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Sunday, November 26, 2017Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed CHI by 6 after the first quarter and won 100–93.

Final · Box score
Heat100
Bulls93
Q1 MIA -6; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Suns108
Wolves119
Q1 MIN +6; Q2 MIN +5; Q3 MIN +13; Q4 MIN +11
Final · Box score
Nets98
Grizzlies88
Q1 BKN -3; Q2 Nets 0; Q3 BKN +14; Q4 BKN +10
On this day · 2016–17Nov 26, 2016: 5 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Wolves), 34 points.
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The lead · Heat-Bulls

Miami makes it three straight

Karl-Anthony Towns goes for 32 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+3+3+7MIA AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat7381936100
Bulls1329193293
Who led
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 18, 18, 21, 6, 8, 27, 20, 24MIA24 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Wayne EllingtonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 5, 6, 3, 4, 21, 9, 21, 19MIA19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Jerian GrantPoints, last 10 games: 7, 4, 9, 6, 10, 2, 5, 8, 21, 24CHI24 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Justin HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 14, 3, 27, 13, 10, 12, 8, 15CHI15 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Nets-Grizzlies

Memphis's skid reaches eight

Brooklyn won 98–88; the Grizzlies fall to 7–12. DeMarre Carroll led Brooklyn with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · MEM
L@ LAL102–107W@ POR98–97L@ HOU96–111L@ MIL103–110Lvs IND113–116Lvs HOU83–105Lvs POR92–100Lvs DAL94–95L@ DEN92–104Lvs BKN88–98
Lead changes
Suns-Wolves6
Nets-Grizzlies1
The night in charts
Suns-Wolves combined for 227, 34 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-WolvesSuns 108, Wolves 119
227
Heat-BullsHeat 100, Bulls 93
193
Nets-GrizzliesNets 98, Grizzlies 88
186
MIA won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Heat-BullsHeat 100, Bulls 93
+7 MIA
Nets-GrizzliesNets 98, Grizzlies 88
+10 BKN
Suns-WolvesSuns 108, Wolves 119
+11 MIN
MIA rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-BullsMIA won · Heat 100, Bulls 93
6 pts
Nets-GrizzliesBKN won · Nets 98, Grizzlies 88
3 pts
Gibson shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GibsonMIN · 16 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
DragicMIA · 24 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
64% (7-11)
BookerBKN · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
CarrollBKN · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
58% (7-12)
JimmyMIN · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
58% (11-19)
Final · Heat-Bulls
Heat 100Bulls 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat7381936100
Bulls1329193293
The story
Goran Dragic's 24 points carried Miami past Chicago, 100-93

For Chicago, Jerian Grant had 24 PTS, 3 AST 24 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 7-11 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 38-29.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −6+3+3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Grizzlies
Nets 98Grizzlies 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1928321998
Grizzlies2225182388
The story
Brooklyn beat Memphis 98-88 behind 24 points from DeMarre Carroll

Tyreke Evans paced Memphis: 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 7-12 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 32-18 third quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −30+14+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Wolves
Suns 108Wolves 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns27312228108
Wolves33303026119
The story
Jimmy Butler had 25 points as Minnesota beat Phoenix 119-108

Mike James led Phoenix with 26 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 25 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 11-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the third 30-22, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +6+5+13+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.3Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.3 in 18 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Season avg12.8Last 3

12.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.5 in 17 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.8Season avg38.7Today

39 minutes today, against 14.8 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Karl-Anthony Towns leads the day with 32

Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 24, 26, 15, 16, 18, 18, 18, 32Wolves-Suns · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Mike JamesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 9, 5, 3, 9, 15, 3, 4, 26Suns-Wolves · L
11.4 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 25, 21, 6, 21, 26, 14, 26, 18, 25Wolves-Suns · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
DeMarre CarrollPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 16, 15, 9, 17, 15, 10, 10, 24Nets-Grizzlies · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 18, 18, 21, 6, 8, 27, 20, 24Heat-Bulls · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Jerian GrantPoints, last 10 games: 7, 4, 9, 6, 10, 2, 5, 8, 21, 24Bulls-Heat · L
9.3 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high24 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dewayne DedmonATL+2.4 13.5 last 10 · 11.1 season
Lance StephensonIND+2.1 9.3 last 10 · 7.2 season
Kyrie IrvingBOS+2.0 25.0 last 10 · 23.0 season
Harrison BarnesDAL+1.9 21.0 last 10 · 19.1 season
Taj GibsonMIN+1.8 12.4 last 10 · 10.6 season
Cold
DeMarcus CousinsNOP−3.1 22.4 last 10 · 25.5 season
Evan FournierORL−2.2 15.9 last 10 · 18.1 season
Damian LillardPOR−1.7 23.7 last 10 · 25.4 season
Taurean PrinceATL−1.7 10.9 last 10 · 12.6 season
Maurice HarklessPOR−1.7 4.1 last 10 · 5.8 season