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Monday, November 14, 2016Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Knicks trailed Mavs by 8 after the first quarter and won 93–77.

Final · Box score
Magic69
Pacers88
Q1 Pacers -3; Q2 Pacers +4; Q3 Pacers +14; Q4 Pacers +19
Final · Box score
Thunder88
Pistons104
Q1 Pistons +3; Q2 Pistons +12; Q3 Pistons +10; Q4 Pistons +16
Final · Box score
Mavs77
Knicks93
Q1 Knicks -8; Q2 Knicks -3; Q3 Knicks +16; Q4 Knicks +16
Final · Box score
Sixers88
Rockets115
Q1 Rockets +12; Q2 Rockets +13; Q3 Rockets +25; Q4 Rockets +27
Final · Box score
Celtics105
Pelicans106
Q1 Pelicans +1; Q2 Pelicans +5; Q3 Pelicans +10; Q4 Pelicans +1
Final · Box score
Heat90
Spurs94
Q1 Spurs +6; Q2 Spurs +15; Q3 Spurs +11; Q4 Spurs +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies102
Jazz96
Q1 Grizzlies +8; Q2 Grizzlies +8; Q3 Grizzlies +3; Q4 Grizzlies +6
Final · Box score
Nets95
Clippers127
Q1 Clippers +25; Q2 Clippers +24; Q3 Clippers +34; Q4 Clippers +32
On this day · 2015–16Nov 14, 2015: 7 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Bucks), 37 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Knicks

New York climbs out of an 8-point hole against Dallas

James Harden goes for 33 points

Game flow · Knicks margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-3+16+16Knicks AHEAD ↑Mavs AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2316122677
Knicks1521312693
Who led
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 18, 3, 27, 28, 21, 14, 21, 24Knicks24 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 24, 21, 25, 28, 22, 12, 31, 24Knicks24 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 9 games: 19, 31, 10, 14, 17, 34, 31, 25, 20Mavs20 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
J.J. BareaPoints, last 8 games: 22, 10, 18, 9, 23, 21, 18, 17Mavs17 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Magic-Pacers

Indiana takes care of Orlando

A 19-point win, 88–69. CJ Miles led Indiana with 16 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
Pelicans over Celtics1Spurs over Heat4Grizzlies over Jazz6Pistons over Thunder16Knicks over Mavs16Pacers over Magic19Rockets over Sixers27Clippers over Nets32Final margin, points. Pink = Pacers over Magic.
Lead changes
Magic-Pacers6
Thunder-Pistons4
Heat-Spurs1
Nets-Clippers1
The night in charts
Nets-Clippers combined for 222, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-ClippersNets 95, Clippers 127
222
Celtics-PelicansCeltics 105, Pelicans 106
211
Sixers-RocketsSixers 88, Rockets 115
203
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 102, Jazz 96
198
Thunder-PistonsThunder 88, Pistons 104
192
Heat-SpursHeat 90, Spurs 94
184
Mavs-KnicksMavs 77, Knicks 93
170
Magic-PacersMagic 69, Pacers 88
157
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-PelicansCeltics 105, Pelicans 106
+1 Pelicans
Heat-SpursHeat 90, Spurs 94
+4 Spurs
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 102, Jazz 96
+6 Grizzlies
Thunder-PistonsThunder 88, Pistons 104
+16 Pistons
Mavs-KnicksMavs 77, Knicks 93
+16 Knicks
Magic-PacersMagic 69, Pacers 88
+19 Pacers
Sixers-RocketsSixers 88, Rockets 115
+27 Rockets
Nets-ClippersNets 95, Clippers 127
+32 Clippers
Knicks rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-KnicksKnicks won · Mavs 77, Knicks 93
8 pts
Magic-PacersPacers won · Magic 69, Pacers 88
3 pts
Whiteside shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WhitesideHeat · 23 PTS, 16 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
82% (9-11)
BogdanovicNets · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
CP3Clippers · 21 PTS, 9 AST, 5 STL, 4 REB
73% (8-11)
InglesJazz · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
BaynesPistons · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Celtics-Pelicans
Celtics 105Pelicans 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics26252331105
Pelicans27292822106
The story
Anthony Davis had 25 points and 16 rebounds as New Orleans beat Boston 106-105

Marcus Smart led Boston with 15 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 16 REB, 4 STL · 7-22 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Pelicans won the third 28-23, their biggest quarter edge.

Pelicans lead by quarter
200 +1+5+10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Spurs
Heat 90Spurs 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1921203090
Spurs2530162394
The story
Kawhi Leonard's 24 points and 12 rebounds carried San Antonio past Miami, 94-90

For Miami, Dion Waiters had 27 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 7-19 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 30-21, was where the Spurs built it.

Spurs lead by quarter
200 +6+15+11+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Hassan Whiteside was the fantasy play: 51.7 FPTS on 23 PTS, 16 REB

Final · Grizzlies-Jazz
Grizzlies 102Jazz 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies33231729102
Jazz2523222696
The story
Memphis beat Utah 102-96 behind 20 points from Vince Carter

Joe Ingles paced Utah: 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 6-11 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 33-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

Grizzlies lead by quarter
200 +8+8+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mike Conley topped the game at 36.1 FPTS: 18 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
Vince CarterGrizzlies
+5.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.3Season avg14.6Last 5

14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.3 in 9 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Season avg18.4Last 3

18.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.1 in 11 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.1Season avg33.7Today

34 minutes today, against 15.1 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Isaiah Thomas leads the day with 37

Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 24, 23, 30, 30, 23, 29, 23, 37Celtics-Pelicans · L
26.9 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 51, 33, 35, 20, 28, 14, 36, 29, 41, 33Thunder-Pistons · L
32.0 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 34, 26, 28, 41, 30, 30, 32, 24, 25, 33Rockets-Sixers · W
30.3 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Dion WaitersPoints, last 9 games: 9, 13, 9, 20, 4, 2, 16, 4, 27Heat-Spurs · L
11.6 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 45, 18, 35, 10, 22, 33, 34, 30, 34, 25Pelicans-Celtics · W
30.5 PPG season to date · −6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 27, 30, 29, 14, 34, 17, 20, 24Spurs-Heat · W
25.5 PPG season to date · −1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST