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Friday, November 20, 2015Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed DEN by 14 at halftime and won 114–107.

Final · Box score
Sixers88
Hornets113
Q1 CHA +11; Q2 CHA +21; Q3 CHA +15; Q4 CHA +25
Final · Box score
Nets95
Celtics120
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +24; Q3 BOS +24; Q4 BOS +25
Final · Box score
Rockets84
Grizzlies96
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +14; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +12
Final · Box score
Pistons96
Wolves86
Q1 DET -4; Q2 DET -6; Q3 DET +3; Q4 DET +10
Final · Box score
Spurs90
Pelicans104
Q1 NOP +2; Q2 NOP +7; Q3 NOP +4; Q4 NOP +14
Final · Box score
Knicks93
Thunder90
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Jazz93
Mavs102
Q1 DAL -5; Q2 DAL +13; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Suns114
Nuggets107
Q1 PHX -12; Q2 PHX -14; Q3 PHX -4; Q4 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Clippers91
Blazers102
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR +2; Q4 POR +11
Final · Box score
Bulls94
Warriors106
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 GSW +12
Final · Box score
Raptors102
Lakers91
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR -1; Q3 TOR +8; Q4 TOR +11
On this day · 2014–15Nov 20, 2014: 2 games. Top scorer: Chris Bosh (Heat-Clippers), 28 points.
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The lead · Suns-Nuggets

Brandon Knight scores 38, Phoenix rallies past Denver

Russell Westbrook goes for 34 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-14-4+7PHX AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns17323134114
Nuggets29342123107
Who led
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 27, 12, 17, 22, 14, 37, 10, 30, 23, 38PHX38 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 33, 16, 19, 22, 28, 26, 30, 21, 21, 22PHX22 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Emmanuel MudiayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 13, 18, 16, 2, 13, 12, 5, 26DEN26 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Gary HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 16, 7, 8, 3, 7, 16, 15, 20DEN20 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Pistons-Wolves

Detroit beats Minnesota, 96–86

Detroit led 68–65 after three and won by 10. Andre Drummond led Detroit with 21 points, 11 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over OKC3PHX over DEN7DAL over UTA9DET over MIN10POR over LAC11TOR over LAL11MEM over HOU12GSW over CHI12NOP over SAS14CHA over PHI25BOS over BKN25Final margin, points. Pink = DET over MIN.
Lead changes
Bulls-Warriors18
Clippers-Blazers11
Pistons-Wolves6
Nets-Celtics4
Jazz-Mavs4
Suns-Nuggets4
Spurs-Pelicans3
Knicks-Thunder2
The night in charts
Suns-Nuggets combined for 221, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-NuggetsSuns 114, Nuggets 107
221
Nets-CelticsNets 95, Celtics 120
215
Sixers-HornetsSixers 88, Hornets 113
201
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 94, Warriors 106
200
Jazz-MavsJazz 93, Mavs 102
195
Spurs-PelicansSpurs 90, Pelicans 104
194
Raptors-LakersRaptors 102, Lakers 91
193
Clippers-BlazersClippers 91, Blazers 102
193
Knicks-ThunderKnicks 93, Thunder 90
183
Pistons-WolvesPistons 96, Wolves 86
182
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 84, Grizzlies 96
180
NYK won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Knicks-ThunderKnicks 93, Thunder 90
+3 NYK
Suns-NuggetsSuns 114, Nuggets 107
+7 PHX
Jazz-MavsJazz 93, Mavs 102
+9 DAL
Pistons-WolvesPistons 96, Wolves 86
+10 DET
Raptors-LakersRaptors 102, Lakers 91
+11 TOR
Clippers-BlazersClippers 91, Blazers 102
+11 POR
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 84, Grizzlies 96
+12 MEM
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 94, Warriors 106
+12 GSW
Spurs-PelicansSpurs 90, Pelicans 104
+14 NOP
Nets-CelticsNets 95, Celtics 120
+25 BOS
Sixers-HornetsSixers 88, Hornets 113
+25 CHA
PHX erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-NuggetsPHX won · Suns 114, Nuggets 107
14 pts
Pistons-WolvesDET won · Pistons 96, Wolves 86
6 pts
Jazz-MavsDAL won · Jazz 93, Mavs 102
5 pts
Bulls-WarriorsGSW won · Bulls 94, Warriors 106
1 pt
Raptors-LakersTOR won · Raptors 102, Lakers 91
1 pt
KAT shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KATMIN · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
80% (8-10)
DrummondDET · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
BradleyBOS · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
ArizaHOU · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Ish SmithNOP · 17 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Knicks-Thunder
Knicks 93Thunder 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2523252093
Thunder2024182890
The story
Carmelo Anthony had 25 points as New York beat Oklahoma City 93-90

Dion Waiters led Oklahoma City with 16 PTS, 4 REB 25 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 9-20 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Knicks won the third 25-18, their biggest quarter edge.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +5+4+11+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Nuggets
Suns 114Nuggets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns17323134114
Nuggets29342123107
The story
Eric Bledsoe's 22 points carried Phoenix past Denver, 114-107

For Denver, Danilo Gallinari had 15 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB · 9-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 34-23.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −12−14−4+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Lakers
Raptors 102Lakers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors27222726102
Lakers2129182391
The story
Toronto beat Los Angeles 102-91 behind 25 points from Kyle Lowry

Julius Randle paced Los Angeles: 18 PTS, 12 REB 25 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 7-16 FG, 7-11 3PT

The swing

A 27-18 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +6−1+8+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.5Season avg27.6Last 5

27.6 points a game over his last five games, against 20.5 in 11 earlier games. Today: 38 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.9Season avg21.0Last 3

21.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.9 in 12 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
1.9Season avg24.1Today

24 minutes today, against 1.9 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 0 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Brandon Knight leads the day with 38

Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 27, 12, 17, 22, 14, 37, 10, 30, 23, 38Suns-Nuggets · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 20, 21, 22, 21, 27, 40, 43, 34Thunder-Knicks · L
28.5 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 21, 25, 17, 5, 16, 24, 30, 30Pelicans-Spurs · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 26, 26, 11, 7, 27, 17, 32, 28Bulls-Warriors · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 35, 27, 26, 30, 22, 11, 23, 27, 23, 27Blazers-Clippers · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 31, 34, 24, 22, 28, 46, 34, 37, 40, 27Warriors-Bulls · W
33.6 PPG season to date · −7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST