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Friday, November 27, 2015Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by OKC (vs DET) and ATL (vs MEM).

Final · Box score
Cavs95
Hornets90
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 CLE -4; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Bucks90
Magic114
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +21; Q4 ORL +24
Final · Box score
Wizards78
Celtics111
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +18; Q3 BOS +23; Q4 BOS +33
Final · Box score
Heat97
Knicks78
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +19
Final · Box score
Sixers114
Rockets116
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +11; Q4 HOU +2
Final · Box score
Bulls92
Pacers104
Q1 IND +12; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +12
Final · Box score
Hawks116
Grizzlies101
Q1 ATL -7; Q2 ATL -5; Q3 ATL +3; Q4 ATL +15
Final · Box score
Pistons87
Thunder103
Q1 OKC -2; Q2 OKC -7; Q3 OKC +5; Q4 OKC +16
Final · Box score
Spurs91
Nuggets80
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +11
Final · Box score
Warriors135
Suns116
Q1 GSW +17; Q2 GSW +18; Q3 GSW +22; Q4 GSW +19
Final · Box score
Wolves101
Kings91
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN +6; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Pelicans90
Clippers111
Q1 LAC +10; Q2 LAC +21; Q3 LAC +18; Q4 LAC +21
The lead · Hawks-Grizzlies

Atlanta beats Memphis, 116–101

Robert Covington goes for 28 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-5+3+15ATL AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks29243231116
Grizzlies36222419101
Who led
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 14, 28, 17, 23, 14, 25, 22, 23ATL23 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 10, 24, 14, 6, 13, 16, 22, 20ATL20 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 4, 11, 20, 22, 26, 16, 21, 19, 16MEM16 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Matt BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 8, 3, 6, 0, 5, 12, 10, 14, 13, 15MEM15 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Heat-Knicks15
Cavs-Hornets13
Pistons-Thunder8
Wolves-Kings8
Sixers-Rockets4
Bucks-Magic3
Pelicans-Clippers2
Wizards-Celtics0
Warriors-Suns0
The night in charts
Warriors-Suns combined for 251, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-SunsWarriors 135, Suns 116
251
Sixers-RocketsSixers 114, Rockets 116
230
Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 116, Grizzlies 101
217
Bucks-MagicBucks 90, Magic 114
204
Pelicans-ClippersPelicans 90, Clippers 111
201
Bulls-PacersBulls 92, Pacers 104
196
Wolves-KingsWolves 101, Kings 91
192
Pistons-ThunderPistons 87, Thunder 103
190
Wizards-CelticsWizards 78, Celtics 111
189
Cavs-HornetsCavs 95, Hornets 90
185
Heat-KnicksHeat 97, Knicks 78
175
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 91, Nuggets 80
171
2 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-RocketsSixers 114, Rockets 116
+2 HOU
Cavs-HornetsCavs 95, Hornets 90
+5 CLE
Wolves-KingsWolves 101, Kings 91
+10 MIN
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 91, Nuggets 80
+11 SAS
Bulls-PacersBulls 92, Pacers 104
+12 IND
Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 116, Grizzlies 101
+15 ATL
Pistons-ThunderPistons 87, Thunder 103
+16 OKC
Warriors-SunsWarriors 135, Suns 116
+19 GSW
Heat-KnicksHeat 97, Knicks 78
+19 MIA
Pelicans-ClippersPelicans 90, Clippers 111
+21 LAC
Bucks-MagicBucks 90, Magic 114
+24 ORL
Wizards-CelticsWizards 78, Celtics 111
+33 BOS
OKC rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-ThunderOKC won · Pistons 87, Thunder 103
7 pts
Hawks-GrizzliesATL won · Hawks 116, Grizzlies 101
7 pts
Cavs-HornetsCLE won · Cavs 95, Hornets 90
4 pts
Heat-KnicksMIA won · Heat 97, Knicks 78
1 pt
Elfrid Payton shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Elfrid PaytonORL · 22 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
WarrenPHX · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
75% (12-16)
GiannisMIL · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
BledsoePHX · 21 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB
69% (9-13)
SullingerBOS · 18 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Sixers-Rockets
Sixers 114Rockets 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers19303134114
Rockets30263525116
The story
Dwight Howard had 14 points and 13 rebounds as Houston beat Philadelphia 116-114

Isaiah Canaan led Philadelphia with 23 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST · 4-7 FG

The swing

The Rockets won the first 30-19, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +11+7+11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Suns
Warriors 135Suns 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors44312832135
Suns27302435116
The story
Stephen Curry's 41 points and 8 assists carried Golden State past Phoenix, 135-116

For Phoenix, T.J. Warren had 28 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 41 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 11-20 FG, 9-16 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 44-27, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
300 +17+18+22+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Knicks
Heat 97Knicks 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2624242397
Knicks2722141578
The story
Miami beat New York 97-78 behind 25 points from Gerald Green

Chris Bosh backed him with 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 2 REB · 8-14 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

A 24-14 third quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −1+1+11+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Hassan Whiteside topped the game at 39.8 FPTS: 14 REB, 6 PTS

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.7Season avg36.2Last 5

36.2 points a game over his last five games, against 28.7 in 15 earlier games. Today: 50 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Season avg11.8Last 3

11.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.3 in 15 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.1Season avg26.6Today

27 minutes today, against 6.1 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Pistons-Thunder

OKC makes it four straight

OKC beat Detroit 103–87 and moved to 11–6. Kevin Durant led OKC with 34 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · OKC
W@ WAS125–101Wvs PHI102–85Lvs BOS85–100L@ MEM114–122Wvs NOP110–103Lvs NYK90–93Wvs DAL117–114W@ UTA111–89Wvs BKN110–99Wvs DET103–87
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 50

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 46, 23, 28, 25, 16, 45, 22, 24, 40, 50Rockets-Sixers · W
30.1 PPG season to date · +21.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Jan 7, 2006: 50 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Season high50 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 46, 34, 37, 40, 27, 19, 24, 41Warriors-Suns · W
32.6 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Nate Robinson NYK, Jan 1, 2010: 41 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
41 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 43, 25, 29, 27, 33, 32, 14, 27, 30, 34Thunder-Pistons · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 36, 32, 27, 26, 29, 26, 34, 20, 40, 33Pacers-Bulls · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Robert CovingtonPoints, last 8 games: 4, 7, 8, 9, 21, 18, 11, 28Sixers-Rockets · L
13.2 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
T.J. WarrenPoints, last 10 games: 5, 17, 18, 8, 19, 0, 9, 16, 18, 28Suns-Warriors · L
12.5 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST