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Friday, November 24, 2023Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed MIA by 16 after three quarters and won 100–98.

Final · Box score
Celtics96
Magic113
Q1 ORL -11; Q2 ORL -8; Q3 ORL +3; Q4 ORL +17
Final · Box score
Suns110
Grizzlies89
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +13; Q3 PHX +8; Q4 PHX +21
Final · Box score
Heat98
Knicks100
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK +1; Q3 NYK -16; Q4 NYK +2
Final · Box score
Bulls108
Raptors121
Q1 TOR +14; Q2 TOR +14; Q3 TOR +16; Q4 TOR +13
Final · Box score
Nuggets86
Rockets105
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU +17; Q3 HOU +15; Q4 HOU +19
Final · Box score
Pistons113
Pacers136
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND -2; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND +23
Final · Box score
Wizards128
Bucks131
Q1 MIL -1; Q2 MIL -1; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Kings124
Wolves111
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 SAC +6; Q3 SAC +13; Q4 SAC +13
Final · Box score
Spurs112
Warriors118
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW +5; Q4 GSW +6
Final · Box score
Pelicans116
Clippers106
Q1 NOP +13; Q2 NOP +1; Q3 NOP +2; Q4 NOP +10
The lead · Heat-Knicks

New York storms back from 16 down to beat Miami

Nikola Jokic goes for 38 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+1-16+2NYK AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2822371198
Knicks25262029100
Who led
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 45, 7, 25, 20, 26, 24, 32, 32, 25, 24NYK24 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Immanuel QuickleyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 19, 17, 7, 20, 27, 9, 15, 20NYK20 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 15, 19, 32, 36, 25, 16, 10, 23MIA23 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 30, 26, 24, 21, 20, 24, 23, 21MIA21 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Celtics-Magic

Orlando rallies from 11 down to beat Boston

Trailing by 11 after one, Orlando outscored the Celtics 94–66 the rest of the way. Final: 113–96. Moritz Wagner led Orlando with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 0 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Magic-Celtics
Moritz Wagner · ORLJayson Tatum · BOSPTS2726REB35AST03Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Suns-Grizzlies12
Pistons-Pacers12
Celtics-Magic7
Nuggets-Rockets5
Pelicans-Clippers4
Kings-Wolves3
Bulls-Raptors2
The night in charts
Wizards-Bucks combined for 259, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-BucksWizards 128, Bucks 131
259
Pistons-PacersPistons 113, Pacers 136
249
Kings-WolvesKings 124, Wolves 111
235
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 112, Warriors 118
230
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 108, Raptors 121
229
Pelicans-ClippersPelicans 116, Clippers 106
222
Celtics-MagicCeltics 96, Magic 113
209
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 110, Grizzlies 89
199
Heat-KnicksHeat 98, Knicks 100
198
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 86, Rockets 105
191
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-KnicksHeat 98, Knicks 100
+2 NYK
Wizards-BucksWizards 128, Bucks 131
+3 MIL
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 112, Warriors 118
+6 GSW
Pelicans-ClippersPelicans 116, Clippers 106
+10 NOP
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 108, Raptors 121
+13 TOR
Kings-WolvesKings 124, Wolves 111
+13 SAC
Celtics-MagicCeltics 96, Magic 113
+17 ORL
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 86, Rockets 105
+19 HOU
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 110, Grizzlies 89
+21 PHX
Pistons-PacersPistons 113, Pacers 136
+23 IND
NYK erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-KnicksNYK won · Heat 98, Knicks 100
16 pts
Celtics-MagicORL won · Celtics 96, Magic 113
11 pts
Spurs-WarriorsGSW won · Spurs 112, Warriors 118
3 pts
Pistons-PacersIND won · Pistons 113, Pacers 136
2 pts
Wizards-BucksMIL won · Wizards 128, Bucks 131
1 pt
Brook Lopez shot 14-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Brook LopezMIL · 39 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
82% (14-17)
BookerPHX · 40 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL
71% (15-21)
OGTOR · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
LaVineCHI · 36 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (16-23)
WagnerORL · 27 PTS, 3 REB
69% (9-13)
Final · Heat-Knicks
Heat 98Knicks 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2822371198
Knicks25262029100
The story
Jalen Brunson had 24 points as New York beat Miami 100-98

Jimmy Butler led Miami with 23 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 10-16 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the third, the Knicks took the fourth 29-11.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −3+1−16+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Bam Adebayo led the game in fantasy with 42.4 FPTS (21 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Wizards-Bucks
Wizards 128Bucks 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards35262839128
Bucks34263239131
The story
Brook Lopez's 39 points carried Milwaukee past Washington, 131-128

For Washington, Tyus Jones had 22 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 39 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 14-17 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 32-28.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −1−1+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Warriors
Spurs 112Warriors 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs35202631112
Warriors32272732118
The story
Golden State beat San Antonio 118-112 behind 35 points from Stephen Curry

Keldon Johnson paced San Antonio: 22 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 35 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 11-20 FG, 7-14 3PT

The swing

A 27-20 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −3+4+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.8Season avg22.0Last 5

22.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.8 in 15 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.2Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.2 in 14 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.3Season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 8.3 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 40

Devin BookerPoints, last 8 games: 32, 31, 31, 24, 26, 28, 25, 40Suns-Grizzlies · W
29.6 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Jan 13, 2001: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Season high40 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 14, 2, 9, 11, 10, 15, 12, 16, 28, 39Bucks-Wizards · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +27.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high39 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 28, 35, 35, 36, 32, 26, 18, 9, 30, 38Nuggets-Rockets · L
28.2 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 19 REB · 8 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 18, 39, 37, 28, 28, 43, 30, 14, 26, 36Kings-Wolves · W
29.9 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 22, 19, 20, 19, 34, 13, 13, 36Bulls-Raptors · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 38, 26, 28, 33, 20, 13, 23, 23, 31, 35Wolves-Kings · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST