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Monday, November 29, 2021Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Wolves trailed Pacers by 9 at halftime and won 100–98.

Final · Box score
Magic96
Sixers101
Q1 Sixers +12; Q2 Sixers +11; Q3 Sixers +3; Q4 Sixers +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets120
Heat111
Q1 Nuggets +9; Q2 Nuggets +20; Q3 Nuggets +17; Q4 Nuggets +9
Final · Box score
Hornets119
Bulls133
Q1 Bulls -1; Q2 Bulls +11; Q3 Bulls +19; Q4 Bulls +14
Final · Box score
Thunder89
Rockets102
Q1 Rockets +5; Q2 Rockets +9; Q3 Rockets +12; Q4 Rockets +13
Final · Box score
Pacers98
Wolves100
Q1 Wolves -6; Q2 Wolves -9; Q3 Wolves +2; Q4 Wolves +2
Final · Box score
Cavs114
Mavs96
Q1 Cavs +7; Q2 Cavs +11; Q3 Cavs +22; Q4 Cavs +18
Final · Box score
Wizards99
Spurs116
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 Spurs -6; Q3 Spurs +6; Q4 Spurs +17
Final · Box score
Blazers107
Jazz129
Q1 Jazz -2; Q2 Jazz +4; Q3 Jazz +10; Q4 Jazz +22
Final · Box score
Pelicans123
Clippers104
Q1 Pelicans +15; Q2 Pelicans +15; Q3 Pelicans +12; Q4 Pelicans +19
The lead · Pacers-Wolves

KAT pours in 32, Minnesota beats Indiana

Jonas Valanciunas goes for 39 points

Game flow · Wolves margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-9+2+2Wolves AHEAD ↑Pacers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2631192298
Wolves20283022100
Who led
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 35, 22, 25, 21, 28, 11, 25, 28, 32Wolves32 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 17, 22, 28, 11, 20, 18, 35, 21Wolves21 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Malcolm BrogdonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 20, 16, 16, 16, 28, 11, 16, 25Pacers25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 15, 8, 20, 21, 14, 23, 4, 16Pacers16 PTS · 25 REB · 10 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Utah by 22.

Wolves over Pacers2Sixers over Magic5Nuggets over Heat9Rockets over Thunder13Bulls over Hornets14Spurs over Wizards17Cavs over Mavs18Pelicans over Clippers19Jazz over Blazers22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Wizards-Spurs14
Pacers-Wolves11
Nuggets-Heat8
Pelicans-Clippers7
Cavs-Mavs3
Blazers-Jazz3
Magic-Sixers2
Thunder-Rockets2
The night in charts
Hornets-Bulls combined for 252, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-BullsHornets 119, Bulls 133
252
Blazers-JazzBlazers 107, Jazz 129
236
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 120, Heat 111
231
Pelicans-ClippersPelicans 123, Clippers 104
227
Wizards-SpursWizards 99, Spurs 116
215
Cavs-MavsCavs 114, Mavs 96
210
Pacers-WolvesPacers 98, Wolves 100
198
Magic-SixersMagic 96, Sixers 101
197
Thunder-RocketsThunder 89, Rockets 102
191
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-WolvesPacers 98, Wolves 100
+2 MIN
Magic-SixersMagic 96, Sixers 101
+5 Sixers
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 120, Heat 111
+9 Nuggets
Thunder-RocketsThunder 89, Rockets 102
+13 Rockets
Hornets-BullsHornets 119, Bulls 133
+14 Bulls
Wizards-SpursWizards 99, Spurs 116
+17 Spurs
Cavs-MavsCavs 114, Mavs 96
+18 Cavs
Pelicans-ClippersPelicans 123, Clippers 104
+19 Pelicans
Blazers-JazzBlazers 107, Jazz 129
+22 Jazz
MIN rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-WolvesWolves won · Pacers 98, Wolves 100
9 pts
Wizards-SpursSpurs won · Wizards 99, Spurs 116
6 pts
Blazers-JazzJazz won · Blazers 107, Jazz 129
2 pts
Hornets-BullsBulls won · Hornets 119, Bulls 133
1 pt
Gobert shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GobertJazz · 21 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
RobyThunder · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
CurrySixers · 24 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
Jarrett AllenCavs · 28 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
71% (12-17)
NurkicBlazers · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Pacers-Wolves
Pacers 98Wolves 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2631192298
Wolves20283022100
The story
Karl-Anthony Towns had 32 points as Minnesota beat Indiana 100-98

Malcolm Brogdon led Indiana with 25 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 32 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 13-22 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the Timberwolves took the third 30-19.

Wolves lead by quarter
200 −6−9+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Domantas Sabonis led the game in fantasy with 60.0 FPTS (25 REB, 16 PTS, 10 AST)

Final · Magic-Sixers
Magic 96Sixers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1924351896
Sixers31232720101
The story
Philadelphia beat Orlando 101-96 behind 16 points and 13 rebounds from Joel Embiid

Franz Wagner paced Orlando: 27 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 16 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST · 4-16 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 31-19 first quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

Sixers lead by quarter
200 +12+11+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mo Bamba topped the game at 51.4 FPTS: 17 REB, 11 PTS

Final · Cavs-Mavs
Cavs 114Mavs 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs30223527114
Mavs2318243196
The story
Jarrett Allen's 28 points and 14 rebounds carried Cleveland past Dallas, 114-96

For Dallas, Dorian Finney-Smith had 14 PTS, 2 AST 28 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST · 12-17 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 35-24, was where the Cavaliers built it.

Cavs lead by quarter
300 +7+11+22+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Luka Doncic was the fantasy play: 54.5 FPTS on 25 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.4Season avg27.2Last 5

27.2 points a game over his last five games, against 17.4 in 17 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.9 in 18 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.2Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Jonas Valanciunas leads the day with 39

Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 13, 26, 19, 13, 21, 11, 12, 39Pelicans-Clippers · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 35, 22, 25, 21, 28, 11, 25, 28, 32Wolves-Pacers · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 19, 10, 10, 32, 27, 15, 31, 31Hornets-Bulls · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 4, 11, 11, 18, 14, 16, 7, 30Bulls-Hornets · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 13, 20, 26, 18, 13, 16, 21, 30Jazz-Blazers · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Jarrett AllenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 18, 13, 11, 11, 20, 25, 19, 28Cavs-Mavs · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tyrese MaxeySixers+4.1 22.1 last 10 · 18.0 season
Frank JacksonPistons+3.6 13.3 last 10 · 9.8 season
Andrew WigginsWarriors+3.4 22.4 last 10 · 19.0 season
Dennis SchroderCeltics+3.1 20.1 last 10 · 17.1 season
Alec BurksKnicks+3.0 13.4 last 10 · 10.4 season
Cold
Furkan KorkmazSixers−3.5 6.2 last 10 · 9.7 season
Carmelo AnthonyLakers−3.4 11.0 last 10 · 14.4 season
RJ BarrettKnicks−3.4 11.2 last 10 · 14.6 season
Chris DuartePacers−3.1 10.0 last 10 · 13.1 season
Donovan MitchellJazz−2.7 20.5 last 10 · 23.2 season