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Saturday, November 16, 2019Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed NYK by 8 at halftime and won 103–102.

Final · Box score
Nets117
Bulls111
Q1 BKN +11; Q2 BKN -6; Q3 BKN -4; Q4 BKN +6
Final · Box score
Bucks102
Pacers83
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +19
Final · Box score
Hornets103
Knicks102
Q1 CHA -3; Q2 CHA -8; Q3 CHA -1; Q4 CHA +1
Final · Box score
Pelicans94
Heat109
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +15
Final · Box score
Rockets125
Wolves105
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +8; Q4 HOU +20
Final · Box score
Raptors102
Mavs110
Q1 DAL +10; Q2 DAL -7; Q3 DAL +1; Q4 DAL +8
Final · Box score
Blazers121
Spurs116
Q1 POR +18; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR -6; Q4 POR +5
Final · Box score
Hawks101
Clippers150
Q1 LAC +13; Q2 LAC +12; Q3 LAC +30; Q4 LAC +49
On this day · 2018–19Nov 16, 2018: 8 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Pelicans-Knicks), 43 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Knicks

Charlotte wins a tight one over New York

James Harden goes for 49 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-8-1+1CHA AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets20272828103
Knicks23322126102
Who led
Devonte' GrahamPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 4, 35, 15, 24, 19, 19, 18, 29CHA29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
P.J. WashingtonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 23, 11, 16, 4, 10, 15, 5, 11, 19CHA19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 15, 22, 15, 3, 9, 21, 8, 22NYK22 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Mitchell RobinsonPoints, last 9 games: 6, 17, 10, 12, 6, 10, 6, 16, 17NYK17 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Clippers post the night's biggest win

Clippers beat Atlanta by 49, the widest margin of 8 games.

CHA over NYK1POR over SAS5BKN over CHI6DAL over TOR8MIA over NOP15MIL over IND19HOU over MIN20LAC over ATL49Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Hornets-Knicks9
Rockets-Wolves8
Raptors-Mavs7
Nets-Bulls6
Bucks-Pacers6
Pelicans-Heat3
Blazers-Spurs2
Hawks-Clippers0
Shot of the night

Graham's three with 2.8 seconds left puts the Hornets ahead, 103-102 final

The night in charts
Hawks-Clippers combined for 251, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-ClippersHawks 101, Clippers 150
251
Blazers-SpursBlazers 121, Spurs 116
237
Rockets-WolvesRockets 125, Wolves 105
230
Nets-BullsNets 117, Bulls 111
228
Raptors-MavsRaptors 102, Mavs 110
212
Hornets-KnicksHornets 103, Knicks 102
205
Pelicans-HeatPelicans 94, Heat 109
203
Bucks-PacersBucks 102, Pacers 83
185
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-KnicksHornets 103, Knicks 102
+1 CHA
Blazers-SpursBlazers 121, Spurs 116
+5 POR
Nets-BullsNets 117, Bulls 111
+6 BKN
Raptors-MavsRaptors 102, Mavs 110
+8 DAL
Pelicans-HeatPelicans 94, Heat 109
+15 MIA
Bucks-PacersBucks 102, Pacers 83
+19 MIL
Rockets-WolvesRockets 125, Wolves 105
+20 HOU
Hawks-ClippersHawks 101, Clippers 150
+49 LAC
CHA rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-KnicksCHA won · Hornets 103, Knicks 102
8 pts
Raptors-MavsDAL won · Raptors 102, Mavs 110
7 pts
Nets-BullsBKN won · Nets 117, Bulls 111
6 pts
Blazers-SpursPOR won · Blazers 121, Spurs 116
6 pts
Bam shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BamMIA · 18 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
73% (8-11)
WhitesidePOR · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK
67% (8-12)
LaymanMIN · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
ClemonsHOU · 19 PTS, 2 STL, 1 REB
64% (7-11)
Jerome RobinsonLAC · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
62% (8-13)
Final · Hornets-Knicks
Hornets 103Knicks 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets20272828103
Knicks23322126102
The story
Devonte' Graham had 29 points as Charlotte beat New York 103-102

Julius Randle led New York with 12 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 29 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 10-19 FG, 9-16 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Hornets took the third 28-21.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −3−8−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mitchell Robinson led the game in fantasy with 37.9 FPTS (17 PTS, 12 REB)

Final · Blazers-Spurs
Blazers 121Spurs 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers41252431121
Spurs23353820116
The story
Portland beat San Antonio 121-116 behind 32 points from CJ McCollum

LaMarcus Aldridge paced San Antonio: 30 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 32 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 13-25 FG, 6-11 3PT

The swing

A 41-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +18+8−6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Wolves
Rockets 125Wolves 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets31332932125
Wolves30322320105
The story
Austin Rivers' 19 points carried Houston past Minnesota, 125-105

For Minnesota, Jake Layman had 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 8-17 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 32-20, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +1+2+8+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 2 vs 2018–19 avg
Points per game
28.02018–19 avg35.0Last 2

35.0 points a game over his last two games, against 28.0 in 2018–19 (77 games). Today: 37 points in 20 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 2 vs 2018–19 avg
Minutes per game
31.42018–19 avg20.0Last 2

20.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 31.4 in 2018–19 (75 games). Today: 3 points in 29 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.5Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 9.5 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 49

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 59, 36, 29, 44, 36, 42, 39, 47, 44, 49Rockets-Wolves · W
39.5 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Devin Booker PHX, Apr 28, 2024: 49 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
49 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 2 games: 33, 37Clippers-Hawks · W
35.0 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 26, 21, 26, 10, 11, 25, 25, 36Bulls-Nets · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 16, 14, 22, 8, 23, 24, 19, 32Blazers-Spurs · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 5, 22, 8, 14, 39, 3, 19, 23, 13, 30Spurs-Blazers · L
18.5 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Devonte' GrahamPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 4, 35, 15, 24, 19, 19, 18, 29Hornets-Knicks · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST