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Monday, November 28, 2016Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by UTA (vs MIN) and OKC (vs NYK).

Final · OT · Box score
Kings95
Wizards101
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS -3; Q3 WAS +2; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 WAS +6
Final · Box score
Celtics112
Heat104
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +17; Q3 BOS +10; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Thunder112
Knicks103
Q1 OKC -5; Q2 OKC +3; Q3 OKC +7; Q4 OKC +9
Final · Box score
Sixers95
Raptors122
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +11; Q3 TOR +20; Q4 TOR +27
Final · Box score
Hornets104
Grizzlies85
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 CHA +17; Q3 CHA +21; Q4 CHA +19
Final · Box score
Jazz112
Wolves103
Q1 UTA -5; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Hawks100
Warriors105
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW -3; Q3 GSW -1; Q4 GSW +5
On this day · 2015–16Nov 28, 2015: 7 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Pelicans-Jazz), 36 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Knicks

Russell Westbrook posts 27-17-14 as OKC tops New York

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 36 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+3+7+9OKC AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder24343024112
Knicks29262622103
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 41, 33, 30, 30, 31, 34, 31, 36, 17, 27OKC27 PTS · 17 REB · 14 AST
Enes KanterPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 8, 13, 16, 10, 10, 11, 12, 27OKC27 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 3, 15, 27, 14, 18, 16, 18, 30NYK30 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 24, 35, 16, 19, 31, 16, 25, 21NYK21 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Toronto posts the night's biggest win

Toronto beat Philadelphia by 27, the widest margin of 7 games.

GSW over ATL5WAS over SAC6BOS over MIA8OKC over NYK9UTA over MIN9CHA over MEM19TOR over PHI27Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Sixers-Raptors8
Kings-Wizards7
Jazz-Wolves7
Hawks-Warriors7
Celtics-Heat3
Hornets-Grizzlies2
The night in charts
Sixers-Raptors combined for 217, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 95, Raptors 122
217
Celtics-HeatCeltics 112, Heat 104
216
Jazz-WolvesJazz 112, Wolves 103
215
Thunder-KnicksThunder 112, Knicks 103
215
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 100, Warriors 105
205
Kings-WizardsKings 95, Wizards 101
196
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 104, Grizzlies 85
189
GSW won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 100, Warriors 105
+5 GSW
Kings-WizardsKings 95, Wizards 101
+6 WAS
Celtics-HeatCeltics 112, Heat 104
+8 BOS
Jazz-WolvesJazz 112, Wolves 103
+9 UTA
Thunder-KnicksThunder 112, Knicks 103
+9 OKC
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 104, Grizzlies 85
+19 CHA
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 95, Raptors 122
+27 TOR
UTA rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-WolvesUTA won · Jazz 112, Wolves 103
5 pts
Thunder-KnicksOKC won · Thunder 112, Knicks 103
5 pts
Hawks-WarriorsGSW won · Hawks 100, Warriors 105
3 pts
Kings-WizardsWAS won · Kings 95, Wizards 101
3 pts
Whiteside shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WhitesideMIA · 25 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
77% (10-13)
RossTOR · 22 PTS, 3 REB
73% (8-11)
KanterOKC · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK
71% (12-17)
CovingtonPHI · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
AdamsOKC · 14 PTS, 10 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Hawks-Warriors
Hawks 100Warriors 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks27262819100
Warriors29213025105
The story
Golden State beat Atlanta 105-100 behind 25 points and 14 rebounds from Kevin Durant

Dennis Schroder paced Atlanta: 24 PTS, 6 AST 25 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST · 8-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 25-19 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +2−3−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Wizards
Kings 95Wizards 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings19341920395
Wizards252524189101
The story
Bradley Beal had 31 points as Washington beat Sacramento 101-95 in OT

Rudy Gay led Sacramento with 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 12-24 FG, 7-13 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the first 25-19, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +6−3+20+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Thunder-Knicks
Thunder 112Knicks 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder24343024112
Knicks29262622103
The story
Enes Kanter's 27 points and 10 rebounds carried Oklahoma City past New York, 112-103

For New York, Derrick Rose had 30 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK · 12-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 34-26.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −5+3+7+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.1Season avg29.2Last 5

29.2 points a game over his last five games, against 20.1 in 12 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.8Season avg17.4Last 3

17.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.8 in 17 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.1Season avg31.2Today

31 minutes today, against 11.1 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

DeMarcus Cousins leads the day with 36

DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 33, 26, 38, 19, 36, 32, 37, 36Kings-Wizards · L
28.7 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 20 REB · 4 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 20, 3, 18, 34, 42, 14, 25, 31Wizards-Kings · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 3, 15, 27, 14, 18, 16, 18, 30Knicks-Thunder · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 37, 15, 19, 11, 22, 11, 26, 13, 31, 28Wolves-Jazz · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 41, 33, 30, 30, 31, 34, 31, 36, 17, 27Thunder-Knicks · W
30.9 PPG season to date · −4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Nov 24, 2017: 27 PTS · 16 REB · 13 AST
27 PTS · 17 REB · 14 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 17, 11, 6, 16, 22, 10, 6, 27Heat-Celtics · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 2 REB · 17 AST