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Sunday, November 19, 2023Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed HOU by 8 after the first quarter and won 105–104.

Final · Box score
Sixers121
Nets99
Q1 PHI +1; Q2 PHI +12; Q3 PHI +23; Q4 PHI +22
Final · Box score
Pistons113
Raptors142
Q1 TOR +12; Q2 TOR +24; Q3 TOR +32; Q4 TOR +29
Final · Box score
Magic128
Pacers116
Q1 ORL +21; Q2 ORL +34; Q3 ORL +29; Q4 ORL +12
Final · Box score
Nuggets109
Cavs121
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +17; Q4 CLE +12
Final · Box score
Kings129
Mavs113
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +11; Q4 SAC +16
Final · Box score
Celtics102
Grizzlies100
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +2
Final · 2OT · Box score
Suns140
Jazz137
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 Suns 0; OT2 PHX +3
Final · Box score
Thunder134
Blazers91
Q1 OKC +12; Q2 OKC +33; Q3 OKC +35; Q4 OKC +43
Final · Box score
Rockets104
Lakers105
Q1 LAL -8; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +1
On this day · 2022–23Nov 19, 2022: 5 games. Top scorer: Trae Young (Hawks-Raptors), 33 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Lakers

LeBron James scores 37, Lakers rally past Houston

Kevin Durant goes for 39 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-6+6+1LAL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets28272029104
Lakers20293224105
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 35, 24, 30, 18, 32, 16, 28, 35, 37LAL37 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 28, 9, 18, 30, 19, 9, 16, 27LAL27 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 20, 26, 9, 5, 10, 10, 4, 24HOU24 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Alperen SengunPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 19, 15, 17, 19, 24, 23, 23, 23HOU23 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Thunder rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. OKC beat Portland by 43.

LAL over HOU1BOS over MEM2PHX over UTA3ORL over IND12CLE over DEN12SAC over DAL16PHI over BKN22TOR over DET29OKC over POR43Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Celtics-Grizzlies18
Rockets-Lakers12
Suns-Jazz9
Kings-Mavs6
Nuggets-Cavs5
Sixers-Nets4
Thunder-Blazers1
Pistons-Raptors0
Magic-Pacers0
The night in charts
Suns-Jazz combined for 277, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-JazzSuns 140, Jazz 137 · OT
277
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 113, Raptors 142
255
Magic-PacersMagic 128, Pacers 116
244
Kings-MavsKings 129, Mavs 113
242
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 109, Cavs 121
230
Thunder-BlazersThunder 134, Blazers 91
225
Sixers-NetsSixers 121, Nets 99
220
Rockets-LakersRockets 104, Lakers 105
209
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 102, Grizzlies 100
202
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-LakersRockets 104, Lakers 105
+1 LAL
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 102, Grizzlies 100
+2 BOS
Suns-JazzSuns 140, Jazz 137 · OT
+3 PHX
Magic-PacersMagic 128, Pacers 116
+12 ORL
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 109, Cavs 121
+12 CLE
Kings-MavsKings 129, Mavs 113
+16 SAC
Sixers-NetsSixers 121, Nets 99
+22 PHI
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 113, Raptors 142
+29 TOR
Thunder-BlazersThunder 134, Blazers 91
+43 OKC
LAL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-LakersLAL won · Rockets 104, Lakers 105
8 pts
Kings-MavsSAC won · Kings 129, Mavs 113
1 pt
Celtics-GrizzliesBOS won · Celtics 102, Grizzlies 100
1 pt
Sabonis shot 13-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SabonisSAC · 32 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST
87% (13-15)
MeltonPHI · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
SGAOKC · 28 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
LeBronLAL · 37 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL
74% (14-19)
ADLAL · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
Final · Rockets-Lakers
Rockets 104Lakers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets28272029104
Lakers20293224105
The story
Anthony Davis' 27 points and 10 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Houston, 105-104

For Houston, Alperen Sengun had 23 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 27 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 11-15 FG

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 32-20.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −8−6+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Grizzlies
Celtics 102Grizzlies 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics26302323102
Grizzlies27262324100
The story
Boston beat Memphis 102-100 behind 26 points from Kristaps Porzingis

Desmond Bane paced Memphis: 30 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 26 PTS, 8 REB, 6 BLK, 1 AST · 9-13 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 30-26 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −1+3+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Santi Aldama topped the game at 59.4 FPTS: 28 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST

Final · Suns-Jazz
Suns 140Jazz 137
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Suns303124301213140
Jazz302628311210137
The story
Lauri Markkanen had 38 points and 17 rebounds in a 140-137 in OT loss to Phoenix

Eric Gordon led Phoenix with 20 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 38 PTS, 17 REB · 15-27 FG, 2-10 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the second 31-26, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 0+5+100+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.3Season avg29.6Last 5

29.6 points a game over his last five games, against 19.3 in 12 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.8Season avg23.7Last 3

23.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.8 in 13 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.4Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 39

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 31, 41, 25, 38, 28, 31, 38, 39Suns-Jazz · W
31.4 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 22, 22, 29, 24, 26, 21, 21, 38Jazz-Suns · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 35, 24, 30, 18, 32, 16, 28, 35, 37Lakers-Rockets · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 48, 27, 33, 37, 39, 20, 32, 32Sixers-Nets · W
31.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 11, 8, 27, 17, 23, 29, 27, 32Kings-Mavs · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 7 games: 18, 39, 37, 28, 28, 43, 30Kings-Mavs · W
31.9 PPG season to date · −2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST