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Sunday, November 21, 2021Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Lakers trailed Pistons by 15 after three quarters and won 121–116.

Final · Box score
Mavs91
Clippers97
Q1 Clippers -3; Q2 Clippers -1; Q3 Clippers +9; Q4 Clippers +6
Final · Box score
Lakers121
Pistons116
Q1 Lakers +4; Q2 Lakers -7; Q3 Lakers -15; Q4 Lakers +5
Final · Box score
Knicks103
Bulls109
Q1 Bulls +5; Q2 Bulls +6; Q3 Bulls -2; Q4 Bulls +6
Final · Box score
Nuggets97
Suns126
Q1 Suns +20; Q2 Suns +13; Q3 Suns +22; Q4 Suns +29
Final · Box score
Raptors104
Warriors119
Q1 Warriors +12; Q2 Warriors +14; Q3 Warriors +15; Q4 Warriors +15
The lead · Lakers-Pistons

Anthony Davis posts 30 and 10 as Lakers beat Detroit

Russell Westbrook goes for 26 points

Game flow · Lakers margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-7-15+5Lakers AHEAD ↑Pistons AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers30312337121
Pistons26423117116
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 29, 2, 32, 24, 22, 34, 20, 18, 31, 30Lakers30 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 27, 8, 17, 25, 20, 14, 25, 19, 12, 26Lakers26 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 5, 35, 16, 24, 7, 19, 19, 36Pistons36 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hamidou DialloPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 2, 2, 6, 4, 7, 2, 10, 17Pistons17 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Mavs-Clippers

Clippers beat Dallas, 97–91

Clippers led 71–62 after three and won by 6. Paul George led Clippers with 29 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Lakers over Pistons5Clippers over Mavs6Bulls over Knicks6Warriors over Raptors15Suns over Nuggets29Final margin, points. Pink = Clippers over Mavs.
Lead changes
Mavs-Clippers10
Lakers-Pistons4
Knicks-Bulls3
Raptors-Warriors0
The night in charts
Lakers-Pistons combined for 237, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-PistonsLakers 121, Pistons 116
237
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 97, Suns 126
223
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 104, Warriors 119
223
Knicks-BullsKnicks 103, Bulls 109
212
Mavs-ClippersMavs 91, Clippers 97
188
Lakers won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Lakers-PistonsLakers 121, Pistons 116
+5 Lakers
Knicks-BullsKnicks 103, Bulls 109
+6 Bulls
Mavs-ClippersMavs 91, Clippers 97
+6 Clippers
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 104, Warriors 119
+15 Warriors
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 97, Suns 126
+29 Suns
Lakers erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-PistonsLakers won · Lakers 121, Pistons 116
15 pts
Mavs-ClippersClippers won · Mavs 91, Clippers 97
3 pts
Knicks-BullsBulls won · Knicks 103, Bulls 109
2 pts
Poole shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PooleWarriors · 33 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
77% (10-13)
AytonSuns · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
RandleKnicks · 34 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST
68% (13-19)
WigginsWarriors · 32 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
60% (12-20)
Cameron JohnsonSuns · 22 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Lakers-Pistons
Lakers 121Pistons 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers30312337121
Pistons26423117116
The story
Dwight Howard had 13 points as Los Angeles beat Detroit 121-116

Hamidou Diallo led Detroit with 17 PTS, 6 REB 13 PTS, 5 REB · 5-6 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 37-17.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 +4−7−15+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Bulls
Knicks 103Bulls 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks20252929103
Bulls25262137109
The story
Chicago beat New York 109-103 behind 31 points from DeMar DeRozan

Julius Randle paced New York: 34 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 10-20 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 37-29 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Bulls.

Bulls lead by quarter
200 +5+6−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Warriors
Raptors 104Warriors 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors24233027104
Warriors36253127119
The story
Andrew Wiggins' 32 points carried Golden State past Toronto, 119-104

For Toronto, Scottie Barnes had 13 REB, 10 PTS, 5 AST 32 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 12-20 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 36-24, was where the Warriors built it.

Warriors lead by quarter
200 +12+14+15+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.8Season avg26.0Last 5

26.0 points a game over his last five games, against 19.8 in 10 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
Serge IbakaClippers
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs 2020–21 avg
Minutes per game
23.32020–21 avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.3 in 2020–21 (41 games). Today: 6 points in 12 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 15 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Jerami Grant leads the day with 36

Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 5, 35, 16, 24, 7, 19, 19, 36Pistons-Lakers · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 18, 32, 19, 31, 16, 10, 11, 13, 16, 34Knicks-Bulls · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 16, 14, 14, 13, 17, 8, 32, 33Warriors-Raptors · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 13, 35, 15, 28, 19, 12, 27, 32Warriors-Raptors · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 37, 25, 28, 17, 18, 35, 38, 22, 26, 31Bulls-Knicks · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 29, 2, 32, 24, 22, 34, 20, 18, 31, 30Lakers-Pistons · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST