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Friday, November 17, 2017Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed OKC by 17 after the first quarter and won 104–101.

Final · Box score
Pistons100
Pacers107
Q1 IND -9; Q2 IND -11; Q3 IND -10; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Heat91
Wizards88
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA +21; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Jazz107
Nets118
Q1 BKN +14; Q2 BKN +16; Q3 BKN +9; Q4 BKN +11
Final · OT · Box score
Clippers113
Cavs118
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 Cavs 0; Q3 CLE -3; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Knicks84
Raptors107
Q1 TOR +12; Q2 TOR +18; Q3 TOR +14; Q4 TOR +23
Final · Box score
Hornets120
Bulls123
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 Bulls 0; Q3 CHI -9; Q4 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Thunder101
Spurs104
Q1 SAS -17; Q2 SAS -7; Q3 Spurs 0; Q4 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Wolves111
Mavs87
Q1 MIN -5; Q2 MIN -12; Q3 MIN +2; Q4 MIN +24
Final · Box score
Blazers82
Kings86
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC +1; Q3 Kings 0; Q4 SAC +4
Final · Box score
Pelicans114
Nuggets146
Q1 DEN +18; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +26; Q4 DEN +32
Final · Box score
Suns122
Lakers113
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX +12; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +9
On this day · 2016–17Nov 17, 2016: 5 games. Top scorer: Andrew Wiggins (Wolves-Sixers), 35 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Spurs

San Antonio storms back from 17 down to beat OKC

Kemba Walker goes for 47 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-17-70+3SAS AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder32232323101
Spurs15333026104
Who led
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 14, 21, 25, 20, 14, 32, 15, 26SAS26 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Danny GreenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 8, 4, 14, 24, 5, 4, 11, 17SAS17 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 17, 10, 15, 16, 28, 14, 18, 20OKC20 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 25, 27, 12, 13, 42, 37, 13, 18OKC18 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Nuggets rout

Four of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Denver beat New Orleans by 32.

MIA over WAS3CHI over CHA3SAS over OKC3SAC over POR4CLE over LAC5IND over DET7PHX over LAL9BKN over UTA11TOR over NYK23MIN over DAL24DEN over NOP32Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Hornets-Bulls14
Blazers-Kings12
Suns-Lakers9
Pistons-Pacers5
Jazz-Nets5
Wolves-Mavs5
Knicks-Raptors4
Thunder-Spurs2
Heat-Wizards1
Clippers-Cavs1
Pelicans-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Pelicans-Nuggets combined for 260, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-NuggetsPelicans 114, Nuggets 146
260
Hornets-BullsHornets 120, Bulls 123
243
Suns-LakersSuns 122, Lakers 113
235
Clippers-CavsClippers 113, Cavs 118
231
Jazz-NetsJazz 107, Nets 118
225
Pistons-PacersPistons 100, Pacers 107
207
Thunder-SpursThunder 101, Spurs 104
205
Wolves-MavsWolves 111, Mavs 87
198
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 84, Raptors 107
191
Heat-WizardsHeat 91, Wizards 88
179
Blazers-KingsBlazers 82, Kings 86
168
5 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-WizardsHeat 91, Wizards 88
+3 MIA
Thunder-SpursThunder 101, Spurs 104
+3 SAS
Hornets-BullsHornets 120, Bulls 123
+3 CHI
Blazers-KingsBlazers 82, Kings 86
+4 SAC
Clippers-CavsClippers 113, Cavs 118
+5 CLE
Pistons-PacersPistons 100, Pacers 107
+7 IND
Suns-LakersSuns 122, Lakers 113
+9 PHX
Jazz-NetsJazz 107, Nets 118
+11 BKN
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 84, Raptors 107
+23 TOR
Wolves-MavsWolves 111, Mavs 87
+24 MIN
Pelicans-NuggetsPelicans 114, Nuggets 146
+32 DEN
SAS erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-SpursSAS won · Thunder 101, Spurs 104
17 pts
Wolves-MavsMIN won · Wolves 111, Mavs 87
12 pts
Pistons-PacersIND won · Pistons 100, Pacers 107
11 pts
Hornets-BullsCHI won · Hornets 120, Bulls 123
9 pts
Clippers-CavsCLE won · Clippers 113, Cavs 118
3 pts
Whiteside shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WhitesideMIA · 22 PTS, 16 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
83% (10-12)
JordanLAC · 22 REB, 20 PTS, 3 BLK, 1 AST
83% (10-12)
Gary HarrisDEN · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
82% (9-11)
MurrayDEN · 31 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
72% (13-18)
BookerBKN · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Hornets-Bulls
Hornets 120Bulls 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets27333228120
Bulls26342340123
The story
Justin Holiday had 27 points as Chicago beat Charlotte 123-120

Denzel Valentine added 18 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 27 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL · 10-15 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Bulls took the fourth 40-28.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −10−9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Spurs
Thunder 101Spurs 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder32232323101
Spurs15333026104
The story
Danny Green's 17 points carried San Antonio past Oklahoma City, 104-101

For Oklahoma City, Paul George had 18 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 17 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 6-15 FG, 5-13 3PT

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 17 going into the second, then won it 33-23.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −17−70+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Cavs
Clippers 113Cavs 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Clippers272925248113
Cavs2432222713118
The story
Cleveland beat LA 118-113 in OT behind 39 points and 14 rebounds from LeBron James

DeAndre Jordan paced LA: 22 REB, 20 PTS 39 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST · 17-26 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers settled it in overtime, 13-8.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −30−30+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.4Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.4 in 14 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs 2016–17 avg
Minutes per game
26.72016–17 avg14.8Last 3

14.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.7 in 2016–17 (69 games). Today: 13 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Season avg42.7Today

43 minutes today, against 20.6 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Kemba Walker leads the day with 47

Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 34, 27, 26, 13, 9, 21, 20, 20, 47Hornets-Bulls · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +25.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Dec 17, 2018: 47 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Season high47 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 33, 57, 26, 30, 33, 19, 23, 31, 39Cavs-Clippers · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 34, 9, 18, 30, 9, 35, 36, 18, 33Suns-Lakers · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 24, 3, 9, 4, 9, 32, 18, 31Nuggets-Pelicans · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 21, 13, 10, 13, 21, 11, 24, 30Lakers-Suns · L
16.4 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 36, 33, 32, 36, 12, 19, 15, 26, 29Blazers-Kings · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST