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Friday, November 13, 2015Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by SAC (vs BKN) and CLE (vs NYK).

Final · Box score
Wolves103
Pacers107
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +17; Q4 IND +4
Final · Box score
Jazz93
Magic102
Q1 ORL +18; Q2 ORL +12; Q3 ORL +17; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Hawks93
Celtics106
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +13
Final · Box score
Cavs90
Knicks84
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE -7; Q3 CLE -6; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Pelicans81
Raptors100
Q1 TOR -4; Q2 Raptors 0; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +19
Final · Box score
Hornets97
Bulls102
Q1 Bulls 0; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI -2; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Blazers100
Grizzlies101
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM +1; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +1
Final · Box score
Sixers85
Thunder102
Q1 OKC -6; Q2 OKC +5; Q3 OKC +10; Q4 OKC +17
Final · Box score
Lakers82
Mavs90
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +8
Final · Box score
Rockets98
Nuggets107
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Nets109
Kings111
Q1 SAC -7; Q2 SAC -6; Q3 SAC +3; Q4 SAC +2
On this day · 2014–15Nov 13, 2014: 4 games. Top scorer: Pau Gasol (Bulls-Raptors), 27 points.
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The lead · Nets-Kings

DeMarcus Cousins posts 40 and 13 as Sacramento beats Brooklyn

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-6+3+2SAC AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets30302227109
Kings23313126111
Who led
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 6 games: 32, 21, 13, 21, 33, 40SAC40 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 4, 21, 21, 5, 9, 12, 14, 8, 14, 23SAC23 PTS · 10 REB · 14 AST
Jarrett JackPoints, last 8 games: 12, 15, 15, 6, 18, 10, 7, 21BKN21 PTS · 1 REB · 12 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 9 games: 26, 17, 12, 18, 27, 23, 20, 14, 17BKN17 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Pelicans-Raptors9
Hornets-Bulls9
Hawks-Celtics8
Sixers-Thunder8
Wolves-Pacers5
Nets-Kings3
Cavs-Knicks2
Rockets-Nuggets2
Lakers-Mavs1
Jazz-Magic0
The night in charts
Nets-Kings combined for 220, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-KingsNets 109, Kings 111
220
Wolves-PacersWolves 103, Pacers 107
210
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 98, Nuggets 107
205
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 100, Grizzlies 101
201
Hornets-BullsHornets 97, Bulls 102
199
Hawks-CelticsHawks 93, Celtics 106
199
Jazz-MagicJazz 93, Magic 102
195
Sixers-ThunderSixers 85, Thunder 102
187
Pelicans-RaptorsPelicans 81, Raptors 100
181
Cavs-KnicksCavs 90, Knicks 84
174
Lakers-MavsLakers 82, Mavs 90
172
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 100, Grizzlies 101
+1 MEM
Nets-KingsNets 109, Kings 111
+2 SAC
Wolves-PacersWolves 103, Pacers 107
+4 IND
Hornets-BullsHornets 97, Bulls 102
+5 CHI
Cavs-KnicksCavs 90, Knicks 84
+6 CLE
Lakers-MavsLakers 82, Mavs 90
+8 DAL
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 98, Nuggets 107
+9 DEN
Jazz-MagicJazz 93, Magic 102
+9 ORL
Hawks-CelticsHawks 93, Celtics 106
+13 BOS
Sixers-ThunderSixers 85, Thunder 102
+17 OKC
Pelicans-RaptorsPelicans 81, Raptors 100
+19 TOR
SAC rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-KingsSAC won · Nets 109, Kings 111
7 pts
Cavs-KnicksCLE won · Cavs 90, Knicks 84
7 pts
Sixers-ThunderOKC won · Sixers 85, Thunder 102
6 pts
Pelicans-RaptorsTOR won · Pelicans 81, Raptors 100
4 pts
Wolves-PacersIND won · Wolves 103, Pacers 107
3 pts
Terrence Jones shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Terrence JonesHOU · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK
75% (9-12)
ValanciunasTOR · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
EllisIND · 24 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
Thaddeus YoungBKN · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
GasolMEM · 31 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB
61% (11-18)
Final · Blazers-Grizzlies
Blazers 100Grizzlies 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers24281830100
Grizzlies23302622101
The story
Marc Gasol's 31 points carried Memphis past Portland, 101-100

For Portland, Al-Farouq Aminu had 16 PTS, 8 REB 31 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 11-18 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 26-18, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −1+1+9+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Kings
Nets 109Kings 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets30302227109
Kings23313126111
The story
Rajon Rondo had a 23-10-14 triple-double as Sacramento beat Brooklyn 111-109

Jarrett Jack led Brooklyn with 21 PTS, 12 AST 23 PTS, 14 AST, 10 REB · 10-19 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Kings took the third 31-22.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −7−6+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Thunder
Sixers 85Thunder 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2419182485
Thunder18302331102
The story
Oklahoma City beat Philadelphia 102-85 behind 13 points from Enes Kanter

Nerlens Noel paced Philadelphia: 13 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 13 PTS, 8 REB · 6-11 FG

The swing

A 30-19 second quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −6+5+10+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.8Season avg30.0Last 5

30.0 points a game over his last five games, against 23.8 in 9 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.4minutes, last 2 vs 2014–15 avg
Minutes per game
24.42014–15 avg7.0Last 2

7.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 24.4 in 2014–15 (66 games). Today: 5 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Season avg40.1Today

40 minutes today, against 21.4 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Cavs-Knicks

Cleveland makes it eight straight

Cleveland beat New York 90–84 and moved to 8–1. LeBron James led Cleveland with 31 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

Streak strip · CLE
L@ CHI95–97W@ MEM106–76Wvs MIA102–92W@ PHI107–100Wvs NYK96–86Wvs PHI108–102Wvs IND101–97Wvs UTA118–114W@ NYK90–84
Top performances

DeMarcus Cousins leads the day with 40

DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 6 games: 32, 21, 13, 21, 33, 40Kings-Nets · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Pascal Siakam TOR, Mar 28, 2022: 40 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Season high40 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 9 games: 25, 12, 29, 22, 23, 31, 29, 31, 31Cavs-Knicks · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 7, 13, 8, 15, 13, 18, 26, 31Grizzlies-Blazers · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 9 games: 14, 20, 9, 21, 22, 21, 17, 26, 30Pelicans-Raptors · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 16, 16, 26, 36, 32, 27, 26, 29Pacers-Wolves · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 9 games: 22, 16, 16, 37, 28, 43, 46, 23, 28Rockets-Nuggets · L
28.8 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST