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Saturday, November 23, 2019Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed MEM by 10 after the first quarter and won 109–108.

Final · Box score
Suns100
Wolves98
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX +7; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +2
Final · Box score
Bulls116
Hornets115
Q1 CHI +11; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI -5; Q4 CHI +1
Final · Box score
Magic106
Pacers111
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND -2; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Raptors119
Hawks116
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR -9; Q3 TOR -3; Q4 TOR +3
Final · Box score
Spurs111
Knicks104
Q1 SAS +16; Q2 SAS +25; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Heat86
Sixers113
Q1 PHI +15; Q2 PHI +20; Q3 PHI +33; Q4 PHI +27
Final · Box score
Blazers104
Cavs110
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Lakers109
Grizzlies108
Q1 LAL -10; Q2 LAL -8; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +1
Final · Box score
Pistons90
Bucks104
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +7; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +14
Final · Box score
Pelicans120
Jazz128
Q1 UTA +13; Q2 UTA +20; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +8
On this day · 2018–19Nov 23, 2018: 14 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks-Suns), 35 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Grizzlies

LeBron James scores 30, Lakers rally past Memphis

Zach LaVine goes for 49 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-8+1+1LAL AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25303024109
Grizzlies35282124108
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 13, 19, 23, 29, 33, 25, 23, 30LAL30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 26, 27, 24, 17, 14, 34, 33, 22LAL22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 26, 8, 9, 23, 25, 13, 20, 26MEM26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Jae CrowderPoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 8, 18, 8, 3, 11, 8, 15, 21MEM21 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Philadelphia by 27.

CHI over CHA1LAL over MEM1PHX over MIN2TOR over ATL3IND over ORL5CLE over POR6SAS over NYK7UTA over NOP8MIL over DET14PHI over MIA27Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Raptors-Hawks14
Lakers-Grizzlies11
Suns-Wolves6
Bulls-Hornets3
Blazers-Cavs3
Spurs-Knicks0
Heat-Sixers0
Pistons-Bucks0
Pelicans-Jazz0
Shot of the night

LaVine's three with 0.8 seconds left puts the Bulls ahead, 116-115 final

The night in charts
Pelicans-Jazz combined for 248, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-JazzPelicans 120, Jazz 128
248
Raptors-HawksRaptors 119, Hawks 116
235
Bulls-HornetsBulls 116, Hornets 115
231
Magic-PacersMagic 106, Pacers 111
217
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 109, Grizzlies 108
217
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 111, Knicks 104
215
Blazers-CavsBlazers 104, Cavs 110
214
Heat-SixersHeat 86, Sixers 113
199
Suns-WolvesSuns 100, Wolves 98
198
Pistons-BucksPistons 90, Bucks 104
194
5 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-HornetsBulls 116, Hornets 115
+1 CHI
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 109, Grizzlies 108
+1 LAL
Suns-WolvesSuns 100, Wolves 98
+2 PHX
Raptors-HawksRaptors 119, Hawks 116
+3 TOR
Magic-PacersMagic 106, Pacers 111
+5 IND
Blazers-CavsBlazers 104, Cavs 110
+6 CLE
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 111, Knicks 104
+7 SAS
Pelicans-JazzPelicans 120, Jazz 128
+8 UTA
Pistons-BucksPistons 90, Bucks 104
+14 MIL
Heat-SixersHeat 86, Sixers 113
+27 PHI
LAL erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-GrizzliesLAL won · Lakers 109, Grizzlies 108
10 pts
Raptors-HawksTOR won · Raptors 119, Hawks 116
9 pts
Bulls-HornetsCHI won · Bulls 116, Hornets 115
5 pts
Magic-PacersIND won · Magic 106, Pacers 111
2 pts
Marvin Williams shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Marvin WilliamsCHA · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
90% (9-10)
RichardsonPHI · 32 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
RozierCHA · 28 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Tobias HarrisPHI · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Coby WhiteCHI · 28 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
Final · Lakers-Grizzlies
Lakers 109Grizzlies 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25303024109
Grizzlies35282124108
The story
Anthony Davis had 22 points as Los Angeles beat Memphis 109-108

Ja Morant led Memphis with 26 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 5 BLK, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 7-14 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Lakers took the third 30-21.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −10−8+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Hornets
Bulls 116Hornets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls34221347116
Hornets23262541115
The story
Wendell Carter Jr.'s 17 points and 11 rebounds carried Chicago past Charlotte, 116-115

For Charlotte, Terry Rozier had 28 PTS, 5 AST 17 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 6-10 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-23, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +11+7−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Hawks
Raptors 119Hawks 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors26263532119
Hawks27342926116
The story
Toronto beat Atlanta 119-116 behind 34 points from Pascal Siakam

Jabari Parker paced Atlanta: 13 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 34 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 11-18 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 35-29 third quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −1−9−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Trae Young topped the game at 59.0 FPTS: 30 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.6Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.6 in 15 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.4 in 15 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.5Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 9.5 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Zach LaVine leads the day with 49

Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 26, 10, 11, 25, 25, 36, 11, 5, 15, 49Bulls-Hornets · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +29.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Glen Rice CHH, Mar 6, 1997: 48 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Career high49 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 36, 24, 19, 23, 30, 29, 17, 26, 30, 37Jazz-Pelicans · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 40, 22, 27, 21, 27, 20, 30, 19, 35Suns-Wolves · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 44, 24, 16, 36, 15, 20, 18, 34Raptors-Hawks · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 35, 27, 25, 7, 40, 27, 25, 21, 28, 33Pelicans-Jazz · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Josh RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 8, 24, 7, 11, 17, 19, 28, 8, 32Sixers-Heat · W
16.0 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST