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Monday, November 20, 2023Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed BOS by 11 at halftime and won 121–118.

Final · OT · Box score
Celtics118
Hornets121
Q1 CHA -6; Q2 CHA -11; Q3 CHA -6; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 CHA +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets107
Pistons103
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN +2; Q4 DEN +4
Final · Box score
Bucks142
Wizards129
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +13
Final · Box score
Heat118
Bulls100
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +12; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +18
Final · Box score
Knicks100
Wolves117
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +2; Q3 MIN +18; Q4 MIN +17
Final · Box score
Kings93
Pelicans129
Q1 NOP -2; Q2 NOP +13; Q3 NOP +31; Q4 NOP +36
Final · Box score
Clippers124
Spurs99
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC +14; Q4 LAC +25
Final · Box score
Rockets116
Warriors121
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW +10; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +5
On this day · 2022–23Nov 20, 2022: 8 games. Top scorer: Klay Thompson (Warriors-Rockets), 41 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Hornets

LaMelo Ball scores 36, Charlotte wins in overtime

Jayson Tatum goes for 45 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-6-11-60+3CHA AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Celtics3134222110118
Hornets2529272713121
Who led
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 30, 34, 25, 32, 28, 37, 34, 36CHA36 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 23, 20, 18, 27, 6, 2, 4, 20CHA20 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 32, 32, 16, 23, 27, 35, 29, 17, 20, 45BOS45 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Payton PritchardPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 0, 13, 7, 5, 5, 5, 7, 21BOS21 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: New Orleans by 36.

CHA over BOS3DEN over DET4GSW over HOU5MIL over WAS13MIN over NYK17MIA over CHI18LAC over SAS25NOP over SAC36Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Clippers-Spurs11
Rockets-Warriors9
Kings-Pelicans8
Bucks-Wizards3
Knicks-Wolves3
The night in charts
Bucks-Wizards combined for 271, 32 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-WizardsBucks 142, Wizards 129
271
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 118, Hornets 121 · OT
239
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 116, Warriors 121
237
Clippers-SpursClippers 124, Spurs 99
223
Kings-PelicansKings 93, Pelicans 129
222
Heat-BullsHeat 118, Bulls 100
218
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 100, Wolves 117
217
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 107, Pistons 103
210
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 118, Hornets 121 · OT
+3 CHA
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 107, Pistons 103
+4 DEN
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 116, Warriors 121
+5 GSW
Bucks-WizardsBucks 142, Wizards 129
+13 MIL
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 100, Wolves 117
+17 MIN
Heat-BullsHeat 118, Bulls 100
+18 MIA
Clippers-SpursClippers 124, Spurs 99
+25 LAC
Kings-PelicansKings 93, Pelicans 129
+36 NOP
CHA erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-HornetsCHA won · Celtics 118, Hornets 121 · OT
11 pts
Kings-PelicansNOP won · Kings 93, Pelicans 129
2 pts
Giannis shot 20-of-23 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GiannisMIL · 42 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL
87% (20-23)
TheisLAC · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
ZionNOP · 26 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
75% (12-16)
OsmanSAS · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Tyus JonesWAS · 18 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
69% (9-13)
Final · Celtics-Hornets
Celtics 118Hornets 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics3134222110118
Hornets2529272713121
The story
Mark Williams had 18 points and 16 rebounds as Charlotte beat Boston 121-118 in OT

Kristaps Porzingis led Boston with 17 PTS, 8 REB 18 PTS, 16 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Hornets took the fourth 27-21.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −6−11−60+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Rockets-Warriors
Rockets 116Warriors 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets27262835116
Warriors29342929121
The story
Golden State beat Houston 121-116 behind 32 points from Stephen Curry

Jabari Smith Jr. paced Houston: 17 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 32 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 8-14 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

A 34-26 second quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +2+10+11+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Alperen Sengun topped the game at 57.1 FPTS: 30 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST

Final · Bucks-Wizards
Bucks 142Wizards 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks31393438142
Wizards27383727129
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo's 42 points and 13 rebounds carried Milwaukee past Washington, 142-129

For Washington, Kyle Kuzma had 22 PTS, 13 AST, 3 REB 42 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST · 20-23 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 38-27, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +4+5+2+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.4Season avg33.4Last 5

33.4 points a game over his last five games, against 24.4 in 12 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.5 in 8 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.8Season avg23Today

23 minutes today, against 6.8 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Jayson Tatum leads the day with 45

Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 32, 32, 16, 23, 27, 35, 29, 17, 20, 45Celtics-Hornets · L
28.2 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL, Apr 4, 2019: 45 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Season high45 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 36, 15, 54, 35, 35, 16, 40, 42Bucks-Wizards · W
30.2 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James MIA, Feb 8, 2011: 41 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
42 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 30, 34, 25, 32, 28, 37, 34, 36Hornets-Celtics · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 42, 21, 30, 28, 34, 23, 30, 38, 25, 32Warriors-Rockets · W
30.4 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 22, 24, 31, 20, 25, 21, 30, 31Pelicans-Kings · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Alperen SengunPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 15, 17, 19, 24, 23, 23, 23, 30Rockets-Warriors · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST