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Sunday, November 18, 2018Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed MIN by 3 after the first quarter and won 100–87.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies100
Wolves87
Q1 MEM -3; Q2 MEM +4; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +13
Final · Box score
Lakers113
Heat97
Q1 LAL +13; Q2 LAL +15; Q3 LAL +16; Q4 LAL +16
Final · Box score
Knicks117
Magic131
Q1 ORL +13; Q2 ORL +1; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +14
Final · Box score
Blazers119
Wizards109
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR +21; Q3 POR +21; Q4 POR +10
Final · Box score
Warriors92
Spurs104
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +12
On this day · 2017–18Nov 18, 2017: 7 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Sixers), 35 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Wolves

Memphis handles Minnesota by 13

LeBron James goes for 51 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+4+13+13MEM AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies17302825100
Wolves2023192587
Who led
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 7, 8, 20, 18, 16, 29, 19, 26MEM26 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 12, 9, 4, 32, 24, 26, 19, 18MEM18 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 50, 3, 21, 31, 21, 23, 17, 18MIN18 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 13, 23, 20, 13, 39, 25, 25, 14, 15MIN15 PTS · 20 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Blazers-Wizards

Portland never trails at a break against Washington

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 119–109. Damian Lillard led Portland with 40 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over WAS10SAS over GSW12MEM over MIN13ORL over NYK14LAL over MIA16Final margin, points. Pink = POR over WAS.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Wolves11
Warriors-Spurs4
Knicks-Magic0
Blazers-Wizards0
The night in charts
Knicks-Magic combined for 248, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-MagicKnicks 117, Magic 131
248
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 119, Wizards 109
228
Lakers-HeatLakers 113, Heat 97
210
Warriors-SpursWarriors 92, Spurs 104
196
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 100, Wolves 87
187
POR won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 119, Wizards 109
+10 POR
Warriors-SpursWarriors 92, Spurs 104
+12 SAS
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 100, Wolves 87
+13 MEM
Knicks-MagicKnicks 117, Magic 131
+14 ORL
Lakers-HeatLakers 113, Heat 97
+16 LAL
Aaron Gordon shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Aaron GordonORL · 31 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
76% (13-17)
FournierORL · 19 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
VucevicORL · 28 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 2 BLK
67% (10-15)
RichardsonMIA · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
AldridgeSAS · 24 PTS, 18 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
63% (10-16)
Final · Blazers-Wizards
Blazers 119Wizards 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers32302928119
Wizards25162939109
The story
Damian Lillard's 40 points carried Portland past Washington, 119-109

For Washington, John Wall had 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 40 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 12-29 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 30-16, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
300 +7+21+21+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Wolves
Grizzlies 100Wolves 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies17302825100
Wolves2023192587
The story
Memphis beat Minnesota 100-87 behind 26 points and 13 rebounds from Marc Gasol

Karl-Anthony Towns paced Minnesota: 20 REB, 15 PTS, 2 AST 26 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 8-13 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 28-19 third quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −3+4+13+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Heat
Lakers 113Heat 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers34332521113
Heat2131242197
The story
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 19 points as Los Angeles beat Miami 113-97

Tyler Johnson led Miami with 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 4 REB · 4-11 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 34-21, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +13+15+16+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.7Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.7 in 13 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Season avg18.2Last 3

18.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.8 in 8 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg38.0Today

38 minutes today, against 21.6 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 51

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 29, 28, 18, 24, 25, 26, 44, 22, 51Lakers-Heat · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +23.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Durant OKC, Feb 19, 2012: 51 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Season high51 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 30, 18, 13, 25, 19, 31, 16, 40Blazers-Wizards · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Mitch Richmond SAC, Dec 30, 1996: 40 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 25, 37, 18, 7, 34, 27, 7, 20, 30, 32Knicks-Magic · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Trey BurkePoints, last 10 games: 3, 15, 5, 6, 2, 13, 8, 10, 24, 31Knicks-Magic · L
12.1 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 4, 26, 23, 15, 20, 18, 17, 12, 31Magic-Knicks · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 14, 14, 21, 21, 17, 30, 36, 28Magic-Knicks · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST