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Sunday, November 12, 2023Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed SAS by 14 after the first quarter and won 118–113.

Final · Box score
Hornets107
Knicks129
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +20; Q4 NYK +22
Final · Box score
Wizards94
Nets102
Q1 BKN +15; Q2 BKN +8; Q3 BKN +6; Q4 BKN +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies105
Clippers101
Q1 MEM +13; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM +11; Q4 MEM +4
Final · Box score
Pacers126
Sixers137
Q1 PHI +11; Q2 PHI +9; Q3 PHI +1; Q4 PHI +11
Final · Box score
Pistons108
Bulls119
Q1 CHI -9; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +11
Final · Box score
Nuggets104
Rockets107
Q1 HOU -7; Q2 HOU -4; Q3 HOU -2; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Mavs136
Pelicans124
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +13; Q3 DAL +24; Q4 DAL +12
Final · Box score
Heat118
Spurs113
Q1 MIA -14; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA -2; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Thunder111
Suns99
Q1 Thunder 0; Q2 OKC -5; Q3 OKC -6; Q4 OKC +12
Final · Box score
Wolves116
Warriors110
Q1 MIN -2; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN +16; Q4 MIN +6
Final · Box score
Blazers110
Lakers116
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +6
On this day · 2022–23Nov 12, 2022: 8 games. Top scorer: Jayson Tatum (Celtics-Pistons), 43 points.
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The lead · Heat-Spurs

Miami rallies from 14 down to beat San Antonio

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-3-2+5MIA AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat15353236118
Spurs29243129113
Who led
Duncan RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 8, 15, 5, 18, 12, 9, 11, 26MIA26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 9 games: 22, 27, 19, 21, 18, 22, 30, 26, 24MIA24 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Keldon JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 5, 27, 7, 26, 16, 9, 6, 20SAS20 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 11, 18, 38, 20, 13, 14, 29, 18SAS18 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: New York by 22.

HOU over DEN3MEM over LAC4MIA over SAS5MIN over GSW6LAL over POR6BKN over WAS8PHI over IND11CHI over DET11DAL over NOP12OKC over PHX12NYK over CHA22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Heat-Spurs10
Wolves-Warriors10
Blazers-Lakers10
Pistons-Bulls7
Nuggets-Rockets7
Grizzlies-Clippers6
Hornets-Knicks2
Wizards-Nets2
Pacers-Sixers2
Mavs-Pelicans2
The night in charts
Pacers-Sixers combined for 263, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-SixersPacers 126, Sixers 137
263
Mavs-PelicansMavs 136, Pelicans 124
260
Hornets-KnicksHornets 107, Knicks 129
236
Heat-SpursHeat 118, Spurs 113
231
Pistons-BullsPistons 108, Bulls 119
227
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 116, Warriors 110
226
Blazers-LakersBlazers 110, Lakers 116
226
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 104, Rockets 107
211
Thunder-SunsThunder 111, Suns 99
210
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 105, Clippers 101
206
Wizards-NetsWizards 94, Nets 102
196
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 104, Rockets 107
+3 HOU
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 105, Clippers 101
+4 MEM
Heat-SpursHeat 118, Spurs 113
+5 MIA
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 116, Warriors 110
+6 MIN
Blazers-LakersBlazers 110, Lakers 116
+6 LAL
Wizards-NetsWizards 94, Nets 102
+8 BKN
Pacers-SixersPacers 126, Sixers 137
+11 PHI
Pistons-BullsPistons 108, Bulls 119
+11 CHI
Mavs-PelicansMavs 136, Pelicans 124
+12 DAL
Thunder-SunsThunder 111, Suns 99
+12 OKC
Hornets-KnicksHornets 107, Knicks 129
+22 NYK
MIA erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-SpursMIA won · Heat 118, Spurs 113
14 pts
Pistons-BullsCHI won · Pistons 108, Bulls 119
9 pts
Nuggets-RocketsHOU won · Nuggets 104, Rockets 107
7 pts
Thunder-SunsOKC won · Thunder 111, Suns 99
6 pts
Wolves-WarriorsMIN won · Wolves 116, Warriors 110
2 pts
Reddish shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ReddishLAL · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
J-DubOKC · 31 PTS, 2 STL, 1 REB, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
CoulibalyWAS · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
67% (8-12)
LaMeloCHA · 32 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
65% (13-20)
KyrieDAL · 35 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 1 BLK
65% (13-20)
Final · Nuggets-Rockets
Nuggets 104Rockets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets30202628104
Rockets23232833107
The story
Alperen Sengun had 23 points as Houston beat Denver 107-104

Michael Porter Jr. led Denver with 25 PTS, 10 REB 23 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 9-18 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Rockets took the fourth 33-28.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −7−4−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Spurs
Heat 118Spurs 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat15353236118
Spurs29243129113
The story
Bam Adebayo's 24 points and 11 rebounds carried Miami past San Antonio, 118-113

For San Antonio, Keldon Johnson had 20 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST 24 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 10-20 FG

The swing

The Heat trailed by 14 going into the second, then won it 35-24.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −14−3−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Sixers
Pacers 126Sixers 137
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers27333927126
Sixers38313137137
The story
Philadelphia beat Indiana 137-126 behind 37 points and 13 rebounds from Joel Embiid

Myles Turner paced Indiana: 22 PTS, 5 REB 37 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST · 12-26 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 38-27 first quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +11+9+1+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.4points, today vs 2022–23 avg
Points per game
6.62022–23 avg18Today

18 points today in 24 minutes, against 6.6 a game in 2022–23 (63 games).

Losing minutes
−8.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.8 in 8 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.3Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 14.3 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 12 assists.

Top performances

Tyrese Maxey leads the day with 50

Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 9 games: 31, 34, 26, 18, 22, 22, 25, 29, 50Sixers-Pacers · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +24.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, May 4, 2006: 50 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Career high50 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 41, 24, 42, 21, 30, 28, 34, 23, 30, 38Warriors-Wolves · L
30.7 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 9 games: 24, 34, 35, 28, 26, 48, 27, 33, 37Sixers-Pacers · W
32.4 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 28, 27, 25, 33, 28, 35, 35, 36Nuggets-Rockets · L
29.8 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James LAL, Jan 27, 2024: 36 PTS · 20 REB · 12 AST
Season high36 PTS · 21 REB · 11 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 8 games: 22, 17, 22, 18, 21, 22, 27, 35Mavs-Pelicans · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 9 games: 31, 34, 7, 32, 20, 30, 43, 33, 35Thunder-Suns · W
29.4 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST