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Friday, November 18, 2022Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed HOU by 15 after the first quarter and won 99–91.

Final · OT · Box score
Heat106
Wizards107
Q1 WAS +2; Q2 WAS -12; Q3 WAS -7; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 WAS +1
Final · 2OT · Box score
Hornets122
Cavs132
Q1 CLE +14; Q2 CLE +12; Q3 CLE +12; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 Cavs 0; OT2 CLE +10
Final · Box score
Bucks102
Sixers110
Q1 PHI -10; Q2 PHI -7; Q3 PHI +5; Q4 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Magic108
Bulls107
Q1 ORL +13; Q2 ORL +14; Q3 ORL +8; Q4 ORL +1
Final · Box score
Pacers99
Rockets91
Q1 IND -15; Q2 IND -5; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Thunder110
Grizzlies121
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +4; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +11
Final · Box score
Nuggets99
Mavs127
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL +18; Q3 DAL +22; Q4 DAL +28
Final · Box score
Celtics117
Pelicans109
Q1 BOS +15; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Suns133
Jazz134
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA +2; Q4 UTA +1
Final · Box score
Knicks101
Warriors111
Q1 GSW +16; Q2 GSW +11; Q3 GSW +13; Q4 GSW +10
Final · Box score
Pistons121
Lakers128
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +7
On this day · 2021–22Nov 18, 2021: 6 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Cavs), 40 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Rockets

Indiana storms back from 15 down to beat Houston

Devin Booker goes for 49 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-5+1+8IND AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1035262899
Rockets2525202191
Who led
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 26, 11, 22, 20, 21, 8, 22, 19IND19 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 9 games: 5, 27, 7, 16, 37, 14, 19, 20, 17IND17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 0, 11, 19, 10, 15, 4, 10, 24HOU24 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 22, 21, 34, 21, 33, 25, 17, 16HOU16 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Mavericks rout

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Dallas beat Denver by 28.

WAS over MIA1ORL over CHI1UTA over PHX1LAL over DET7PHI over MIL8IND over HOU8BOS over NOP8CLE over CHA10GSW over NYK10MEM over OKC11DAL over DEN28Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Pistons-Lakers17
Heat-Wizards9
Bucks-Sixers9
Nuggets-Mavs6
Celtics-Pelicans5
Hornets-Cavs4
Magic-Bulls4
Suns-Jazz2
Knicks-Warriors1
Thunder-Grizzlies0
Shot of the night

Suggs's jumper with 5 seconds left puts the Magic ahead, 108-107 final

The night in charts
Suns-Jazz combined for 267, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-JazzSuns 133, Jazz 134
267
Hornets-CavsHornets 122, Cavs 132 · OT
254
Pistons-LakersPistons 121, Lakers 128
249
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 110, Grizzlies 121
231
Celtics-PelicansCeltics 117, Pelicans 109
226
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 99, Mavs 127
226
Magic-BullsMagic 108, Bulls 107
215
Heat-WizardsHeat 106, Wizards 107 · OT
213
Bucks-SixersBucks 102, Sixers 110
212
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 101, Warriors 111
212
Pacers-RocketsPacers 99, Rockets 91
190
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-JazzSuns 133, Jazz 134
+1 UTA
Magic-BullsMagic 108, Bulls 107
+1 ORL
Heat-WizardsHeat 106, Wizards 107 · OT
+1 WAS
Pistons-LakersPistons 121, Lakers 128
+7 LAL
Celtics-PelicansCeltics 117, Pelicans 109
+8 BOS
Bucks-SixersBucks 102, Sixers 110
+8 PHI
Pacers-RocketsPacers 99, Rockets 91
+8 IND
Hornets-CavsHornets 122, Cavs 132 · OT
+10 CLE
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 101, Warriors 111
+10 GSW
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 110, Grizzlies 121
+11 MEM
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 99, Mavs 127
+28 DAL
IND erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-RocketsIND won · Pacers 99, Rockets 91
15 pts
Heat-WizardsWAS won · Heat 106, Wizards 107 · OT
12 pts
Bucks-SixersPHI won · Bucks 102, Sixers 110
10 pts
Pistons-LakersLAL won · Pistons 121, Lakers 128
7 pts
Markkanen shot 15-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarkkanenUTA · 38 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
83% (15-18)
Derrick WhiteBOS · 26 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
MaxeyPHI · 24 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
Jarrett AllenCLE · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
KoncharMEM · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Heat-Wizards
Heat 106Wizards 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat313819162106
Wizards332424233107
The story
Kristaps Porzingis had 20 points and 17 rebounds as Washington beat Miami 107-106 in OT

Haywood Highsmith led Miami with 14 REB, 12 PTS, 2 AST 20 PTS, 17 REB, 5 AST · 7-20 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Wizards took the fourth 23-16.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +2−12−70+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Kyle Lowry led the game in fantasy with 66.5 FPTS (24 PTS, 15 AST, 10 REB)

Final · Suns-Jazz
Suns 133Jazz 134
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns35313928133
Jazz42323327134
The story
Lauri Markkanen's 38 points carried Utah past Phoenix, 134-133

For Phoenix, Deandre Ayton had 17 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST 38 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 15-18 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 42-35, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +7+8+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Bulls
Magic 108Bulls 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic37292121108
Bulls24282728107
The story
Orlando won 108-107 despite 41 points from DeMar DeRozan

Jalen Suggs paced Orlando: 20 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 41 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 16-30 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 37-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +13+14+8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Vucevic topped the game at 54.7 FPTS: 16 REB, 14 PTS, 7 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.5Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.5 in 14 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.6Season avg26.0Last 3

26.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.6 in 14 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 30 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+36.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.6Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 5.6 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 49

Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 18, 25, 24, 28, 32, 17, 25, 27, 49Suns-Jazz · L
28.1 PPG season to date · +22.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Mar 5, 2008: 50 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Season high49 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 9 games: 4, 29, 24, 19, 6, 15, 51, 23, 41Cavs-Hornets · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Cam Thomas BKN, Apr 12, 2024: 41 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
41 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 9, 46, 20, 9, 33, 16, 28, 41Bulls-Magic · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Dec 18, 2002: 41 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
41 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 20, 22, 19, 29, 21, 24, 37, 38Lakers-Pistons · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 31, 14, 27, 18, 23, 32, 17, 15, 13, 38Jazz-Suns · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 14, 41, 38, 25, 33, 30, 38, 29, 23, 34Cavs-Hornets · W
31.2 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST