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Thursday, November 18, 2021Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed CLE by 13 after three quarters and won 104–89.

Final · Box score
Warriors104
Cavs89
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW -3; Q3 GSW -13; Q4 GSW +15
Final · Box score
Wizards97
Heat112
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +15
Final · Box score
Clippers108
Grizzlies120
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +3; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +12
Final · Box score
Spurs90
Wolves115
Q1 MIN +14; Q2 MIN +13; Q3 MIN +15; Q4 MIN +25
Final · Box score
Sixers103
Nuggets89
Q1 PHI +1; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI +18; Q4 PHI +14
Final · Box score
Raptors103
Jazz119
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA -2; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +16
The lead · Warriors-Cavs

Stephen Curry scores 40 as Golden State beats Cleveland

Nikola Jokic goes for 30 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-3-13+15GSW AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors27241736104
Cavs292527889
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 19, 20, 50, 25, 40, 24, 37, 40GSW40 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Nemanja BjelicaPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 13, 9, 7, 9, 6, 2, 0, 14GSW14 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 21, 16, 19, 21, 22, 17, 24, 25CLE25 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Dean WadePoints, last 10 games: 2, 7, 8, 6, 3, 3, 5, 0, 11, 17CLE17 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Raptors-Jazz

Toronto's skid reaches three

Utah won 119–103; the Raptors fall to 7–9. Rudy Gay led Utah with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · TOR
W@ IND97–94W@ NYK113–104W@ WAS109–100Lvs CLE101–102Lvs BKN103–116L@ BOS88–104W@ PHI115–109Lvs DET121–127L@ POR113–118L@ UTA103–119
Lead changes
Raptors-Jazz16
Warriors-Cavs13
Sixers-Nuggets11
Wizards-Heat5
Clippers-Grizzlies2
Spurs-Wolves0
The night in charts
Clippers-Grizzlies combined for 228, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 108, Grizzlies 120
228
Raptors-JazzRaptors 103, Jazz 119
222
Wizards-HeatWizards 97, Heat 112
209
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 90, Wolves 115
205
Warriors-CavsWarriors 104, Cavs 89
193
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 103, Nuggets 89
192
MEM won the closest game by 12
Closest finishes
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 108, Grizzlies 120
+12 MEM
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 103, Nuggets 89
+14 PHI
Warriors-CavsWarriors 104, Cavs 89
+15 GSW
Wizards-HeatWizards 97, Heat 112
+15 MIA
Raptors-JazzRaptors 103, Jazz 119
+16 UTA
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 90, Wolves 115
+25 MIN
GSW erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-CavsGSW won · Warriors 104, Cavs 89
13 pts
Raptors-JazzUTA won · Raptors 103, Jazz 119
2 pts
Trent shot 12-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TrentTOR · 31 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
BaneMEM · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
JaMEM · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
62% (13-21)
BealWAS · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
MaxeyPHI · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Sixers-Nuggets
Sixers 103Nuggets 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers24342916103
Nuggets2329172089
The story
Tyrese Maxey's 22 points carried Philadelphia past Denver, 103-89

Tobias Harris chipped in 17 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 9-15 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 29-17, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +1+6+18+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Cavs
Warriors 104Cavs 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors27241736104
Cavs292527889
The story
Nemanja Bjelica had 14 points as Golden State beat Cleveland 104-89

Darius Garland led Cleveland with 25 PTS, 5 AST 14 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 6-11 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the third, the Warriors took the fourth 36-8.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −2−3−13+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Heat
Wizards 97Heat 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards1921302797
Heat21263629112
The story
Miami beat Washington 112-97 behind 32 points from Jimmy Butler

Kyle Kuzma paced Washington: 19 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST 32 PTS, 5 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 11-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 36-30 third quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +2+7+13+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, today vs 2020–21 avg
Points per game
11.42020–21 avg20Today

20 points today in 18 minutes, against 11.4 a game in 2020–21 (63 games).

Losing minutes
−10.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.0Season avg20.0Last 3

20.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.0 in 7 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.8Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 7.8 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 40

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 19, 20, 50, 25, 40, 24, 37, 40Warriors-Cavs · W
29.5 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Mike Bibby SAC, Jan 19, 2006: 40 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
40 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 32, 27, 23, 20, 27, 31, 7, 31, 32Heat-Wizards · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Gary Trent Jr.Points, last 10 games: 8, 26, 15, 17, 14, 14, 20, 23, 18, 31Raptors-Jazz · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 11, 26, 23, 34, 28, 25, 22, 28, 35, 30Nuggets-Sixers · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 36, 24, 25, 17, 30, 15, 24, 30Wizards-Heat · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 18, 11, 33, 32, 26, 22, 22, 28Grizzlies-Clippers · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST