, 19, 20, 18, 17, 24UTA24 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Warriors-Wolves

Golden State leads Minnesota wire to wire

Golden State was ahead at every break and won 129–116. Best quarter: the first, 40–27. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 46 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over UTA1GSW over MIN13PHX over LAC14Final margin, points. Pink = GSW over MIN.
Lead changes
Clippers-Suns1
Warriors-Wolves0
The night in charts
Warriors-Wolves combined for 245, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 129, Wolves 116
245
Clippers-SunsClippers 104, Suns 118
222
Jazz-HeatJazz 91, Heat 92
183
MIA won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Jazz-HeatJazz 91, Heat 92
+1 MIA
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 129, Wolves 116
+13 GSW
Clippers-SunsClippers 104, Suns 118
+14 PHX
Draymond Green shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Draymond GreenGSW · 23 PTS, 12 AST, 8 REB, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
WarrenPHX · 18 PTS, 1 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
BledsoePHX · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Tyler JohnsonMIA · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
KnightPHX · 37 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
64% (14-22)
Final · Jazz-Heat
Jazz 91Heat 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2223212591
Heat2818202692
The story
Chris Bosh had 25 points as Miami beat Utah 92-91

Gordon Hayward led Utah with 24 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK · 9-18 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Heat won the first 28-22, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +6+10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Wolves
Warriors 129Wolves 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors40352232129
Wolves27362429116
The story
Draymond Green's 23 points and 12 assists carried Golden State past Minnesota, 129-116

For Minnesota, Kevin Martin had 15 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 12 AST, 8 REB · 8-10 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 40-27, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +13+12+10+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Suns
Clippers 104Suns 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers25242431104
Suns30283525118
The story
Phoenix beat LA 118-104 behind 26 points and 10 rebounds from Eric Bledsoe

Jamal Crawford paced LA: 18 PTS, 2 AST 26 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST · 9-13 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 35-24 third quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +5+9+20+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.2Season avg23.0Last 5

23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 18.2 in 8 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.4Season avg29.3Last 3

29.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.4 in 8 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
3.9Season avg21.7Today

22 minutes today, against 3.9 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 46

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 40, 25, 53, 30, 31, 34, 24, 22, 28, 46Warriors-Wolves · W
33.3 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Mar 29, 2006: 46 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
46 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 8 games: 15, 18, 27, 12, 17, 22, 14, 37Suns-Clippers · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high37 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 8 games: 13, 22, 33, 16, 19, 22, 28, 26Suns-Clippers · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Derrick FavorsPoints, last 8 games: 26, 20, 18, 6, 6, 12, 17, 25Jazz-Heat · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 9 games: 21, 16, 10, 9, 16, 21, 23, 30, 25Heat-Jazz · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 8 games: 13, 12, 11, 19, 20, 18, 17, 24Jazz-Heat · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST