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Friday, November 30, 2018Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed DAL by 10 after the first quarter and won 114–103.

Final · Box score
Cavs95
Celtics128
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +29; Q4 BOS +33
Final · Box score
Jazz119
Hornets111
Q1 UTA +14; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +8
Final · Box score
Bulls88
Pistons107
Q1 DET +13; Q2 DET +15; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +19
Final · Box score
Wizards98
Sixers123
Q1 PHI +12; Q2 PHI +22; Q3 PHI +28; Q4 PHI +25
Final · 2OT · Box score
Grizzlies131
Nets125
Q1 Grizzlies 0; Q2 Grizzlies 0; Q3 MEM +5; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 Grizzlies 0; OT2 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Pelicans101
Heat106
Q1 MIA +20; Q2 MIA +20; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Hawks109
Thunder124
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC +20; Q3 OKC +15; Q4 OKC +15
Final · Box score
Rockets136
Spurs105
Q1 HOU +16; Q2 HOU +23; Q3 HOU +36; Q4 HOU +31
Final · Box score
Magic99
Suns85
Q1 ORL -4; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +14
Final · Box score
Mavs103
Lakers114
Q1 LAL -10; Q2 LAL -5; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +11
Final · Box score
Nuggets113
Blazers112
Q1 DEN +12; Q2 DEN +15; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +1
On this day · 2017–18Nov 30, 2017: 5 games. Top scorer: Will Barton (Nuggets-Bulls), 37 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Lakers

Lakers climb back to beat Dallas

Anthony Davis goes for 41 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-5+3+11LAL AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs32261728103
Lakers22312536114
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 44, 22, 51, 32, 22, 24, 14, 38, 28LAL28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 17, 13, 14, 24, 17, 14, 14, 19LAL19 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 23, 19, 23, 10, 28, 20, 13, 29DAL29 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Dwight PowellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 7, 6, 7, 11, 13, 7, 6, 17DAL17 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Boston by 33.

DEN over POR1MIA over NOP5MEM over BKN6UTA over CHA8LAL over DAL11ORL over PHX14OKC over ATL15DET over CHI19PHI over WAS25HOU over SAS31BOS over CLE33Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Nets20
Magic-Suns8
Cavs-Celtics4
Nuggets-Blazers4
Pelicans-Heat2
Rockets-Spurs2
Wizards-Sixers1
Jazz-Hornets0
Shot of the night

Harris's three with 16 seconds left breaks the tie, 113-112 final

The night in charts
Grizzlies-Nets combined for 256, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 131, Nets 125
256
Rockets-SpursRockets 136, Spurs 105
241
Hawks-ThunderHawks 109, Thunder 124
233
Jazz-HornetsJazz 119, Hornets 111
230
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 113, Blazers 112
225
Cavs-CelticsCavs 95, Celtics 128
223
Wizards-SixersWizards 98, Sixers 123
221
Mavs-LakersMavs 103, Lakers 114
217
Pelicans-HeatPelicans 101, Heat 106
207
Bulls-PistonsBulls 88, Pistons 107
195
Magic-SunsMagic 99, Suns 85
184
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 113, Blazers 112
+1 DEN
Pelicans-HeatPelicans 101, Heat 106
+5 MIA
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 131, Nets 125
+6 MEM
Jazz-HornetsJazz 119, Hornets 111
+8 UTA
Mavs-LakersMavs 103, Lakers 114
+11 LAL
Magic-SunsMagic 99, Suns 85
+14 ORL
Hawks-ThunderHawks 109, Thunder 124
+15 OKC
Bulls-PistonsBulls 88, Pistons 107
+19 DET
Wizards-SixersWizards 98, Sixers 123
+25 PHI
Rockets-SpursRockets 136, Spurs 105
+31 HOU
Cavs-CelticsCavs 95, Celtics 128
+33 BOS
LAL erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-LakersLAL won · Mavs 103, Lakers 114
10 pts
Magic-SunsORL won · Magic 99, Suns 85
4 pts
Capela shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CapelaHOU · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
75% (12-16)
KyrieBOS · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
73% (11-15)
CarrollBKN · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
CJPOR · 33 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (14-21)
GobertUTA · 20 PTS, 17 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Nuggets-Blazers
Nuggets 113Blazers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets38302322113
Blazers26273227112
The story
Denver beat Portland 113-112 behind 22 points and 10 rebounds from Paul Millsap

Jusuf Nurkic paced Portland: 17 PTS, 11 REB 22 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 9-16 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 38-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +12+15+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Heat
Pelicans 101Heat 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans17243426101
Heat37242025106
The story
Josh Richardson's 20 points carried Miami past New Orleans, 106-101

For New Orleans, Nikola Mirotic had 15 PTS, 4 REB 20 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB, 1 AST · 8-22 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 37-17, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +20+20+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Nets
Grizzlies 131Nets 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Grizzlies26322726614131
Nets2632223168125
The story
Mike Conley had 37 points and 10 assists as Memphis beat Brooklyn 131-125 in OT

D'Angelo Russell led Brooklyn with 26 PTS, 8 AST 37 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 13-25 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies won the second overtime 14-8.

MEM lead by quarter
200 00+500+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.2Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 16.2 in 17 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Season avg11.5Last 3

11.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.7 in 20 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.7Season avg38.2Today

38 minutes today, against 17.7 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 41

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 43, 40, 29, 12, 33, 27, 28, 41Pelicans-Heat · L
27.8 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Damien Wilkins SEA, Nov 16, 2007: 41 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
41 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 19, 18, 28, 30, 19, 23, 20, 37Grizzlies-Nets · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 10, 13, 27, 13, 13, 9, 20, 16, 4, 36Grizzlies-Nets · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +23.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 18, 25, 31, 22, 19, 18, 15, 33Blazers-Nuggets · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 10, 31, 28, 7, 35, 4, 29, 30Jazz-Hornets · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 43, 20, 27, 22, 13, 19, 26, 29Celtics-Cavs · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Collin SextonCLE+4.2 18.9 last 10 · 14.7 season
Kevin DurantGSW+4.2 34.3 last 10 · 30.1 season
Marc GasolMEM+4.0 22.3 last 10 · 18.3 season
Montrezl HarrellLAC+3.9 20.2 last 10 · 16.3 season
Nikola VucevicORL+3.7 24.7 last 10 · 21.0 season
Cold
Trae YoungATL−3.9 11.7 last 10 · 15.6 season
Josh HartLAL−3.3 5.9 last 10 · 9.2 season
Zach LaVineCHI−3.2 21.6 last 10 · 24.8 season
Malik MonkCHA−3.0 7.6 last 10 · 10.6 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.NYK−2.7 19.5 last 10 · 22.2 season