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Friday, November 18, 2016Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed BKN by 6 after the first quarter and won 124–105.

Final · Box score
Hawks96
Hornets100
Q1 CHA +1; Q2 CHA +3; Q3 CHA -5; Q4 CHA +4
Final · Box score
Suns116
Pacers96
Q1 PHX +9; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +20
Final · Box score
Pistons81
Cavs104
Q1 CLE +11; Q2 CLE +17; Q3 CLE +26; Q4 CLE +23
Final · Box score
Warriors104
Celtics88
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW +7; Q3 GSW +29; Q4 GSW +16
Final · Box score
Blazers101
Pelicans113
Q1 NOP +3; Q2 NOP +13; Q3 NOP +13; Q4 NOP +12
Final · Box score
Nets105
Thunder124
Q1 OKC -6; Q2 OKC +3; Q3 OKC +14; Q4 OKC +19
Final · Box score
Grizzlies80
Mavs64
Q1 Grizzlies 0; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM +15; Q4 MEM +16
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors113
Nuggets111
Q1 TOR +10; Q2 TOR -5; Q3 TOR -5; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Spurs116
Lakers107
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Clippers121
Kings115
Q1 LAC +16; Q2 LAC +19; Q3 LAC +19; Q4 LAC +6
On this day · 2015–16Nov 18, 2015: 10 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Blazers), 45 points.
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The lead · Nets-Thunder

Russell Westbrook posts 30-10-13 as OKC tops Brooklyn

Anthony Davis goes for 38 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+3+14+19OKC AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets40212123105
Thunder34303228124
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 35, 20, 28, 14, 36, 29, 41, 33, 30, 30OKC30 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 12, 17, 18, 18, 12, 9, 29, 26OKC26 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 7, 25, 13, 34, 18, 26, 21, 11, 30, 22BKN22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Rondae Hollis-JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 0, 11, 13, 8, 20, 8, 2, 13BKN13 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Hawks-Hornets19
Blazers-Pelicans12
Nets-Thunder8
Grizzlies-Mavs7
Suns-Pacers6
Spurs-Lakers4
Pistons-Cavs3
Warriors-Celtics1
Clippers-Kings1
The night in charts
Clippers-Kings combined for 236, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-KingsClippers 121, Kings 115
236
Nets-ThunderNets 105, Thunder 124
229
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 113, Nuggets 111
224
Spurs-LakersSpurs 116, Lakers 107
223
Blazers-PelicansBlazers 101, Pelicans 113
214
Suns-PacersSuns 116, Pacers 96
212
Hawks-HornetsHawks 96, Hornets 100
196
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 104, Celtics 88
192
Pistons-CavsPistons 81, Cavs 104
185
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 80, Mavs 64
144
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 113, Nuggets 111
+2 TOR
Hawks-HornetsHawks 96, Hornets 100
+4 CHA
Clippers-KingsClippers 121, Kings 115
+6 LAC
Spurs-LakersSpurs 116, Lakers 107
+9 SAS
Blazers-PelicansBlazers 101, Pelicans 113
+12 NOP
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 80, Mavs 64
+16 MEM
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 104, Celtics 88
+16 GSW
Nets-ThunderNets 105, Thunder 124
+19 OKC
Suns-PacersSuns 116, Pacers 96
+20 PHX
Pistons-CavsPistons 81, Cavs 104
+23 CLE
OKC rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-ThunderOKC won · Nets 105, Thunder 124
6 pts
Hawks-HornetsCHA won · Hawks 96, Hornets 100
5 pts
Raptors-NuggetsTOR won · Raptors 113, Nuggets 111
5 pts
Zeller shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZellerCHA · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
90% (9-10)
JordanLAC · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
KDGSW · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
KyrieCLE · 25 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
AldridgeSAS · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
Final · Raptors-Nuggets
Raptors 113Nuggets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors2923252511113
Nuggets193825209111
The story
DeMar DeRozan had 30 points as Toronto beat Denver 113-111 in OT

Emmanuel Mudiay led Denver with 25 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 30 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 12-25 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the first 29-19, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +10−5−50+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Clippers-Kings
Clippers 121Kings 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers40333117121
Kings24303130115
The story
Blake Griffin's 29 points carried LA past Sacramento, 121-115

For Sacramento, Ty Lawson had 18 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB 29 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 7-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 40-24, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +16+19+19+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Thunder
Nets 105Thunder 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets40212123105
Thunder34303228124
The story
Oklahoma City beat Brooklyn 124-105 behind 26 points from Victor Oladipo

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson paced Brooklyn: 13 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 11-17 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 32-21 third quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −6+3+14+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.6Season avg21.4Last 5

21.4 points a game over his last five games, against 14.6 in 12 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.6minutes, last 2 vs 2015–16 avg
Minutes per game
22.42015–16 avg2.8Last 2

2.8 minutes a game over his last two games, against 22.4 in 2015–16 (73 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
3.1Season avg25.5Today

26 minutes today, against 3.1 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Cleveland by 23.

TOR over DEN2CHA over ATL4LAC over SAC6SAS over LAL9NOP over POR12GSW over BOS16MEM over DAL16OKC over BKN19PHX over IND20CLE over DET23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

DeMarcus Cousins leads the day with 38

DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 30, 33, 15, 22, 28, 28, 33, 26, 38Kings-Clippers · L
27.5 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 35, 10, 22, 33, 34, 30, 34, 25, 38Pelicans-Blazers · W
31.2 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 35, 20, 28, 14, 36, 29, 41, 33, 30, 30Thunder-Nets · W
31.7 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Chris Paul NOH, Mar 11, 2009: 30 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
30 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 33, 40, 34, 23, 37, 34, 33, 26, 34, 30Raptors-Nuggets · W
33.0 PPG season to date · −3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 28, 13, 22, 25, 20, 20, 25, 29Clippers-Kings · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 18, 10, 24, 20, 19, 30, 15, 28Warriors-Celtics · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST