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Friday, November 19, 2021Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed ORL by 16 after the first quarter and won 115–113.

Final · Box score
Pacers118
Hornets121
Q1 CHA +5; Q2 CHA +15; Q3 CHA +13; Q4 CHA +3
Final · Box score
Warriors105
Pistons102
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW +16; Q4 GSW +3
Final · Box score
Magic113
Nets115
Q1 BKN -16; Q2 BKN -9; Q3 BKN +7; Q4 BKN +2
Final · Box score
Lakers108
Celtics130
Q1 BOS -8; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +22
Final · Box score
Thunder89
Bucks96
Q1 MIL +10; Q2 MIL +11; Q3 MIL +12; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Clippers81
Pelicans94
Q1 NOP -13; Q2 NOP -12; Q3 NOP +3; Q4 NOP +13
Final · Box score
Bulls114
Nuggets108
Q1 Bulls 0; Q2 CHI +1; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Mavs104
Suns112
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX -5; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Raptors108
Kings89
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR +18; Q3 TOR +30; Q4 TOR +19
The lead · Magic-Nets

James Harden drops 36 in 16-point comeback win over Orlando

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 21 points

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16-9+7+2BKN AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic41212130113
Nets25283725115
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 28, 14, 17, 39, 16, 24, 27, 36BKN36 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Patty MillsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 5, 13, 5, 6, 0, 29, 8, 21, 22BKN22 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Jalen SuggsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 15, 10, 12, 6, 7, 8, 13, 21ORL21 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 9, 7, 10, 10, 8, 19, 16, 17ORL17 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Clippers-Pelicans7
Magic-Nets6
Pacers-Hornets4
Warriors-Pistons3
Bulls-Nuggets3
Raptors-Kings3
Thunder-Bucks0
The night in charts
Pacers-Hornets combined for 239, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-HornetsPacers 118, Hornets 121
239
Lakers-CelticsLakers 108, Celtics 130
238
Magic-NetsMagic 113, Nets 115
228
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 114, Nuggets 108
222
Mavs-SunsMavs 104, Suns 112
216
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 105, Pistons 102
207
Raptors-KingsRaptors 108, Kings 89
197
Thunder-BucksThunder 89, Bucks 96
185
Clippers-PelicansClippers 81, Pelicans 94
175
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-NetsMagic 113, Nets 115
+2 BKN
Pacers-HornetsPacers 118, Hornets 121
+3 CHA
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 105, Pistons 102
+3 GSW
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 114, Nuggets 108
+6 CHI
Thunder-BucksThunder 89, Bucks 96
+7 MIL
Mavs-SunsMavs 104, Suns 112
+8 PHX
Clippers-PelicansClippers 81, Pelicans 94
+13 NOP
Raptors-KingsRaptors 108, Kings 89
+19 TOR
Lakers-CelticsLakers 108, Celtics 130
+22 BOS
BKN erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-NetsBKN won · Magic 113, Nets 115
16 pts
Clippers-PelicansNOP won · Clippers 81, Pelicans 94
13 pts
Lakers-CelticsBOS won · Lakers 108, Celtics 130
8 pts
Mavs-SunsPHX won · Mavs 104, Suns 112
5 pts
Aaron Gordon shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Aaron GordonDEN · 28 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
83% (10-12)
SiakamTOR · 32 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
83% (10-12)
James JohnsonBKN · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
McGeePHX · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Derrick Jones Jr.CHI · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Magic-Nets
Magic 113Nets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic41212130113
Nets25283725115
The story
Patty Mills had 22 points as Brooklyn beat Orlando 115-113

Mo Bamba led Orlando with 12 PTS, 10 REB 22 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 9-13 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the Nets took the third 37-21.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −16−9+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Pistons
Warriors 105Pistons 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors26303019105
Pistons23281932102
The story
Jordan Poole's 32 points carried Golden State past Detroit, 105-102

For Detroit, Jerami Grant had 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 32 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 13-22 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 30-19, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +3+5+16+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Cade Cunningham was the fantasy play: 49.7 FPTS on 19 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST

Final · Pacers-Hornets
Pacers 118Hornets 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers22263733118
Hornets27363523121
The story
Charlotte beat Indiana 121-118 behind 32 points and 11 rebounds from LaMelo Ball

Jeremy Lamb paced Indiana: 23 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 32 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST · 12-22 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 36-26 second quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +5+15+13+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.2Season avg28.4Last 5

28.4 points a game over his last five games, against 20.2 in 16 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.6minutes, last 3 vs 2020–21 avg
Minutes per game
31.32020–21 avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.3 in 2020–21 (69 games). Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.1Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 12.1 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Celtics rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Boston beat Lakers by 22.

BKN over ORL2CHA over IND3GSW over DET3CHI over DEN6MIL over OKC7PHX over DAL8NOP over LAC13TOR over SAC19BOS over LAL22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Jayson Tatum leads the day with 37

Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 10, 32, 22, 27, 21, 23, 34, 37Celtics-Lakers · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 28, 14, 17, 39, 16, 24, 27, 36Nets-Magic · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 32, 24, 23, 23, 29, 26, 30, 36Bulls-Nuggets · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 30, 14, 24, 21, 25, 12, 12, 21, 11, 32Hornets-Pacers · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 31, 26, 25, 16, 14, 14, 13, 17, 8, 32Warriors-Pistons · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 6 games: 15, 8, 25, 20, 4, 32Raptors-Kings · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST