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Tuesday, November 28, 2017Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed MIN by 8 at halftime and won 92–89.

Final · Box score
Heat97
Cavs108
Q1 CLE +11; Q2 CLE +26; Q3 CLE +19; Q4 CLE +11
Final · Box score
Suns104
Bulls99
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Wizards92
Wolves89
Q1 WAS -7; Q2 WAS -8; Q3 WAS -3; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Bucks112
Kings87
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +24; Q3 MIL +33; Q4 MIL +25
Final · Box score
Nuggets77
Jazz106
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +29
On this day · 2016–17Nov 28, 2016: 7 games. Top scorer: DeMarcus Cousins (Kings-Wizards), 36 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Wolves

Washington rallies from 8 down to beat Minnesota

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 32 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-8-3+3WAS AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2320252492
Wolves3021201889
Who led
Otto Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 20, 7, 15, 12, 12, 15, 12, 12, 24, 22WAS22 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Kelly Oubre Jr.Points, last 10 games: 4, 18, 12, 7, 4, 10, 18, 9, 13, 16WAS16 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 26, 15, 16, 18, 18, 18, 32, 20MIN20 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 6, 21, 26, 14, 26, 18, 25, 17MIN17 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Second story · Suns-Bulls

Phoenix beats Chicago, 104–99

Phoenix led 73–70 after three and won by 5. Devin Booker led Phoenix with 33 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
WAS over MIN3PHX over CHI5CLE over MIA11MIL over SAC25UTA over DEN29Final margin, points. Pink = PHX over CHI.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Jazz14
Suns-Bulls5
Wizards-Wolves3
Bucks-Kings3
Heat-Cavs0
The night in charts
Heat-Cavs combined for 205, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-CavsHeat 97, Cavs 108
205
Suns-BullsSuns 104, Bulls 99
203
Bucks-KingsBucks 112, Kings 87
199
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 77, Jazz 106
183
Wizards-WolvesWizards 92, Wolves 89
181
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-WolvesWizards 92, Wolves 89
+3 WAS
Suns-BullsSuns 104, Bulls 99
+5 PHX
Heat-CavsHeat 97, Cavs 108
+11 CLE
Bucks-KingsBucks 112, Kings 87
+25 MIL
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 77, Jazz 106
+29 UTA
WAS rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-WolvesWAS won · Wizards 92, Wolves 89
8 pts
Suns-BullsPHX won · Suns 104, Bulls 99
1 pt
Nuggets-JazzUTA won · Nuggets 77, Jazz 106
1 pt
Favors shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FavorsUTA · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
75% (12-16)
BledsoeMIL · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
GiannisMIL · 32 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 5 STL
69% (11-16)
DunnCHI · 24 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL
63% (10-16)
LeBronCLE · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 5 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Wizards-Wolves
Wizards 92Wolves 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2320252492
Wolves3021201889
The story
Otto Porter Jr. had 22 points as Washington beat Minnesota 92-89

Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 20 PTS, 17 REB 22 PTS, 8 REB · 8-18 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Wizards took the fourth 24-18.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −7−8−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jimmy Butler led the game in fantasy with 43.9 FPTS (17 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB)

Final · Suns-Bulls
Suns 104Bulls 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns28182731104
Bulls2914272999
The story
Devin Booker's 33 points carried Phoenix past Chicago, 104-99

For Chicago, Justin Holiday had 25 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 33 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 10-23 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 18-14.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −1+3+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Kings
Bucks 112Kings 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks32293120112
Kings2611222887
The story
Milwaukee beat Sacramento 112-87 behind 21 points from Eric Bledsoe

Garrett Temple paced Sacramento: 18 PTS, 2 REB 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 7-10 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 29-11 second quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
400 +6+24+33+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.6Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.6 in 20 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Season avg21.4Last 3

21.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.4 in 14 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.0Season avg39.8Today

40 minutes today, against 16.0 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Love leads the day with 38

Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 17, 29, 6, 22, 25, 19, 18, 11, 13, 38Cavs-Heat · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 9, 35, 36, 18, 33, 15, 23, 13, 33Suns-Bulls · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 29, 40, 28, 33, 27, 21, 24, 23, 27, 32Bucks-Kings · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Justin HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 3, 27, 13, 10, 12, 8, 15, 25Bulls-Suns · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
T.J. WarrenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 35, 23, 14, 13, 27, 20, 18, 18, 25Suns-Bulls · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Derrick FavorsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 24, 9, 6, 15, 25, 9, 23, 16, 24Jazz-Nuggets · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
James HardenHOU+4.9 36.5 last 10 · 31.6 season
Courtney LeeNYK+2.8 15.1 last 10 · 12.3 season
Derrick FavorsUTA+2.6 15.7 last 10 · 13.1 season
Dewayne DedmonATL+2.4 13.5 last 10 · 11.1 season
Pau GasolSAS+2.4 14.2 last 10 · 11.8 season
Cold
Ricky RubioUTA−3.3 9.6 last 10 · 12.9 season
DeMarcus CousinsNOP−3.1 22.4 last 10 · 25.5 season
Evan FournierORL−3.0 14.8 last 10 · 17.8 season
Brook LopezLAL−2.7 11.1 last 10 · 13.8 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC−2.3 7.9 last 10 · 10.2 season