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Sunday, November 17, 2019Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 4 points, by SAC (vs BOS) and DEN (vs MEM).

Final · Box score
Sixers114
Cavs95
Q1 PHI +11; Q2 PHI +24; Q3 PHI +26; Q4 PHI +19
Final · Box score
Celtics99
Kings100
Q1 SAC +12; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC -4; Q4 SAC +1
Final · Box score
Nuggets131
Grizzlies114
Q1 DEN -4; Q2 DEN +23; Q3 DEN +28; Q4 DEN +17
Final · Box score
Wizards121
Magic125
Q1 ORL +7; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Warriors100
Pelicans108
Q1 NOP +3; Q2 NOP +6; Q3 NOP +7; Q4 NOP +8
Final · Box score
Hawks101
Lakers122
Q1 LAL +12; Q2 LAL +28; Q3 LAL +19; Q4 LAL +21
On this day · 2018–19Nov 17, 2018: 10 games. Top scorer: Kemba Walker (Hornets-Sixers), 60 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Kings

Buddy Hield hits seven threes, Sacramento tops Boston

Jamal Murray goes for 39 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+12+4-4+1SAC AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1828292499
Kings30202129100
Who led
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 3, 5, 23, 18, 22, 21, 22, 20, 21, 35SAC35 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 7, 12, 22, 13, 19, 26, 16, 16, 9, 13SAC13 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 9 games: 8, 25, 19, 12, 30, 25, 22, 22, 18BOS18 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 32, 33, 25, 14, 26, 29, 25, 20, 15BOS15 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Lakers by 21.

SAC over BOS1ORL over WAS4NOP over GSW8DEN over MEM17PHI over CLE19LAL over ATL21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Celtics-Kings24
Sixers-Cavs5
Wizards-Magic4
Nuggets-Grizzlies4
Warriors-Pelicans0
Hawks-Lakers0
The night in charts
Wizards-Magic combined for 246, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-MagicWizards 121, Magic 125
246
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 131, Grizzlies 114
245
Hawks-LakersHawks 101, Lakers 122
223
Sixers-CavsSixers 114, Cavs 95
209
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 100, Pelicans 108
208
Celtics-KingsCeltics 99, Kings 100
199
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-KingsCeltics 99, Kings 100
+1 SAC
Wizards-MagicWizards 121, Magic 125
+4 ORL
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 100, Pelicans 108
+8 NOP
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 131, Grizzlies 114
+17 DEN
Sixers-CavsSixers 114, Cavs 95
+19 PHI
Hawks-LakersHawks 101, Lakers 122
+21 LAL
SAC rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-KingsSAC won · Celtics 99, Kings 100
4 pts
Nuggets-GrizzliesDEN won · Nuggets 131, Grizzlies 114
4 pts
Tobias Harris shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tobias HarrisPHI · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
86% (12-14)
FultzORL · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
VucevicORL · 30 PTS, 17 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
79% (11-14)
MillsapDEN · 23 PTS, 5 STL, 3 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
LeBronLAL · 33 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB, 1 STL
62% (13-21)
Final · Celtics-Kings
Celtics 99Kings 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1828292499
Kings30202129100
The story
Bogdan Bogdanovic had 12 points and 10 assists as Sacramento beat Boston 100-99

Jaylen Brown led Boston with 18 PTS, 8 REB 12 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB · 5-14 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Kings won the first 30-18, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +12+4−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Magic
Wizards 121Magic 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards22302544121
Magic29322737125
The story
Orlando beat Washington 125-121 behind 30 points and 17 rebounds from Nikola Vucevic

Bradley Beal paced Washington: 34 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 30 PTS, 17 REB, 6 AST · 11-14 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 29-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +7+9+11+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Grizzlies
Nuggets 131Grizzlies 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets28443623131
Grizzlies32173134114
The story
Paul Millsap's 23 points carried Denver past Memphis, 131-114

For Memphis, Jaren Jackson Jr. had 22 PTS, 5 REB 23 PTS, 5 STL, 3 REB, 1 AST · 8-11 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 44-17.

DEN lead by quarter
300 −4+23+28+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.7Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 13.7 in 11 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs 2018–19 avg
Minutes per game
26.42018–19 avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.4 in 2018–19 (43 games). Today: 11 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.4Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 14.4 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Jamal Murray leads the day with 39

Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 14, 22, 21, 22, 15, 18, 4, 39Nuggets-Grizzlies · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 3, 5, 23, 18, 22, 21, 22, 20, 21, 35Kings-Celtics · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 46, 30, 22, 30, 20, 44, 44, 34Wizards-Magic · L
30.1 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 39, 21, 30, 25, 13, 19, 23, 29, 33Lakers-Hawks · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 25, 5, 29, 9, 30, 35, 42, 21, 20, 31Hawks-Lakers · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 24, 10, 19, 23, 18, 25, 10, 30Magic-Wizards · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 17 REB · 6 AST