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Sunday, November 15, 2015Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed OKC by 7 at halftime and won 100–85.

Final · Box score
Pelicans87
Knicks95
Q1 NYK -4; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies114
Wolves106
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM +6; Q3 MEM +2; Q4 MEM +8
Final · Box score
Blazers94
Hornets106
Q1 CHA +8; Q2 CHA +26; Q3 CHA +23; Q4 CHA +12
Final · Box score
Jazz97
Hawks96
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA -5; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 UTA +1
Final · Box score
Celtics100
Thunder85
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS -7; Q3 BOS -2; Q4 BOS +15
Final · Box score
Raptors101
Kings107
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC +2; Q3 SAC -3; Q4 SAC +6
Final · Box score
Pistons85
Lakers97
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 Lakers 0; Q4 LAL +12
On this day · 2014–15Nov 15, 2014: 10 games. Top scorer: Kevin Martin (Wolves-Mavs), 34 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Thunder

Boston handles OKC by 15

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 36 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-7-2+15BOS AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics24212728100
Thunder2428221185
Who led
Marcus SmartPoints, last 6 games: 13, 6, 17, 8, 5, 26BOS26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 9 games: 27, 25, 15, 27, 16, 20, 14, 23, 20BOS20 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 33, 48, 15, 25, 22, 20, 21, 22, 21, 27OKC27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 18, 12, 10, 17, 10, 23, 11, 16OKC16 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Wolves17
Raptors-Kings15
Pistons-Lakers11
Jazz-Hawks8
Pelicans-Knicks6
Blazers-Hornets3
Celtics-Thunder3
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Wolves combined for 220, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 114, Wolves 106
220
Raptors-KingsRaptors 101, Kings 107
208
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 94, Hornets 106
200
Jazz-HawksJazz 97, Hawks 96
193
Celtics-ThunderCeltics 100, Thunder 85
185
Pistons-LakersPistons 85, Lakers 97
182
Pelicans-KnicksPelicans 87, Knicks 95
182
UTA won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Jazz-HawksJazz 97, Hawks 96
+1 UTA
Raptors-KingsRaptors 101, Kings 107
+6 SAC
Pelicans-KnicksPelicans 87, Knicks 95
+8 NYK
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 114, Wolves 106
+8 MEM
Pistons-LakersPistons 85, Lakers 97
+12 LAL
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 94, Hornets 106
+12 CHA
Celtics-ThunderCeltics 100, Thunder 85
+15 BOS
BOS rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-ThunderBOS won · Celtics 100, Thunder 85
7 pts
Jazz-HawksUTA won · Jazz 97, Hawks 96
5 pts
Pelicans-KnicksNYK won · Pelicans 87, Knicks 95
4 pts
Raptors-KingsSAC won · Raptors 101, Kings 107
3 pts
Grizzlies-WolvesMEM won · Grizzlies 114, Wolves 106
1 pt
Joseph shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JosephTOR · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
80% (8-10)
JeffersonCHA · 29 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
76% (13-17)
CrabbePOR · 17 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
GasolMEM · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
SmartBOS · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Jazz-Hawks
Jazz 97Hawks 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2720272397
Hawks2428222296
The story
Derrick Favors had 23 points as Utah beat Atlanta 97-96

Al Horford led Atlanta with 16 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 23 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 11-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Jazz took the third 27-22.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +3−50+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paul Millsap led the game in fantasy with 44.7 FPTS (28 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Raptors-Kings
Raptors 101Kings 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors23283119101
Kings22312628107
The story
Rudy Gay's 27 points carried Sacramento past Toronto, 107-101

For Toronto, DeMar DeRozan had 24 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 27 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 10-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 28-19.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −1+2−3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Knicks
Pelicans 87Knicks 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans2717212287
Knicks2319262795
The story
New York beat New Orleans 95-87 behind 29 points and 13 rebounds from Carmelo Anthony

Ryan Anderson paced New Orleans: 16 PTS, 5 REB 29 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 11-21 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 26-21 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −4−2+3+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.3Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.3 in 9 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 17 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 3 vs 2014–15 avg
Minutes per game
29.02014–15 avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.0 in 2014–15 (80 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.2Season avg33.5Today

34 minutes today, against 11.2 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists.

Second story · Jazz-Hawks

Utah takes care of Atlanta

A 1-point win, 97–96. Derrick Favors led Utah with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
UTA over ATL1SAC over TOR6NYK over NOP8MEM over MIN8CHA over POR12LAL over DET12BOS over OKC15Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over ATL.
Top performances

DeMarcus Cousins leads the day with 36

DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 7 games: 32, 21, 13, 21, 33, 40, 36Kings-Raptors · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 8 games: 18, 25, 26, 14, 43, 25, 17, 36Pelicans-Knicks · L
25.5 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 16, 18, 8, 10, 17, 24, 28, 33Hornets-Blazers · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 37, 19, 17, 17, 24, 25, 29, 26, 29Knicks-Pelicans · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 10, 14, 31, 13, 9, 4, 6, 29Hornets-Blazers · W
14.3 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 12, 12, 22, 21, 22, 19, 14, 28Hawks-Jazz · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST