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Tuesday, November 22, 2016Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed CHI by 12 after the first quarter and won 110–107.

Final · Box score
Pelicans112
Hawks94
Q1 NOP +20; Q2 NOP +22; Q3 NOP +24; Q4 NOP +18
Final · Box score
Blazers103
Knicks107
Q1 NYK -5; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 Knicks 0; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Bulls107
Nuggets110
Q1 DEN -12; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN +3; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Thunder109
Lakers111
Q1 LAL +13; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +2
On this day · 2015–16Nov 22, 2015: 6 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Pelicans-Suns), 32 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Nuggets

Denver climbs out of a 12-point hole against Chicago

Russell Westbrook goes for 34 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-120+3+3DEN AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls31292819107
Nuggets19413119110
Who led
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 9, 9, 10, 14, 7, 19, 9, 5, 18, 24DEN24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Wilson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 9, 19, 21, 22, 6, 18, 28, 25, 17, 16DEN16 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 39, 20, 37, 27, 20, 22, 40, 35CHI35 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 35, 4, 16, 25, 13, 14, 19, 18, 28, 22CHI22 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Blazers-Knicks

New York handles Portland by 4

The Knicks won the second quarter 32–25. Final: 107–103. Kristaps Porzingis led New York with 31 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over OKC2DEN over CHI3NYK over POR4NOP over ATL18Final margin, points. Pink = NYK over POR.
Lead changes
Blazers-Knicks20
Thunder-Lakers14
Bulls-Nuggets3
Shot of the night

Young's three with 5 seconds left puts the Lakers ahead, 111-109 final

The night in charts
Thunder-Lakers combined for 220, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-LakersThunder 109, Lakers 111
220
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 107, Nuggets 110
217
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 103, Knicks 107
210
Pelicans-HawksPelicans 112, Hawks 94
206
3 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-LakersThunder 109, Lakers 111
+2 LAL
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 107, Nuggets 110
+3 DEN
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 103, Knicks 107
+4 NYK
Pelicans-HawksPelicans 112, Hawks 94
+18 NOP
DEN erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-NuggetsDEN won · Bulls 107, Nuggets 110
12 pts
Blazers-KnicksNYK won · Blazers 103, Knicks 107
5 pts
Murray shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MurrayDEN · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
AdamsOKC · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
MozgovLAL · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
60% (6-10)
FrazierNOP · 21 PTS, 14 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
58% (7-12)
PorzingisNYK · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
57% (13-23)
Final · Thunder-Lakers
Thunder 109Lakers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder16322635109
Lakers29203131111
The story
Jordan Clarkson's 18 points carried Los Angeles past Oklahoma City, 111-109

For Oklahoma City, Steven Adams had 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 7-14 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-16, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +13+1+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Nuggets
Bulls 107Nuggets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls31292819107
Nuggets19413119110
The story
Jusuf Nurkic had 14 points and 14 rebounds as Denver beat Chicago 110-107

Rajon Rondo led Chicago with 13 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST 14 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST · 7-13 FG

The swing

Down 12 after the first, the Nuggets took the second 41-29.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −120+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Knicks
Blazers 103Knicks 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers33252322103
Knicks28322126107
The story
New York beat Portland 107-103 behind 31 points from Kristaps Porzingis

Damian Lillard paced Portland: 22 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 31 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 13-23 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 32-25 second quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −5+20+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.8Season avg15.0Last 5

15.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 13 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Season avg25.1Last 3

25.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.1 in 4 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.0Season avg33.4Today

33 minutes today, against 15.0 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Jimmy Butler leads the day with 35

Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 39, 20, 37, 27, 20, 22, 40, 35Bulls-Nuggets · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 28, 14, 36, 29, 41, 33, 30, 30, 31, 34Thunder-Lakers · L
31.8 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 13 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 28, 21, 14, 21, 24, 35, 16, 19, 31Knicks-Blazers · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 9, 9, 10, 14, 7, 19, 9, 5, 18, 24Nuggets-Bulls · W
9.0 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 38, 8, 36, 32, 19, 18, 27, 18, 22Blazers-Knicks · L
27.6 PPG season to date · −6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 35, 4, 16, 25, 13, 14, 19, 18, 28, 22Bulls-Nuggets · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST