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Saturday, November 28, 2015Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by CLE (vs BKN) and TOR (vs WAS).

Final · Box score
Raptors84
Wizards82
Q1 TOR -7; Q2 TOR -6; Q3 TOR -6; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Nets88
Cavs90
Q1 CLE -7; Q2 CLE -6; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets81
Mavs92
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL +16; Q4 DAL +11
Final · Box score
Hawks88
Spurs108
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS +17; Q3 SAS +21; Q4 SAS +20
Final · Box score
Pelicans87
Jazz101
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +16; Q4 UTA +14
Final · Box score
Lakers96
Blazers108
Q1 POR +13; Q2 POR +14; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +12
Final · Box score
Kings101
Warriors120
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW +10; Q3 GSW +21; Q4 GSW +19
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The lead · Raptors-Wizards

Toronto takes over late to edge Washington

Anthony Davis goes for 36 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-6-6+2TOR AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1623232284
Wizards2322231482
Who led
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 20, 22, 28, 20, 25, 13, 27, 27TOR27 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 14, 15, 24, 28, 14, 18, 21, 20, 20TOR20 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 25, 24, 11, 7, 20, 17, 16, 20WAS20 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 9, 15, 19, 8, 18, 14, 10, 18WAS18 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: San Antonio by 20.

TOR over WAS2CLE over BKN2DAL over DEN11POR over LAL12UTA over NOP14GSW over SAC19SAS over ATL20Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Raptors-Wizards5
Nuggets-Mavs3
Kings-Warriors3
Hawks-Spurs2
Lakers-Blazers1
Pelicans-Jazz0
Shot of the night

Joseph's three at the buzzer puts the Raptors ahead, 84-82 final

The night in charts
Kings-Warriors combined for 221, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-WarriorsKings 101, Warriors 120
221
Lakers-BlazersLakers 96, Blazers 108
204
Hawks-SpursHawks 88, Spurs 108
196
Pelicans-JazzPelicans 87, Jazz 101
188
Nets-CavsNets 88, Cavs 90
178
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 81, Mavs 92
173
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 84, Wizards 82
166
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-CavsNets 88, Cavs 90
+2 CLE
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 84, Wizards 82
+2 TOR
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 81, Mavs 92
+11 DAL
Lakers-BlazersLakers 96, Blazers 108
+12 POR
Pelicans-JazzPelicans 87, Jazz 101
+14 UTA
Kings-WarriorsKings 101, Warriors 120
+19 GSW
Hawks-SpursHawks 88, Spurs 108
+20 SAS
CLE rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-CavsCLE won · Nets 88, Cavs 90
7 pts
Raptors-WizardsTOR won · Raptors 84, Wizards 82
7 pts
Nuggets-MavsDAL won · Nuggets 81, Mavs 92
4 pts
Hawks-SpursSAS won · Hawks 88, Spurs 108
2 pts
AD shot 12-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ADNOP · 36 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
Brook LopezBKN · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (10-15)
BurksUTA · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
64% (9-14)
ArthurDEN · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
62% (8-13)
RandleLAL · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Raptors-Wizards
Raptors 84Wizards 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1623232284
Wizards2322231482
The story
Kyle Lowry had 27 points as Toronto beat Washington 84-82

Bradley Beal led Washington with 20 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 27 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 9-19 FG, 6-11 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Raptors took the fourth 22-14.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −7−6−6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Cavs
Nets 88Cavs 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2426182088
Cavs1727252190
The story
LeBron James' 26 points carried Cleveland past Brooklyn, 90-88

For Brooklyn, Brook Lopez had 22 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 10-22 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 25-18.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −7−6+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Warriors
Kings 101Warriors 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings29172530101
Warriors30263628120
The story
Golden State beat Sacramento 120-101 behind a 13-11-12 triple-double from Draymond Green

Kosta Koufos paced Sacramento: 14 PTS, 7 REB 13 PTS, 12 AST, 11 REB, 4 BLK · 4-13 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

A 36-25 third quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
300 +1+10+21+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.4Season avg24.8Last 5

24.8 points a game over his last five games, against 19.4 in 16 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Season avg18.0Last 3

18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.2 in 15 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.7Season avg36.7Today

37 minutes today, against 17.7 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 36

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 43, 25, 17, 36, 0, 20, 32, 26, 17, 36Pelicans-Jazz · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 11, 23, 27, 23, 27, 30, 19, 29Blazers-Lakers · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 26, 16, 15, 19, 18, 19, 18, 28Blazers-Lakers · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 20, 22, 28, 20, 25, 13, 27, 27Raptors-Wizards · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 31, 37, 30, 27, 19, 15, 24, 25, 26Cavs-Nets · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 22, 7, 24, 19, 22, 25, 34, 21, 18, 26Cavs-Nets · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST