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Saturday, November 12, 2016Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed IND by 7 after the first quarter and won 105–99.

Final · Box score
Celtics105
Pacers99
Q1 BOS -7; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Lakers126
Pelicans99
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +27
Final · Box score
Sixers96
Hawks117
Q1 ATL -4; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +21
Final · Box score
Knicks107
Raptors118
Q1 TOR -4; Q2 TOR -3; Q3 TOR +2; Q4 TOR +11
Final · Box score
Wizards95
Bulls106
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI -3; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +11
Final · Box score
Spurs106
Rockets100
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Jazz102
Heat91
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +17; Q4 UTA +11
Final · Box score
Clippers119
Wolves105
Q1 LAC +13; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +15; Q4 LAC +14
Final · Box score
Grizzlies96
Bucks106
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +10
Final · Box score
Pistons106
Nuggets95
Q1 DET +15; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +11
Final · Box score
Nets122
Suns104
Q1 BKN +2; Q2 BKN +13; Q3 BKN +7; Q4 BKN +18
On this day · 2015–16Nov 12, 2015: 3 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Wolves), 46 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Pacers

Boston gets past Indiana

Jimmy Butler goes for 37 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+3+3+6BOS AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics24243126105
Pacers3114312399
Who led
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 9 games: 25, 25, 24, 23, 30, 30, 23, 29, 23BOS23 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Kelly OlynykPoints, last 3 games: 2, 19, 16BOS16 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 20, 4, 0, 9, 16, 21, 9, 30, 13, 20IND20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 13, 20, 9, 15, 16, 12, 15, 5, 17IND17 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Lakers post the night's biggest win

Lakers beat New Orleans by 27, the widest margin of 11 games.

BOS over IND6SAS over HOU6MIL over MEM10TOR over NYK11CHI over WAS11UTA over MIA11DET over DEN11LAC over MIN14BKN over PHX18ATL over PHI21LAL over NOP27Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Knicks-Raptors27
Wizards-Bulls15
Celtics-Pacers10
Lakers-Pelicans9
Jazz-Heat3
Sixers-Hawks2
Spurs-Rockets2
Pistons-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Nets-Suns combined for 226, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-SunsNets 122, Suns 104
226
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 107, Raptors 118
225
Lakers-PelicansLakers 126, Pelicans 99
225
Clippers-WolvesClippers 119, Wolves 105
224
Sixers-HawksSixers 96, Hawks 117
213
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 106, Rockets 100
206
Celtics-PacersCeltics 105, Pacers 99
204
Grizzlies-BucksGrizzlies 96, Bucks 106
202
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 106, Nuggets 95
201
Wizards-BullsWizards 95, Bulls 106
201
Jazz-HeatJazz 102, Heat 91
193
BOS won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Celtics-PacersCeltics 105, Pacers 99
+6 BOS
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 106, Rockets 100
+6 SAS
Grizzlies-BucksGrizzlies 96, Bucks 106
+10 MIL
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 106, Nuggets 95
+11 DET
Wizards-BullsWizards 95, Bulls 106
+11 CHI
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 107, Raptors 118
+11 TOR
Jazz-HeatJazz 102, Heat 91
+11 UTA
Clippers-WolvesClippers 119, Wolves 105
+14 LAC
Nets-SunsNets 122, Suns 104
+18 BKN
Sixers-HawksSixers 96, Hawks 117
+21 ATL
Lakers-PelicansLakers 126, Pelicans 99
+27 LAL
BOS rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-PacersBOS won · Celtics 105, Pacers 99
7 pts
Knicks-RaptorsTOR won · Knicks 107, Raptors 118
4 pts
Sixers-HawksATL won · Sixers 96, Hawks 117
4 pts
Wizards-BullsCHI won · Wizards 95, Bulls 106
3 pts
Lakers-PelicansLAL won · Lakers 126, Pelicans 99
1 pt
Gortat shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GortatWAS · 18 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
SchroderATL · 16 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BookerBKN · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
GiannisMIL · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL
69% (9-13)
ClarksonLAL · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Spurs-Rockets
Spurs 106Rockets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs26233324106
Rockets22183030100
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge had 16 points and 10 rebounds as San Antonio beat Houston 106-100

Eric Gordon led Houston with 27 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 5-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the second 23-18, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +4+9+12+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

James Harden led the game in fantasy with 51.7 FPTS (25 PTS, 13 AST, 11 REB)

Final · Celtics-Pacers
Celtics 105Pacers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics24243126105
Pacers3114312399
The story
Isaiah Thomas' 23 points carried Boston past Indiana, 105-99

For Indiana, Monta Ellis had 15 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 5 AST · 4-13 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 7 going into the second, then won it 24-14.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −7+3+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Myles Turner was the fantasy play: 45.1 FPTS on 17 PTS, 8 REB

Final · Wizards-Bulls
Wizards 95Bulls 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2729142595
Bulls28252825106
The story
Chicago beat Washington 106-95 behind 17 points and 11 rebounds from Nikola Mirotic

Marcin Gortat paced Washington: 18 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 6-7 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 28-14 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +1−3+11+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.6Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.6 in 9 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.6minutes, last 3 vs 2015–16 avg
Minutes per game
29.52015–16 avg21.9Last 3

21.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.5 in 2015–16 (61 games). Today: 12 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.2Season avg35.4Today

35 minutes today, against 5.2 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jimmy Butler leads the day with 37

Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 22, 23, 26, 16, 20, 39, 20, 37Bulls-Wizards · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 50, 45, 18, 35, 10, 22, 33, 34, 30, 34Pelicans-Lakers · L
31.1 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 9 games: 40, 32, 33, 40, 34, 23, 37, 34, 33Raptors-Knicks · W
34.0 PPG season to date · −1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 9 games: 19, 20, 24, 21, 25, 28, 22, 12, 31Knicks-Raptors · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 9 games: 31, 21, 17, 24, 27, 17, 11, 17, 27Bucks-Grizzlies · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 9 games: 19, 18, 14, 16, 21, 9, 11, 15, 27Rockets-Spurs · L
16.7 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST