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Wednesday, November 20, 2019Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by WAS (vs SAS) and LAC (vs BOS).

Final · Box score
Knicks104
Sixers109
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI -5; Q4 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Spurs132
Wizards138
Q1 WAS -3; Q2 WAS -6; Q3 WAS +3; Q4 WAS +6
Final · Box score
Bucks135
Hawks127
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL +13; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Hornets91
Nets101
Q1 Nets 0; Q2 BKN +5; Q3 BKN +9; Q4 BKN +10
Final · Box score
Warriors94
Mavs142
Q1 DAL +28; Q2 DAL +36; Q3 DAL +40; Q4 DAL +48
Final · Box score
Cavs100
Heat124
Q1 MIA +10; Q2 MIA +27; Q3 MIA +22; Q4 MIA +24
Final · Box score
Magic97
Raptors113
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +16
Final · Box score
Pistons89
Bulls109
Q1 Bulls 0; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +13; Q4 CHI +20
Final · Box score
Jazz103
Wolves95
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +8
Final · Box score
Rockets95
Nuggets105
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN +9; Q4 DEN +10
Final · OT · Box score
Celtics104
Clippers107
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC -6; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 LAC +3
On this day · 2018–19Nov 20, 2018: 4 games. Top scorer: Tim Hardaway Jr. (Knicks-Blazers), 32 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Clippers

Clippers need overtime to survive Boston

Luka Doncic posts a triple-double

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+1-2-60+3LAC AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Celtics212133227104
Clippers2218292810107
Who led
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 34, 26, 21, 20, 31, 25, 11, 27LAC27 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 4 games: 33, 37, 18, 25LAC25 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 23, 19, 5, 23, 24, 14, 26, 30BOS30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 6, 16, 17, 17, 15, 5, 17, 15BOS15 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Spurs-Wizards

San Antonio's skid reaches seven

Washington won 138–132; the Spurs fall to 5–10. Bradley Beal led Washington with 33 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · SAS
Lvs LAL96–103L@ ATL100–108Wvs OKC121–112Lvs BOS115–135Lvs MEM109–113L@ MIN114–129L@ ORL109–111Lvs POR116–121L@ DAL110–117L@ WAS132–138
Lead changes
Jazz-Wolves19
Knicks-Sixers16
Bucks-Hawks8
Hornets-Nets3
Magic-Raptors2
Pistons-Bulls2
Rockets-Nuggets2
Cavs-Heat1
Warriors-Mavs0
The night in charts
Spurs-Wizards combined for 270, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 132, Wizards 138
270
Bucks-HawksBucks 135, Hawks 127
262
Warriors-MavsWarriors 94, Mavs 142
236
Cavs-HeatCavs 100, Heat 124
224
Knicks-SixersKnicks 104, Sixers 109
213
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 104, Clippers 107 · OT
211
Magic-RaptorsMagic 97, Raptors 113
210
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 95, Nuggets 105
200
Pistons-BullsPistons 89, Bulls 109
198
Jazz-WolvesJazz 103, Wolves 95
198
Hornets-NetsHornets 91, Nets 101
192
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 104, Clippers 107 · OT
+3 LAC
Knicks-SixersKnicks 104, Sixers 109
+5 PHI
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 132, Wizards 138
+6 WAS
Bucks-HawksBucks 135, Hawks 127
+8 MIL
Jazz-WolvesJazz 103, Wolves 95
+8 UTA
Hornets-NetsHornets 91, Nets 101
+10 BKN
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 95, Nuggets 105
+10 DEN
Magic-RaptorsMagic 97, Raptors 113
+16 TOR
Pistons-BullsPistons 89, Bulls 109
+20 CHI
Cavs-HeatCavs 100, Heat 124
+24 MIA
Warriors-MavsWarriors 94, Mavs 142
+48 DAL
WAS rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-WizardsWAS won · Spurs 132, Wizards 138
6 pts
Celtics-ClippersLAC won · Celtics 104, Clippers 107 · OT
6 pts
Knicks-SixersPHI won · Knicks 104, Sixers 109
5 pts
Bucks-HawksMIL won · Bucks 135, Hawks 127
3 pts
Ish Smith shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Ish SmithWAS · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
Jarrett AllenBKN · 22 PTS, 17 REB, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
GiannisMIL · 33 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
71% (12-17)
Terence DavisTOR · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
BowmanGSW · 16 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Celtics-Clippers
Celtics 104Clippers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics212133227104
Clippers2218292810107
The story
Patrick Beverley had 16 rebounds and 14 points as LA beat Boston 107-104 in OT

Jayson Tatum led Boston with 30 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 16 REB, 14 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL · 5-11 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Clippers took the fourth 28-22.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +1−2−60+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bucks-Hawks
Bucks 135Hawks 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks34243839135
Hawks26352244127
The story
Milwaukee beat Atlanta 135-127 behind 33 points and 11 rebounds from Giannis Antetokounmpo

Trae Young paced Atlanta: 25 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 33 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 12-17 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 38-22 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +8−3+13+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Mavs
Warriors 94Mavs 142
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors1622263094
Mavs44303038142
The story
Kristaps Porzingis' 14 points and 10 rebounds carried Dallas past Golden State, 142-94

For Golden State, Eric Paschall had 22 PTS, 7 REB 14 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 6-14 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 44-16, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
500 +28+36+40+48 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.2Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.2 in 13 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.5 in 13 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
3.6Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 3.6 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 35

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 31, 29, 27, 38, 24, 34, 33, 26, 42, 35Mavs-Warriors · W
29.9 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Gary Payton SEA, May 3, 2000: 35 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
35 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 29, 36, 34, 38, 30, 35, 38, 26, 33, 33Bucks-Hawks · W
30.5 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 46, 30, 22, 30, 20, 44, 44, 34, 33Wizards-Spurs · W
30.3 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 16, 22, 12, 27, 21, 16, 36, 31Spurs-Wizards · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 23, 19, 5, 23, 24, 14, 26, 30Celtics-Clippers · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 19, 20, 33, 12, 12, 20, 18, 30Jazz-Wolves · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST