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Wednesday, November 9, 2016Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed BKN by 10 after the first quarter and won 110–96.

Final · Box score
Jazz98
Hornets104
Q1 CHA -8; Q2 CHA -7; Q3 CHA -2; Q4 CHA +6
Final · OT · Box score
Sixers115
Pacers122
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND -6; Q3 Pacers 0; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +7
Final · Box score
Nets96
Knicks110
Q1 NYK -10; Q2 NYK -5; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +14
Final · Box score
Wolves123
Magic107
Q1 MIN +22; Q2 MIN +27; Q3 MIN +20; Q4 MIN +16
Final · Box score
Celtics93
Wizards118
Q1 WAS +26; Q2 WAS +15; Q3 WAS +20; Q4 WAS +25
Final · Box score
Bulls107
Hawks115
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +6; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Raptors112
Thunder102
Q1 TOR -7; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 TOR +13; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Pistons100
Suns107
Q1 PHX -9; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Rockets101
Spurs99
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU +5; Q4 HOU +2
Final · Box score
Mavs95
Warriors116
Q1 GSW +19; Q2 GSW +31; Q3 GSW +16; Q4 GSW +21
Final · Box score
Blazers80
Clippers111
Q1 LAC +20; Q2 LAC +29; Q3 LAC +43; Q4 LAC +31
On this day · 2015–16Nov 9, 2015: 7 games. Top scorer: Andrew Wiggins (Wolves-Hawks), 33 points.
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The lead · Nets-Knicks

New York rallies from 10 down to beat Brooklyn

Otto Porter Jr. goes for 34 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-5+1+14NYK AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2926162596
Knicks19312238110
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 7 games: 19, 20, 24, 21, 25, 28, 22NYK22 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 7 games: 16, 21, 18, 3, 27, 28, 21NYK21 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 7 games: 7, 25, 13, 34, 18, 26, 21BKN21 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Justin HamiltonPoints, last 8 games: 19, 8, 6, 0, 6, 9, 9, 21BKN21 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Clippers by 31.

HOU over SAS2CHA over UTA6IND over PHI7PHX over DET7ATL over CHI8TOR over OKC10NYK over BKN14MIN over ORL16GSW over DAL21WAS over BOS25LAC over POR31Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Pistons-Suns16
Sixers-Pacers15
Rockets-Spurs14
Jazz-Hornets10
Bulls-Hawks9
Nets-Knicks4
Raptors-Thunder3
Wolves-Magic0
Blazers-Clippers0
Mavs-Warriors0
The night in charts
Sixers-Pacers combined for 237, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-PacersSixers 115, Pacers 122
237
Wolves-MagicWolves 123, Magic 107
230
Bulls-HawksBulls 107, Hawks 115
222
Raptors-ThunderRaptors 112, Thunder 102
214
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 93, Wizards 118
211
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 95, Warriors 116
211
Pistons-SunsPistons 100, Suns 107
207
Nets-KnicksNets 96, Knicks 110
206
Jazz-HornetsJazz 98, Hornets 104
202
Rockets-SpursRockets 101, Spurs 99
200
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 80, Clippers 111
191
HOU won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Rockets-SpursRockets 101, Spurs 99
+2 HOU
Jazz-HornetsJazz 98, Hornets 104
+6 CHA
Sixers-PacersSixers 115, Pacers 122
+7 IND
Pistons-SunsPistons 100, Suns 107
+7 PHX
Bulls-HawksBulls 107, Hawks 115
+8 ATL
Raptors-ThunderRaptors 112, Thunder 102
+10 TOR
Nets-KnicksNets 96, Knicks 110
+14 NYK
Wolves-MagicWolves 123, Magic 107
+16 MIN
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 95, Warriors 116
+21 GSW
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 93, Wizards 118
+25 WAS
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 80, Clippers 111
+31 LAC
NYK erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-KnicksNYK won · Nets 96, Knicks 110
10 pts
Pistons-SunsPHX won · Pistons 100, Suns 107
9 pts
Jazz-HornetsCHA won · Jazz 98, Hornets 104
8 pts
Raptors-ThunderTOR won · Raptors 112, Thunder 102
7 pts
Sixers-PacersIND won · Sixers 115, Pacers 122
6 pts
Jefferson shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JeffersonIND · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
Otto Porter Jr.WAS · 34 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
74% (14-19)
LenPHX · 16 PTS, 14 REB, 3 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Brook LopezBKN · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
FavorsUTA · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Rockets-Spurs
Rockets 101Spurs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets33302216101
Spurs2436201999
The story
James Harden had a 24-12-15 triple-double as Houston beat San Antonio 101-99

Kawhi Leonard led San Antonio with 34 PTS, 7 REB 24 PTS, 15 AST, 12 REB · 9-19 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the first 33-24, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +9+3+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Pacers
Sixers 115Pacers 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers263424256115
Pacers3123302513122
The story
Jeff Teague's 30 points and 9 assists carried Indiana past Philadelphia, 122-115 in OT

For Philadelphia, Robert Covington had 23 PTS, 6 REB 30 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB · 10-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Pacers took it 13-6.

IND lead by quarter
200 +5−600+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nets-Knicks
Nets 96Knicks 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2926162596
Knicks19312238110
The story
New York beat Brooklyn 110-96 behind 21 points from Kristaps Porzingis

Brook Lopez paced Brooklyn: 21 PTS, 4 REB 21 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 7-15 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

A 38-25 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −10−5+1+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.0points, last 3 vs 2015–16 avg
Points per game
19.72015–16 avg25.7Last 3

25.7 points a game over his last three games, against 19.7 in 2015–16 (80 games). Today: 29 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg15.1Last 3

15.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 7 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.3Season avg34.6Today

35 minutes today, against 9.3 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Jimmy Butler leads the day with 39

Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 8 games: 24, 16, 22, 23, 26, 16, 20, 39Bulls-Hawks · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 7 games: 40, 32, 33, 40, 34, 23, 37Raptors-Thunder · W
34.1 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 7 games: 19, 21, 31, 14, 4, 17, 37Wolves-Magic · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high37 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 8 games: 32, 51, 33, 35, 20, 28, 14, 36Thunder-Raptors · L
31.1 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Otto Porter Jr.Points, last 7 games: 10, 13, 23, 8, 10, 20, 34Wizards-Celtics · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 8 games: 35, 30, 20, 27, 30, 29, 14, 34Spurs-Rockets · L
27.4 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST