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Wednesday, November 16, 2016Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by ATL (vs MIL) and OKC (vs HOU).

Final · Box score
Cavs93
Pacers103
Q1 IND +11; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Pelicans82
Magic89
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +12; Q3 ORL +2; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Wizards102
Sixers109
Q1 PHI +14; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 PHI +12; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Bucks100
Hawks107
Q1 ATL -5; Q2 ATL +17; Q3 ATL +14; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Mavs83
Celtics90
Q1 BOS +12; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Pistons102
Knicks105
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Rockets103
Thunder105
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC +2; Q3 OKC -5; Q4 OKC +2
Final · Box score
Warriors127
Raptors121
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 GSW +13; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +6
Final · Box score
Suns104
Nuggets120
Q1 DEN +11; Q2 DEN +18; Q3 DEN +13; Q4 DEN +16
Final · Box score
Grizzlies111
Clippers107
Q1 MEM -2; Q2 MEM +15; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 MEM +4
Final · Box score
Spurs110
Kings105
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +5
On this day · 2015–16Nov 16, 2015: 6 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (Thunder-Grizzlies), 40 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Thunder

Russell Westbrook scores 30, OKC holds off Houston

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 26 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+2-5+2OKC AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets32312713103
Thunder38272020105
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 33, 35, 20, 28, 14, 36, 29, 41, 33, 30OKC30 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 21, 12, 17, 18, 18, 12, 9, 29OKC29 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 14, 12, 16, 12, 23, 20, 6, 7, 14HOU14 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 41, 30, 30, 32, 24, 25, 33, 13HOU13 PTS · 7 REB · 13 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Denver by 16.

OKC over HOU2NYK over DET3MEM over LAC4SAS over SAC5GSW over TOR6ORL over NOP7PHI over WAS7ATL over MIL7BOS over DAL7IND over CLE10DEN over PHX16Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Pelicans-Magic10
Grizzlies-Clippers10
Mavs-Celtics6
Pistons-Knicks6
Rockets-Thunder4
Spurs-Kings4
Warriors-Raptors3
Cavs-Pacers2
Bucks-Hawks2
Wizards-Sixers1
Suns-Nuggets0
Shot of the night

Gasol's three with 14 seconds left puts the Grizzlies ahead, 111-107 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Raptors combined for 248, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-RaptorsWarriors 127, Raptors 121
248
Suns-NuggetsSuns 104, Nuggets 120
224
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 111, Clippers 107
218
Spurs-KingsSpurs 110, Kings 105
215
Wizards-SixersWizards 102, Sixers 109
211
Rockets-ThunderRockets 103, Thunder 105
208
Pistons-KnicksPistons 102, Knicks 105
207
Bucks-HawksBucks 100, Hawks 107
207
Cavs-PacersCavs 93, Pacers 103
196
Mavs-CelticsMavs 83, Celtics 90
173
Pelicans-MagicPelicans 82, Magic 89
171
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-ThunderRockets 103, Thunder 105
+2 OKC
Pistons-KnicksPistons 102, Knicks 105
+3 NYK
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 111, Clippers 107
+4 MEM
Spurs-KingsSpurs 110, Kings 105
+5 SAS
Warriors-RaptorsWarriors 127, Raptors 121
+6 GSW
Pelicans-MagicPelicans 82, Magic 89
+7 ORL
Wizards-SixersWizards 102, Sixers 109
+7 PHI
Bucks-HawksBucks 100, Hawks 107
+7 ATL
Mavs-CelticsMavs 83, Celtics 90
+7 BOS
Cavs-PacersCavs 93, Pacers 103
+10 IND
Suns-NuggetsSuns 104, Nuggets 120
+16 DEN
ATL rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-HawksATL won · Bucks 100, Hawks 107
5 pts
Rockets-ThunderOKC won · Rockets 103, Thunder 105
5 pts
Warriors-RaptorsGSW won · Warriors 127, Raptors 121
4 pts
Grizzlies-ClippersMEM won · Grizzlies 111, Clippers 107
2 pts
Conley shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ConleyMEM · 30 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
75% (9-12)
OkaforPHI · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
MillsapATL · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
ParkerSAS · 14 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
OladipoOKC · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Rockets-Thunder
Rockets 103Thunder 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets32312713103
Thunder38272020105
The story
Victor Oladipo's 29 points and 10 rebounds carried Oklahoma City past Houston, 105-103

For Houston, James Harden had 13 PTS, 13 AST, 7 REB 29 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 12-18 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 20-13.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +6+2−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Knicks
Pistons 102Knicks 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons27222528102
Knicks29252724105
The story
Carmelo Anthony had 22 points as New York beat Detroit 105-102

Tobias Harris led Detroit with 19 PTS, 10 REB 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 9-17 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Knicks won the second 25-22, their biggest quarter edge.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +2+5+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Clippers
Grizzlies 111Clippers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies26352228111
Clippers28183031107
The story
Memphis beat LA 111-107 behind 30 points and 8 assists from Mike Conley

Blake Griffin paced LA: 25 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 9-12 FG, 7-9 3PT

The swing

A 35-18 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −2+15+7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.2Season avg33.6Last 5

33.6 points a game over his last five games, against 27.2 in 10 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Season avg19.9Last 3

19.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.8 in 11 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
3.4Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 3.4 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kristaps Porzingis leads the day with 35

Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 3, 27, 28, 21, 14, 21, 24, 35Knicks-Pistons · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 28, 21, 13, 46, 24, 33, 30, 35Warriors-Raptors · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 32, 33, 40, 34, 23, 37, 34, 33, 26, 34Raptors-Warriors · L
33.3 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 16, 10, 2, 11, 14, 6, 10, 32Suns-Nuggets · L
12.8 PPG season to date · +20.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 33, 35, 20, 28, 14, 36, 29, 41, 33, 30Thunder-Rockets · W
31.8 PPG season to date · −2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 37, 20, 39, 27, 22, 28, 18, 29, 30Warriors-Raptors · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST