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Sunday, November 22, 2015Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Raptors91
Clippers80
Q1 TOR +10; Q2 TOR +29; Q3 TOR +16; Q4 TOR +11
Final · Box score
Celtics101
Nets111
Q1 BKN +5; Q2 BKN +17; Q3 BKN +8; Q4 BKN +10
Final · Box score
Suns116
Pelicans122
Q1 NOP +6; Q2 NOP +1; Q3 NOP +7; Q4 NOP +6
Final · Box score
Mavs114
Thunder117
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC +8; Q3 OKC +2; Q4 OKC +3
Final · Box score
Warriors118
Nuggets105
Q1 GSW +11; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +13
Final · Box score
Blazers107
Lakers93
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +14
On this day · 2014–15Nov 22, 2014: 9 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Pelicans-Jazz), 43 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Thunder

Russell Westbrook scores 31, OKC holds off Dallas

Anthony Davis goes for 32 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+8+2+3OKC AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs25273329114
Thunder31292730117
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 21, 22, 21, 27, 40, 43, 34, 31OKC31 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 10, 23, 11, 16, 18, 6, 8, 16OKC16 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 8, 13, 13, 11, 12, 16, 23, 20DAL20 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 13, 0, 25, 8, 7, 18, 7, 18DAL18 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Suns-Pelicans

New Orleans never trails at a break against Phoenix

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 122–116. Anthony Davis led New Orleans with 32 points, 19 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
OKC over DAL3NOP over PHX6BKN over BOS10TOR over LAC11GSW over DEN13POR over LAL14Final margin, points. Pink = NOP over PHX.
Lead changes
Mavs-Thunder10
Raptors-Clippers6
Warriors-Nuggets6
Celtics-Nets0
The night in charts
Suns-Pelicans combined for 238, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-PelicansSuns 116, Pelicans 122
238
Mavs-ThunderMavs 114, Thunder 117
231
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 118, Nuggets 105
223
Celtics-NetsCeltics 101, Nets 111
212
Blazers-LakersBlazers 107, Lakers 93
200
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 91, Clippers 80
171
OKC won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Mavs-ThunderMavs 114, Thunder 117
+3 OKC
Suns-PelicansSuns 116, Pelicans 122
+6 NOP
Celtics-NetsCeltics 101, Nets 111
+10 BKN
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 91, Clippers 80
+11 TOR
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 118, Nuggets 105
+13 GSW
Blazers-LakersBlazers 107, Lakers 93
+14 POR
Arthur shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ArthurDEN · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
BartonDEN · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
JackBKN · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
CJPOR · 19 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
CarrollTOR · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Mavs-Thunder
Mavs 114Thunder 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs25273329114
Thunder31292730117
The story
Serge Ibaka had 16 points as Oklahoma City beat Dallas 117-114

Deron Williams led Dallas with 20 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 16 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 8-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the first 31-25, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +6+8+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Pelicans
Suns 116Pelicans 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns21343031116
Pelicans27293630122
The story
Ish Smith's 17 points and 8 assists carried New Orleans past Phoenix, 122-116

For Phoenix, Eric Bledsoe had 29 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 17 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL · 6-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-21, was where the Pelicans built it.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +6+1+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Lakers
Blazers 107Lakers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers32242823107
Lakers2329221993
The story
Portland beat Los Angeles 107-93 behind 30 points and 13 assists from Damian Lillard

Kobe Bryant paced Los Angeles: 18 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 13 AST, 6 REB · 12-25 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

A 32-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +9+4+10+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.5Season avg25.8Last 5

25.8 points a game over his last five games, against 18.5 in 13 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.0Season avg17.6Last 3

17.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.0 in 13 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.8Season avg38.2Today

38 minutes today, against 19.8 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 32

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 14, 43, 25, 17, 36, 0, 20, 32Pelicans-Suns · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 19 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 21, 22, 21, 27, 40, 43, 34, 31Thunder-Mavs · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 30, 22, 11, 23, 27, 23, 27, 30Blazers-Lakers · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 22, 28, 26, 30, 21, 21, 22, 29Suns-Pelicans · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 25, 17, 5, 16, 24, 30, 30, 29Pelicans-Suns · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 20, 14, 23, 20, 23, 19, 18, 27Celtics-Nets · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST