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Saturday, November 25, 2023Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed NOP by 10 at halftime and won 105–100.

Final · Box score
Sixers127
Thunder123
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI +4; Q3 PHI +11; Q4 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Heat97
Nets112
Q1 BKN +4; Q2 BKN +10; Q3 BKN +14; Q4 BKN +15
Final · Box score
Hawks136
Wizards108
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL +12; Q3 ATL +29; Q4 ATL +28
Final · Box score
Lakers121
Cavs115
Q1 LAL -5; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL -1; Q4 LAL +6
Final · Box score
Pelicans100
Jazz105
Q1 UTA -7; Q2 UTA -10; Q3 UTA -9; Q4 UTA +5
Final · Box score
Mavs88
Clippers107
Q1 LAC +11; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC +17; Q4 LAC +19
On this day · 2022–23Nov 25, 2022: 14 games. Top scorer: Trae Young (Hawks-Rockets), 44 points.
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The lead · Pelicans-Jazz

Utah climbs out of a 10-point hole against New Orleans

Joel Embiid goes for 35 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-10-9+5UTA AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans29242423100
Jazz22212537105
Who led
Collin SextonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 14, 10, 10, 13, 8, 18, 14, 1, 16UTA16 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Keyonte GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 8, 5, 7, 7, 15, 15, 7, 9, 16, 15UTA15 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 20, 25, 21, 30, 31, 23, 30, 26NOP26 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Jordan HawkinsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 10, 25, 7, 15, 9, 13, 8, 25NOP25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Atlanta posts the night's biggest win

Atlanta beat Washington by 28, the widest margin of 6 games.

PHI over OKC4UTA over NOP5LAL over CLE6BKN over MIA15LAC over DAL19ATL over WAS28Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Lakers-Cavs16
Sixers-Thunder12
Heat-Nets2
Mavs-Clippers1
Hawks-Wizards0
The night in charts
Sixers-Thunder combined for 250, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-ThunderSixers 127, Thunder 123
250
Hawks-WizardsHawks 136, Wizards 108
244
Lakers-CavsLakers 121, Cavs 115
236
Heat-NetsHeat 97, Nets 112
209
Pelicans-JazzPelicans 100, Jazz 105
205
Mavs-ClippersMavs 88, Clippers 107
195
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-ThunderSixers 127, Thunder 123
+4 PHI
Pelicans-JazzPelicans 100, Jazz 105
+5 UTA
Lakers-CavsLakers 121, Cavs 115
+6 LAL
Heat-NetsHeat 97, Nets 112
+15 BKN
Mavs-ClippersMavs 88, Clippers 107
+19 LAC
Hawks-WizardsHawks 136, Wizards 108
+28 ATL
UTA erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pelicans-JazzUTA won · Pelicans 100, Jazz 105
10 pts
Lakers-CavsLAL won · Lakers 121, Cavs 115
5 pts
Sixers-ThunderPHI won · Sixers 127, Thunder 123
2 pts
Jarrett Allen shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jarrett AllenCLE · 21 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
75% (9-12)
MobleyCLE · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL
67% (8-12)
ADLAL · 32 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
65% (13-20)
De'Andre HunterATL · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
ChetOKC · 33 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
62% (13-21)
Final · Sixers-Thunder
Sixers 127Thunder 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers29362834127
Thunder31302141123
The story
Tyrese Maxey's 28 points carried Philadelphia past Oklahoma City, 127-123

For Oklahoma City, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 31 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 8-17 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 28-21, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −2+4+11+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Jazz
Pelicans 100Jazz 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans29242423100
Jazz22212537105
The story
Walker Kessler had 11 points and 11 rebounds as Utah beat New Orleans 105-100

Jordan Hawkins led New Orleans with 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 11 PTS, 11 REB · 5-10 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Jazz took the fourth 37-23.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −7−10−9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brandon Ingram led the game in fantasy with 47.7 FPTS (26 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB)

Final · Lakers-Cavs
Lakers 121Cavs 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers35352328121
Cavs40312321115
The story
Los Angeles beat Cleveland 121-115 behind 32 points and 13 rebounds from Anthony Davis

Jarrett Allen paced Cleveland: 21 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 32 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 13-20 FG

The swing

A 28-21 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −5−1−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.0Season avg14.4Last 5

14.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.0 in 10 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 17 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 9 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.2Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 7.2 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 35

Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 48, 27, 33, 37, 39, 20, 32, 32, 32, 35Sixers-Thunder · W
32.1 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Chet HolmgrenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 12, 18, 9, 13, 36, 16, 18, 33Thunder-Sixers · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 30, 19, 9, 16, 27, 26, 10, 32Lakers-Cavs · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 30, 43, 33, 35, 28, 24, 40, 28, 40, 31Thunder-Sixers · L
30.4 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 44, 30, 16, 26, 35, 25, 30, 30Mavs-Clippers · L
30.5 PPG season to date · −0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 50, 27, 20, 19, 25, 30, 16, 28Sixers-Thunder · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST