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Friday, November 23, 2018Regular season · 14 games
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14 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed MEM by 8 at halftime and won 112–107.

Final · Box score
Wolves112
Nets102
Q1 MIN -4; Q2 MIN +5; Q3 MIN +17; Q4 MIN +10
Final · OT · Box score
Grizzlies107
Clippers112
Q1 LAC -6; Q2 LAC -8; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 LAC +5
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets111
Pistons116
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET -1; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +5
Final · Box score
Celtics114
Hawks96
Q1 BOS +22; Q2 BOS +16; Q3 BOS +18; Q4 BOS +18
Final · Box score
Pelicans109
Knicks114
Q1 NYK -6; Q2 NYK -1; Q3 NYK -3; Q4 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Cavs121
Sixers112
Q1 CLE +8; Q2 Cavs 0; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE +9
Final · Box score
Wizards107
Raptors125
Q1 TOR +12; Q2 TOR +8; Q3 TOR +14; Q4 TOR +18
Final · Box score
Heat103
Bulls96
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +21; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Spurs111
Pacers100
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +11
Final · Box score
Hornets104
Thunder109
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC +5; Q3 OKC +9; Q4 OKC +5
Final · Box score
Suns116
Bucks114
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 PHX +2
Final · Box score
Magic87
Nuggets112
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN +13; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +25
Final · Box score
Blazers97
Warriors125
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW +15; Q3 GSW +19; Q4 GSW +28
Final · Box score
Jazz83
Lakers90
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +7
The lead · Grizzlies-Clippers

Clippers need overtime to survive Memphis

Andre Drummond goes for 23 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-6-8+50+5LAC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Grizzlies223018289107
Clippers1628312314112
Who led
Montrezl HarrellPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 19, 26, 23, 14, 16, 25, 20, 22LAC22 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 22, 20, 13, 14, 19, 28, 3, 20LAC20 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 8, 20, 18, 16, 29, 19, 26, 17, 20, 27MEM27 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 15, 20, 7, 10, 13, 27, 13, 13, 9, 20MEM20 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Fourteen games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Golden State by 28.

PHX over MIL2LAC over MEM5DET over HOU5NYK over NOP5OKC over CHA5MIA over CHI7LAL over UTA7CLE over PHI9MIN over BKN10SAS over IND11BOS over ATL18TOR over WAS18DEN over ORL25GSW over POR28Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Rockets-Pistons14
Grizzlies-Clippers13
Suns-Bucks13
Pelicans-Knicks10
Cavs-Sixers10
Blazers-Warriors9
Wolves-Nets5
Heat-Bulls5
Magic-Nuggets5
Jazz-Lakers4
Celtics-Hawks0
Shot of the night

Crawford's jumper with 0.8 seconds left breaks the tie, 116-114 final

The night in charts
Cavs-Sixers combined for 233, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-SixersCavs 121, Sixers 112
233
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 107, Raptors 125
232
Suns-BucksSuns 116, Bucks 114
230
Rockets-PistonsRockets 111, Pistons 116
227
Pelicans-KnicksPelicans 109, Knicks 114
223
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 97, Warriors 125
222
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 107, Clippers 112
219
Wolves-NetsWolves 112, Nets 102
214
Hornets-ThunderHornets 104, Thunder 109
213
Spurs-PacersSpurs 111, Pacers 100
211
Celtics-HawksCeltics 114, Hawks 96
210
Heat-BullsHeat 103, Bulls 96
199
Magic-NuggetsMagic 87, Nuggets 112
199
Jazz-LakersJazz 83, Lakers 90
173
5 of 14 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-BucksSuns 116, Bucks 114
+2 PHX
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 107, Clippers 112
+5 LAC
Rockets-PistonsRockets 111, Pistons 116
+5 DET
Pelicans-KnicksPelicans 109, Knicks 114
+5 NYK
Hornets-ThunderHornets 104, Thunder 109
+5 OKC
Heat-BullsHeat 103, Bulls 96
+7 MIA
Jazz-LakersJazz 83, Lakers 90
+7 LAL
Cavs-SixersCavs 121, Sixers 112
+9 CLE
Wolves-NetsWolves 112, Nets 102
+10 MIN
Spurs-PacersSpurs 111, Pacers 100
+11 SAS
Celtics-HawksCeltics 114, Hawks 96
+18 BOS
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 107, Raptors 125
+18 TOR
Magic-NuggetsMagic 87, Nuggets 112
+25 DEN
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 97, Warriors 125
+28 GSW
LAC rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-ClippersLAC won · Grizzlies 107, Clippers 112
8 pts
Pelicans-KnicksNYK won · Pelicans 109, Knicks 114
6 pts
Wolves-NetsMIN won · Wolves 112, Nets 102
4 pts
Blazers-WarriorsGSW won · Blazers 97, Warriors 125
3 pts
Rockets-PistonsDET won · Rockets 111, Pistons 116
1 pt
Giannis shot 14-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GiannisMIL · 35 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
88% (14-16)
SimmonsPHI · 22 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
BrogdonMIL · 22 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
TrierNYK · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST
75% (9-12)
CapelaHOU · 29 PTS, 21 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
67% (14-21)
Final · Suns-Bucks
Suns 116Bucks 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns34302725116
Bucks30312924114
The story
Phoenix beat Milwaukee 116-114 behind 29 points from Devin Booker

Malcolm Brogdon paced Milwaukee: 22 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 29 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 13-26 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 34-30 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +4+3+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Clippers
Grizzlies 107Clippers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Grizzlies223018289107
Clippers1628312314112
The story
Montrezl Harrell had 22 points and 11 rebounds as LA beat Memphis 112-107 in OT

Jaren Jackson Jr. led Memphis with 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 7-14 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Clippers took the third 31-18.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −6−8+50+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Marc Gasol led the game in fantasy with 55.6 FPTS (27 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST)

Final · Rockets-Pistons
Rockets 111Pistons 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets3026231913111
Pistons3427172018116
The story
Blake Griffin's 28 points carried Detroit past Houston, 116-111 in OT

For Houston, James Harden had 33 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 28 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 9-18 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Pistons took it 18-13.

DET lead by quarter
200 +4+5−10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.6Season avg22.0Last 5

22.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.6 in 16 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 20 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg11.4Last 3

11.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.6 in 14 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.8Season avg21.2Today

21 minutes today, against 5.8 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 35

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 24, 27, 22, 31, 23, 29, 33, 35Bucks-Suns · L
26.8 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 27, 14, 6, 10, 24, 7, 19, 33Spurs-Pacers · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 32, 26, 25, 29, 43, 40, 29, 12, 33Pelicans-Knicks · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 19, 25, 40, 22, 27, 34, 43, 33Rockets-Pistons · L
29.3 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 28, 33, 29, 20, 32, 26, 27, 32Warriors-Blazers · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 24, 31, 24, 10, 22, 25, 27, 31Warriors-Blazers · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Pascal SiakamTOR+2.9 17.1 last 10 · 14.2 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+2.4 24.5 last 10 · 22.1 season
Ben SimmonsPHI+1.7 17.4 last 10 · 15.7 season
D'Angelo RussellBKN+1.4 18.1 last 10 · 16.8 season
Noah VonlehNYK+1.1 9.5 last 10 · 8.4 season
Cold
Kyle LowryTOR−2.6 12.8 last 10 · 15.4 season
Frank NtilikinaNYK−1.9 4.5 last 10 · 6.4 season
Danny GreenTOR−1.1 8.6 last 10 · 9.7 season
Kevin DurantGSW−0.8 26.6 last 10 · 27.4 season
Jared DudleyBKN−0.7 4.3 last 10 · 5.0 season