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Friday, November 25, 2016Regular season · 15 games
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15 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed BOS by 10 after the first quarter and won 109–103.

Final · Box score
Spurs109
Celtics103
Q1 SAS -10; Q2 SAS -2; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Wizards94
Magic91
Q1 WAS +12; Q2 WAS +10; Q3 WAS +4; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Mavs90
Cavs128
Q1 CLE +20; Q2 CLE +34; Q3 CLE +41; Q4 CLE +38
Final · Box score
Clippers97
Pistons108
Q1 DET +12; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +2; Q4 DET +11
Final · OT · Box score
Hornets111
Knicks113
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 NYK +5; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +2
Final · Box score
Bulls105
Sixers89
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +10; Q3 CHI +26; Q4 CHI +16
Final · Box score
Nets97
Pacers118
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +15; Q3 IND +27; Q4 IND +21
Final · Box score
Heat90
Grizzlies81
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +9
Final · Box score
Raptors105
Bucks99
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +6
Final · Box score
Hawks68
Jazz95
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA +14; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +27
Final · OT · Box score
Thunder132
Nuggets129
Q1 OKC +1; Q2 OKC -1; Q3 OKC -5; Q4 Thunder 0; OT1 OKC +3
Final · Box score
Wolves98
Suns85
Q1 MIN +2; Q2 MIN -5; Q3 MIN -8; Q4 MIN +13
Final · Box score
Pelicans104
Blazers119
Q1 POR -2; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR +17; Q4 POR +15
Final · Box score
Warriors109
Lakers85
Q1 GSW +10; Q2 GSW +10; Q3 GSW +16; Q4 GSW +24
Final · Box score
Rockets117
Kings104
Q1 HOU +19; Q2 HOU +18; Q3 HOU +16; Q4 HOU +13
On this day · 2015–16Nov 25, 2015: 12 games. Top scorer: Blake Griffin (Clippers-Jazz), 40 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Celtics

San Antonio climbs back to beat Boston

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-2+1+6SAS AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs22242934109
Celtics32162629103
Who led
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 34, 17, 20, 24, 20, 23, 24, 30, 25SAS25 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Patty MillsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 10, 8, 10, 5, 11, 17, 8, 19SAS19 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 23, 29, 23, 37, 30, 18, 24, 29, 23, 24BOS24 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 13, 19, 18, 17, 13, 13, 22, 19BOS19 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 15 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Cleveland by 38.

NYK over CHA2WAS over ORL3OKC over DEN3SAS over BOS6TOR over MIL6MIA over MEM9DET over LAC11MIN over PHX13HOU over SAC13POR over NOP15CHI over PHI16IND over BKN21GSW over LAL24UTA over ATL27CLE over DAL38Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Hornets-Knicks22
Spurs-Celtics11
Thunder-Nuggets10
Hawks-Jazz6
Wolves-Suns6
Clippers-Pistons4
Raptors-Bucks4
Nets-Pacers4
Pelicans-Blazers3
Wizards-Magic2
Mavs-Cavs1
Warriors-Lakers1
Heat-Grizzlies0
Rockets-Kings0
Shot of the night

Melo's jumper with 3 seconds left in OT breaks the tie, 113-111 final

The night in charts
Thunder-Nuggets combined for 261, 37 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 132, Nuggets 129
261
Hornets-KnicksHornets 111, Knicks 113
224
Pelicans-BlazersPelicans 104, Blazers 119
223
Rockets-KingsRockets 117, Kings 104
221
Mavs-CavsMavs 90, Cavs 128
218
Nets-PacersNets 97, Pacers 118
215
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 109, Celtics 103
212
Clippers-PistonsClippers 97, Pistons 108
205
Raptors-BucksRaptors 105, Bucks 99
204
Warriors-LakersWarriors 109, Lakers 85
194
Bulls-SixersBulls 105, Sixers 89
194
Wizards-MagicWizards 94, Magic 91
185
Wolves-SunsWolves 98, Suns 85
183
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 90, Grizzlies 81
171
Hawks-JazzHawks 68, Jazz 95
163
3 of 15 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-KnicksHornets 111, Knicks 113
+2 NYK
Wizards-MagicWizards 94, Magic 91
+3 WAS
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 132, Nuggets 129
+3 OKC
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 109, Celtics 103
+6 SAS
Raptors-BucksRaptors 105, Bucks 99
+6 TOR
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 90, Grizzlies 81
+9 MIA
Clippers-PistonsClippers 97, Pistons 108
+11 DET
Wolves-SunsWolves 98, Suns 85
+13 MIN
Rockets-KingsRockets 117, Kings 104
+13 HOU
Pelicans-BlazersPelicans 104, Blazers 119
+15 POR
Bulls-SixersBulls 105, Sixers 89
+16 CHI
Nets-PacersNets 97, Pacers 118
+21 IND
Warriors-LakersWarriors 109, Lakers 85
+24 GSW
Hawks-JazzHawks 68, Jazz 95
+27 UTA
Mavs-CavsMavs 90, Cavs 128
+38 CLE
SAS erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-CelticsSAS won · Spurs 109, Celtics 103
10 pts
Wolves-SunsMIN won · Wolves 98, Suns 85
8 pts
Thunder-NuggetsOKC won · Thunder 132, Nuggets 129
5 pts
Hornets-KnicksNYK won · Hornets 111, Knicks 113
4 pts
Pelicans-BlazersPOR won · Pelicans 104, Blazers 119
2 pts
Kyrie shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KyrieCLE · 25 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
DrummondDET · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
GiannisMIL · 29 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
ZellerCHA · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
StuckeyIND · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Hornets-Knicks
Hornets 111Knicks 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets282818307111
Knicks302227259113
The story
Carmelo Anthony's 35 points and 13 rebounds carried New York past Charlotte, 113-111 in OT

For Charlotte, Nicolas Batum had 18 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST 35 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST · 14-25 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 27-18.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +2−4+50+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Thunder-Nuggets
Thunder 132Nuggets 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Thunder3131223810132
Nuggets303326337129
The story
Victor Oladipo had 26 points as Oklahoma City beat Denver 132-129 in OT

Jameer Nelson led Denver with 21 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB 26 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 11-19 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 38-33.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +1−1−50+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Spurs-Celtics
Spurs 109Celtics 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs22242934109
Celtics32162629103
The story
San Antonio beat Boston 109-103 behind 25 points and 10 rebounds from Kawhi Leonard

Isaiah Thomas paced Boston: 24 PTS, 8 AST 25 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 8-18 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 24-16 second quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −10−2+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.9Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.9 in 15 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 vs 2015–16 avg
Minutes per game
20.62015–16 avg6.3Last 3

6.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.6 in 2015–16 (29 games). Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.9Season avg39.6Today

40 minutes today, against 15.9 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 36

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 36, 29, 41, 33, 30, 30, 31, 34, 31, 36Thunder-Nuggets · W
32.0 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Luka Doncic DAL, Jan 25, 2021: 35 PTS · 11 REB · 16 AST
36 PTS · 11 REB · 17 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 12, 31, 24, 22, 19, 31, 17, 35Knicks-Hornets · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Wilson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 6, 18, 28, 25, 17, 16, 13, 32Nuggets-Thunder · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 28, 28, 33, 26, 38, 19, 36, 32Kings-Rockets · L
27.8 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 33, 34, 30, 34, 25, 38, 38, 13, 45, 31Pelicans-Blazers · L
31.3 PPG season to date · −0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 11, 17, 27, 26, 14, 30, 21, 29Bucks-Raptors · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST