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Sunday, November 29, 2015Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed NYK by 13 at halftime and won 116–111.

Final · Box score
Bucks82
Hornets87
Q1 CHA -6; Q2 CHA +8; Q3 CHA +6; Q4 CHA +5
Final · Box score
Wolves99
Clippers107
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC +10; Q4 LAC +8
Final · Box score
Pistons83
Nets87
Q1 BKN -4; Q2 BKN -6; Q3 BKN -8; Q4 BKN +4
Final · Box score
Sixers84
Grizzlies92
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 MEM +6; Q3 MEM -3; Q4 MEM +8
Final · Box score
Celtics91
Magic110
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +17; Q4 ORL +19
Final · Box score
Suns107
Raptors102
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +5
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets116
Knicks111
Q1 HOU -4; Q2 HOU -13; Q3 HOU -8; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Pacers107
Lakers103
Q1 IND +16; Q2 IND +13; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +4
On this day · 2014–15Nov 29, 2014: 6 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Bucks), 34 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Knicks

Houston needs overtime to survive New York

Brook Lopez goes for 15 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4-13-80+5HOU AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Rockets2120283215116
Knicks2529232410111
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 25, 16, 45, 22, 24, 40, 50, 26HOU26 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Clint CapelaPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 7, 5, 4, 1, 16, 6, 13, 18HOU18 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 4, 16, 14, 16, 11, 10, 4, 31NYK31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 10, 29, 7, 24, 20, 10, 11, 20NYK20 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Pistons-Nets

Brooklyn climbs out of an 8-point hole against Detroit

Down 8 after three, the Nets won the fourth quarter 28–16 and the game 87–83. Thaddeus Young led Brooklyn with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Nets-Pistons
Thaddeus Young · BKNKentavious Caldwell-Pope · DETPTS1921REB107AST31Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Pistons-Nets10
Bucks-Hornets9
Suns-Raptors7
Rockets-Knicks6
Sixers-Grizzlies4
Wolves-Clippers1
The night in charts
Rockets-Knicks combined for 227, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-KnicksRockets 116, Knicks 111
227
Pacers-LakersPacers 107, Lakers 103
210
Suns-RaptorsSuns 107, Raptors 102
209
Wolves-ClippersWolves 99, Clippers 107
206
Celtics-MagicCeltics 91, Magic 110
201
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 84, Grizzlies 92
176
Pistons-NetsPistons 83, Nets 87
170
Bucks-HornetsBucks 82, Hornets 87
169
5 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-LakersPacers 107, Lakers 103
+4 IND
Pistons-NetsPistons 83, Nets 87
+4 BKN
Rockets-KnicksRockets 116, Knicks 111
+5 HOU
Suns-RaptorsSuns 107, Raptors 102
+5 PHX
Bucks-HornetsBucks 82, Hornets 87
+5 CHA
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 84, Grizzlies 92
+8 MEM
Wolves-ClippersWolves 99, Clippers 107
+8 LAC
Celtics-MagicCeltics 91, Magic 110
+19 ORL
HOU erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-KnicksHOU won · Rockets 116, Knicks 111
13 pts
Pistons-NetsBKN won · Pistons 83, Nets 87
8 pts
Bucks-HornetsCHA won · Bucks 82, Hornets 87
6 pts
Sixers-GrizzliesMEM won · Sixers 84, Grizzlies 92
3 pts
Thaddeus Young shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Thaddeus YoungBKN · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
SeraphinNYK · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK
70% (7-10)
AfflaloNYK · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
ArizaHOU · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
CapelaHOU · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Pistons-Nets
Pistons 83Nets 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2219261683
Nets1817242887
The story
Brooklyn beat Detroit 87-83 behind 19 points and 10 rebounds from Thaddeus Young

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope paced Detroit: 21 PTS, 7 REB 19 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 9-12 FG

The swing

A 28-16 fourth quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Nets.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −4−6−8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Knicks
Rockets 116Knicks 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets2120283215116
Knicks2529232410111
The story
James Harden had 26 points and 9 assists as Houston beat New York 116-111 in OT

Arron Afflalo led New York with 31 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB · 10-28 FG, 0-7 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Rockets took the fourth 32-24.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −4−13−80+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Wolves-Clippers
Wolves 99Clippers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1918243899
Clippers23252336107
The story
Blake Griffin's 26 points and 8 assists carried LA past Minnesota, 107-99

For Minnesota, Karl-Anthony Towns had 17 PTS, 8 REB 26 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST · 9-16 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 25-18, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +4+11+10+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.4Season avg33.2Last 5

33.2 points a game over his last five games, against 26.4 in 15 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Season avg13.1Last 3

13.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.9 in 15 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.2Season avg31.7Today

32 minutes today, against 9.2 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 39

Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 32, 27, 26, 29, 26, 34, 20, 40, 33, 39Pacers-Lakers · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 4, 16, 14, 16, 11, 10, 4, 31Knicks-Rockets · L
13.2 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 24, 28, 14, 18, 21, 20, 20, 29Raptors-Suns · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 34, 27, 21, 9, 18, 40, 20, 26Clippers-Wolves · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 25, 16, 45, 22, 24, 40, 50, 26Rockets-Knicks · W
29.8 PPG season to date · −4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 4, 21, 17, 20, 13, 19, 4, 19, 22Lakers-Pacers · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST