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Sunday, November 17, 2024Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed ATL by 12 after the first quarter and won 114–110.

Final · Box score
Suns117
Wolves120
Q1 MIN -9; Q2 MIN -10; Q3 MIN -4; Q4 MIN +3
Final · Box score
Heat110
Pacers119
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Hornets114
Cavs128
Q1 CLE +10; Q2 CLE +13; Q3 CLE +3; Q4 CLE +14
Final · Box score
Nuggets90
Grizzlies105
Q1 MEM +3; Q2 MEM +12; Q3 MEM +20; Q4 MEM +15
Final · Box score
Hawks110
Blazers114
Q1 POR -12; Q2 POR -8; Q3 POR +13; Q4 POR +4
Final · Box score
Pistons124
Wizards104
Q1 DET +10; Q2 DET +12; Q3 DET +23; Q4 DET +20
Final · Box score
Rockets143
Bulls107
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +16; Q3 HOU +30; Q4 HOU +36
Final · Box score
Nets104
Knicks114
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK +14; Q4 NYK +10
Final · Box score
Mavs121
Thunder119
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +2
Final · Box score
Jazz105
Clippers116
Q1 LAC +10; Q2 LAC +21; Q3 LAC +22; Q4 LAC +11
On this day · 2023–24Nov 17, 2023: 11 games. Top scorer: De'Aaron Fox (Kings-Spurs), 43 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Blazers

Shaedon Sharpe scores 32 in Portland win over Atlanta

Cade Cunningham posts a triple-double

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-8+13+4POR AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks33311729110
Blazers21353820114
Who led
Shaedon SharpePoints, last 6 games: 13, 6, 7, 17, 33, 32POR32 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Dalano BantonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 11, 12, 20, 4, 12, 13, 12, 13, 23POR23 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 14, 35, 25, 23, 2, 23, 35, 14, 18, 29ATL29 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Jalen JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 29, 20, 23, 20, 20, 18, 18, 25ATL25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Houston posts the night's biggest win

Houston beat Chicago by 36, the widest margin of 10 games.

DAL over OKC2MIN over PHX3POR over ATL4IND over MIA9NYK over BKN10LAC over UTA11CLE over CHA14MEM over DEN15DET over WAS20HOU over CHI36Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Nets-Knicks10
Rockets-Bulls4
Suns-Wolves3
Nuggets-Grizzlies3
Hornets-Cavs2
Pistons-Wizards1
Heat-Pacers0
Jazz-Clippers0
Shot of the night

Randle's three at the buzzer breaks the tie, 120-117 final

The night in charts
Rockets-Bulls combined for 250, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-BullsRockets 143, Bulls 107
250
Hornets-CavsHornets 114, Cavs 128
242
Mavs-ThunderMavs 121, Thunder 119
240
Suns-WolvesSuns 117, Wolves 120
237
Heat-PacersHeat 110, Pacers 119
229
Pistons-WizardsPistons 124, Wizards 104
228
Hawks-BlazersHawks 110, Blazers 114
224
Jazz-ClippersJazz 105, Clippers 116
221
Nets-KnicksNets 104, Knicks 114
218
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 90, Grizzlies 105
195
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-ThunderMavs 121, Thunder 119
+2 DAL
Suns-WolvesSuns 117, Wolves 120
+3 MIN
Hawks-BlazersHawks 110, Blazers 114
+4 POR
Heat-PacersHeat 110, Pacers 119
+9 IND
Nets-KnicksNets 104, Knicks 114
+10 NYK
Jazz-ClippersJazz 105, Clippers 116
+11 LAC
Hornets-CavsHornets 114, Cavs 128
+14 CLE
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 90, Grizzlies 105
+15 MEM
Pistons-WizardsPistons 124, Wizards 104
+20 DET
Rockets-BullsRockets 143, Bulls 107
+36 HOU
POR erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-BlazersPOR won · Hawks 110, Blazers 114
12 pts
Suns-WolvesMIN won · Suns 117, Wolves 120
10 pts
Siakam shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SiakamIND · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
MobleyCLE · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
KuzmaWAS · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
Jalen JohnsonATL · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
SGAOKC · 36 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
68% (13-19)
Final · Mavs-Thunder
Mavs 121Thunder 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs39273124121
Thunder34243427119
The story
Dallas beat Oklahoma City 121-119 behind 27 points and 17 rebounds from P.J. Washington

Jalen Williams paced Oklahoma City: 27 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 27 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST · 7-13 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 39-34 first quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +5+8+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander topped the game at 61.9 FPTS: 36 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB

Final · Suns-Wolves
Suns 117Wolves 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns31332627117
Wolves22323234120
The story
Julius Randle had 35 points as Minnesota beat Phoenix 120-117

Tyus Jones led Phoenix with 13 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB 35 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 11-20 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Timberwolves took the fourth 34-27.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −9−10−4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Blazers
Hawks 110Blazers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks33311729110
Blazers21353820114
The story
Dalano Banton's 23 points carried Portland past Atlanta, 114-110

For Atlanta, Onyeka Okongwu had 11 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 9-19 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 38-17.

POR lead by quarter
200 −12−8+13+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.3Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 14.3 in 14 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 2 vs 2023–24 avg
Minutes per game
27.72023–24 avg19.0Last 2

19.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 27.7 in 2023–24 (52 games). Today: 3 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.0Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 13.0 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 44

Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 40, 28, 13, 22, 13, 23, 31, 18, 12, 44Suns-Wolves · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +21.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Larry Hughes GSW, Apr 9, 2000: 44 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Season high44 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 21, 28, 29, 24, 45, 29, 28, 36Thunder-Mavs · L
28.5 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 13, 22, 22, 17, 11, 20, 26, 35Wolves-Suns · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 12, 30, 17, 12, 26, 11, 9, 34Pacers-Heat · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Shaedon SharpePoints, last 6 games: 13, 6, 7, 17, 33, 32Blazers-Hawks · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 36, 19, 25, 31, 38, 35, 26, 31Hornets-Cavs · L
29.7 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 12 AST