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Sunday, November 20, 2022Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed MEM by 5 at halftime and won 127–115.

Final · Box score
Knicks95
Suns116
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +2; Q3 PHX +15; Q4 PHX +21
Final · Box score
Pistons129
Kings137
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC -2; Q3 Kings 0; Q4 SAC +8
Final · Box score
Hornets102
Wizards106
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 WAS +4; Q3 WAS -2; Q4 WAS +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies115
Nets127
Q1 BKN -1; Q2 BKN -5; Q3 BKN +3; Q4 BKN +12
Final · Box score
Heat87
Cavs113
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +17; Q3 CLE +31; Q4 CLE +26
Final · Box score
Warriors127
Rockets120
Q1 GSW +12; Q2 GSW -4; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 GSW +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets98
Mavs97
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +1
Final · Box score
Spurs92
Lakers123
Q1 LAL +14; Q2 LAL +18; Q3 LAL +28; Q4 LAL +31
On this day · 2021–22Nov 20, 2021: 9 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Sixers), 39 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Nets

Brooklyn beats Memphis, 127–115

Stephen Curry goes for 33 points

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-5+3+12BKN AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies29333122115
Nets28293931127
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 27, 26, 29, 27, 31, 27, 35, 26BKN26 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Ben SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 4, 7, 9, 2, 6, 2, 11, 15, 22BKN22 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 9, 23, 9, 13, 13, 21, 19, 19, 16, 31MEM31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
John KoncharPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 2, 12, 4, 0, 7, 9, 19, 16MEM16 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Lakers by 31.

DEN over DAL1WAS over CHA4GSW over HOU7SAC over DET8BKN over MEM12PHX over NYK21CLE over MIA26LAL over SAS31Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Mavs15
Grizzlies-Nets13
Warriors-Rockets8
Heat-Cavs7
Hornets-Wizards6
Knicks-Suns1
Spurs-Lakers1
The night in charts
Pistons-Kings combined for 266, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-KingsPistons 129, Kings 137
266
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 127, Rockets 120
247
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 115, Nets 127
242
Spurs-LakersSpurs 92, Lakers 123
215
Knicks-SunsKnicks 95, Suns 116
211
Hornets-WizardsHornets 102, Wizards 106
208
Heat-CavsHeat 87, Cavs 113
200
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 98, Mavs 97
195
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 98, Mavs 97
+1 DEN
Hornets-WizardsHornets 102, Wizards 106
+4 WAS
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 127, Rockets 120
+7 GSW
Pistons-KingsPistons 129, Kings 137
+8 SAC
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 115, Nets 127
+12 BKN
Knicks-SunsKnicks 95, Suns 116
+21 PHX
Heat-CavsHeat 87, Cavs 113
+26 CLE
Spurs-LakersSpurs 92, Lakers 123
+31 LAL
BKN rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-NetsBKN won · Grizzlies 115, Nets 127
5 pts
Warriors-RocketsGSW won · Warriors 127, Rockets 120
4 pts
Pistons-KingsSAC won · Pistons 129, Kings 137
2 pts
Hornets-WizardsWAS won · Hornets 102, Wizards 106
2 pts
Nuggets-MavsDEN won · Nuggets 98, Mavs 97
1 pt
Simmons shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SimmonsBKN · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
85% (11-13)
BarnesSAC · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
AdamsMEM · 15 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
BogdanovicDET · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
ReavesLAL · 21 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Nuggets-Mavs
Nuggets 98Mavs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2530241998
Mavs2531182397
The story
Nah'Shon Hyland had 29 points as Denver beat Dallas 98-97

Luka Doncic led Dallas with 22 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST 29 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 10-21 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 24-18.

DEN lead by quarter
200 0−1+5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Wizards
Hornets 102Wizards 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets27282423102
Wizards35241829106
The story
Washington beat Charlotte 106-102 behind 26 points from Bradley Beal

Kelly Oubre Jr. paced Charlotte: 23 PTS, 7 REB 26 PTS, 5 AST, 5 STL, 4 REB · 11-21 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 35-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +8+4−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Rockets
Warriors 127Rockets 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors40213630127
Rockets28372926120
The story
Andrew Wiggins' 22 points carried Golden State past Houston, 127-120

For Houston, Tari Eason had 19 PTS, 8 REB 22 PTS, 5 REB · 8-16 FG, 6-11 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 40-28, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +12−4+3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.6Season avg31.0Last 5

31.0 points a game over his last five games, against 23.6 in 9 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.4Season avg21.3Last 3

21.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.4 in 15 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.2Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 7.2 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Klay Thompson leads the day with 41

Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 19, 27, 16, 9, 17, 19, 20, 41Warriors-Rockets · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +25.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Redd MIL, Dec 7, 2007: 41 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Season high41 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 32, 23, 39, 47, 40, 27, 16, 50, 24, 33Warriors-Rockets · W
32.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 15 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 17, 8, 37, 28, 15, 32, 22, 14, 28, 33Kings-Pistons · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 9, 23, 9, 13, 13, 21, 19, 19, 16, 31Grizzlies-Nets · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 22, 19, 29, 21, 24, 37, 38, 30Lakers-Spurs · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Kevin Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 26, 13, 22, 13, 17, 12, 23, 20, 17, 30Rockets-Warriors · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST