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Wednesday, November 29, 2023Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed UTA by 1 after the first quarter and won 105–91.

Final · Box score
Lakers133
Pistons107
Q1 LAL +14; Q2 LAL +17; Q3 LAL +25; Q4 LAL +26
Final · Box score
Wizards120
Magic139
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +10; Q3 ORL +13; Q4 ORL +19
Final · Box score
Suns105
Raptors112
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Jazz91
Grizzlies105
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM +18; Q3 MEM +21; Q4 MEM +14
Final · Box score
Sixers114
Pelicans124
Q1 NOP +15; Q2 NOP +20; Q3 NOP +21; Q4 NOP +10
Final · Box score
Rockets124
Nuggets134
Q1 DEN +15; Q2 DEN +17; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Clippers131
Kings117
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +22; Q3 LAC +21; Q4 LAC +14
On this day · 2022–23Nov 29, 2022: 3 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (Mavs-Warriors), 41 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Grizzlies

Memphis beats Utah, 105–91

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+18+21+14MEM AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2517252491
Grizzlies24362817105
Who led
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 28, 14, 12, 8, 27, 17, 23, 13, 18, 20MEM20 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
David RoddyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 7, 8, 17, 0, 0, 4, 14, 11, 19MEM19 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
John CollinsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 14, 15, 15, 15, 12, 12, 12, 17UTA17 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 33, 26, 30, 37, 22, 7, 13, 16, 12UTA12 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Suns-Raptors

Toronto leads Phoenix wire to wire

Toronto was ahead at every break and won 112–105. Best quarter: the second, 33–33. Scottie Barnes led Toronto with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
TOR over PHX7NOP over PHI10DEN over HOU10MEM over UTA14LAC over SAC14ORL over WAS19LAL over DET26Final margin, points. Pink = TOR over PHX.
Lead changes
Suns-Raptors5
Jazz-Grizzlies4
Lakers-Pistons3
Clippers-Kings3
Wizards-Magic1
Sixers-Pelicans0
The night in charts
Wizards-Magic combined for 259, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-MagicWizards 120, Magic 139
259
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 124, Nuggets 134
258
Clippers-KingsClippers 131, Kings 117
248
Lakers-PistonsLakers 133, Pistons 107
240
Sixers-PelicansSixers 114, Pelicans 124
238
Suns-RaptorsSuns 105, Raptors 112
217
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 91, Grizzlies 105
196
TOR won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Suns-RaptorsSuns 105, Raptors 112
+7 TOR
Sixers-PelicansSixers 114, Pelicans 124
+10 NOP
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 124, Nuggets 134
+10 DEN
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 91, Grizzlies 105
+14 MEM
Clippers-KingsClippers 131, Kings 117
+14 LAC
Wizards-MagicWizards 120, Magic 139
+19 ORL
Lakers-PistonsLakers 133, Pistons 107
+26 LAL
Zion shot 11-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZionNOP · 33 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
92% (11-12)
WagnerORL · 31 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
79% (11-14)
KawhiLAC · 34 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
78% (14-18)
RussellLAL · 35 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 2 BLK
76% (13-17)
AvdijaWAS · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
Final · Rockets-Nuggets
Rockets 124Nuggets 134
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets26333827124
Nuggets41353226134
The story
Michael Porter Jr. had 30 points and 10 rebounds as Denver beat Houston 134-124

Jalen Green led Houston with 26 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 30 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 11-17 FG, 7-12 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 41-26, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +15+17+11+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Kings
Clippers 131Kings 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers35373029131
Kings27233136117
The story
Kawhi Leonard's 34 points carried LA past Sacramento, 131-117

For Sacramento, Malik Monk had 15 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 34 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 14-18 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 37-23, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
300 +8+22+21+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Pistons
Lakers 133Pistons 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers38273632133
Pistons24242831107
The story
Los Angeles beat Detroit 133-107 behind 35 points and 9 assists from D'Angelo Russell

Cade Cunningham paced Detroit: 15 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 35 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 13-17 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

A 38-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +14+17+25+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anthony Davis topped the game at 65.2 FPTS: 28 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.0Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.0 in 17 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.5 in 11 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.2Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 17.2 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

De'Aaron Fox leads the day with 40

De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 37, 28, 28, 43, 30, 14, 26, 36, 29, 40Kings-Clippers · L
30.7 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Glen Rice LAL, May 5, 1999: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
40 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 28, 14, 4, 20, 15, 10, 12, 35Lakers-Pistons · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 14, 15, 26, 21, 26, 20, 8, 31, 34Clippers-Kings · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 18, 19, 26, 26, 25, 32, 26, 33Pelicans-Sixers · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 50, 27, 20, 19, 25, 30, 16, 28, 31, 33Sixers-Pelicans · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 35, 36, 32, 26, 18, 9, 30, 38, 39, 32Nuggets-Rockets · W
29.0 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Rajon Rondo BOS, Feb 12, 2012: 32 PTS · 10 REB · 15 AST
32 PTS · 10 REB · 15 AST