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Tuesday, November 12, 2024Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed BOS by 11 at halftime and won 117–116.

Final · Box score
Hawks117
Celtics116
Q1 ATL -2; Q2 ATL -11; Q3 ATL -7; Q4 ATL +1
Final · OT · Box score
Heat121
Pistons123
Q1 DET +11; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +9; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +2
Final · Box score
Hornets89
Magic114
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +11; Q3 ORL +23; Q4 ORL +25
Final · Box score
Knicks111
Sixers99
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +12
Final · Box score
Raptors85
Bucks99
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +11; Q3 MIL +14; Q4 MIL +14
Final · Box score
Suns120
Jazz112
Q1 PHX +12; Q2 PHX +15; Q3 PHX +8; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Mavs117
Warriors120
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW -4; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +3
Final · Box score
Wolves108
Blazers122
Q1 POR +11; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +19; Q4 POR +14
On this day · 2023–24Nov 12, 2023: 11 games. Top scorer: Tyrese Maxey (Sixers-Pacers), 50 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Celtics

Atlanta fights back from 11 down against Boston

Tyler Herro goes for 40 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-11-7+1ATL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks29253033117
Celtics31342625116
Who led
Dyson DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 7, 11, 16, 8, 6, 18, 16, 28ATL28 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Larry Nance Jr.Points, last 7 games: 15, 2, 2, 14, 13, 6, 19ATL19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 8 games: 23, 27, 24, 30, 25, 25, 14, 37BOS37 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 23, 17, 18, 21, 26, 14, 15, 31BOS31 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Hawks-Celtics14
Mavs-Warriors9
Hornets-Magic8
Heat-Pistons6
Wolves-Blazers4
Knicks-Sixers3
Suns-Jazz2
Raptors-Bucks0
Shot of the night

Okongwu's tip-in with 6 seconds left puts the Hawks ahead, 117-116 final

The night in charts
Heat-Pistons combined for 244, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-PistonsHeat 121, Pistons 123 · OT
244
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 117, Warriors 120
237
Hawks-CelticsHawks 117, Celtics 116
233
Suns-JazzSuns 120, Jazz 112
232
Wolves-BlazersWolves 108, Blazers 122
230
Knicks-SixersKnicks 111, Sixers 99
210
Hornets-MagicHornets 89, Magic 114
203
Raptors-BucksRaptors 85, Bucks 99
184
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-CelticsHawks 117, Celtics 116
+1 ATL
Heat-PistonsHeat 121, Pistons 123 · OT
+2 DET
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 117, Warriors 120
+3 GSW
Suns-JazzSuns 120, Jazz 112
+8 PHX
Knicks-SixersKnicks 111, Sixers 99
+12 NYK
Raptors-BucksRaptors 85, Bucks 99
+14 MIL
Wolves-BlazersWolves 108, Blazers 122
+14 POR
Hornets-MagicHornets 89, Magic 114
+25 ORL
ATL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-CelticsATL won · Hawks 117, Celtics 116
11 pts
Mavs-WarriorsGSW won · Mavs 117, Warriors 120
4 pts
Robert Williams III shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Robert Williams IIIPOR · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
90% (9-10)
McDanielsMIN · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
GiannisMIL · 23 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 4 BLK
75% (9-12)
CapelaATL · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
NanceATL · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Hawks-Celtics
Hawks 117Celtics 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks29253033117
Celtics31342625116
The story
Dyson Daniels' 28 points carried Atlanta past Boston, 117-116

For Boston, Derrick White had 31 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 7 AST, 6 STL, 3 REB · 12-21 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 33-25.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −2−11−7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jalen Johnson was the fantasy play: 57.4 FPTS on 18 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST

Final · Heat-Pistons
Heat 121Pistons 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat2130312910121
Pistons3225342012123
The story
Cade Cunningham had 21 points and 9 assists as Detroit beat Miami 123-121 in OT

Bam Adebayo led Miami with 20 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB · 6-15 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the first 32-21, their biggest quarter edge.

DET lead by quarter
200 +11+6+90+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Mavs-Warriors
Mavs 117Warriors 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs27362628117
Warriors33263724120
The story
Golden State beat Dallas 120-117 behind 37 points and 9 assists from Stephen Curry

Luka Doncic paced Dallas: 31 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 37 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 14-27 FG, 5-12 3PT

The swing

A 37-26 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +6−4+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.9Season avg26.4Last 5

26.4 points a game over his last five games, against 19.9 in 11 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.8Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.8 in 8 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.4Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 16.4 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Orlando by 25.

ATL over BOS1DET over MIA2GSW over DAL3PHX over UTA8NYK over PHI12MIL over TOR14POR over MIN14ORL over CHA25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Tyler Herro leads the day with 40

Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 19, 34, 15, 27, 28, 24, 26, 40Heat-Pistons · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Feb 15, 2005: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Season high40 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 8 games: 17, 20, 18, 24, 27, 12, 36, 37Warriors-Mavs · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 8 games: 23, 27, 24, 30, 25, 25, 14, 37Celtics-Hawks · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 34, 27, 19, 31, 36, 19, 25, 31, 38, 35Hornets-Magic · L
29.9 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 7, 7, 17, 13, 22, 28, 27, 23, 32Magic-Hornets · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Gradey DickPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 30, 31, 22, 26, 7, 15, 14, 32Raptors-Bucks · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST