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Monday, November 22, 2021Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed CLE by 11 at halftime and won 117–112.

Final · Box score
Nets117
Cavs112
Q1 BKN -3; Q2 BKN -11; Q3 BKN +2; Q4 BKN +5
Final · Box score
Hornets109
Wizards103
Q1 CHA -1; Q2 CHA +9; Q3 CHA +10; Q4 CHA +6
Final · Box score
Thunder101
Hawks113
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL +22; Q4 ATL +12
Final · Box score
Rockets90
Celtics108
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +23; Q4 BOS +18
Final · Box score
Pacers109
Bulls77
Q1 IND +15; Q2 IND +21; Q3 IND +28; Q4 IND +32
Final · Box score
Magic92
Bucks123
Q1 MIL +20; Q2 MIL +41; Q3 MIL +49; Q4 MIL +31
Final · Box score
Wolves110
Pelicans96
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN +16; Q3 MIN +20; Q4 MIN +14
Final · Box score
Suns115
Spurs111
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +13; Q3 PHX +15; Q4 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies119
Jazz118
Q1 MEM -3; Q2 MEM -6; Q3 MEM -4; Q4 MEM +1
Final · Box score
Sixers102
Kings94
Q1 PHI -5; Q2 PHI +3; Q3 PHI -5; Q4 PHI +8
The lead · Nets-Cavs

Brooklyn climbs back to beat Cleveland

LaMelo Ball goes for 28 points

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-11+2+5BKN AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets24283233117
Cavs27361930112
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 29, 31, 38, 30, 28, 33, 19, 23, 27BKN27 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 16, 2, 19, 21, 7, 15, 2, 24, 15, 21BKN21 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 16, 19, 21, 22, 17, 24, 25, 24CLE24 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 9 games: 10, 13, 12, 12, 7, 17, 11, 21, 22CLE22 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Indiana by 32.

MEM over UTA1PHX over SAS4BKN over CLE5CHA over WAS6PHI over SAC8ATL over OKC12MIN over NOP14BOS over HOU18MIL over ORL31IND over CHI32Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Jazz16
Sixers-Kings12
Nets-Cavs6
Suns-Spurs4
Wolves-Pelicans3
Thunder-Hawks2
Pacers-Bulls2
Magic-Bucks1
Shot of the night

JJJ's three with 6.7 seconds left puts the Grizzlies ahead, 119-118 final

The night in charts
Grizzlies-Jazz combined for 237, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 119, Jazz 118
237
Nets-CavsNets 117, Cavs 112
229
Suns-SpursSuns 115, Spurs 111
226
Magic-BucksMagic 92, Bucks 123
215
Thunder-HawksThunder 101, Hawks 113
214
Hornets-WizardsHornets 109, Wizards 103
212
Wolves-PelicansWolves 110, Pelicans 96
206
Rockets-CelticsRockets 90, Celtics 108
198
Sixers-KingsSixers 102, Kings 94
196
Pacers-BullsPacers 109, Bulls 77
186
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 119, Jazz 118
+1 MEM
Suns-SpursSuns 115, Spurs 111
+4 PHX
Nets-CavsNets 117, Cavs 112
+5 BKN
Hornets-WizardsHornets 109, Wizards 103
+6 CHA
Sixers-KingsSixers 102, Kings 94
+8 PHI
Thunder-HawksThunder 101, Hawks 113
+12 ATL
Wolves-PelicansWolves 110, Pelicans 96
+14 MIN
Rockets-CelticsRockets 90, Celtics 108
+18 BOS
Magic-BucksMagic 92, Bucks 123
+31 MIL
Pacers-BullsPacers 109, Bulls 77
+32 IND
BKN erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-CavsBKN won · Nets 117, Cavs 112
11 pts
Grizzlies-JazzMEM won · Grizzlies 119, Jazz 118
6 pts
Sixers-KingsPHI won · Sixers 102, Kings 94
5 pts
Hornets-WizardsCHA won · Hornets 109, Wizards 103
1 pt
Wolves-PelicansMIN won · Wolves 110, Pelicans 96
1 pt
Gobert shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GobertUTA · 23 PTS, 13 REB, 5 BLK
90% (9-10)
HolmesSAC · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
HarrellWAS · 24 PTS, 18 REB
77% (10-13)
AldridgeBKN · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
AytonPHX · 21 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Grizzlies-Jazz
Grizzlies 119Jazz 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies27273827119
Jazz30303622118
The story
Memphis beat Utah 119-118 behind 26 points from Jaren Jackson Jr.

Donovan Mitchell paced Utah: 18 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 26 PTS, 8 REB · 9-19 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

A 27-22 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −3−6−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Spurs
Suns 115Spurs 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns24333325115
Spurs20243136111
The story
Deandre Ayton's 21 points and 14 rebounds carried Phoenix past San Antonio, 115-111

For San Antonio, Derrick White had 19 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST · 10-16 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 33-24, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +4+13+15+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dejounte Murray was the fantasy play: 57.5 FPTS on 18 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB

Final · Nets-Cavs
Nets 117Cavs 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets24283233117
Cavs27361930112
The story
Kevin Durant had 27 points and 9 assists as Brooklyn beat Cleveland 117-112

Darius Garland led Cleveland with 24 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB 27 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 3 BLK · 8-19 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Nets took the third 32-19.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −3−11+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.6Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.6 in 17 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.4Season avg23.3Last 3

23.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.4 in 18 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.9Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 7.9 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Ja Morant leads the day with 32

Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 33, 32, 26, 22, 22, 28, 11, 32Grizzlies-Jazz · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 29, 11, 18, 20, 19, 10, 10, 32Hornets-Wizards · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 28, 27, 30, 42, 23, 18, 19, 30Hawks-Thunder · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 10, 32, 22, 27, 21, 23, 34, 37, 33, 30Celtics-Rockets · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 25, 12, 12, 21, 11, 32, 15, 28Hornets-Wizards · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 17, 29, 8, 35, 22, 25, 21, 28Wolves-Pelicans · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST