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Wednesday, November 18, 2015Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 15 points, by DAL (vs BOS) and HOU (vs POR).

Final · Box score
Nets111
Hornets116
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 CHA -4; Q3 Hornets 0; Q4 CHA +5
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves101
Magic104
Q1 ORL -8; Q2 ORL -14; Q3 ORL -5; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 ORL +3
Final · Box score
Pacers112
Sixers85
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +14; Q3 IND +22; Q4 IND +27
Final · Box score
Mavs106
Celtics102
Q1 DAL -15; Q2 DAL -9; Q3 DAL -8; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Kings97
Hawks103
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL +6
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers103
Rockets108
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU -11; Q3 HOU -15; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Pelicans103
Thunder110
Q1 OKC -6; Q2 OKC +8; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 OKC +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets98
Spurs109
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +11
Final · Box score
Raptors89
Jazz93
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA -3; Q3 UTA -5; Q4 UTA +4
Final · Box score
Bulls103
Suns97
Q1 CHI +13; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +2; Q4 CHI +6
On this day · 2014–15Nov 18, 2014: 4 games. Top scorer: Paul Millsap (Hawks-Lakers), 29 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Celtics

Dallas storms back from 15 down to beat Boston

James Harden goes for 45 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-9-8+4DAL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs16292536106
Celtics31232424102
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 18, 14, 18, 18, 31, 9, 21, 23DAL23 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 8, 11, 13, 0, 25, 8, 7, 18DAL18 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 27, 16, 20, 14, 23, 20, 23, 19BOS19 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Jared SullingerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 9, 21, 11, 11, 10, 8, 9, 18BOS18 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Nets-Hornets15
Wolves-Magic11
Kings-Hawks8
Pelicans-Thunder8
Raptors-Jazz8
Blazers-Rockets7
Bulls-Suns6
Pacers-Sixers5
Mavs-Celtics1
Nuggets-Spurs0
Shot of the night

Fournier's three with 3 seconds left in OT breaks the tie, 104-101 final

The night in charts
Nets-Hornets combined for 227, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-HornetsNets 111, Hornets 116
227
Pelicans-ThunderPelicans 103, Thunder 110
213
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 103, Rockets 108
211
Mavs-CelticsMavs 106, Celtics 102
208
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 98, Spurs 109
207
Wolves-MagicWolves 101, Magic 104
205
Bulls-SunsBulls 103, Suns 97
200
Kings-HawksKings 97, Hawks 103
200
Pacers-SixersPacers 112, Sixers 85
197
Raptors-JazzRaptors 89, Jazz 93
182
5 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-MagicWolves 101, Magic 104
+3 ORL
Mavs-CelticsMavs 106, Celtics 102
+4 DAL
Raptors-JazzRaptors 89, Jazz 93
+4 UTA
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 103, Rockets 108
+5 HOU
Nets-HornetsNets 111, Hornets 116
+5 CHA
Bulls-SunsBulls 103, Suns 97
+6 CHI
Kings-HawksKings 97, Hawks 103
+6 ATL
Pelicans-ThunderPelicans 103, Thunder 110
+7 OKC
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 98, Spurs 109
+11 SAS
Pacers-SixersPacers 112, Sixers 85
+27 IND
DAL erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-CelticsDAL won · Mavs 106, Celtics 102
15 pts
Blazers-RocketsHOU won · Blazers 103, Rockets 108
15 pts
Wolves-MagicORL won · Wolves 101, Magic 104
14 pts
Pelicans-ThunderOKC won · Pelicans 103, Thunder 110
6 pts
Raptors-JazzUTA won · Raptors 89, Jazz 93
5 pts
Scola shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ScolaTOR · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
KATMIN · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 6 BLK
67% (8-12)
Thaddeus YoungBKN · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
ParkerSAS · 25 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB
64% (9-14)
DirkDAL · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Wolves-Magic
Wolves 101Magic 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves252724178101
Magic1721332211104
The story
Elfrid Payton had 24 points as Orlando beat Minnesota 104-101 in OT

Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 21 PTS, 12 REB 24 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL · 11-23 FG

The swing

Down 14 after the second, the Magic took the third 33-24.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −8−14−50+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Blazers-Rockets
Blazers 103Rockets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers212530234103
Rockets221326389108
The story
Dwight Howard's 19 rebounds and 7 points carried Houston past Portland, 108-103 in OT

For Portland, CJ McCollum had 19 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 19 REB, 7 PTS, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 2-5 FG

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 15 going into the fourth, then won it 38-23.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +1−11−150+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Kings-Hawks
Kings 97Hawks 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3022271897
Hawks27351922103
The story
Atlanta beat Sacramento 103-97 behind 23 points and 16 rebounds from Paul Millsap

DeMarcus Cousins paced Sacramento: 24 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 9-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 35-22 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −3+10+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.5Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 16.5 in 11 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.5minutes, last 3 vs 2014–15 avg
Minutes per game
29.02014–15 avg8.5Last 3

8.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.0 in 2014–15 (82 games). Today: 4 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.6Season avg31.9Today

32 minutes today, against 13.6 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Pacers rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Indiana beat Philadelphia by 27.

ORL over MIN3DAL over BOS4UTA over TOR4CHA over BKN5HOU over POR5ATL over SAC6CHI over PHX6OKC over NOP7SAS over DEN11IND over PHI27Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 45

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 37, 28, 43, 46, 23, 28, 25, 16, 45Rockets-Blazers · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Dec 17, 2006: 45 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
45 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 22, 20, 21, 22, 21, 27, 40, 43Thunder-Pelicans · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Jan 31, 2007: 43 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
43 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 26, 36, 32, 27, 26, 29, 26, 34Pacers-Sixers · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 14, 26, 26, 11, 7, 27, 17, 32Bulls-Suns · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 10, 21, 25, 17, 5, 16, 24, 30Pelicans-Thunder · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 12, 31, 33, 19, 26, 21, 24, 28Wolves-Magic · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST