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Monday, November 28, 2022Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed ATL by 11 after the first quarter and won 104–101.

Final · Box score
Hawks101
Sixers104
Q1 PHI -11; Q2 PHI -4; Q3 Sixers 0; Q4 PHI +3
Final · Box score
Wolves127
Wizards142
Q1 WAS +5; Q2 WAS +19; Q3 WAS +12; Q4 WAS +15
Final · Box score
Magic102
Nets109
Q1 BKN -5; Q2 BKN +1; Q3 BKN +11; Q4 BKN +7
Final · Box score
Hornets105
Celtics140
Q1 BOS +26; Q2 BOS +23; Q3 BOS +39; Q4 BOS +35
Final · Box score
Cavs88
Raptors100
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR +13; Q4 TOR +12
Final · Box score
Thunder101
Pelicans105
Q1 NOP +8; Q2 NOP +6; Q3 NOP +7; Q4 NOP +4
Final · Box score
Rockets113
Nuggets129
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN +15; Q4 DEN +16
Final · Box score
Bulls114
Jazz107
Q1 Bulls 0; Q2 CHI -7; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Suns122
Kings117
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX -1; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Pacers116
Lakers115
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND -6; Q3 IND -9; Q4 IND +1
On this day · 2021–22Nov 28, 2021: 5 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Lakers-Pistons), 33 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Sixers

Joel Embiid scores 30, Philadelphia holds off Atlanta

Devin Booker goes for 44 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-40+3PHI AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks34212620101
Sixers23283023104
Who led
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 25, 33, 26, 42, 59, 32, 32, 30PHI30 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 12, 21, 8, 24, 19, 23, 25, 24PHI24 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 21, 27, 33, 25, 35, 44, 22, 18ATL18 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
De'Andre HunterPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 15, 24, 13, 22, 13, 8, 18, 18ATL18 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Boston by 35.

IND over LAL1PHI over ATL3NOP over OKC4PHX over SAC5BKN over ORL7CHI over UTA7TOR over CLE12WAS over MIN15DEN over HOU16BOS over CHA35Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Hawks-Sixers13
Suns-Kings11
Pacers-Lakers11
Magic-Nets10
Thunder-Pelicans10
Bulls-Jazz6
Cavs-Raptors5
Rockets-Nuggets5
Wolves-Wizards0
Hornets-Celtics0
Shot of the night

Nembhard's three at the buzzer puts the Pacers ahead, 116-115 final

The night in charts
Wolves-Wizards combined for 269, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-WizardsWolves 127, Wizards 142
269
Hornets-CelticsHornets 105, Celtics 140
245
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 113, Nuggets 129
242
Suns-KingsSuns 122, Kings 117
239
Pacers-LakersPacers 116, Lakers 115
231
Bulls-JazzBulls 114, Jazz 107
221
Magic-NetsMagic 102, Nets 109
211
Thunder-PelicansThunder 101, Pelicans 105
206
Hawks-SixersHawks 101, Sixers 104
205
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 88, Raptors 100
188
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-LakersPacers 116, Lakers 115
+1 IND
Hawks-SixersHawks 101, Sixers 104
+3 PHI
Thunder-PelicansThunder 101, Pelicans 105
+4 NOP
Suns-KingsSuns 122, Kings 117
+5 PHX
Magic-NetsMagic 102, Nets 109
+7 BKN
Bulls-JazzBulls 114, Jazz 107
+7 CHI
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 88, Raptors 100
+12 TOR
Wolves-WizardsWolves 127, Wizards 142
+15 WAS
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 113, Nuggets 129
+16 DEN
Hornets-CelticsHornets 105, Celtics 140
+35 BOS
PHI erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-SixersPHI won · Hawks 101, Sixers 104
11 pts
Pacers-LakersIND won · Pacers 116, Lakers 115
9 pts
Bulls-JazzCHI won · Bulls 114, Jazz 107
7 pts
Magic-NetsBKN won · Magic 102, Nets 109
5 pts
Suns-KingsPHX won · Suns 122, Kings 117
1 pt
Sabonis shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SabonisSAC · 17 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
AytonPHX · 17 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
KDBKN · 45 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
79% (19-24)
McDanielsCHA · 24 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
75% (9-12)
SmartBOS · 22 PTS, 15 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
Final · Pacers-Lakers
Pacers 116Lakers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers29272832116
Lakers32303122115
The story
Indiana beat Los Angeles 116-115 behind 24 points and 14 assists from Tyrese Haliburton

Anthony Davis paced Los Angeles: 25 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST 24 PTS, 14 AST, 7 REB · 10-22 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 32-22 fourth quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 −3−6−9+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Sixers
Hawks 101Sixers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks34212620101
Sixers23283023104
The story
Tobias Harris had 24 points and 10 rebounds as Philadelphia beat Atlanta 104-101

Trae Young led Atlanta with 18 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 10-18 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the first, the 76ers took the second 28-21.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −11−40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Kings
Suns 122Kings 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns31322831122
Kings26382033117
The story
Mikal Bridges' 13 points carried Phoenix past Sacramento, 122-117

For Sacramento, Domantas Sabonis had 17 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB 13 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 6-14 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 28-20.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +5−1+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.8Season avg22.4Last 5

22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.8 in 16 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.2Season avg24.3Last 3

24.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.2 in 16 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 29 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.3Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 15.3 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 45

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 27, 35, 26, 20, 12, 36, 31, 45Nets-Magic · W
30.0 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Dec 28, 1996: 45 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Season high45 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 17, 25, 27, 49, 20, 25, 21, 27, 44Suns-Kings · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL, Oct 21, 2017: 44 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
44 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 25, 27, 20, 12, 21, 18, 21, 41Wizards-Wolves · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +20.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Redd MIL, Dec 7, 2007: 41 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Career high41 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 31, 34, 43, 27, 19, 19, 28, 37, 30, 35Celtics-Hornets · W
30.8 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 26, 24, 29, 8, 31, 39, 19, 32Nuggets-Rockets · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 13, 38, 23, 25, 13, 24, 15, 32Jazz-Bulls · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Killian HayesDET+3.7 10.8 last 10 · 7.1 season
Kyle KuzmaWAS+3.5 23.9 last 10 · 20.4 season
Malik BeasleyUTA+3.4 17.4 last 10 · 14.0 season
Deni AvdijaWAS+3.3 10.9 last 10 · 7.6 season
Norman PowellLAC+3.3 17.3 last 10 · 14.0 season
Cold
PJ TuckerPHI−2.6 0.8 last 10 · 3.4 season
Dejounte MurrayATL−2.3 18.3 last 10 · 20.6 season
Tyrese HaliburtonIND−1.9 18.0 last 10 · 19.9 season
Karl-Anthony TownsMIN−1.7 19.1 last 10 · 20.8 season
Buddy HieldIND−1.5 15.6 last 10 · 17.1 season