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Saturday, November 27, 2021Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed DAL by 8 at halftime and won 120–114.

Final · 2OT · Box score
Wolves121
Sixers120
Q1 MIN +15; Q2 MIN +15; Q3 MIN +2; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 Wolves 0; OT2 MIN +1
Final · Box score
Knicks99
Hawks90
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK +1; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Suns113
Nets107
Q1 PHX +14; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +18; Q4 PHX +6
Final · Box score
Heat107
Bulls104
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA -2; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Magic92
Cavs105
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE +9; Q4 CLE +13
Final · OT · Box score
Hornets143
Rockets146
Q1 HOU +13; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +11; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Wizards120
Mavs114
Q1 WAS +5; Q2 WAS -8; Q3 WAS -2; Q4 WAS +6
Final · Box score
Pelicans105
Jazz127
Q1 UTA +14; Q2 UTA +19; Q3 UTA +29; Q4 UTA +22
The lead · Wizards-Mavs

Washington turns it around against Dallas

Kevin Durant goes for 39 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-8-2+6WAS AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards41203029120
Mavs36332421114
Who led
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 17, 30, 15, 24, 30, 21, 18, 23, 20, 26WAS26 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 8, 5, 19, 6, 11, 7, 11, 22WAS22 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 33, 23, 33, 25, 20, 32, 23, 26, 33DAL33 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Trey BurkePoints, last 9 games: 5, 0, 11, 0, 10, 8, 4, 5, 14DAL14 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Utah by 22.

MIN over PHI1MIA over CHI3HOU over CHA3PHX over BKN6WAS over DAL6NYK over ATL9CLE over ORL13UTA over NOP22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Wizards-Mavs21
Wolves-Sixers10
Heat-Bulls10
Hornets-Rockets10
Knicks-Hawks7
Pelicans-Jazz1
Suns-Nets0
Shot of the night

Prince's jumper with 4.8 seconds left in 2OT puts the Timberwolves ahead, 121-120 final

The night in charts
Hornets-Rockets combined for 289, 48 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-RocketsHornets 143, Rockets 146 · OT
289
Wolves-SixersWolves 121, Sixers 120 · OT
241
Wizards-MavsWizards 120, Mavs 114
234
Pelicans-JazzPelicans 105, Jazz 127
232
Suns-NetsSuns 113, Nets 107
220
Heat-BullsHeat 107, Bulls 104
211
Magic-CavsMagic 92, Cavs 105
197
Knicks-HawksKnicks 99, Hawks 90
189
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-SixersWolves 121, Sixers 120 · OT
+1 MIN
Heat-BullsHeat 107, Bulls 104
+3 MIA
Hornets-RocketsHornets 143, Rockets 146 · OT
+3 HOU
Wizards-MavsWizards 120, Mavs 114
+6 WAS
Suns-NetsSuns 113, Nets 107
+6 PHX
Knicks-HawksKnicks 99, Hawks 90
+9 NYK
Magic-CavsMagic 92, Cavs 105
+13 CLE
Pelicans-JazzPelicans 105, Jazz 127
+22 UTA
WAS rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-MavsWAS won · Wizards 120, Mavs 114
8 pts
Heat-BullsMIA won · Heat 107, Bulls 104
2 pts
Bembry shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BembryBKN · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
BealWAS · 26 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
KATMIN · 28 PTS, 10 REB, 1 BLK
69% (11-16)
WoodHOU · 33 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
68% (13-19)
ConleyUTA · 20 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Wolves-Sixers
Wolves 121Sixers 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Wolves35211628138121
Sixers20212930137120
The story
D'Angelo Russell had 35 points and 8 assists as Minnesota beat Philadelphia 121-120 in OT

Tobias Harris led Philadelphia with 17 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 35 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 13-25 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the first 35-20, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +15+15+200+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Hornets-Rockets
Hornets 143Rockets 146
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets304128368143
Rockets4330372511146
The story
Christian Wood's 33 points and 16 rebounds carried Houston past Charlotte, 146-143 in OT

For Charlotte, LaMelo Ball had 19 PTS, 13 AST, 11 REB 33 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST · 13-19 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 43-30, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +13+2+110+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Suns-Nets
Suns 113Nets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns34223423113
Nets20262635107
The story
Phoenix beat Brooklyn 113-107 behind 30 points from Devin Booker

DeAndre' Bembry paced Brooklyn: 18 PTS, 9 REB 30 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB · 9-18 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 34-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +14+10+18+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.5Season avg13.2Last 5

13.2 points a game over his last five games, against 4.5 in 16 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.7Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.7 in 19 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.6Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 19.6 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 42

Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 22, 14, 30, 19, 18, 19, 30, 42Sixers-Wolves · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: DeMarcus Cousins SAC, Jan 21, 2017: 42 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Season high42 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 38, 30, 28, 33, 19, 23, 27, 21, 39Nets-Suns · L
28.6 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 22, 17, 22, 28, 11, 20, 18, 35Wolves-Sixers · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Christian WoodPoints, last 10 games: 4, 20, 8, 17, 11, 10, 18, 4, 16, 33Rockets-Hornets · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 33, 23, 33, 25, 20, 32, 23, 26, 33Mavs-Wizards · L
25.5 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 42, 23, 18, 19, 30, 31, 31, 33Hawks-Knicks · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tyrese MaxeyPHI+4.3 22.8 last 10 · 18.5 season
Ricky RubioCLE+3.1 17.7 last 10 · 14.6 season
Dennis SchroderBOS+3.1 20.1 last 10 · 17.1 season
Malik MonkLAL+3.0 12.7 last 10 · 9.7 season
Alec BurksNYK+3.0 13.4 last 10 · 10.4 season
Cold
Anthony EdwardsMIN−3.9 18.2 last 10 · 22.1 season
RJ BarrettNYK−3.4 11.2 last 10 · 14.6 season
Carmelo AnthonyLAL−2.8 12.2 last 10 · 15.0 season
Julius RandleNYK−2.4 16.8 last 10 · 19.2 season
Miles BridgesCHA−2.4 17.9 last 10 · 20.3 season