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Friday, November 24, 2017Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed NYK by 15 after the first quarter and won 116–104.

Final · Box score
Blazers127
Nets125
Q1 POR -9; Q2 POR -2; Q3 Blazers 0; Q4 POR +2
Final · Box score
Knicks104
Hawks116
Q1 ATL -15; Q2 ATL -8; Q3 ATL +3; Q4 ATL +12
Final · Box score
Magic103
Celtics118
Q1 BOS +14; Q2 BOS +26; Q3 BOS +30; Q4 BOS +15
Final · Box score
Hornets99
Cavs100
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE +1
Final · Box score
Raptors104
Pacers107
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND -10; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND +3
Final · Box score
Heat109
Wolves97
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Pistons99
Thunder98
Q1 DET -4; Q2 DET -10; Q3 DET -4; Q4 DET +1
Final · Box score
Grizzlies92
Nuggets104
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 DEN +16; Q3 DEN +2; Q4 DEN +12
Final · Box score
Pelicans115
Suns91
Q1 NOP +12; Q2 NOP +30; Q3 NOP +32; Q4 NOP +24
Final · Box score
Bulls94
Warriors143
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW +21; Q3 GSW +44; Q4 GSW +49
The lead · Knicks-Hawks

Atlanta storms back from 15 down to beat New York

LeBron James posts a triple-double

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-8+3+12ATL AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks39281918104
Hawks24353027116
Who led
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 17, 7, 11, 21, 23, 14, 19, 26ATL26 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Dewayne DedmonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 13, 13, 11, 20, 6, 11, 17, 16ATL16 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 37, 40, 28, 34, 20, 22, 13, 25, 22, 28NYK28 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Courtney LeePoints, last 10 games: 7, 6, 12, 20, 15, 19, 3, 10, 15, 26NYK26 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Warriors rout

Four of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Golden State beat Chicago by 49.

CLE over CHA1DET over OKC1POR over BKN2IND over TOR3ATL over NYK12MIA over MIN12DEN over MEM12BOS over ORL15NOP over PHX24GSW over CHI49Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Blazers-Nets17
Raptors-Pacers5
Knicks-Hawks4
Pistons-Thunder3
Heat-Wolves1
Grizzlies-Nuggets1
The night in charts
Blazers-Nets combined for 252, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-NetsBlazers 127, Nets 125
252
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 94, Warriors 143
237
Magic-CelticsMagic 103, Celtics 118
221
Knicks-HawksKnicks 104, Hawks 116
220
Raptors-PacersRaptors 104, Pacers 107
211
Pelicans-SunsPelicans 115, Suns 91
206
Heat-WolvesHeat 109, Wolves 97
206
Hornets-CavsHornets 99, Cavs 100
199
Pistons-ThunderPistons 99, Thunder 98
197
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 92, Nuggets 104
196
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-CavsHornets 99, Cavs 100
+1 CLE
Pistons-ThunderPistons 99, Thunder 98
+1 DET
Blazers-NetsBlazers 127, Nets 125
+2 POR
Raptors-PacersRaptors 104, Pacers 107
+3 IND
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 92, Nuggets 104
+12 DEN
Knicks-HawksKnicks 104, Hawks 116
+12 ATL
Heat-WolvesHeat 109, Wolves 97
+12 MIA
Magic-CelticsMagic 103, Celtics 118
+15 BOS
Pelicans-SunsPelicans 115, Suns 91
+24 NOP
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 94, Warriors 143
+49 GSW
ATL erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-HawksATL won · Knicks 104, Hawks 116
15 pts
Raptors-PacersIND won · Raptors 104, Pacers 107
10 pts
Pistons-ThunderDET won · Pistons 99, Thunder 98
10 pts
Blazers-NetsPOR won · Blazers 127, Nets 125
9 pts
Hornets-CavsCLE won · Hornets 99, Cavs 100
3 pts
Jerian Grant shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jerian GrantCHI · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
80% (8-10)
Courtney LeeNYK · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
79% (11-14)
ADNOP · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
RozierBOS · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
KlayGSW · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
Final · Pistons-Thunder
Pistons 99Thunder 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2524242699
Thunder2930182198
The story
Andre Drummond had 17 points and 14 rebounds as Detroit beat Oklahoma City 99-98

Paul George led Oklahoma City with 16 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Pistons took the third 24-18.

DET lead by quarter
200 −4−10−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Russell Westbrook led the game in fantasy with 61.2 FPTS (27 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST)

Final · Hornets-Cavs
Hornets 99Cavs 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2829251799
Cavs27272917100
The story
JR Smith's 16 points carried Cleveland past Charlotte, 100-99

For Charlotte, Kemba Walker had 15 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 16 PTS, 3 STL, 1 REB, 1 AST · 6-13 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 29-25.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −1−3+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Pacers
Raptors 104Pacers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors25352024104
Pacers29213126107
The story
Indiana beat Toronto 107-104 behind 12 points from Thaddeus Young

Fred VanVleet paced Toronto: 16 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 12 PTS, 9 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 5-11 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 31-20 third quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +4−10+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kyle Lowry topped the game at 56.5 FPTS: 24 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.5Season avg29.2Last 5

29.2 points a game over his last five games, against 22.5 in 18 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Season avg12.1Last 3

12.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.9 in 17 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.7Season avg31.4Today

31 minutes today, against 10.7 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 34

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 36, 12, 19, 15, 26, 29, 22, 21, 30, 34Blazers-Nets · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 16, 22, 22, 9, 35, 39, 24, 33Warriors-Bulls · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 11, 35, 19, 0, 25, 16, 30, 47, 23, 30Celtics-Magic · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jusuf NurkicPoints, last 10 games: 25, 6, 21, 17, 11, 4, 14, 10, 14, 29Blazers-Nets · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 28, 23, 15, 13, 17, 23, 9, 29Warriors-Bulls · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 8, 41, 15, 12, 6, 13, 6, 16, 17, 28Nuggets-Grizzlies · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST