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Monday, November 25, 2019Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed ATL by 10 at halftime and won 125–113.

Final · Box score
Nets108
Cavs106
Q1 BKN -1; Q2 BKN +1; Q3 BKN +6; Q4 BKN +2
Final · Box score
Magic88
Pistons103
Q1 DET -8; Q2 DET -2; Q3 DET +8; Q4 DET +15
Final · Box score
Grizzlies114
Pacers126
Q1 IND +9; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +21; Q4 IND +12
Final · Box score
Wolves125
Hawks113
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN -10; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +12
Final · Box score
Kings102
Celtics103
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 Celtics 0; Q4 BOS +1
Final · Box score
Hornets100
Heat117
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +16; Q4 MIA +17
Final · Box score
Sixers96
Raptors101
Q1 TOR -6; Q2 TOR +2; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +5
Final · Box score
Blazers117
Bulls94
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +20; Q4 POR +23
Final · Box score
Jazz118
Bucks122
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL -9; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Lakers114
Spurs104
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +10
Final · Box score
Thunder100
Warriors97
Q1 OKC -3; Q2 OKC -6; Q3 OKC -9; Q4 OKC +3
On this day · 2018–19Nov 25, 2018: 8 games. Top scorer: D'Angelo Russell (Nets-Sixers), 38 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Hawks

Minnesota rallies from 10 down to beat Atlanta

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 50 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8-10+3+12MIN AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves38163932125
Hawks30342623113
Who led
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 25, 28, 36, 27, 29, 14, 31, 28MIN28 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 30, 40, 25, 33, 30, 22, 21, 25MIN25 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 30, 35, 42, 21, 20, 31, 25, 9, 30, 37ATL37 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Jabari ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 20, 24, 11, 11, 14, 14, 13, 22ATL22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Portland by 23.

BOS over SAC1BKN over CLE2OKC over GSW3MIL over UTA4TOR over PHI5LAL over SAS10IND over MEM12MIN over ATL12DET over ORL15MIA over CHA17POR over CHI23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Kings-Celtics22
Nets-Cavs13
Sixers-Raptors12
Magic-Pistons11
Blazers-Bulls10
Jazz-Bucks9
Hornets-Heat3
Wolves-Hawks2
Thunder-Warriors2
Shot of the night

Dinwiddie's jumper with 1.8 seconds left breaks the tie, 108-106 final

The night in charts
Grizzlies-Pacers combined for 240
Points by game
Grizzlies-PacersGrizzlies 114, Pacers 126
240
Jazz-BucksJazz 118, Bucks 122
240
Wolves-HawksWolves 125, Hawks 113
238
Lakers-SpursLakers 114, Spurs 104
218
Hornets-HeatHornets 100, Heat 117
217
Nets-CavsNets 108, Cavs 106
214
Blazers-BullsBlazers 117, Bulls 94
211
Kings-CelticsKings 102, Celtics 103
205
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 96, Raptors 101
197
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 100, Warriors 97
197
Magic-PistonsMagic 88, Pistons 103
191
5 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-CelticsKings 102, Celtics 103
+1 BOS
Nets-CavsNets 108, Cavs 106
+2 BKN
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 100, Warriors 97
+3 OKC
Jazz-BucksJazz 118, Bucks 122
+4 MIL
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 96, Raptors 101
+5 TOR
Lakers-SpursLakers 114, Spurs 104
+10 LAL
Grizzlies-PacersGrizzlies 114, Pacers 126
+12 IND
Wolves-HawksWolves 125, Hawks 113
+12 MIN
Magic-PistonsMagic 88, Pistons 103
+15 DET
Hornets-HeatHornets 100, Heat 117
+17 MIA
Blazers-BullsBlazers 117, Bulls 94
+23 POR
MIN erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-HawksMIN won · Wolves 125, Hawks 113
10 pts
Jazz-BucksMIL won · Jazz 118, Bucks 122
9 pts
Thunder-WarriorsOKC won · Thunder 100, Warriors 97
9 pts
Magic-PistonsDET won · Magic 88, Pistons 103
8 pts
Sixers-RaptorsTOR won · Sixers 96, Raptors 101
6 pts
Jarrett Allen shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jarrett AllenBKN · 22 PTS, 21 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
90% (9-10)
WarrenIND · 26 PTS, 4 REB
73% (11-15)
NunnMIA · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
JJJMEM · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
Glenn Robinson IIIGSW · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Kings-Celtics
Kings 102Celtics 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings22242927102
Celtics19342228103
The story
Buddy Hield had 41 points in a 103-102 loss to Boston

Marcus Smart led Boston with 17 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 41 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 15-26 FG, 11-21 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Celtics took the second 34-24.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −3+70+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Cavs
Nets 108Cavs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets25272927108
Cavs26252431106
The story
Brooklyn beat Cleveland 108-106 behind 22 points and 21 rebounds from Jarrett Allen

Larry Nance Jr. paced Cleveland: 20 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 21 REB, 3 AST · 9-10 FG

The swing

A 29-24 third quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −1+1+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Bucks
Jazz 118Bucks 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz25322635118
Bucks23254232122
The story
Wesley Matthews' 19 points carried Milwaukee past Utah, 122-118

For Utah, Tony Bradley had 11 REB, 8 PTS, 2 AST 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 6-9 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 9 going into the third, then won it 42-26.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −2−9+7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.2Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.2 in 17 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.9Season avg21.3Last 3

21.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.9 in 12 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 30 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.0Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 11.0 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 50

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 38, 30, 35, 38, 26, 33, 33, 24, 28, 50Bucks-Jazz · W
31.1 PPG season to date · +20.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Blake Griffin DET, Oct 23, 2018: 50 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Season high50 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 22, 20, 21, 35, 12, 16, 18, 41Kings-Celtics · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +22.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dwyane Wade MIA, May 1, 2009: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Career high41 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 30, 35, 42, 21, 20, 31, 25, 9, 30, 37Hawks-Wolves · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 19, 23, 29, 33, 25, 23, 30, 33Lakers-Spurs · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 14 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 3, 19, 23, 13, 30, 16, 12, 17, 23, 30Spurs-Lakers · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 25, 28, 36, 27, 29, 14, 31, 28Wolves-Hawks · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST