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Sunday, November 28, 2021Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed LAC by 4 after the first quarter and won 105–90.

Final · Box score
Warriors105
Clippers90
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 GSW +2; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +15
Final · Box score
Bucks118
Pacers100
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL +17; Q4 MIL +18
Final · Box score
Kings101
Grizzlies128
Q1 MEM +13; Q2 MEM +24; Q3 MEM +32; Q4 MEM +27
Final · Box score
Celtics109
Raptors97
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +12
Final · Box score
Pistons106
Lakers110
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +4
The lead · Warriors-Clippers

Stephen Curry scores 33 as Golden State wins in LA

LeBron James goes for 33 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+2+7+15GSW AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors20243130105
Clippers2418262290
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 50, 25, 40, 24, 37, 40, 12, 25, 32, 33GSW33 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Otto Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 15, 10, 5, 0, 6, 0, 15, 12, 2, 18GSW18 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 27, 34, 23, 19, 29, 26, 12, 30LAC30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 5 games: 10, 9, 10, 6, 13LAC13 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Pistons-Lakers

Lakers lead Detroit wire to wire

Lakers were ahead at every break and won 110–106. Best quarter: the third, 32–22. LeBron James led Lakers with 33 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over DET4BOS over TOR12GSW over LAC15MIL over IND18MEM over SAC27Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over DET.
Lead changes
Pistons-Lakers18
Warriors-Clippers9
Bucks-Pacers4
Celtics-Raptors4
Kings-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Kings-Grizzlies combined for 229, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-GrizzliesKings 101, Grizzlies 128
229
Bucks-PacersBucks 118, Pacers 100
218
Pistons-LakersPistons 106, Lakers 110
216
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 109, Raptors 97
206
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 105, Clippers 90
195
LAL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Pistons-LakersPistons 106, Lakers 110
+4 LAL
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 109, Raptors 97
+12 BOS
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 105, Clippers 90
+15 GSW
Bucks-PacersBucks 118, Pacers 100
+18 MIL
Kings-GrizzliesKings 101, Grizzlies 128
+27 MEM
LeVert shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LeVertIND · 23 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
GiannisMIL · 26 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
ADLAL · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
67% (10-15)
WestbrookLAL · 25 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
LeBronLAL · 33 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
60% (12-20)
Final · Pistons-Lakers
Pistons 106Lakers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons21272236106
Lakers23283227110
The story
Anthony Davis had 24 points and 10 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Detroit 110-106

Jerami Grant led Detroit with 32 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 10-15 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the third 32-22, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +2+3+13+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Raptors
Celtics 109Raptors 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics27272629109
Raptors2625252197
The story
Marcus Smart's 21 points carried Boston past Toronto, 109-97

For Toronto, Scottie Barnes had 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 7-16 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 29-21, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +1+3+4+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Fred VanVleet was the fantasy play: 44.2 FPTS on 27 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST

Final · Warriors-Clippers
Warriors 105Clippers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors20243130105
Clippers2418262290
The story
Golden State beat LA 105-90 behind 18 points and 10 rebounds from Otto Porter Jr.

Paul George paced LA: 30 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 5-10 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 30-22 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −4+2+7+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.4Season avg26.2Last 5

26.2 points a game over his last five games, against 20.4 in 21 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.2Season avg26.0Last 3

26.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.2 in 11 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.9Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 17.9 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 33

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 26, 15, 30, 23, 10, 39, 30, 33Lakers-Pistons · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 50, 25, 40, 24, 37, 40, 12, 25, 32, 33Warriors-Clippers · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 7, 19, 19, 36, 21, 13, 20, 32Pistons-Lakers · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 27, 34, 23, 19, 29, 26, 12, 30Clippers-Warriors · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 32, 16, 24, 13, 17, 23, 26, 27Raptors-Celtics · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 31, 15, 26, 47, 21, 32, 12, 33, 24, 26Bucks-Pacers · W
27.0 PPG season to date · −1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tyrese MaxeyPHI+4.3 22.8 last 10 · 18.5 season
Frank JacksonDET+3.6 13.3 last 10 · 9.8 season
Andrew WigginsGSW+3.4 22.4 last 10 · 19.0 season
Ricky RubioCLE+3.1 17.7 last 10 · 14.6 season
Dennis SchroderBOS+3.1 20.1 last 10 · 17.1 season
Cold
Anthony EdwardsMIN−3.9 18.2 last 10 · 22.1 season
Carmelo AnthonyLAL−3.4 11.0 last 10 · 14.4 season
RJ BarrettNYK−3.4 11.2 last 10 · 14.6 season
Chris DuarteIND−3.0 10.1 last 10 · 13.1 season
Julius RandleNYK−2.4 16.8 last 10 · 19.2 season