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Tuesday, November 24, 2015Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed DEN by 1 after the first quarter and won 111–94.

Final · Box score
Pacers123
Wizards106
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +1; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +17
Final · Box score
Celtics97
Hawks121
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL +8; Q4 ATL +24
Final · Box score
Mavs96
Grizzlies110
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +22; Q4 MEM +14
Final · Box score
Clippers111
Nuggets94
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +11; Q4 LAC +17
Final · Box score
Bulls93
Blazers88
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Lakers77
Warriors111
Q1 GSW +19; Q2 GSW +16; Q3 GSW +34; Q4 GSW +34
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The lead · Clippers-Nuggets

Clippers handle Denver by 17

Paul George goes for 40 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+6+11+17LAC AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers25263228111
Nuggets2619272294
Who led
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 23, 35, 24, 21, 11, 34, 27, 21, 9, 18LAC18 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
DeAndre JordanPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 13, 9, 11, 10, 9, 12, 13, 18LAC18 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 25, 6, 25, 27, 8, 32, 9, 15, 19, 20DEN20 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 8, 3, 4, 0, 23, 6, 11, 16DEN16 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Golden State posts the night's biggest win

Golden State beat Lakers by 34, the widest margin of 6 games.

CHI over POR5MEM over DAL14IND over WAS17LAC over DEN17ATL over BOS24GSW over LAL34Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Pacers-Wizards13
Clippers-Nuggets9
Celtics-Hawks3
Mavs-Grizzlies1
Bulls-Blazers0
Lakers-Warriors0
The night in charts
Pacers-Wizards combined for 229, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-WizardsPacers 123, Wizards 106
229
Celtics-HawksCeltics 97, Hawks 121
218
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 96, Grizzlies 110
206
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 111, Nuggets 94
205
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 77, Warriors 111
188
Bulls-BlazersBulls 93, Blazers 88
181
CHI won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Bulls-BlazersBulls 93, Blazers 88
+5 CHI
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 96, Grizzlies 110
+14 MEM
Pacers-WizardsPacers 123, Wizards 106
+17 IND
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 111, Nuggets 94
+17 LAC
Celtics-HawksCeltics 97, Hawks 121
+24 ATL
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 77, Warriors 111
+34 GSW
George shot 14-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GeorgeIND · 40 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
74% (14-19)
MillsapATL · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Draymond GreenGSW · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
MilesIND · 32 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
KorverATL · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Bulls-Blazers
Bulls 93Blazers 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2919232293
Blazers2217242588
The story
Jimmy Butler's 22 points carried Chicago past Portland, 93-88

For Portland, Ed Davis had 13 REB, 12 PTS, 2 AST 22 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 6-13 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-22, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +7+9+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Damian Lillard was the fantasy play: 44.0 FPTS on 19 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST

Final · Pacers-Wizards
Pacers 123Wizards 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers33293130123
Wizards31302124106
The story
CJ Miles had 32 points as Indiana beat Washington 123-106

Bradley Beal led Washington with 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 32 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 10-16 FG, 8-9 3PT

The swing

The Pacers won the third 31-21, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +2+1+11+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Nuggets
Clippers 111Nuggets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers25263228111
Nuggets2619272294
The story
LA beat Denver 111-94 behind 18 points and 11 rebounds from DeAndre Jordan

Danilo Gallinari paced Denver: 20 PTS, 18 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 3-4 FG

The swing

A 26-19 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −1+6+11+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.0Season avg22.4Last 5

22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 15.0 in 11 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Season avg18.8Last 3

18.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.2 in 14 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Season avg38.0Today

38 minutes today, against 22.1 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 40

Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 26, 36, 32, 27, 26, 29, 26, 34, 20, 40Pacers-Wizards · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, Nov 20, 1999: 40 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Season high40 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
CJ MilesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 5, 8, 9, 17, 8, 19, 20, 21, 32Pacers-Wizards · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 22, 19, 14, 28, 17, 23, 14, 25Hawks-Celtics · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 6, 2, 14, 21, 18, 21, 27, 25Celtics-Hawks · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 28, 46, 34, 37, 40, 27, 19, 24Warriors-Lakers · W
32.1 PPG season to date · −8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Gary NealPoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 9, 2, 8, 14, 7, 10, 2, 23Wizards-Pacers · L
9.1 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST