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Sunday, November 12, 2017Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed TOR by 5 at halftime and won 95–94.

Final · Box score
Raptors94
Celtics95
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS -5; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 BOS +1
Final · Box score
Heat103
Pistons112
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET -3; Q3 DET +2; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Rockets118
Pacers95
Q1 HOU +17; Q2 HOU +12; Q3 HOU +16; Q4 HOU +23
Final · Box score
Mavs99
Thunder112
Q1 OKC -2; Q2 OKC +2; Q3 OKC +16; Q4 OKC +13
On this day · 2016–17Nov 12, 2016: 11 games. Top scorer: Jimmy Butler (Bulls-Wizards), 37 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Celtics

Boston holds off Toronto, 95–94

Paul George goes for 37 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-5+1+1BOS AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2425271894
Celtics2420331895
Who led
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 27, 12, 14, 7, 20, 14, 15, 21BOS21 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 18, 22, 10, 18, 11, 9, 10, 18BOS18 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 24, 25, 10, 37, 26, 24, 33, 24TOR24 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 11, 19, 9, 15, 2, 17, 18, 19TOR19 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Heat-Pistons

Detroit extends win streak to 5

112–103 over Miami. Record: 10–3. Tobias Harris led Detroit with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · DET
Lvs PHI86–97Wvs MIN122–101W@ LAC95–87W@ GSW115–107L@ LAL93–113Wvs MIL105–96Wvs SAC108–99Wvs IND114–97Wvs ATL111–104Wvs MIA112–103
Lead changes
Raptors-Celtics15
Heat-Pistons7
Mavs-Thunder3
Rockets-Pacers0
The night in charts
Heat-Pistons combined for 215, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-PistonsHeat 103, Pistons 112
215
Rockets-PacersRockets 118, Pacers 95
213
Mavs-ThunderMavs 99, Thunder 112
211
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 94, Celtics 95
189
BOS won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 94, Celtics 95
+1 BOS
Heat-PistonsHeat 103, Pistons 112
+9 DET
Mavs-ThunderMavs 99, Thunder 112
+13 OKC
Rockets-PacersRockets 118, Pacers 95
+23 HOU
BOS rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-CelticsBOS won · Raptors 94, Celtics 95
5 pts
Heat-PistonsDET won · Heat 103, Pistons 112
3 pts
Mavs-ThunderOKC won · Mavs 99, Thunder 112
2 pts
Capela shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CapelaHOU · 20 PTS, 17 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
SabonisIND · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
OladipoIND · 28 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
BarnesDAL · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
WhitesideMIA · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
56% (9-16)
Final · Raptors-Celtics
Raptors 94Celtics 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2425271894
Celtics2420331895
The story
Al Horford had 21 points as Boston beat Toronto 95-94

DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 24 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 8-9 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Celtics took the third 33-27.

BOS lead by quarter
200 0−5+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Marcus Smart led the game in fantasy with 38.5 FPTS (14 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Mavs-Thunder
Mavs 99Thunder 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2022253299
Thunder18263929112
The story
Russell Westbrook's 27 points carried Oklahoma City past Dallas, 112-99

For Dallas, Harrison Barnes had 22 PTS, 13 REB 27 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 6-18 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 39-25, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −2+2+16+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Pacers
Rockets 118Pacers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets35282431118
Pacers1833202495
The story
Houston beat Indiana 118-95 behind 26 points and 15 assists from James Harden

Victor Oladipo paced Indiana: 28 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 15 AST, 5 REB · 9-21 FG, 3-12 3PT

The swing

A 35-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
300 +17+12+16+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
30.5Season avg36.8Last 5

36.8 points a game over his last five games, against 30.5 in 13 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Season avg17.5Last 3

17.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.8 in 11 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.3Season avg27.5Today

28 minutes today, against 13.3 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 37

Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 10, 23, 20, 20, 25, 27, 12, 13, 42, 37Thunder-Mavs · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 35, 23, 14, 23, 31, 17, 15, 21, 25, 28Pacers-Rockets · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 12, 12, 19, 25, 20, 13, 22, 27Thunder-Mavs · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 20, 29, 31, 29, 56, 35, 38, 26Rockets-Pacers · W
30.2 PPG season to date · −4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 15 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 34, 12, 16, 18, 13, 20, 23, 16, 25Pistons-Heat · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 12, 23, 8, 23, 24, 14, 20, 24Pistons-Heat · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high24 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST