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Wednesday, November 16, 2022Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed WAS by 13 at halftime and won 121–120.

Final · Box score
Pacers125
Hornets113
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND -3; Q3 Pacers 0; Q4 IND +12
Final · Box score
Wolves126
Magic108
Q1 MIN +18; Q2 MIN +25; Q3 MIN +18; Q4 MIN +18
Final · Box score
Thunder121
Wizards120
Q1 OKC -8; Q2 OKC -13; Q3 OKC +2; Q4 OKC +1
Final · Box score
Celtics126
Hawks101
Q1 BOS +12; Q2 BOS +9; Q3 BOS +19; Q4 BOS +25
Final · Box score
Heat104
Raptors112
Q1 TOR -4; Q2 TOR -6; Q3 TOR +5; Q4 TOR +8
Final · Box score
Cavs98
Bucks113
Q1 MIL -3; Q2 MIL +1; Q3 MIL +17; Q4 MIL +15
Final · Box score
Bulls110
Pelicans124
Q1 NOP +4; Q2 NOP +5; Q3 NOP +17; Q4 NOP +14
Final · Box score
Rockets101
Mavs92
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Knicks106
Nuggets103
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +1; Q3 NYK -4; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Warriors119
Suns130
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +7; Q3 PHX +14; Q4 PHX +11
On this day · 2021–22Nov 16, 2021: 3 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Nets), 37 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Wizards

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 42, OKC rallies past Washington

Stephen Curry goes for 50 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-13+2+1OKC AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder29253532121
Wizards37302033120
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 38, 34, 37, 18, 33, 39, 20, 37, 37, 42OKC42 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Luguentz DortPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 19, 3, 7, 12, 13, 24, 21, 16OKC16 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 32, 30, 14, 10, 19, 31, 25, 27WAS27 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 27, 13, 31, 12, 20, 29, 20, 25WAS25 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Boston posts the night's biggest win

Boston beat Atlanta by 25, the widest margin of 10 games.

OKC over WAS1NYK over DEN3TOR over MIA8HOU over DAL9PHX over GSW11IND over CHA12NOP over CHI14MIL over CLE15MIN over ORL18BOS over ATL25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Thunder-Wizards15
Bulls-Pelicans12
Rockets-Mavs8
Knicks-Nuggets7
Cavs-Bucks5
Celtics-Hawks1
Heat-Raptors1
Warriors-Suns1
Wolves-Magic0
Shot of the night

SGA's jumper with 1.9 seconds left puts the Thunder ahead, 121-120 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Suns combined for 249, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-SunsWarriors 119, Suns 130
249
Thunder-WizardsThunder 121, Wizards 120
241
Pacers-HornetsPacers 125, Hornets 113
238
Bulls-PelicansBulls 110, Pelicans 124
234
Wolves-MagicWolves 126, Magic 108
234
Celtics-HawksCeltics 126, Hawks 101
227
Heat-RaptorsHeat 104, Raptors 112
216
Cavs-BucksCavs 98, Bucks 113
211
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 106, Nuggets 103
209
Rockets-MavsRockets 101, Mavs 92
193
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-WizardsThunder 121, Wizards 120
+1 OKC
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 106, Nuggets 103
+3 NYK
Heat-RaptorsHeat 104, Raptors 112
+8 TOR
Rockets-MavsRockets 101, Mavs 92
+9 HOU
Warriors-SunsWarriors 119, Suns 130
+11 PHX
Pacers-HornetsPacers 125, Hornets 113
+12 IND
Bulls-PelicansBulls 110, Pelicans 124
+14 NOP
Cavs-BucksCavs 98, Bucks 113
+15 MIL
Wolves-MagicWolves 126, Magic 108
+18 MIN
Celtics-HawksCeltics 126, Hawks 101
+25 BOS
OKC erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-WizardsOKC won · Thunder 121, Wizards 120
13 pts
Heat-RaptorsTOR won · Heat 104, Raptors 112
6 pts
Knicks-NuggetsNYK won · Knicks 106, Nuggets 103
4 pts
Pacers-HornetsIND won · Pacers 125, Hornets 113
3 pts
Cavs-BucksMIL won · Cavs 98, Bucks 113
3 pts
Brook Lopez shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Brook LopezMIL · 29 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
DeRozanCHI · 28 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB
73% (11-15)
OGTOR · 32 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
72% (13-18)
TurnerIND · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
70% (7-10)
KATMIN · 30 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Thunder-Wizards
Thunder 121Wizards 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder29253532121
Wizards37302033120
The story
Luguentz Dort had 16 points as Oklahoma City beat Washington 121-120

Bradley Beal led Washington with 25 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 16 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 6-12 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the second, the Thunder took the third 35-20.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −8−13+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Nuggets
Knicks 106Nuggets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks30252526106
Nuggets27273019103
The story
Julius Randle's 34 points and 11 rebounds carried New York past Denver, 106-103

For Denver, Jamal Murray had 21 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 34 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 11-21 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 26-19.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +3+1−4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Suns
Warriors 119Suns 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors33322430119
Suns36363127130
The story
Phoenix beat Golden State 130-119 behind 27 points and 9 assists from Devin Booker

Klay Thompson paced Golden State: 19 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 9 AST, 3 BLK, 2 REB · 8-17 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 31-24 third quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +3+7+14+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.8Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.8 in 11 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.7Season avg27.3Last 3

27.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.7 in 13 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
3.6Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 3.6 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 50

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 33, 31, 32, 23, 39, 47, 40, 27, 16, 50Warriors-Suns · L
32.8 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Feb 6, 2000: 50 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Season high50 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 38, 34, 37, 18, 33, 39, 20, 37, 37, 42Thunder-Wizards · W
32.3 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Nov 3, 1995: 42 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Ties career high42 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 24, 24, 19, 16, 11, 28, 10, 35Wolves-Magic · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 17, 29, 31, 24, 21, 25, 15, 34Knicks-Nuggets · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
OG AnunobyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 27, 22, 13, 27, 13, 26, 19, 32Raptors-Heat · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 24, 22, 25, 25, 11, 13, 29, 30Wolves-Magic · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST