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Saturday, November 16, 2024Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed NOP by 10 at halftime and won 104–99.

Final · Box score
Bucks114
Hornets115
Q1 CHA -6; Q2 CHA -4; Q3 CHA -4; Q4 CHA +1
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors123
Celtics126
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Lakers104
Pelicans99
Q1 LAL -9; Q2 LAL -10; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +5
Final · Box score
Spurs93
Mavs110
Q1 DAL -5; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +24; Q4 DAL +17
Final · Box score
Jazz117
Kings121
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC +1; Q3 SAC -4; Q4 SAC +4
On this day · 2023–24Nov 16, 2023: 2 games. Top scorer: Jimmy Butler (Heat-Nets), 36 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Pelicans

Anthony Davis scores 31, Lakers rally past New Orleans

De'Aaron Fox goes for 49 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-10+4+5LAL AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers21252929104
Pelicans3026152899
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 31, 29, 22, 38, 37, 31, 22, 21, 40, 31LAL31 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Dalton KnechtPoints, last 10 games: 0, 18, 5, 5, 3, 2, 5, 19, 14, 27LAL27 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 32, 27, 20, 11, 24, 18, 29, 32NOP32 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Jaylen NowellPoints, last 7 games: 0, 11, 10, 11, 8, 7, 16NOP16 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Bucks-Hornets

Charlotte wins a tight one over Milwaukee

115–114. Neither team led by more than 6 at any break. LaMelo Ball led Charlotte with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHA over MIL1BOS over TOR3SAC over UTA4LAL over NOP5DAL over SAS17Final margin, points. Pink = CHA over MIL.
Lead changes
Raptors-Celtics27
Jazz-Kings14
Bucks-Hornets11
Spurs-Mavs8
Shot of the night

Tatum's three at the buzzer of OT breaks the tie, 126-123 final

The night in charts
Raptors-Celtics combined for 249, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 123, Celtics 126 · OT
249
Jazz-KingsJazz 117, Kings 121
238
Bucks-HornetsBucks 114, Hornets 115
229
Lakers-PelicansLakers 104, Pelicans 99
203
Spurs-MavsSpurs 93, Mavs 110
203
4 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-HornetsBucks 114, Hornets 115
+1 CHA
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 123, Celtics 126 · OT
+3 BOS
Jazz-KingsJazz 117, Kings 121
+4 SAC
Lakers-PelicansLakers 104, Pelicans 99
+5 LAL
Spurs-MavsSpurs 93, Mavs 110
+17 DAL
LAL erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-PelicansLAL won · Lakers 104, Pelicans 99
10 pts
Bucks-HornetsCHA won · Bucks 114, Hornets 115
6 pts
Spurs-MavsDAL won · Spurs 93, Mavs 110
5 pts
Jazz-KingsSAC won · Jazz 117, Kings 121
4 pts
Gafford shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GaffordDAL · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
90% (9-10)
PoeltlTOR · 35 PTS, 12 REB, 1 STL
84% (16-19)
PrinceMIL · 23 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
ADLAL · 31 PTS, 14 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
60% (12-20)
PortisMIL · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
60% (9-15)
Final · Bucks-Hornets
Bucks 114Hornets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks39242724114
Hornets33262729115
The story
LaMelo Ball's 26 points carried Charlotte past Milwaukee, 115-114

For Milwaukee, Taurean Prince had 23 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 26 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 7-20 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 29-24.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −6−4−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Giannis Antetokounmpo was the fantasy play: 62.0 FPTS on 22 PTS, 15 REB, 12 AST

Final · Raptors-Celtics
Raptors 123Celtics 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors262831299123
Celtics2828302812126
The story
Jaylen Brown had 27 points as Boston beat Toronto 126-123 in OT

Jakob Poeltl led Toronto with 35 PTS, 12 REB 27 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 8-16 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the overtime 12-9.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +2+2+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

RJ Barrett led the game in fantasy with 65.0 FPTS (25 PTS, 15 AST, 10 REB)

Final · Jazz-Kings
Jazz 117Kings 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz31323123117
Kings35292631121
The story
Sacramento beat Utah 121-117 behind 18 points from Kevin Huerter

Jordan Clarkson paced Utah: 17 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 6-14 FG, 5-12 3PT

The swing

A 31-23 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +4+1−4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.3Season avg36.6Last 5

36.6 points a game over his last five games, against 27.3 in 13 earlier games. Today: 49 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.2minutes, last 2 vs 2023–24 avg
Minutes per game
27.72023–24 avg17.5Last 2

17.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 27.7 in 2023–24 (77 games). Today: 3 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.8Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 18.8 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

De'Aaron Fox leads the day with 49

De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 28, 21, 31, 21, 24, 29, 60, 49Kings-Jazz · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +21.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Mar 1, 2005: 48 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
49 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Jakob PoeltlPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 13, 24, 10, 5, 14, 13, 25, 35Raptors-Celtics · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +20.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 32, 27, 20, 11, 24, 18, 29, 32Pelicans-Lakers · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 31, 29, 22, 38, 37, 31, 22, 21, 40, 31Lakers-Pelicans · W
31.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 24, 30, 25, 25, 14, 37, 24, 27Celtics-Raptors · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Dalton KnechtPoints, last 10 games: 0, 18, 5, 5, 3, 2, 5, 19, 14, 27Lakers-Pelicans · W
9.3 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST