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Wednesday, November 15, 2023Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Celtics trailed Sixers by 1 at halftime and won 117–107.

Final · Box score
Mavs130
Wizards117
Q1 Mavs +15; Q2 Mavs +20; Q3 Mavs +21; Q4 Mavs +13
Final · Box score
Knicks116
Hawks114
Q1 Knicks +11; Q2 Knicks +1; Q3 Knicks +6; Q4 Knicks +2
Final · Box score
Celtics117
Sixers107
Q1 Celtics +15; Q2 Celtics -1; Q3 Celtics +8; Q4 Celtics +10
Final · Box score
Bucks128
Raptors112
Q1 Bucks +15; Q2 Bucks +23; Q3 Bucks +21; Q4 Bucks +16
Final · Box score
Magic96
Bulls94
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 Magic +17; Q3 Magic +9; Q4 Magic +2
Final · Box score
Wolves115
Suns133
Q1 Suns +6; Q2 Suns +22; Q3 Suns +28; Q4 Suns +18
Final · Box score
Kings125
Lakers110
Q1 Kings +13; Q2 Kings +13; Q3 Kings +24; Q4 Kings +15
Final · Box score
Cavs109
Blazers95
Q1 Cavs +5; Q2 Cavs +8; Q3 Cavs +8; Q4 Cavs +14
On this day · 2022–23Nov 15, 2022: 5 games. Top scorer: Ja Morant (Grizzlies-Pelicans), 36 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Sixers

Boston keeps rolling, beats Philadelphia

LeBron James posts a triple-double

Game flow · Celtics margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+15-1+8+10Celtics AHEAD ↑Sixers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics37202634117
Sixers22361732107
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 22, 33, 30, 32, 32, 16, 23, 27, 35, 29Celtics29 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 9 games: 12, 28, 5, 18, 19, 11, 4, 3, 27Celtics27 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 34, 35, 28, 26, 48, 27, 33, 37, 39, 20Sixers20 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 34, 26, 18, 22, 22, 25, 29, 50, 27, 20Sixers20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Knicks-Hawks

New York never trails at a break against Atlanta

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 116–114. Julius Randle led New York with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Knicks over Hawks2Magic over Bulls2Celtics over Sixers10Mavs over Wizards13Cavs over Blazers14Kings over Lakers15Bucks over Raptors16Suns over Wolves18Final margin, points. Pink = Knicks over Hawks.
Lead changes
Celtics-Sixers11
Knicks-Hawks10
Magic-Bulls9
Mavs-Wizards7
Cavs-Blazers5
Bucks-Raptors2
Kings-Lakers0
Shot of the night

Paolo's jumper with 1.1 seconds left breaks the tie, 96-94 final

The night in charts
Wolves-Suns combined for 248, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-SunsWolves 115, Suns 133
248
Mavs-WizardsMavs 130, Wizards 117
247
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 128, Raptors 112
240
Kings-LakersKings 125, Lakers 110
235
Knicks-HawksKnicks 116, Hawks 114
230
Celtics-SixersCeltics 117, Sixers 107
224
Cavs-BlazersCavs 109, Blazers 95
204
Magic-BullsMagic 96, Bulls 94
190
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-HawksKnicks 116, Hawks 114
+2 Knicks
Magic-BullsMagic 96, Bulls 94
+2 Magic
Celtics-SixersCeltics 117, Sixers 107
+10 Celtics
Mavs-WizardsMavs 130, Wizards 117
+13 Mavs
Cavs-BlazersCavs 109, Blazers 95
+14 Cavs
Kings-LakersKings 125, Lakers 110
+15 Kings
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 128, Raptors 112
+16 Bucks
Wolves-SunsWolves 115, Suns 133
+18 Suns
Beasley shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BeasleyBucks · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
KDSuns · 31 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
73% (11-15)
Derrick Jones Jr.Mavs · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
MobleyCavs · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
73% (8-11)
BeyHawks · 16 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Knicks-Hawks
Knicks 116Hawks 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks33243029116
Hawks22342533114
The story
Julius Randle had 29 points and 10 rebounds as New York beat Atlanta 116-114

Bogdan Bogdanovic led Atlanta with 28 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST · 12-24 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Knicks won the first 33-22, their biggest quarter edge.

Knicks lead by quarter
200 +11+1+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Bulls
Magic 96Bulls 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2129232396
Bulls2112313094
The story
Goga Bitadze's 15 points and 11 rebounds carried Orlando past Chicago, 96-94

For Chicago, Zach LaVine had 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 15 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 6-10 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 29-12, was where the Magic built it.

Magic lead by quarter
200 0+17+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Lakers
Kings 125Lakers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings38343221125
Lakers25342130110
The story
Sacramento beat Los Angeles 125-110 behind 29 points and 16 rebounds from Domantas Sabonis

D'Angelo Russell paced Los Angeles: 28 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 29 PTS, 16 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL · 13-19 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 38-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

Kings lead by quarter
300 +13+13+24+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.4Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.4 in 9 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.9 in 11 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.3Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 15.3 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 37

Damian LillardPoints, last 9 games: 39, 6, 25, 15, 30, 21, 34, 12, 37Bucks-Raptors · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 27, 43, 26, 30, 38, 31, 20, 21, 22, 34Cavs-Blazers · W
29.2 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 39, 26, 26, 28, 31, 41, 25, 38, 28, 31Suns-Wolves · W
30.1 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 3 games: 32, 31, 31Suns-Wolves · W
31.3 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 21, 24, 9, 16, 21, 17, 17, 15, 17, 31Mavs-Wizards · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Malik BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 5, 20, 0, 3, 10, 13, 0, 9, 30Bucks-Raptors · W
10.3 PPG season to date · +21.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST