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Monday, November 21, 2022Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed MIA by 13 at halftime and won 105–101.

Final · Box score
Hawks102
Cavs114
Q1 CLE +12; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE +3; Q4 CLE +12
Final · Box score
Magic102
Pacers123
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +19; Q4 IND +21
Final · Box score
Celtics107
Bulls121
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +13; Q3 CHI +16; Q4 CHI +14
Final · Box score
Blazers111
Bucks119
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL +14; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Heat101
Wolves105
Q1 MIN -3; Q2 MIN -13; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +4
Final · Box score
Warriors83
Pelicans128
Q1 NOP +19; Q2 NOP +24; Q3 NOP +32; Q4 NOP +45
Final · Box score
Knicks129
Thunder119
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +11; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 NYK +10
Final · Box score
Jazz114
Clippers121
Q1 LAC +10; Q2 LAC +10; Q3 LAC -5; Q4 LAC +7
On this day · 2021–22Nov 21, 2021: 5 games. Top scorer: Jerami Grant (Pistons-Lakers), 36 points.
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The lead · Heat-Wolves

Minnesota climbs out of a 13-point hole against Miami

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 37 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-13+5+4MIN AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat33271922101
Wolves30173721105
Who led
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 25, 25, 11, 13, 29, 30, 12, 25MIN25 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 19, 16, 11, 28, 10, 35, 25, 22MIN22 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 15, 10, 12, 15, 19, 24, 9, 21MIA21 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Max StrusPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 16, 12, 31, 5, 20, 22, 8, 19MIA19 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Jazz-Clippers

Clippers make it three straight

Clippers beat Utah 121–114 and moved to 11–7. Norman Powell led Clippers with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · LAC
W@ SAS113–106Lvs UTA102–110Wvs CLE119–117Wvs LAL114–101Lvs BKN95–110W@ HOU122–106L@ DAL101–103Wvs DET96–91Wvs SAS119–97Wvs UTA121–114
Lead changes
Hawks-Cavs7
Knicks-Thunder7
Jazz-Clippers7
Magic-Pacers6
Celtics-Bulls1
Warriors-Pelicans1
The night in charts
Knicks-Thunder combined for 248, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-ThunderKnicks 129, Thunder 119
248
Jazz-ClippersJazz 114, Clippers 121
235
Blazers-BucksBlazers 111, Bucks 119
230
Celtics-BullsCeltics 107, Bulls 121
228
Magic-PacersMagic 102, Pacers 123
225
Hawks-CavsHawks 102, Cavs 114
216
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 83, Pelicans 128
211
Heat-WolvesHeat 101, Wolves 105
206
MIN won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Heat-WolvesHeat 101, Wolves 105
+4 MIN
Jazz-ClippersJazz 114, Clippers 121
+7 LAC
Blazers-BucksBlazers 111, Bucks 119
+8 MIL
Knicks-ThunderKnicks 129, Thunder 119
+10 NYK
Hawks-CavsHawks 102, Cavs 114
+12 CLE
Celtics-BullsCeltics 107, Bulls 121
+14 CHI
Magic-PacersMagic 102, Pacers 123
+21 IND
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 83, Pelicans 128
+45 NOP
MIN erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-WolvesMIN won · Heat 101, Wolves 105
13 pts
Jazz-ClippersLAC won · Jazz 114, Clippers 121
5 pts
Blazers-BucksMIL won · Blazers 111, Bucks 119
2 pts
Magic-PacersIND won · Magic 102, Pacers 123
1 pt
Osman shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OsmanCLE · 23 PTS, 3 REB
80% (8-10)
BrunsonNYK · 34 PTS, 9 AST, 1 STL
70% (14-20)
GiannisMIL · 37 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
67% (16-24)
PowellLAC · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
GarlandCLE · 26 PTS, 9 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Heat-Wolves
Heat 101Wolves 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat33271922101
Wolves30173721105
The story
Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points and 9 assists as Minnesota beat Miami 105-101

Bam Adebayo led Miami with 17 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST 25 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB · 8-15 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the second, the Timberwolves took the third 37-19.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −3−13+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kyle Lowry led the game in fantasy with 53.5 FPTS (21 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Blazers-Bucks
Blazers 111Bucks 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers32291832111
Bucks30333026119
The story
Jrue Holiday's 17 points carried Milwaukee past Portland, 119-111

For Portland, Josh Hart had 17 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 7-14 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 30-18, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −2+2+14+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Cavs
Hawks 102Cavs 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks26332320102
Cavs38262129114
The story
Cleveland beat Atlanta 114-102 behind 29 points and 9 assists from Donovan Mitchell

Trae Young paced Atlanta: 25 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB 29 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 11-22 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

A 38-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +12+5+3+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.7Season avg33.2Last 5

33.2 points a game over his last five games, against 23.7 in 10 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.9 in 13 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.1Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 13.1 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 37

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 30, 34, 31, 32, 26, 25, 27, 16, 25, 37Bucks-Blazers · W
30.1 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 29, 22, 14, 20, 19, 16, 25, 34Pelicans-Warriors · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 14, 26, 17, 25, 21, 13, 27, 34Knicks-Thunder · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 0 REB · 9 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 37, 18, 33, 39, 20, 37, 37, 42, 15, 30Thunder-Knicks · L
31.1 PPG season to date · −1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 17, 18, 16, 17, 5, 14, 26, 30Clippers-Jazz · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 38, 25, 33, 30, 38, 29, 23, 34, 13, 29Cavs-Hawks · W
29.8 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST