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Thursday, November 14, 2019Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed BKN by 12 at halftime and won 101–93.

Final · Box score
Heat108
Cavs97
Q1 MIA +12; Q2 MIA +24; Q3 MIA +20; Q4 MIA +11
Final · Box score
Bulls115
Bucks124
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL -1; Q3 MIL +11; Q4 MIL +9
Final · Box score
Clippers127
Pelicans132
Q1 NOP -1; Q2 NOP +13; Q3 NOP -1; Q4 NOP +5
Final · Box score
Mavs103
Knicks106
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 Knicks 0; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Hawks112
Suns128
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +14; Q4 PHX +16
Final · Box score
Nets93
Nuggets101
Q1 DEN -7; Q2 DEN -12; Q3 Nuggets 0; Q4 DEN +8
On this day · 2018–19Nov 14, 2018: 11 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Lakers-Blazers), 44 points.
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The lead · Nets-Nuggets

Denver fights back from 12 down against Brooklyn

Luka Doncic posts a triple-double

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-120+8DEN AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets3526181493
Nuggets28213022101
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 9, 10, 13, 20, 9, 26, 20, 20, 18DEN18 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 23, 10, 9, 10, 15, 14, 19, 18DEN18 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 26, 37, 28, 22, 20, 39, 33, 15, 27, 17BKN17 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Jarrett AllenPoints, last 10 games: 4, 14, 8, 7, 7, 18, 12, 5, 4, 17BKN17 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Bulls-Bucks

Milwaukee beats Chicago, 124–115

Milwaukee led 97–86 after three and won by 9. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 38 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over DAL3NOP over LAC5DEN over BKN8MIL over CHI9MIA over CLE11PHX over ATL16Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over CHI.
Lead changes
Clippers-Pelicans12
Hawks-Suns12
Nets-Nuggets7
Mavs-Knicks4
Shot of the night

Sr.'s jumper with 13 seconds left breaks the tie, 106-103 final

The night in charts
Clippers-Pelicans combined for 259, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-PelicansClippers 127, Pelicans 132
259
Hawks-SunsHawks 112, Suns 128
240
Bulls-BucksBulls 115, Bucks 124
239
Mavs-KnicksMavs 103, Knicks 106
209
Heat-CavsHeat 108, Cavs 97
205
Nets-NuggetsNets 93, Nuggets 101
194
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-KnicksMavs 103, Knicks 106
+3 NYK
Clippers-PelicansClippers 127, Pelicans 132
+5 NOP
Nets-NuggetsNets 93, Nuggets 101
+8 DEN
Bulls-BucksBulls 115, Bucks 124
+9 MIL
Heat-CavsHeat 108, Cavs 97
+11 MIA
Hawks-SunsHawks 112, Suns 128
+16 PHX
DEN erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-NuggetsDEN won · Nets 93, Nuggets 101
12 pts
Bulls-BucksMIL won · Bulls 115, Bucks 124
2 pts
Hawks-SunsPHX won · Hawks 112, Suns 128
2 pts
Clippers-PelicansNOP won · Clippers 127, Pelicans 132
1 pt
Bledsoe shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BledsoeMIL · 31 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
86% (12-14)
SaricPHX · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
Jarrett AllenBKN · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
FavorsNOP · 20 PTS, 20 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
HarrellLAC · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Mavs-Knicks
Mavs 103Knicks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs23303416103
Knicks27312919106
The story
Marcus Morris had 20 points as New York beat Dallas 106-103

Tim Hardaway Jr. led Dallas with 12 PTS, 4 REB 20 PTS, 5 REB · 7-19 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

The Knicks won the first 27-23, their biggest quarter edge.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +4+50+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Pelicans
Clippers 127Pelicans 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers35243830127
Pelicans34382436132
The story
Jrue Holiday's 36 points carried New Orleans past LA, 132-127

For LA, Lou Williams had 31 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 36 PTS, 7 AST, 6 STL, 3 REB · 13-24 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

The Pelicans trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 38-24.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −1+13−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Nuggets
Nets 93Nuggets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets3526181493
Nuggets28213022101
The story
Denver beat Brooklyn 101-93 behind 18 points and 10 rebounds from Nikola Jokic

Jarrett Allen paced Brooklyn: 17 PTS, 10 REB 18 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 8-14 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 30-18 third quarter erased a 12-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −7−120+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kyrie Irving topped the game at 41.2 FPTS: 17 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.3Season avg24.0Last 5

24.0 points a game over his last five games, against 16.3 in 10 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.1Season avg28.7Last 3

28.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.1 in 11 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 30 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.9Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 12.9 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 38

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 29, 14, 22, 29, 36, 34, 38, 30, 35, 38Bucks-Bulls · W
30.5 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high38 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 9 games: 13, 8, 19, 16, 15, 16, 12, 18, 36Pelicans-Clippers · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +21.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 12, 31, 29, 27, 38, 24, 34, 33Mavs-Knicks · L
28.7 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Chris Paul NOH, Jan 14, 2009: 33 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
33 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Paul GeorgeClippers-Pelicans · L
33.0 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 7, 18, 14, 22, 20, 22, 25, 31Bucks-Bulls · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 24, 12, 17, 34, 26, 21, 20, 31Clippers-Pelicans · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST