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Wednesday, November 29, 2017Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed DAL by 6 after the first quarter and won 109–104.

Final · Box score
Suns107
Pistons131
Q1 DET +17; Q2 DET +28; Q3 DET +34; Q4 DET +24
Final · Box score
Thunder108
Magic121
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +13
Final · Box score
Wizards113
Sixers118
Q1 PHI +10; Q2 PHI +18; Q3 PHI +19; Q4 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Heat86
Knicks115
Q1 NYK +11; Q2 NYK +21; Q3 NYK +24; Q4 NYK +29
Final · Box score
Hornets113
Raptors126
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +19; Q3 TOR +8; Q4 TOR +13
Final · Box score
Pacers97
Rockets118
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +18; Q4 HOU +21
Final · Box score
Wolves120
Pelicans102
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN +13; Q3 MIN +17; Q4 MIN +18
Final · Box score
Nets109
Mavs104
Q1 BKN -6; Q2 BKN +1; Q3 BKN +4; Q4 BKN +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies95
Spurs104
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +9
Final · OT · Box score
Warriors127
Lakers123
Q1 GSW +10; Q2 GSW -4; Q3 Warriors 0; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 GSW +4
On this day · 2016–17Nov 29, 2016: 6 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Pelicans-Lakers), 41 points.
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The lead · Nets-Mavs

Brooklyn handles Dallas by 5

Aaron Gordon goes for 40 points

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+1+4+5BKN AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets21273229109
Mavs27202928104
Who led
DeMarre CarrollPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 15, 9, 17, 15, 10, 10, 24, 22BKN22 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 5, 9, 12, 25, 21, 8, 23, 9, 14, 19BKN19 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 16, 18, 18, 31, 22, 12, 13, 17DAL17 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Maxi KleberPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 5, 0, 5, 0, 6, 7, 5, 16DAL16 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: New York by 29.

GSW over LAL4PHI over WAS5BKN over DAL5SAS over MEM9ORL over OKC13TOR over CHA13MIN over NOP18HOU over IND21DET over PHX24NYK over MIA29Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Warriors-Lakers14
Pacers-Rockets7
Nets-Mavs7
Thunder-Magic5
Heat-Knicks4
Wizards-Sixers1
Wolves-Pelicans1
Grizzlies-Spurs1
Hornets-Raptors0
The night in charts
Warriors-Lakers combined for 250, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-LakersWarriors 127, Lakers 123
250
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 113, Raptors 126
239
Suns-PistonsSuns 107, Pistons 131
238
Wizards-SixersWizards 113, Sixers 118
231
Thunder-MagicThunder 108, Magic 121
229
Wolves-PelicansWolves 120, Pelicans 102
222
Pacers-RocketsPacers 97, Rockets 118
215
Nets-MavsNets 109, Mavs 104
213
Heat-KnicksHeat 86, Knicks 115
201
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 95, Spurs 104
199
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-LakersWarriors 127, Lakers 123
+4 GSW
Wizards-SixersWizards 113, Sixers 118
+5 PHI
Nets-MavsNets 109, Mavs 104
+5 BKN
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 95, Spurs 104
+9 SAS
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 113, Raptors 126
+13 TOR
Thunder-MagicThunder 108, Magic 121
+13 ORL
Wolves-PelicansWolves 120, Pelicans 102
+18 MIN
Pacers-RocketsPacers 97, Rockets 118
+21 HOU
Suns-PistonsSuns 107, Pistons 131
+24 DET
Heat-KnicksHeat 86, Knicks 115
+29 NYK
BKN rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-MavsBKN won · Nets 109, Mavs 104
6 pts
Pacers-RocketsHOU won · Pacers 97, Rockets 118
5 pts
Warriors-LakersGSW won · Warriors 127, Lakers 123
4 pts
Wolves-PelicansMIN won · Wolves 120, Pelicans 102
1 pt
Elfrid Payton shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Elfrid PaytonORL · 19 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL
80% (8-10)
BradleyDET · 20 PTS, 2 STL, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
Thaddeus YoungIND · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
73% (11-15)
AldridgeSAS · 41 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
71% (17-24)
MonroePHX · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Warriors-Lakers
Warriors 127Lakers 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors3020342518127
Lakers2034302514123
The story
Kevin Durant had 29 points as Golden State beat Los Angeles 127-123 in OT

Jordan Clarkson led Los Angeles with 21 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 29 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 12-25 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the first 30-20, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +10−400+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Brandon Ingram led the game in fantasy with 51.5 FPTS (32 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Wizards-Sixers
Wizards 113Sixers 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards18222548113
Sixers28302634118
The story
Philadelphia beat Washington 118-113 behind 31 points and 18 rebounds from Ben Simmons

Kelly Oubre Jr. paced Washington: 22 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 31 PTS, 18 REB, 4 AST · 8-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 28-18 first quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +10+18+19+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Magic
Thunder 108Magic 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder25322328108
Magic31282834121
The story
Russell Westbrook had 37 points and 11 rebounds, but Orlando won 121-108

For Orlando, Elfrid Payton had 19 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 37 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 5 STL · 11-23 FG, 7-10 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-25, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +6+2+7+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.6Season avg29.6Last 5

29.6 points a game over his last five games, against 21.6 in 19 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.2minutes, last 2 vs 2016–17 avg
Minutes per game
25.22016–17 avg16.0Last 2

16.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 25.2 in 2016–17 (63 games). Today: 10 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Season avg41.6Today

42 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

LaMarcus Aldridge leads the day with 41

LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 32, 15, 26, 22, 16, 17, 33, 41Spurs-Grizzlies · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Joe Dumars DET, Nov 8, 1995: 41 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Season high41 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 12, 18, 13, 26, 11, 16, 16, 40Magic-Thunder · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +22.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Anthony Davis LAL, Feb 29, 2024: 40 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
40 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 27, 21, 15, 22, 34, 27, 28, 37Thunder-Magic · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 19, 22, 22, 10, 25, 24, 15, 36Raptors-Hornets · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 6, 26, 17, 13, 17, 12, 17, 32Lakers-Warriors · L
15.7 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Ben SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 13, 22, 18, 23, 27, 16, 10, 31Sixers-Wizards · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kyle LowryTOR+4.3 21.0 last 10 · 16.7 season
Courtney LeeNYK+3.0 15.6 last 10 · 12.6 season
Jrue HolidayNOP+2.7 18.4 last 10 · 15.7 season
Derrick FavorsUTA+2.6 15.7 last 10 · 13.1 season
Lance StephensonIND+2.6 10.5 last 10 · 7.9 season
Cold
DeMarcus CousinsNOP−4.2 20.9 last 10 · 25.1 season
Ricky RubioUTA−3.3 9.6 last 10 · 12.9 season
Anthony DavisNOP−2.9 22.7 last 10 · 25.6 season
Evan FournierORL−2.7 15.0 last 10 · 17.7 season
Brook LopezLAL−2.7 10.7 last 10 · 13.4 season