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Thursday, November 19, 2015Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed LAC by 16 after the first quarter and won 124–117.

Final · Box score
Kings109
Heat116
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Bucks100
Cavs115
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +15; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +15
Final · Box score
Warriors124
Clippers117
Q1 GSW -16; Q2 GSW -14; Q3 GSW -6; Q4 GSW +7
On this day · 2014–15Nov 19, 2014: 11 games. Top scorer: Kevin Martin (Wolves-Knicks), 37 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Clippers

Stephen Curry scores 40 as Golden State beats Clippers

Chris Paul goes for 35 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16-14-6+7GSW AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors25293139124
Clippers41272326117
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 34, 24, 22, 28, 46, 34, 37, 40GSW40 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 16, 18, 18, 24, 8, 15, 19, 25GSW25 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 8 games: 18, 9, 17, 17, 24, 14, 11, 35LAC35 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 26, 37, 22, 23, 35, 24, 21, 11, 34, 27LAC27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Kings-Heat

Miami leads Sacramento wire to wire

Miami was ahead at every break and won 116–109. Best quarter: the fourth, 34–33. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over SAC7GSW over LAC7CLE over MIL15Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over SAC.
Lead changes
Warriors-Clippers4
Bucks-Cavs3
The night in charts
Warriors-Clippers combined for 241, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 124, Clippers 117
241
Kings-HeatKings 109, Heat 116
225
Bucks-CavsBucks 100, Cavs 115
215
GSW won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 124, Clippers 117
+7 GSW
Kings-HeatKings 109, Heat 116
+7 MIA
Bucks-CavsBucks 100, Cavs 115
+15 CLE
Giannis shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GiannisMIL · 33 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
80% (12-15)
LeBronCLE · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST
69% (9-13)
BoshMIA · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
CasspiSAC · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
BarnesGSW · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
60% (9-15)
Final · Warriors-Clippers
Warriors 124Clippers 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors25293139124
Clippers41272326117
The story
Draymond Green had 19 points and 9 assists as Golden State beat LA 124-117

DeAndre Jordan led LA with 10 REB, 9 PTS 19 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 7-9 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Warriors took the fourth 39-26.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −16−14−6+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Heat
Kings 109Heat 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings21253033109
Heat25312634116
The story
Dwyane Wade's 24 points carried Miami past Sacramento, 116-109

For Sacramento, Rudy Gay had 13 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 10-23 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 31-25, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +4+10+6+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rajon Rondo was the fantasy play: 52.8 FPTS on 18 AST, 14 PTS, 9 REB

Final · Bucks-Cavs
Bucks 100Cavs 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks23253121100
Cavs28352329115
The story
Cleveland beat Milwaukee 115-100 behind 27 points from LeBron James

Greg Monroe paced Milwaukee: 17 PTS, 8 REB 27 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 9-13 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 35-25 second quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +5+15+7+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Giannis Antetokounmpo topped the game at 48.5 FPTS: 33 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.6Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.6 in 10 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 2 vs 2014–15 avg
Minutes per game
21.12014–15 avg10.1Last 2

10.1 minutes a game over his last two games, against 21.1 in 2014–15 (59 games). Today: 10 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Season avg38.5Today

39 minutes today, against 24.1 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 40

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 34, 24, 22, 28, 46, 34, 37, 40Warriors-Clippers · W
34.2 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady ORL, Dec 8, 2001: 40 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
40 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 8 games: 18, 9, 17, 17, 24, 14, 11, 35Clippers-Warriors · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 17, 20, 11, 16, 12, 16, 9, 33Bucks-Cavs · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 23, 31, 29, 31, 31, 37, 30, 27Cavs-Bucks · W
27.2 PPG season to date · −0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 26, 37, 22, 23, 35, 24, 21, 11, 34, 27Clippers-Warriors · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 16, 18, 18, 24, 8, 15, 19, 25Warriors-Clippers · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST