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Tuesday, November 15, 2016Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed MIN by 12 at halftime and won 115–108.

Final · Box score
Raptors117
Cavs121
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Hawks93
Heat90
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL +5; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Hornets115
Wolves108
Q1 CHA +1; Q2 CHA -12; Q3 CHA +7; Q4 CHA +7
Final · Box score
Bulls113
Blazers88
Q1 CHI +21; Q2 CHI +19; Q3 CHI +20; Q4 CHI +25
Final · Box score
Nets118
Lakers125
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +7
On this day · 2015–16Nov 15, 2015: 7 games. Top scorer: DeMarcus Cousins (Kings-Raptors), 36 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Wolves

Kemba Walker scores 30 as Charlotte wins in Minnesota

Kyle Lowry goes for 28 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-12+7+7CHA AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets31153633115
Wolves30281733108
Who led
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 29, 22, 30, 24, 21, 40, 21, 30CHA30 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Frank KaminskyPoints, last 8 games: 11, 14, 8, 11, 13, 8, 3, 20CHA20 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 17, 25, 7, 36, 29, 22, 47, 29MIN29 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 11, 32, 33, 21, 20, 24, 22, 21MIN21 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Hawks-Heat

Atlanta holds off Miami, 93–90

Atlanta led 72–67 after three and held on to win by three. Dennis Schroder led Atlanta with 18 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over MIA3CLE over TOR4CHA over MIN7LAL over BKN7CHI over POR25Final margin, points. Pink = ATL over MIA.
Lead changes
Hornets-Wolves16
Nets-Lakers10
Raptors-Cavs9
Bulls-Blazers0
The night in charts
Nets-Lakers combined for 243, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-LakersNets 118, Lakers 125
243
Raptors-CavsRaptors 117, Cavs 121
238
Hornets-WolvesHornets 115, Wolves 108
223
Bulls-BlazersBulls 113, Blazers 88
201
Hawks-HeatHawks 93, Heat 90
183
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-HeatHawks 93, Heat 90
+3 ATL
Raptors-CavsRaptors 117, Cavs 121
+4 CLE
Nets-LakersNets 118, Lakers 125
+7 LAL
Hornets-WolvesHornets 115, Wolves 108
+7 CHA
Bulls-BlazersBulls 113, Blazers 88
+25 CHI
CHA erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-WolvesCHA won · Hornets 115, Wolves 108
12 pts
Hawks-HeatATL won · Hawks 93, Heat 90
3 pts
Nets-LakersLAL won · Nets 118, Lakers 125
2 pts
Frye shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FryeCLE · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
LeBronCLE · 28 PTS, 15 AST, 9 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
MozgovLAL · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
KembaCHA · 30 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 5 STL
63% (12-19)
BogdanovicBKN · 29 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
61% (11-18)
Final · Hawks-Heat
Hawks 93Heat 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2227232193
Heat2518242390
The story
Paul Millsap had 15 points as Atlanta beat Miami 93-90

Josh Richardson led Miami with 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 7-17 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Hawks took the second 27-18.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −3+6+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Hassan Whiteside led the game in fantasy with 57.0 FPTS (25 REB, 19 PTS, 2 AST)

Final · Raptors-Cavs
Raptors 117Cavs 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors25322733117
Cavs30313030121
The story
Cleveland beat Toronto 121-117 behind 28 points and 15 assists from LeBron James

DeMar DeRozan paced Toronto: 26 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 28 PTS, 15 AST, 9 REB · 10-15 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 30-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +5+4+7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Wolves
Hornets 115Wolves 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets31153633115
Wolves30281733108
The story
Nicolas Batum's 16 points carried Charlotte past Minnesota, 115-108

For Minnesota, Andrew Wiggins had 29 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 16 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 5-9 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 12 going into the third, then won it 36-17.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +1−12+7+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.3Season avg32.6Last 5

32.6 points a game over his last five games, against 26.3 in 9 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Season avg15.4Last 3

15.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.9 in 9 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.0Season avg30.4Today

30 minutes today, against 9.0 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

D'Angelo Russell leads the day with 32

D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 23, 17, 11, 12, 17, 22, 7, 32Lakers-Nets · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 9 games: 7, 25, 13, 34, 18, 26, 21, 11, 30Nets-Lakers · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 29, 22, 30, 24, 21, 40, 21, 30Hornets-Wolves · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 17, 25, 7, 36, 29, 22, 47, 29Wolves-Hornets · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 4, 26, 15, 11, 14, 13, 6, 7, 18, 29Nets-Lakers · L
14.9 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 23, 19, 30, 25, 23, 27, 19, 28Cavs-Raptors · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 15 AST