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Thursday, November 16, 2023Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Nets115
Heat122
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Thunder128
Warriors109
Q1 OKC +15; Q2 OKC +7; Q3 OKC +9; Q4 OKC +19
On this day · 2022–23Nov 16, 2022: 10 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Suns), 50 points.
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The lead · Nets-Heat

Jimmy Butler goes for 36 in Miami win over Brooklyn

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander goes for 24 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+8+12+7MIA AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets27253132115
Heat30303527122
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 13, 20, 20, 28, 15, 19, 32, 36MIA36 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Duncan RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 5, 18, 12, 9, 11, 26, 18, 26MIA26 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 20, 19, 31, 10, 12, 27, 21, 23BKN23 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Lonnie Walker IVPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 11, 13, 19, 21, 20, 5, 11, 23BKN23 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Thunder-Warriors

OKC controls Golden State start to finish

OKC won 128–109, leading by as many as 19 at a break. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 24 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Thunder-Warriors
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · OKCJonathan Kuminga · GSWPTS2421REB26AST72Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Nets-Heat5
Thunder-Warriors3
The night in charts
Nets-Heat combined for 237
Points by game
Nets-HeatNets 115, Heat 122
237
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 128, Warriors 109
237
MIA won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Nets-HeatNets 115, Heat 122
+7 MIA
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 128, Warriors 109
+19 OKC
Jimmy shot 12-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JimmyMIA · 36 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
63% (12-19)
KumingaGSW · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
Duncan RobinsonMIA · 26 PTS, 2 AST
57% (8-14)
GiddeyOKC · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
57% (8-14)
BamMIA · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
53% (8-15)
Final · Nets-Heat
Nets 115Heat 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets27253132115
Heat30303527122
The story
Bam Adebayo had 20 points as Miami beat Brooklyn 122-115

Nicolas Claxton led Brooklyn with 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

The Heat won the second 30-25, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +3+8+12+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Warriors
Thunder 128Warriors 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder39282734128
Warriors24362524109
The story
Isaiah Joe's 23 points carried Oklahoma City past Golden State, 128-109

For Golden State, Chris Paul had 15 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 23 PTS, 5 REB · 7-7 FG, 7-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 39-24, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +15+7+9+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.0Season avg26.0Last 5

26.0 points a game over his last five games, against 20.0 in 9 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 2 vs 2022–23 avg
Minutes per game
29.22022–23 avg16.0Last 2

16.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 29.2 in 2022–23 (73 games). Today: 6 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.4Season avg20Today

20 minutes today, against 5.4 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 3 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Jimmy Butler leads the day with 36

Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 13, 20, 20, 28, 15, 19, 32, 36Heat-Nets · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Duncan RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 5, 18, 12, 9, 11, 26, 18, 26Heat-Nets · W
14.3 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high26 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 34, 7, 32, 20, 30, 43, 33, 35, 28, 24Thunder-Warriors · W
28.8 PPG season to date · −5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 20, 19, 31, 10, 12, 27, 21, 23Nets-Heat · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Isaiah JoePoints, last 10 games: 5, 9, 9, 16, 12, 6, 9, 3, 8, 23Thunder-Warriors · W
9.9 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Lonnie Walker IVPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 11, 13, 19, 21, 20, 5, 11, 23Nets-Heat · L
15.7 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST