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Sunday, November 20, 2016Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed TOR by 5 at halftime and won 102–99.

Final · Box score
Hawks94
Knicks104
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +10
Final · Box score
Blazers129
Nets109
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +15; Q4 POR +20
Final · OT · Box score
Pacers115
Thunder111
Q1 IND +9; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND +9; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +4
Final · Box score
Jazz91
Nuggets105
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +12; Q3 DEN +13; Q4 DEN +14
Final · Box score
Raptors99
Kings102
Q1 SAC +8; Q2 SAC -5; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +3
Final · Box score
Bulls118
Lakers110
Q1 Bulls 0; Q2 CHI +1; Q3 CHI +5; Q4 CHI +8
On this day · 2015–16Nov 20, 2015: 11 games. Top scorer: Brandon Knight (Suns-Nuggets), 38 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Kings

Sacramento edges Toronto by three

Jeff Teague goes for 30 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8-5+5+3SAC AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2835181899
Kings36222816102
Who led
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 16, 23, 21, 15, 29, 11, 9, 23SAC23 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 30, 33, 15, 22, 28, 28, 33, 26, 38, 19SAC19 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 15, 19, 19, 16, 28, 24, 18, 25TOR25 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 10, 5, 12, 13, 14, 12, 15, 23TOR23 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Raptors-Kings11
Blazers-Nets6
Hawks-Knicks5
Pacers-Thunder4
Jazz-Nuggets1
The night in charts
Blazers-Nets combined for 238, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-NetsBlazers 129, Nets 109
238
Bulls-LakersBulls 118, Lakers 110
228
Pacers-ThunderPacers 115, Thunder 111
226
Raptors-KingsRaptors 99, Kings 102
201
Hawks-KnicksHawks 94, Knicks 104
198
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 91, Nuggets 105
196
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-KingsRaptors 99, Kings 102
+3 SAC
Pacers-ThunderPacers 115, Thunder 111
+4 IND
Bulls-LakersBulls 118, Lakers 110
+8 CHI
Hawks-KnicksHawks 94, Knicks 104
+10 NYK
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 91, Nuggets 105
+14 DEN
Blazers-NetsBlazers 129, Nets 109
+20 POR
Nance shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NanceLAL · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
ChandlerDEN · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
GaySAC · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
69% (9-13)
TurnerPOR · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
NurkicDEN · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Raptors-Kings
Raptors 99Kings 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2835181899
Kings36222816102
The story
Rudy Gay's 23 points carried Sacramento past Toronto, 102-99

For Toronto, Jonas Valanciunas had 23 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 9-13 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 28-18.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +8−5+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Thunder
Pacers 115Thunder 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers3028212412115
Thunder213316338111
The story
Thaddeus Young had 20 points and 10 rebounds as Indiana beat Oklahoma City 115-111 in OT

Enes Kanter led Oklahoma City with 16 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 9-18 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Pacers won the first 30-21, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +9+4+90+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bulls-Lakers
Bulls 118Lakers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls30322828118
Lakers30312425110
The story
Chicago beat Los Angeles 118-110 behind 15 points and 15 rebounds from Nikola Mirotic

Larry Nance Jr. paced Los Angeles: 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 15 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST · 4-9 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 28-24 third quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 0+1+5+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.9Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 14.9 in 13 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.1minutes, last 3 vs 2015–16 avg
Minutes per game
22.42015–16 avg4.3Last 3

4.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.4 in 2015–16 (73 games). Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+33.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.9Season avg44.9Today

45 minutes today, against 11.9 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Pacers-Thunder

Indiana needs overtime to survive OKC

Tied 103–103 after regulation. Indiana won the final period 12–8 for a 115–111 win. Jeff Teague led Indiana with 30 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pacers-Thunder
Jeff Teague · INDRussell Westbrook · OKCPTS3031REB511AST915Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Jimmy Butler leads the day with 40

Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 20, 39, 20, 37, 27, 20, 22, 40Bulls-Lakers · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Garnett MIN, Feb 7, 2001: 40 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Season high40 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 9, 37, 33, 8, 31, 21, 17, 26, 24, 33Blazers-Nets · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 14, 36, 29, 41, 33, 30, 30, 31Thunder-Pacers · L
31.6 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: De'Aaron Fox SAC, Nov 1, 2018: 31 PTS · 10 REB · 15 AST
31 PTS · 11 REB · 15 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 28, 22, 12, 31, 24, 22, 19, 31Knicks-Hawks · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 9, 30, 13, 20, 11, 20, 21, 30Pacers-Thunder · W
16.0 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 15, 19, 19, 16, 28, 24, 18, 25Raptors-Kings · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST