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Monday, November 16, 2015Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed HOU by 4 after the first quarter and won 111–95.

Final · Box score
Mavs92
Sixers86
Q1 DAL +13; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Pacers95
Bulls96
Q1 CHI +10; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 CHI +1
Final · Box score
Celtics111
Rockets95
Q1 BOS -4; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 BOS +19; Q4 BOS +16
Final · Box score
Thunder114
Grizzlies122
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM +6; Q3 MEM -1; Q4 MEM +8
Final · Box score
Blazers80
Spurs93
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +13
Final · Box score
Lakers101
Suns120
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +19
On this day · 2014–15Nov 16, 2014: 4 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Warriors), 44 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Rockets

Houston's skid reaches four

Brandon Knight posts a triple-double

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-40+19+16BOS AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics24313224111
Rockets2827132795
Who led
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 15, 27, 16, 20, 14, 23, 20, 23BOS23 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 8 games: 4, 13, 18, 21, 6, 2, 14, 21BOS21 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 9, 19, 18, 6, 11, 13, 4, 19HOU19 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 37, 28, 43, 46, 23, 28, 25, 16HOU16 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Rockets12
Thunder-Grizzlies10
Mavs-Sixers6
Blazers-Spurs2
The night in charts
Thunder-Grizzlies combined for 236, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 114, Grizzlies 122
236
Lakers-SunsLakers 101, Suns 120
221
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 111, Rockets 95
206
Pacers-BullsPacers 95, Bulls 96
191
Mavs-SixersMavs 92, Sixers 86
178
Blazers-SpursBlazers 80, Spurs 93
173
CHI won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Pacers-BullsPacers 95, Bulls 96
+1 CHI
Mavs-SixersMavs 92, Sixers 86
+6 DAL
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 114, Grizzlies 122
+8 MEM
Blazers-SpursBlazers 80, Spurs 93
+13 SAS
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 111, Rockets 95
+16 BOS
Lakers-SunsLakers 101, Suns 120
+19 PHX
BOS rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-RocketsBOS won · Celtics 111, Rockets 95
4 pts
Thunder-GrizzliesMEM won · Thunder 114, Grizzlies 122
1 pt
Isaiah Thomas shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Isaiah ThomasBOS · 23 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
ParsonsDAL · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
CrowderBOS · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
WarrenPHX · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
WestbrookOKC · 40 PTS, 14 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
68% (13-19)
Final · Pacers-Bulls
Pacers 95Bulls 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2124302095
Bulls3122261796
The story
Derrick Rose's 23 points carried Chicago past Indiana, 96-95

For Indiana, Paul George had 26 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 23 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 9-18 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-21, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +10+8+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Sixers
Mavs 92Sixers 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2821192492
Sixers1529212186
The story
Dirk Nowitzki had 21 points as Dallas beat Philadelphia 92-86

T.J. McConnell led Philadelphia with 13 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 21 PTS, 5 REB · 6-16 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 28-15, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +13+5+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jahlil Okafor led the game in fantasy with 38.7 FPTS (19 PTS, 11 REB)

Final · Lakers-Suns
Lakers 101Suns 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers22312226101
Suns26312340120
The story
Phoenix beat Los Angeles 120-101 behind 21 points from Eric Bledsoe

Roy Hibbert paced Los Angeles: 14 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB · 8-16 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 40-26 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +4+4+5+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.5Season avg13.4Last 5

13.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.5 in 8 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 23 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.5minutes, last 2 vs 2014–15 avg
Minutes per game
29.02014–15 avg7.5Last 2

7.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 29.0 in 2014–15 (82 games). Today: 4 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.9Season avg27.0Today

27 minutes today, against 10.9 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Thunder-Grizzlies

Memphis gets past OKC

122–114, with Memphis ahead 58–52 at halftime. Mario Chalmers led Memphis with 29 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over IND1DAL over PHI6MEM over OKC8SAS over POR13BOS over HOU16PHX over LAL19Final margin, points. Pink = MEM over OKC.
Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 40

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 48, 15, 25, 22, 20, 21, 22, 21, 27, 40Thunder-Grizzlies · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Mar 6, 2016: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 14 AST
40 PTS · 4 REB · 14 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 27, 12, 17, 22, 14, 37, 10, 30Suns-Lakers · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: De'Aaron Fox SAC, Nov 1, 2018: 31 PTS · 10 REB · 15 AST
30 PTS · 10 REB · 15 AST
Mario ChalmersPoints, last 9 games: 8, 8, 4, 2, 2, 9, 11, 16, 29Grizzlies-Thunder · W
9.9 PPG season to date · +21.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 23, 34, 35, 27, 26, 30, 22, 11, 23, 27Blazers-Spurs · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 16, 26, 36, 32, 27, 26, 29, 26Pacers-Bulls · L
24.5 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 15, 27, 16, 20, 14, 23, 20, 23Celtics-Rockets · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST