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Monday, November 23, 2015Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed SAC by 17 after three quarters and won 127–122.

Final · OT · Box score
Kings122
Hornets127
Q1 CHA +3; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 CHA -17; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 CHA +5
Final · Box score
Magic103
Cavs117
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +16; Q4 CLE +14
Final · Box score
Knicks78
Heat95
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +22; Q3 MIA +17; Q4 MIA +17
Final · Box score
Pistons88
Bucks109
Q1 MIL -1; Q2 MIL +10; Q3 MIL +26; Q4 MIL +21
Final · Box score
Sixers95
Wolves100
Q1 MIN -7; Q2 MIN -6; Q3 MIN +1; Q4 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Suns84
Spurs98
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Thunder111
Jazz89
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC +17; Q3 OKC +20; Q4 OKC +22
On this day · 2014–15Nov 23, 2014: 5 games. Top scorer: Marc Gasol (Grizzlies-Clippers), 30 points.
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The lead · Kings-Hornets

Kemba Walker drops 39 in 17-point comeback win over Sacramento

Rajon Rondo goes for 20 assists

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+30-170+5CHA AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Kings3030312110122
Hornets3327143815127
Who led
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 10, 9, 13, 14, 31, 18, 20, 39CHA39 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 17, 24, 28, 33, 4, 24, 14, 18CHA18 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 13, 21, 33, 40, 36, 24, 29, 30SAC30 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 15, 22, 10, 25, 27, 14, 13, 28SAC28 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Sixers-Wolves

Philadelphia's skid reaches fifteen

Minnesota won 100–95; the 76ers fall to 0–15. Andrew Wiggins led Minnesota with 32 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · PHI
Lvs ORL97–105Lvs CHI88–111Lvs TOR103–119L@ OKC85–102L@ SAS83–92Lvs DAL86–92Lvs IND85–112L@ CHA88–113L@ MIA91–96L@ MIN95–100
Lead changes
Sixers-Wolves11
Kings-Hornets6
Pistons-Bucks5
Suns-Spurs3
Thunder-Jazz2
Knicks-Heat1
The night in charts
Kings-Hornets combined for 249, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-HornetsKings 122, Hornets 127
249
Magic-CavsMagic 103, Cavs 117
220
Thunder-JazzThunder 111, Jazz 89
200
Pistons-BucksPistons 88, Bucks 109
197
Sixers-WolvesSixers 95, Wolves 100
195
Suns-SpursSuns 84, Spurs 98
182
Knicks-HeatKnicks 78, Heat 95
173
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-WolvesSixers 95, Wolves 100
+5 MIN
Kings-HornetsKings 122, Hornets 127
+5 CHA
Magic-CavsMagic 103, Cavs 117
+14 CLE
Suns-SpursSuns 84, Spurs 98
+14 SAS
Knicks-HeatKnicks 78, Heat 95
+17 MIA
Pistons-BucksPistons 88, Bucks 109
+21 MIL
Thunder-JazzThunder 111, Jazz 89
+22 OKC
CHA erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-HornetsCHA won · Kings 122, Hornets 127
17 pts
Sixers-WolvesMIN won · Sixers 95, Wolves 100
7 pts
Pistons-BucksMIL won · Pistons 88, Bucks 109
1 pt
Markieff Morris shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Markieff MorrisPHX · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
80% (12-15)
ParkerSAS · 20 PTS, 8 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB
77% (10-13)
KDOKC · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
KembaCHA · 39 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
70% (16-23)
OkaforPHI · 25 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
Final · Kings-Hornets
Kings 122Hornets 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings3030312110122
Hornets3327143815127
The story
Nicolas Batum had 18 points and 10 rebounds as Charlotte beat Sacramento 127-122 in OT

Rudy Gay led Sacramento with 28 PTS, 10 REB 18 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST · 5-16 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

Down 17 after the third, the Hornets took the fourth 38-21.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +30−170+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Sixers-Wolves
Sixers 95Wolves 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2626212295
Wolves19272826100
The story
Andrew Wiggins' 32 points carried Minnesota past Philadelphia, 100-95

For Philadelphia, Jahlil Okafor had 25 PTS, 12 REB 32 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 10-21 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 28-21.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −7−6+1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Heat
Knicks 78Heat 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1911262278
Heat2626212295
The story
Miami beat New York 95-78 behind 11 points and 11 rebounds from Hassan Whiteside

Carmelo Anthony paced New York: 21 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 11 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 3-8 FG

The swing

A 26-11 second quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
300 +7+22+17+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kristaps Porzingis topped the game at 47.8 FPTS: 20 PTS, 14 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.2Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.2 in 10 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.8Season avg23.9Last 3

23.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.8 in 11 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.2Season avg29.2Today

29 minutes today, against 12.2 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Kemba Walker leads the day with 39

Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 10, 9, 13, 14, 31, 18, 20, 39Hornets-Kings · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +22.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 22, 22, 7, 24, 19, 22, 25, 34Cavs-Magic · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 31, 33, 19, 26, 21, 24, 28, 21, 32Wolves-Sixers · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 13, 21, 33, 40, 36, 24, 29, 30Kings-Hornets · L
27.9 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 11, 18, 19, 5, 6, 9, 17, 28Suns-Spurs · L
13.7 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 15, 22, 10, 25, 27, 14, 13, 28Kings-Hornets · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST