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Wednesday, November 13, 2024Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed DET by 13 at halftime and won 127–120.

Final · Box score
Pacers90
Magic94
Q1 ORL -9; Q2 ORL -4; Q3 ORL -4; Q4 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Celtics139
Nets114
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +14; Q4 BOS +25
Final · Box score
Bulls124
Knicks123
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +12; Q3 CHI +5; Q4 CHI +1
Final · Box score
Pelicans88
Thunder106
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +4; Q3 OKC +14; Q4 OKC +18
Final · Box score
Cavs114
Sixers106
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE -6; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Clippers103
Rockets111
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +8
Final · OT · Box score
Pistons120
Bucks127
Q1 MIL -3; Q2 MIL -13; Q3 MIL +1; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Wizards130
Spurs139
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS +17; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Grizzlies123
Lakers128
Q1 LAL +12; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL -5; Q4 LAL +5
Final · Box score
Wolves98
Blazers106
Q1 POR -10; Q2 Blazers 0; Q3 Blazers 0; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Suns104
Kings127
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +13; Q4 SAC +23
On this day · 2023–24Nov 13, 2023: 4 games. Top scorer: Pascal Siakam (Raptors-Wizards), 39 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Bucks

Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 59 as Milwaukee beats Detroit

Victor Wembanyama goes for 50 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-3-13+10+7MIL AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Pistons273324279120
Bucks2423382616127
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 38, 22, 30, 37, 34, 31, 24, 43, 23, 59MIL59 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 12, 6, 13, 1, 7, 6, 13, 29MIL29 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 22, 19, 17, 20, 22, 26, 21, 35DET35 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Malik BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 3, 11, 8, 18, 7, 5, 22, 15, 21, 26DET26 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Wolves-Blazers

Portland climbs back to beat Minnesota

Minnesota led by 10 after one. Portland won it 106–98. Shaedon Sharpe led Portland with 33 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Blazers-Wolves
Shaedon Sharpe · PORAnthony Edwards · MINPTS3324REB64AST14Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Bulls-Knicks16
Pacers-Magic13
Clippers-Rockets10
Grizzlies-Lakers7
Wolves-Blazers7
Cavs-Sixers6
Pistons-Bucks5
Wizards-Spurs2
Suns-Kings2
Pelicans-Thunder1
The night in charts
Wizards-Spurs combined for 269, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-SpursWizards 130, Spurs 139
269
Celtics-NetsCeltics 139, Nets 114
253
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 123, Lakers 128
251
Bulls-KnicksBulls 124, Knicks 123
247
Pistons-BucksPistons 120, Bucks 127 · OT
247
Suns-KingsSuns 104, Kings 127
231
Cavs-SixersCavs 114, Sixers 106
220
Clippers-RocketsClippers 103, Rockets 111
214
Wolves-BlazersWolves 98, Blazers 106
204
Pelicans-ThunderPelicans 88, Thunder 106
194
Pacers-MagicPacers 90, Magic 94
184
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-KnicksBulls 124, Knicks 123
+1 CHI
Pacers-MagicPacers 90, Magic 94
+4 ORL
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 123, Lakers 128
+5 LAL
Pistons-BucksPistons 120, Bucks 127 · OT
+7 MIL
Cavs-SixersCavs 114, Sixers 106
+8 CLE
Clippers-RocketsClippers 103, Rockets 111
+8 HOU
Wolves-BlazersWolves 98, Blazers 106
+8 POR
Wizards-SpursWizards 130, Spurs 139
+9 SAS
Pelicans-ThunderPelicans 88, Thunder 106
+18 OKC
Suns-KingsSuns 104, Kings 127
+23 SAC
Celtics-NetsCeltics 139, Nets 114
+25 BOS
MIL erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-BucksMIL won · Pistons 120, Bucks 127 · OT
13 pts
Wolves-BlazersPOR won · Wolves 98, Blazers 106
10 pts
Pacers-MagicORL won · Pacers 90, Magic 94
9 pts
Cavs-SixersCLE won · Cavs 114, Sixers 106
6 pts
Grizzlies-LakersLAL won · Grizzlies 123, Lakers 128
5 pts
Siakam shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SiakamIND · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
LaVineCHI · 31 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
PooleWAS · 42 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
68% (15-22)
OkogiePHX · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
FoxSAC · 29 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Bulls-Knicks
Bulls 124Knicks 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls29303134124
Knicks22253838123
The story
Zach LaVine's 31 points and 8 assists carried Chicago past New York, 124-123

For New York, Jalen Brunson had 24 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 31 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB · 12-17 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-22, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +7+12+5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl-Anthony Towns was the fantasy play: 70.5 FPTS on 46 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST

Final · Grizzlies-Lakers
Grizzlies 123Lakers 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies26383227123
Lakers38272637128
The story
Los Angeles beat Memphis 128-123 behind a 35-12-14 triple-double from LeBron James

Jaren Jackson Jr. paced Memphis: 29 PTS, 7 REB 35 PTS, 14 AST, 12 REB · 13-22 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 38-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +12+1−5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Bucks
Pistons 120Bucks 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons273324279120
Bucks2423382616127
The story
Brook Lopez had 29 points as Milwaukee beat Detroit 127-120 in OT

Malik Beasley led Detroit with 26 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 8 REB, 5 BLK, 3 STL · 9-17 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the second, the Bucks took the third 38-24.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −3−13+10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.5Season avg21.4Last 5

21.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.5 in 10 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs 2023–24 avg
Minutes per game
33.02023–24 avg22.7Last 3

22.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.0 in 2023–24 (68 games). Today: 17 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
2.7Season avg23Today

23 minutes today, against 2.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 59

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 38, 22, 30, 37, 34, 31, 24, 43, 23, 59Bucks-Pistons · W
33.3 PPG season to date · +28.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Joel Embiid PHI, Nov 13, 2022: 59 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Season high59 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 25, 17, 24, 15, 12, 24, 34, 50Spurs-Wizards · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +30.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jamal Murray DEN, Feb 19, 2021: 50 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Career high50 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 44, 21, 17, 34, 32, 30, 21, 46Knicks-Bulls · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +21.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, May 19, 2001: 45 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Season high46 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 26, 14, 26, 24, 21, 24, 10, 24, 11, 42Wizards-Spurs · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +22.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Damian Lillard POR, Jan 30, 2023: 42 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Season high42 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 15, 37, 32, 29, 28, 32, 33, 31, 20, 36Celtics-Nets · W
30.2 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 32, 11, 26, 27, 20, 39, 21, 19, 35Lakers-Grizzlies · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook OKC, Dec 5, 2017: 34 PTS · 12 REB · 14 AST
35 PTS · 12 REB · 14 AST