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Monday, November 21, 2016Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed MIN by 13 after three quarters and won 99–93.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies105
Hornets90
Q1 MEM +10; Q2 MEM +24; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +15
Final · Box score
Warriors120
Pacers83
Q1 GSW +13; Q2 GSW +19; Q3 GSW +29; Q4 GSW +37
Final · Box score
Heat94
Sixers101
Q1 PHI -6; Q2 PHI +1; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Suns101
Wizards106
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS +4; Q3 WAS -5; Q4 WAS +5
Final · Box score
Rockets99
Pistons96
Q1 HOU -7; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Magic89
Bucks93
Q1 MIL -7; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL -5; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Celtics99
Wolves93
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS -10; Q3 BOS -13; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Mavs91
Spurs96
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 Spurs 0; Q4 SAS +5
Final · Box score
Raptors115
Clippers123
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +9; Q4 LAC +8
On this day · 2015–16Nov 21, 2015: 7 games. Top scorer: DeMarcus Cousins (Kings-Magic), 29 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Wolves

Boston rallies from 13 down to beat Minnesota

Giannis Antetokounmpo posts a triple-double

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-10-13+6BOS AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2319263199
Wolves2131291293
Who led
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 23, 29, 23, 37, 30, 18, 24, 29BOS29 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 5 games: 11, 11, 14, 18, 20BOS20 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 32, 33, 21, 20, 24, 22, 21, 25, 17, 27MIN27 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Gorgui DiengPoints, last 10 games: 2, 8, 8, 12, 6, 2, 9, 12, 9, 20MIN20 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Golden State posts the night's biggest win

Golden State beat Indiana by 37, the widest margin of 9 games.

HOU over DET3MIL over ORL4WAS over PHX5SAS over DAL5BOS over MIN6PHI over MIA7LAC over TOR8MEM over CHA15GSW over IND37Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Mavs-Spurs10
Raptors-Clippers8
Magic-Bucks7
Heat-Sixers5
Celtics-Wolves3
The night in charts
Raptors-Clippers combined for 238, 31 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 115, Clippers 123
238
Suns-WizardsSuns 101, Wizards 106
207
Warriors-PacersWarriors 120, Pacers 83
203
Heat-SixersHeat 94, Sixers 101
195
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 105, Hornets 90
195
Rockets-PistonsRockets 99, Pistons 96
195
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 99, Wolves 93
192
Mavs-SpursMavs 91, Spurs 96
187
Magic-BucksMagic 89, Bucks 93
182
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-PistonsRockets 99, Pistons 96
+3 HOU
Magic-BucksMagic 89, Bucks 93
+4 MIL
Suns-WizardsSuns 101, Wizards 106
+5 WAS
Mavs-SpursMavs 91, Spurs 96
+5 SAS
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 99, Wolves 93
+6 BOS
Heat-SixersHeat 94, Sixers 101
+7 PHI
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 115, Clippers 123
+8 LAC
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 105, Hornets 90
+15 MEM
Warriors-PacersWarriors 120, Pacers 83
+37 GSW
BOS erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-WolvesBOS won · Celtics 99, Wolves 93
13 pts
Magic-BucksMIL won · Magic 89, Bucks 93
7 pts
Rockets-PistonsHOU won · Rockets 99, Pistons 96
7 pts
Heat-SixersPHI won · Heat 94, Sixers 101
6 pts
Suns-WizardsWAS won · Suns 101, Wizards 106
5 pts
Kaminsky shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KaminskyCHA · 23 PTS, 3 BLK, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
CapelaHOU · 15 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
WhitesideMIA · 32 PTS, 13 REB, 2 BLK
68% (13-19)
BealWAS · 42 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
64% (14-22)
DiengMIN · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Magic-Bucks
Magic 89Bucks 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2717301589
Bucks2029202493
The story
Jabari Parker had 22 points as Milwaukee beat Orlando 93-89

Bismack Biyombo led Orlando with 13 PTS, 10 REB 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 8-17 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Bucks took the second 29-17.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −7+5−5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Wizards
Suns 101Wizards 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns20263421101
Wizards26242531106
The story
Washington beat Phoenix 106-101 behind 18 points and 15 assists from John Wall

Eric Bledsoe paced Phoenix: 29 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 18 PTS, 15 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL, 3 BLK · 6-24 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 31-21 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +6+4−5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Wolves
Celtics 99Wolves 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2319263199
Wolves2131291293
The story
Al Horford's 20 points carried Boston past Minnesota, 99-93

For Minnesota, Gorgui Dieng had 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 9-20 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 13 going into the fourth, then won it 31-12.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +2−10−13+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl-Anthony Towns was the fantasy play: 59.1 FPTS on 27 PTS, 18 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.8Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.8 in 12 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg14.5Last 3

14.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.5 in 7 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.6Season avg37.3Today

37 minutes today, against 14.6 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Bradley Beal leads the day with 42

Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 15, 28, 15, 20, 3, 18, 34, 42Wizards-Suns · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +24.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Isaiah Thomas BOS, Apr 22, 2016: 42 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Career high42 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Hassan WhitesidePoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 5, 20, 15, 23, 19, 12, 18, 32Heat-Sixers · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 16, 10, 15, 18, 30, 8, 13, 31Grizzlies-Hornets · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 38, 39, 23, 11, 11, 19, 24, 13, 10, 30Suns-Wizards · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 31, 21, 8, 20, 8, 6, 27, 29Suns-Wizards · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 23, 29, 23, 37, 30, 18, 24, 29Celtics-Wolves · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST