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Thursday, November 30, 2017Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed CHI by 9 after the first quarter and won 111–110.

Final · Box score
Cavs121
Hawks114
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE -4; Q3 CLE +9; Q4 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Sixers97
Celtics108
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
Bulls110
Nuggets111
Q1 DEN -9; Q2 DEN -6; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +1
Final · Box score
Bucks103
Blazers91
Q1 MIL +12; Q2 MIL +15; Q3 MIL +21; Q4 MIL +12
Final · Box score
Jazz126
Clippers107
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 Jazz 0; Q3 UTA +7; Q4 UTA +19
On this day · 2016–17Nov 30, 2016: 9 games. Top scorer: Karl-Anthony Towns (Wolves-Knicks), 47 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Nuggets

Will Barton scores 37, Denver rallies past Chicago

LeBron James goes for 24 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-6-1+1DEN AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls39292418110
Nuggets30322920111
Who led
Will BartonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 12, 4, 12, 25, 20, 9, 9, 37DEN37 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Gary HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 10, 22, 20, 20, 13, 15, 18, 21DEN21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 6, 16, 16, 26, 13, 3, 14, 11, 12, 20CHI20 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Robin LopezPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 6, 16, 14, 15, 7, 10, 10, 20CHI20 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Cavs-Hawks

Cleveland extends win streak to 10

121–114 over Atlanta. Record: 15–7. Kevin Love led Cleveland with 25 points, 16 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · CLE
W@ DAL111–104W@ NYK104–101W@ CHA115–107Wvs LAC118–113W@ DET116–88Wvs BKN119–109Wvs CHA100–99W@ PHI113–91Wvs MIA108–97W@ ATL121–114
Lead changes
Cavs-Hawks11
Bulls-Nuggets10
Sixers-Celtics5
Bucks-Blazers1
Shot of the night

Barton's jumper with 3 seconds left puts the Nuggets ahead, 111-110 final

The night in charts
Cavs-Hawks combined for 235, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-HawksCavs 121, Hawks 114
235
Jazz-ClippersJazz 126, Clippers 107
233
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 110, Nuggets 111
221
Sixers-CelticsSixers 97, Celtics 108
205
Bucks-BlazersBucks 103, Blazers 91
194
DEN won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 110, Nuggets 111
+1 DEN
Cavs-HawksCavs 121, Hawks 114
+7 CLE
Sixers-CelticsSixers 97, Celtics 108
+11 BOS
Bucks-BlazersBucks 103, Blazers 91
+12 MIL
Jazz-ClippersJazz 126, Clippers 107
+19 UTA
DEN rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-NuggetsDEN won · Bulls 110, Nuggets 111
9 pts
Cavs-HawksCLE won · Cavs 121, Hawks 114
4 pts
Jazz-ClippersUTA won · Jazz 126, Clippers 107
1 pt
Robin Lopez shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Robin LopezCHI · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
DunnCHI · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
HorfordBOS · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
LeBronCLE · 24 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
IlyasovaATL · 22 PTS, 4 STL, 3 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Final · Bulls-Nuggets
Bulls 110Nuggets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls39292418110
Nuggets30322920111
The story
Gary Harris had 21 points as Denver beat Chicago 111-110

Kris Dunn led Chicago with 19 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 6-15 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 29-24.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −9−6−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Hawks
Cavs 121Hawks 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs42213622121
Hawks35322324114
The story
Kevin Love's 25 points and 16 rebounds carried Cleveland past Atlanta, 121-114

For Atlanta, Ersan Ilyasova had 22 PTS, 3 REB 25 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST · 7-16 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 36-23.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +7−4+9+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Blazers
Bucks 103Blazers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks33272716103
Blazers2124212591
The story
Milwaukee beat Portland 103-91 behind 20 points from Giannis Antetokounmpo

Jusuf Nurkic paced Portland: 25 PTS, 11 REB 20 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 7-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 33-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
300 +12+15+21+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 20 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.1Season avg12.4Last 3

12.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.1 in 21 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.9Season avg21.0Today

21 minutes today, against 7.9 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Will Barton leads the day with 37

Will BartonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 12, 4, 12, 25, 20, 9, 9, 37Nuggets-Bulls · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +22.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 0, 25, 16, 30, 47, 23, 30, 25, 18, 36Celtics-Sixers · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Alec BurksPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 6, 10, 6, 2, 15, 9, 14, 28Jazz-Clippers · W
8.2 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 11, 21, 23, 14, 19, 26, 14, 27Hawks-Cavs · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 17, 27, 23, 15, 40, 9, 12, 26Bucks-Blazers · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 29, 6, 22, 25, 19, 18, 11, 13, 38, 25Cavs-Hawks · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kyle LowryTOR+4.3 21.0 last 10 · 16.7 season
Lou WilliamsLAC+3.9 22.6 last 10 · 18.7 season
Derrick FavorsUTA+3.3 16.3 last 10 · 13.0 season
Courtney LeeNYK+3.0 15.6 last 10 · 12.6 season
Donovan MitchellUTA+2.8 18.1 last 10 · 15.3 season
Cold
DeMarcus CousinsNOP−4.2 20.9 last 10 · 25.1 season
Ricky RubioUTA−3.0 10.0 last 10 · 13.0 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