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Thursday, November 30, 2023Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 9 points, by MIA (vs IND) and ATL (vs SAS).

Final · Box score
Blazers103
Cavs95
Q1 POR -3; Q2 POR -6; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Hornets129
Nets128
Q1 CHA -6; Q2 CHA +2; Q3 CHA -4; Q4 CHA +1
Final · Box score
Pacers132
Heat142
Q1 MIA -5; Q2 MIA -9; Q3 MIA -3; Q4 MIA +10
Final · Box score
Pistons112
Knicks118
Q1 NYK +14; Q2 Knicks 0; Q3 NYK -2; Q4 NYK +6
Final · OT · Box score
Bucks113
Bulls120
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI -6; Q3 Bulls 0; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Jazz90
Wolves101
Q1 MIN -3; Q2 MIN +2; Q3 MIN +18; Q4 MIN +11
Final · Box score
Lakers110
Thunder133
Q1 OKC -7; Q2 OKC +12; Q3 OKC +20; Q4 OKC +23
Final · Box score
Hawks137
Spurs135
Q1 ATL -9; Q2 ATL -4; Q3 ATL -4; Q4 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Clippers114
Warriors120
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +11; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +6
On this day · 2022–23Nov 30, 2022: 13 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (Suns-Bulls), 51 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Spurs

Trae Young scores 45 as Atlanta beats San Antonio

Tyrese Haliburton goes for 44 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-4-4+2ATL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks26363936137
Spurs35313930135
Who led
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 41, 27, 15, 22, 38, 43, 26, 33, 13, 45ATL45 PTS · 4 REB · 14 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 13, 13, 28, 20, 11, 6, 13, 24ATL24 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jeremy SochanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 9, 8, 16, 8, 19, 7, 4, 33SAS33 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Devin VassellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 4, 29, 14, 12, 18, 24, 19, 25SAS25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Pacers-Heat

Miami climbs back to beat Indiana

Indiana led by 9 at the half. Miami won it 142–132. Jimmy Butler led Miami with 36 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Heat-Pacers
Jimmy Butler · MIATyrese Haliburton · INDPTS3644REB112AST310Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Bucks-Bulls15
Jazz-Wolves10
Hawks-Spurs9
Clippers-Warriors6
Lakers-Thunder5
Blazers-Cavs4
Pacers-Heat1
The night in charts
Pacers-Heat combined for 274, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-HeatPacers 132, Heat 142
274
Hawks-SpursHawks 137, Spurs 135
272
Hornets-NetsHornets 129, Nets 128
257
Lakers-ThunderLakers 110, Thunder 133
243
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 114, Warriors 120
234
Bucks-BullsBucks 113, Bulls 120 · OT
233
Pistons-KnicksPistons 112, Knicks 118
230
Blazers-CavsBlazers 103, Cavs 95
198
Jazz-WolvesJazz 90, Wolves 101
191
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-NetsHornets 129, Nets 128
+1 CHA
Hawks-SpursHawks 137, Spurs 135
+2 ATL
Pistons-KnicksPistons 112, Knicks 118
+6 NYK
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 114, Warriors 120
+6 GSW
Bucks-BullsBucks 113, Bulls 120 · OT
+7 CHI
Blazers-CavsBlazers 103, Cavs 95
+8 POR
Pacers-HeatPacers 132, Heat 142
+10 MIA
Jazz-WolvesJazz 90, Wolves 101
+11 MIN
Lakers-ThunderLakers 110, Thunder 133
+23 OKC
MIA rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-HeatMIA won · Pacers 132, Heat 142
9 pts
Hawks-SpursATL won · Hawks 137, Spurs 135
9 pts
Lakers-ThunderOKC won · Lakers 110, Thunder 133
7 pts
Blazers-CavsPOR won · Blazers 103, Cavs 95
6 pts
Hornets-NetsCHA won · Hornets 129, Nets 128
6 pts
Sochan shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SochanSAS · 33 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
86% (12-14)
HayesDET · 23 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
SharpePOR · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
RichardsonMIA · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
ClaxtonBKN · 20 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
Final · Hornets-Nets
Hornets 129Nets 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets31422927129
Nets37343522128
The story
Charlotte beat Brooklyn 129-128 behind 37 points and 13 assists from Terry Rozier

Nicolas Claxton paced Brooklyn: 20 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 37 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB · 13-25 FG, 7-9 3PT

The swing

A 42-34 second quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Hornets.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −6+2−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Spurs
Hawks 137Spurs 135
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks26363936137
Spurs35313930135
The story
Dejounte Murray had 24 points as Atlanta beat San Antonio 137-135

Jeremy Sochan led San Antonio with 33 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 24 PTS, 5 STL, 3 REB, 2 AST · 10-21 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Hawks took the fourth 36-30.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −9−4−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Knicks
Pistons 112Knicks 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons17373325112
Knicks31233133118
The story
Jalen Brunson's 42 points and 8 assists carried New York past Detroit, 118-112

For Detroit, Cade Cunningham had 31 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 42 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 13-24 FG, 7-12 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-17, was where the Knicks built it.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +140−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.9Season avg34.6Last 5

34.6 points a game over his last five games, against 25.9 in 15 earlier games. Today: 44 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 9 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.5Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 15.5 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Trae Young leads the day with 45

Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 41, 27, 15, 22, 38, 43, 26, 33, 13, 45Hawks-Spurs · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Gilbert Arenas WAS, Dec 18, 2009: 45 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
Season high45 PTS · 4 REB · 14 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 29, 25, 33, 12, 37, 33, 26, 33, 44Pacers-Heat · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Jan 24, 2005: 45 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Career high44 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 24, 32, 32, 25, 24, 35, 12, 42Knicks-Pistons · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Ray Allen SEA, Jan 5, 2004: 42 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
42 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 8 games: 24, 20, 23, 21, 22, 22, 11, 37Hornets-Nets · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 19, 32, 36, 25, 16, 10, 23, 36Heat-Pacers · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high36 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Jeremy SochanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 9, 8, 16, 8, 19, 7, 4, 33Spurs-Hawks · L
11.6 PPG season to date · +22.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST