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Wednesday, November 10, 2021Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed CLE by 6 after three quarters and won 97–94.

Final · Box score
Wizards97
Cavs94
Q1 WAS +2; Q2 WAS -5; Q3 WAS -6; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Nets123
Magic90
Q1 BKN +5; Q2 BKN +12; Q3 BKN +19; Q4 BKN +33
Final · Box score
Raptors88
Celtics104
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +16; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +16
Final · Box score
Pistons112
Rockets104
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET +3; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Bucks112
Knicks100
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL +16; Q4 MIL +12
Final · Box score
Mavs107
Bulls117
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +15; Q4 CHI +10
Final · Box score
Hornets118
Grizzlies108
Q1 CHA -2; Q2 CHA +8; Q3 CHA +3; Q4 CHA +10
Final · Box score
Thunder108
Pelicans100
Q1 OKC -1; Q2 OKC +8; Q3 OKC +14; Q4 OKC +8
Final · Box score
Kings117
Spurs136
Q1 SAS +14; Q2 SAS +17; Q3 SAS +17; Q4 SAS +19
Final · Box score
Pacers98
Nuggets101
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN +4; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Blazers109
Suns119
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX +13; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +10
Final · Box score
Wolves110
Warriors123
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +15; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +13
Final · OT · Box score
Heat117
Lakers120
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 LAL -4; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +3
The lead · Wizards-Cavs

Washington takes over late to edge Cleveland

Anthony Edwards goes for 48 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-5-6+3WAS AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2420242997
Cavs2227252094
Who led
Montrezl HarrellPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 25, 25, 20, 13, 15, 18, 15, 22WAS22 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 26, 6, 12, 21, 17, 18, 2, 13, 15, 22WAS22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Ricky RubioPoints, last 10 games: 23, 7, 15, 18, 8, 5, 0, 11, 37, 20CLE20 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Evan MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 12, 23, 2, 15, 11, 18, 26, 19CLE19 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Nets rout

Three of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. Brooklyn beat Orlando by 33.

WAS over CLE3DEN over IND3LAL over MIA3DET over HOU8OKC over NOP8CHI over DAL10CHA over MEM10PHX over POR10MIL over NYK12GSW over MIN13BOS over TOR16SAS over SAC19BKN over ORL33Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Heat-Lakers33
Wizards-Cavs11
Bucks-Knicks7
Pacers-Nuggets6
Mavs-Bulls5
Hornets-Grizzlies5
Thunder-Pelicans4
Wolves-Warriors4
Blazers-Suns3
Raptors-Celtics0
Kings-Spurs0
Shot of the night

Kuzma's three with 11 seconds left puts the Wizards ahead, 97-94 final

The night in charts
Kings-Spurs combined for 253, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-SpursKings 117, Spurs 136
253
Heat-LakersHeat 117, Lakers 120 · OT
237
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 110, Warriors 123
233
Blazers-SunsBlazers 109, Suns 119
228
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 118, Grizzlies 108
226
Mavs-BullsMavs 107, Bulls 117
224
Pistons-RocketsPistons 112, Rockets 104
216
Nets-MagicNets 123, Magic 90
213
Bucks-KnicksBucks 112, Knicks 100
212
Thunder-PelicansThunder 108, Pelicans 100
208
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 98, Nuggets 101
199
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 88, Celtics 104
192
Wizards-CavsWizards 97, Cavs 94
191
3 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-CavsWizards 97, Cavs 94
+3 WAS
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 98, Nuggets 101
+3 DEN
Heat-LakersHeat 117, Lakers 120 · OT
+3 LAL
Pistons-RocketsPistons 112, Rockets 104
+8 DET
Thunder-PelicansThunder 108, Pelicans 100
+8 OKC
Mavs-BullsMavs 107, Bulls 117
+10 CHI
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 118, Grizzlies 108
+10 CHA
Blazers-SunsBlazers 109, Suns 119
+10 PHX
Bucks-KnicksBucks 112, Knicks 100
+12 MIL
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 110, Warriors 123
+13 GSW
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 88, Celtics 104
+16 BOS
Kings-SpursKings 117, Spurs 136
+19 SAS
Nets-MagicNets 123, Magic 90
+33 BKN
WAS rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-CavsWAS won · Wizards 97, Cavs 94
6 pts
Heat-LakersLAL won · Heat 117, Lakers 120 · OT
4 pts
Hornets-GrizzliesCHA won · Hornets 118, Grizzlies 108
2 pts
Pistons-RocketsDET won · Pistons 112, Rockets 104
1 pt
Thunder-PelicansOKC won · Thunder 108, Pelicans 100
1 pt
KD shot 11-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KDBKN · 30 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
92% (11-12)
MonkLAL · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
OubreCHA · 37 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
76% (13-17)
WigginsGSW · 35 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL
74% (14-19)
Robert Williams IIIBOS · 16 PTS, 13 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
Final · Heat-Lakers
Heat 117Lakers 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat253229265117
Lakers282727308120
The story
Russell Westbrook had a 25-12-14 triple-double as Los Angeles beat Miami 120-117 in OT

Bam Adebayo led Miami with 28 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 14 AST, 12 REB · 10-22 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 30-26.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +3−2−40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pacers-Nuggets
Pacers 98Nuggets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2024213398
Nuggets23212532101
The story
Will Barton's 30 points carried Denver past Indiana, 101-98

For Indiana, Domantas Sabonis had 20 PTS, 19 REB, 2 AST 30 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 11-19 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 25-21, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +30+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Malcolm Brogdon was the fantasy play: 50.6 FPTS on 25 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB

Final · Wizards-Cavs
Wizards 97Cavs 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2420242997
Cavs2227252094
The story
Washington beat Cleveland 97-94 behind 22 points and 11 rebounds from Montrezl Harrell

Jarrett Allen paced Cleveland: 13 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 8-12 FG

The swing

A 29-20 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +2−5−6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.4Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.4 in 5 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.3minutes, last 2 vs 2020–21 avg
Minutes per game
35.82020–21 avg27.5Last 2

27.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 35.8 in 2020–21 (56 games). Today: 8 points in 30 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 20.9 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 48

Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 28, 25, 14, 24, 28, 17, 27, 48Wolves-Warriors · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +24.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Stephen Curry GSW, Jan 13, 2019: 48 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Career high48 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 23, 14, 13, 19, 21, 17, 24, 37Kings-Spurs · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Kelly Oubre Jr.Points, last 10 games: 19, 4, 17, 26, 2, 0, 9, 16, 8, 37Hornets-Grizzlies · W
14.3 PPG season to date · +24.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 9 games: 24, 9, 14, 22, 11, 21, 27, 5, 35Pistons-Rockets · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 21, 16, 14, 14, 16, 16, 13, 35Warriors-Wolves · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 6, 11, 13, 10, 16, 8, 18, 33Pelicans-Thunder · L
15.3 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST