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Wednesday, November 20, 2024Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Thunder trailed Blazers by 2 after the first quarter and won 109–99.

Final · Box score
Pelicans100
Cavs128
Q1 Cavs +5; Q2 Cavs +14; Q3 Cavs +32; Q4 Cavs +28
Final · Box score
Bulls106
Bucks122
Q1 Bucks +6; Q2 Bucks +12; Q3 Bucks +8; Q4 Bucks +16
Final · Box score
Pacers113
Rockets130
Q1 Rockets +7; Q2 Rockets +9; Q3 Rockets +21; Q4 Rockets +17
Final · Box score
Sixers111
Grizzlies117
Q1 Grizzlies 0; Q2 Grizzlies +10; Q3 Grizzlies +9; Q4 Grizzlies +6
Final · Box score
Blazers99
Thunder109
Q1 Thunder -2; Q2 Thunder +3; Q3 Thunder +1; Q4 Thunder +10
Final · Box score
Hawks97
Warriors120
Q1 Warriors +19; Q2 Warriors +25; Q3 Warriors +15; Q4 Warriors +23
Final · Box score
Knicks138
Suns122
Q1 Knicks +16; Q2 Knicks +18; Q3 Knicks +17; Q4 Knicks +16
Final · Box score
Magic93
Clippers104
Q1 Clippers +4; Q2 Clippers +3; Q3 Clippers +12; Q4 Clippers +11
On this day · 2023–24Nov 20, 2023: 8 games. Top scorer: Jayson Tatum (Celtics-Hornets), 45 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Thunder

Thunder beats Portland, 109–99

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 41 points

Game flow · Thunder margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+3+1+10Thunder AHEAD ↑Blazers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2321253099
Thunder21262339109
Who led
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 29, 14, 20, 28, 31, 14, 27, 27, 30Thunder30 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 29, 24, 45, 29, 28, 36, 32, 28Thunder28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Shaedon SharpePoints, last 7 games: 13, 6, 7, 17, 33, 32, 21Blazers21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Toumani CamaraPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 16, 4, 3, 9, 14, 11, 3, 14Blazers14 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Sixers-Grizzlies

Philadelphia's skid reaches five

Memphis won 117–111; the 76ers fall to 2–12. Jaren Jackson Jr. led Memphis with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · Sixers
Lvs Grizzlies107–124L@ Suns116–118L@ Clippers98–110L@ Lakers106–116Wvs Hornets107–105Lvs Knicks99–111Lvs Cavs106–114L@ Magic86–98L@ Heat89–106L@ Grizzlies111–117
Lead changes
Sixers-Grizzlies11
Bulls-Bucks10
Blazers-Thunder9
Hawks-Warriors6
Magic-Clippers6
Pacers-Rockets4
Pelicans-Cavs0
Knicks-Suns0
The night in charts
Knicks-Suns combined for 260, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-SunsKnicks 138, Suns 122
260
Pacers-RocketsPacers 113, Rockets 130
243
Pelicans-CavsPelicans 100, Cavs 128
228
Bulls-BucksBulls 106, Bucks 122
228
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 111, Grizzlies 117
228
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 97, Warriors 120
217
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 99, Thunder 109
208
Magic-ClippersMagic 93, Clippers 104
197
Grizzlies won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 111, Grizzlies 117
+6 Grizzlies
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 99, Thunder 109
+10 Thunder
Magic-ClippersMagic 93, Clippers 104
+11 Clippers
Bulls-BucksBulls 106, Bucks 122
+16 Bucks
Knicks-SunsKnicks 138, Suns 122
+16 Knicks
Pacers-RocketsPacers 113, Rockets 130
+17 Rockets
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 97, Warriors 120
+23 Warriors
Pelicans-CavsPelicans 100, Cavs 128
+28 Cavs
Quenton Jackson shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Quenton JacksonPacers · 24 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
Brook LopezBucks · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
75% (9-12)
CarusoThunder · 17 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
73% (8-11)
HartKnicks · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
73% (8-11)
ZubacClippers · 17 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Final · Sixers-Grizzlies
Sixers 111Grizzlies 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers31222830111
Grizzlies31322727117
The story
Joel Embiid had 35 points and 11 rebounds, but Memphis won 117-111

For Memphis, Desmond Bane had 21 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST 35 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 10-21 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 32-22, was where the Grizzlies built it.

Grizzlies lead by quarter
200 0+10+9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Thunder
Blazers 99Thunder 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2321253099
Thunder21262339109
The story
Oklahoma City beat Portland 109-99 behind 30 points and 8 assists from Jalen Williams

Toumani Camara paced Portland: 14 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 30 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB · 11-19 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

A 39-30 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

Thunder lead by quarter
200 −2+3+1+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Bucks
Bulls 106Bucks 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls30273316106
Bucks36332924122
The story
Brook Lopez had 21 points as Milwaukee beat Chicago 122-106

Nikola Vucevic led Chicago with 14 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 9-12 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Bucks won the fourth 24-16, their biggest quarter edge.

Bucks lead by quarter
200 +6+12+8+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.2Season avg25.2Last 5

25.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.2 in 13 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.3 in 12 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+33.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.5Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 6.5 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 34 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 41

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 37, 34, 31, 24, 43, 23, 59, 22, 20, 41Bucks-Bulls · W
32.1 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Richard Hamilton Wizards, Mar 29, 2001: 41 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
41 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 15, 33, 18, 24, 37, 12, 26, 36Knicks-Suns · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 4 games: 13, 20, 11, 35Sixers-Grizzlies · L
19.8 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 34, 32, 30, 21, 46, 26, 24, 34Knicks-Suns · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Antonio ReevesPoints, last 9 games: 0, 0, 3, 0, 3, 2, 6, 9, 34Pelicans-Cavs · L
6.3 PPG season to date · +31.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 13, 23, 31, 18, 12, 44, 17, 33Suns-Knicks · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST