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Wednesday, November 23, 2016Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed PHI by 8 at halftime and won 104–99.

Final · Box score
Spurs119
Hornets114
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 Spurs 0; Q4 SAS +5
Final · Box score
Blazers125
Cavs137
Q1 CLE +15; Q2 CLE +21; Q3 CLE +20; Q4 CLE +12
Final · Box score
Hawks96
Pacers85
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL +8; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
Suns92
Magic87
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +2; Q3 PHX +2; Q4 PHX +5
Final · 2OT · Box score
Grizzlies104
Sixers99
Q1 MEM -6; Q2 MEM -8; Q3 MEM -8; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 Grizzlies 0; OT2 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Celtics111
Nets92
Q1 BOS +14; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +19
Final · Box score
Heat84
Pistons107
Q1 DET +12; Q2 DET +14; Q3 DET +22; Q4 DET +23
Final · Box score
Raptors115
Rockets102
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +15; Q3 TOR +16; Q4 TOR +13
Final · Box score
Clippers124
Mavs104
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +23; Q3 LAC +23; Q4 LAC +20
Final · Box score
Nuggets83
Jazz108
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +23; Q4 UTA +25
Final · Box score
Wolves96
Pelicans117
Q1 NOP +5; Q2 NOP +3; Q3 NOP +21; Q4 NOP +21
Final · Box score
Lakers106
Warriors149
Q1 GSW +15; Q2 GSW +31; Q3 GSW +28; Q4 GSW +43
Final · Box score
Thunder101
Kings116
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC +12; Q4 SAC +15
On this day · 2015–16Nov 23, 2015: 7 games. Top scorer: Kemba Walker (Hornets-Kings), 39 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Sixers

Memphis rallies from eight down at the half, wins in double overtime

LeBron James posts a triple-double

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0-6-8-800+5MEM AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Grizzlies20232023513104
Sixers262520155899
Who led
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 19, 18, 22, 26, 11, 6, 13, 27MEM27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 16, 10, 15, 18, 30, 8, 13, 31, 25MEM25 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Ersan IlyasovaPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 14, 9, 13, 16, 11, 11, 10, 22PHI22 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Robert CovingtonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 10, 11, 7, 4, 4, 3, 9, 19PHI19 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Spurs-Hornets32
Suns-Magic8
Grizzlies-Sixers4
Clippers-Mavs3
Thunder-Kings3
Raptors-Rockets2
Lakers-Warriors2
Heat-Pistons1
Celtics-Nets0
Nuggets-Jazz0
The night in charts
Blazers-Cavs combined for 262, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-CavsBlazers 125, Cavs 137
262
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 106, Warriors 149
255
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 119, Hornets 114
233
Clippers-MavsClippers 124, Mavs 104
228
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 115, Rockets 102
217
Thunder-KingsThunder 101, Kings 116
217
Wolves-PelicansWolves 96, Pelicans 117
213
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 104, Sixers 99
203
Celtics-NetsCeltics 111, Nets 92
203
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 83, Jazz 108
191
Heat-PistonsHeat 84, Pistons 107
191
Hawks-PacersHawks 96, Pacers 85
181
Suns-MagicSuns 92, Magic 87
179
3 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 119, Hornets 114
+5 SAS
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 104, Sixers 99
+5 MEM
Suns-MagicSuns 92, Magic 87
+5 PHX
Hawks-PacersHawks 96, Pacers 85
+11 ATL
Blazers-CavsBlazers 125, Cavs 137
+12 CLE
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 115, Rockets 102
+13 TOR
Thunder-KingsThunder 101, Kings 116
+15 SAC
Celtics-NetsCeltics 111, Nets 92
+19 BOS
Clippers-MavsClippers 124, Mavs 104
+20 LAC
Wolves-PelicansWolves 96, Pelicans 117
+21 NOP
Heat-PistonsHeat 84, Pistons 107
+23 DET
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 83, Jazz 108
+25 UTA
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 106, Warriors 149
+43 GSW
MEM rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-SixersMEM won · Grizzlies 104, Sixers 99
8 pts
Spurs-HornetsSAS won · Spurs 119, Hornets 114
1 pt
Plumlee shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PlumleePOR · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
90% (9-10)
DwightATL · 23 PTS, 21 REB, 1 AST
83% (10-12)
Thaddeus YoungIND · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
DrummondDET · 18 PTS, 15 REB, 4 STL, 4 BLK
75% (9-12)
KDGSW · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
Final · Grizzlies-Sixers
Grizzlies 104Sixers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Grizzlies20232023513104
Sixers262520155899
The story
Marc Gasol had 27 points as Memphis beat Philadelphia 104-99 in OT

Robert Covington led Philadelphia with 19 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 10-20 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Grizzlies took the fourth 23-15.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −6−8−800+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle

Mike Conley led the game in fantasy with 52.8 FPTS (25 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST)

Final · Blazers-Cavs
Blazers 125Cavs 137
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers31293233125
Cavs46353125137
The story
Kevin Love's 40 points carried Cleveland past Portland, 137-125

For Portland, Mason Plumlee had 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 40 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 12-20 FG, 8-12 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 46-31, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
300 +15+21+20+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Pelicans
Wolves 96Pelicans 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2624182896
Pelicans31223628117
The story
New Orleans beat Minnesota 117-96 behind 17 points from Terrence Jones

Zach LaVine paced Minnesota: 26 PTS, 3 AST 17 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 7-10 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 36-18 third quarter did the most damage for the Pelicans.

NOP lead by quarter
300 +5+3+21+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.0Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.0 in 14 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 2 vs 2015–16 avg
Minutes per game
20.62015–16 avg5.2Last 2

5.2 minutes a game over his last two games, against 20.6 in 2015–16 (29 games). Today: 6 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Season avg46.0Today

46 minutes today, against 27.2 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Spurs-Hornets

San Antonio makes it seven straight

San Antonio beat Charlotte 119–114 and moved to 12–3. Kawhi Leonard led San Antonio with 30 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · SAS
W@ UTA100–86Lvs LAC92–116Lvs HOU99–101Wvs DET96–86W@ HOU106–100Wvs MIA94–90W@ SAC110–105W@ LAL116–107Wvs DAL96–91W@ CHA119–114
Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 45

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 33, 34, 30, 34, 25, 38, 38, 13, 45Pelicans-Wolves · W
31.3 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, May 19, 2001: 45 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
45 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 38, 8, 36, 32, 19, 18, 27, 18, 22, 40Blazers-Cavs · L
28.4 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Jan 30, 2016: 40 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
40 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 20, 24, 14, 17, 19, 27, 12, 40Cavs-Blazers · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Garnett MIN, Mar 22, 2000: 40 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Season high40 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 33, 15, 22, 28, 28, 33, 26, 38, 19, 36Kings-Thunder · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 30, 25, 23, 27, 19, 28, 21, 31Cavs-Blazers · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Chris Paul NOH, Mar 11, 2009: 30 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
Season high31 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 14, 36, 29, 41, 33, 30, 30, 31, 34, 31Thunder-Kings · L
31.8 PPG season to date · −0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST