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Friday, November 17, 2023Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed CHA by 9 after the first quarter and won 130–99.

Final · Box score
Bucks130
Hornets99
Q1 MIL -9; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL +11; Q4 MIL +31
Final · Box score
Knicks120
Wizards99
Q1 NYK +10; Q2 NYK +11; Q3 NYK +5; Q4 NYK +21
Final · Box score
Sixers126
Hawks116
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI +1; Q3 PHI +7; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Pistons100
Cavs108
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Kings129
Spurs120
Q1 SAC -2; Q2 Kings 0; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 SAC +9
Final · Box score
Celtics108
Raptors105
Q1 BOS -6; Q2 BOS +16; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Magic103
Bulls97
Q1 ORL +7; Q2 ORL +15; Q3 ORL +12; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Nuggets110
Pelicans115
Q1 NOP +8; Q2 NOP +16; Q3 NOP +9; Q4 NOP +5
Final · Box score
Lakers107
Blazers95
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +12
Final · Box score
Suns131
Jazz128
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +3
Final · Box score
Rockets100
Clippers106
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +6
On this day · 2022–23Nov 17, 2022: 3 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Nets-Blazers), 35 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Hornets

Milwaukee climbs out of a 9-point hole against Charlotte

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+2+11+31MIL AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks28313338130
Hornets3720241899
Who led
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 39, 6, 25, 15, 30, 21, 34, 12, 37, 27MIL27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Malik BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 5, 20, 0, 3, 10, 13, 0, 9, 30, 20MIL20 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 19, 11, 30, 34, 25, 32, 28, 37CHA37 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Miles BridgesCHA17 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Celtics-Raptors

Boston holds off Toronto, 108–105

Boston led 84–81 after three and held on to win by three. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BOS over TOR3PHX over UTA3NOP over DEN5ORL over CHI6LAC over HOU6CLE over DET8SAC over SAS9PHI over ATL10LAL over POR12NYK over WAS21MIL over CHA31Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over TOR.
Lead changes
Sixers-Hawks18
Rockets-Clippers15
Bucks-Hornets12
Suns-Jazz8
Kings-Spurs7
Magic-Bulls5
Pistons-Cavs2
Knicks-Wizards0
Nuggets-Pelicans0
Lakers-Blazers0
Shot of the night

Harden's three with 6 seconds left breaks the tie, 106-100 final

The night in charts
Suns-Jazz combined for 259, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-JazzSuns 131, Jazz 128
259
Kings-SpursKings 129, Spurs 120
249
Sixers-HawksSixers 126, Hawks 116
242
Bucks-HornetsBucks 130, Hornets 99
229
Nuggets-PelicansNuggets 110, Pelicans 115
225
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 120, Wizards 99
219
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 108, Raptors 105
213
Pistons-CavsPistons 100, Cavs 108
208
Rockets-ClippersRockets 100, Clippers 106
206
Lakers-BlazersLakers 107, Blazers 95
202
Magic-BullsMagic 103, Bulls 97
200
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 108, Raptors 105
+3 BOS
Suns-JazzSuns 131, Jazz 128
+3 PHX
Nuggets-PelicansNuggets 110, Pelicans 115
+5 NOP
Magic-BullsMagic 103, Bulls 97
+6 ORL
Rockets-ClippersRockets 100, Clippers 106
+6 LAC
Pistons-CavsPistons 100, Cavs 108
+8 CLE
Kings-SpursKings 129, Spurs 120
+9 SAC
Sixers-HawksSixers 126, Hawks 116
+10 PHI
Lakers-BlazersLakers 107, Blazers 95
+12 LAL
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 120, Wizards 99
+21 NYK
Bucks-HornetsBucks 130, Hornets 99
+31 MIL
MIL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-HornetsMIL won · Bucks 130, Hornets 99
9 pts
Celtics-RaptorsBOS won · Celtics 108, Raptors 105
6 pts
Kings-SpursSAC won · Kings 129, Spurs 120
2 pts
Rockets-ClippersLAC won · Rockets 100, Clippers 106
2 pts
Harden shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HardenLAC · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Zach CollinsSAS · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
71% (10-14)
SabonisSAC · 27 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
SiakamTOR · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST
69% (11-16)
KDPHX · 38 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST
68% (15-22)
Final · Suns-Jazz
Suns 131Jazz 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns41342729131
Jazz38372429128
The story
Kevin Durant's 38 points and 9 assists carried Phoenix past Utah, 131-128

For Utah, Jordan Clarkson had 37 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 38 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST · 15-22 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 41-38, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +30+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Raptors
Celtics 108Raptors 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics26391924108
Raptors32173224105
The story
Boston beat Toronto 108-105 behind 14 points and 12 rebounds from Kristaps Porzingis

Dennis Schroder paced Toronto: 23 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 14 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 6-13 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 39-17 second quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −6+16+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Pelicans
Nuggets 110Pelicans 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets28253324110
Pelicans36332620115
The story
Zion Williamson had 26 points as New Orleans beat Denver 115-110

Christian Braun led Denver with 25 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 10-17 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Pelicans won the first 36-28, their biggest quarter edge.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +8+16+9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.2Season avg31.2Last 5

31.2 points a game over his last five games, against 22.2 in 10 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.7Season avg24.0Last 3

24.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.7 in 10 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.9minutes, today vs 2022–23 avg
Minutes per game
15.12022–23 avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 15.1 a game in 2022–23 (63 games). Line: 11 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

De'Aaron Fox leads the day with 43

De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 6 games: 18, 39, 37, 28, 28, 43Kings-Spurs · W
32.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook OKC, Mar 5, 2015: 43 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Season high43 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 28, 31, 41, 25, 38, 28, 31, 38Suns-Jazz · W
30.8 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 19, 11, 30, 34, 25, 32, 28, 37Hornets-Bucks · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 4, 20, 21, 10, 7, 33, 26, 30, 37Jazz-Suns · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 35, 24, 30, 18, 32, 16, 28, 35Lakers-Blazers · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high35 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 24, 12, 24, 22, 19, 20, 19, 34Bulls-Magic · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST