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Thursday, November 21, 2024Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Spurs trailed Jazz by 16 at halftime and won 126–118.

Final · OT · Box score
Pistons121
Hornets123
Q1 Hornets +6; Q2 Hornets +4; Q3 Hornets +14; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 Hornets +2
Final · Box score
Wolves105
Raptors110
Q1 Raptors +5; Q2 Raptors +1; Q3 Raptors -2; Q4 Raptors +5
Final · Box score
Jazz118
Spurs126
Q1 Spurs -15; Q2 Spurs -16; Q3 Spurs -4; Q4 Spurs +8
Final · Box score
Magic119
Lakers118
Q1 Magic -2; Q2 Magic -7; Q3 Magic +1; Q4 Magic +1
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The lead · Jazz-Spurs

San Antonio erases 16-point lead, steals one from Utah

Franz Wagner goes for 37 points

Game flow · Spurs margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-16-4+8Spurs AHEAD ↑Jazz AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz32352229118
Spurs17343441126
Who led
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 4, 2, 11, 10, 10, 10, 8, 4, 20, 25Spurs25 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Stephon CastlePoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 14, 23, 10, 10, 22, 12, 10, 18Spurs18 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 8, 20, 17, 13, 25, 18, 25, 27Jazz27 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Keyonte GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 33, 10, 9, 14, 19, 9, 18, 19Jazz19 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Magic-Lakers

Orlando holds off Lakers, 119–118

Orlando led 89–88 after three and held on to win by one. Franz Wagner led Orlando with 37 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Magic over Lakers1Hornets over Pistons2Raptors over Wolves5Spurs over Jazz8Final margin, points. Pink = Magic over Lakers.
Lead changes
Wolves-Raptors22
Magic-Lakers21
Jazz-Spurs10
Pistons-Hornets4
Shot of the night

Wagner's three with 3.1 seconds left puts the Magic ahead, 119-118 final

The night in charts
Pistons-Hornets combined for 244
Points by game
Pistons-HornetsPistons 121, Hornets 123 · OT
244
Jazz-SpursJazz 118, Spurs 126
244
Magic-LakersMagic 119, Lakers 118
237
Wolves-RaptorsWolves 105, Raptors 110
215
3 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-LakersMagic 119, Lakers 118
+1 Magic
Pistons-HornetsPistons 121, Hornets 123 · OT
+2 Hornets
Wolves-RaptorsWolves 105, Raptors 110
+5 Raptors
Jazz-SpursJazz 118, Spurs 126
+8 Spurs
Spurs erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-SpursSpurs won · Jazz 118, Spurs 126
16 pts
Magic-LakersMagic won · Magic 119, Lakers 118
7 pts
Wolves-RaptorsRaptors won · Wolves 105, Raptors 110
2 pts
RJ shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RJRaptors · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
71% (10-14)
ADLakers · 39 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
64% (14-22)
Tobias HarrisPistons · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
BarnesSpurs · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
Brandon MillerHornets · 38 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL
58% (15-26)
Final · Magic-Lakers
Magic 119Lakers 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic36242930119
Lakers38292130118
The story
Jalen Suggs' 23 points carried Orlando past Los Angeles, 119-118

For Los Angeles, Dalton Knecht had 17 PTS, 4 REB 23 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 7-18 FG, 5-13 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 29-21.

Magic lead by quarter
200 −2−7+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Hornets
Pistons 121Hornets 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons2732203012121
Hornets3330301614123
The story
Brandon Miller had 38 points as Charlotte beat Detroit 123-121 in OT

Cade Cunningham led Detroit with 27 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB 38 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 15-26 FG, 8-12 3PT

The swing

The Hornets won the third 30-20, their biggest quarter edge.

Hornets lead by quarter
200 +6+4+140+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Jazz-Spurs
Jazz 118Spurs 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz32352229118
Spurs17343441126
The story
San Antonio beat Utah 126-118 behind 25 points and 10 rebounds from Harrison Barnes

Lauri Markkanen paced Utah: 27 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 8-13 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

A 34-22 third quarter erased a 16-point hole for the Spurs.

Spurs lead by quarter
200 −15−16−4+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

John Collins topped the game at 44.8 FPTS: 18 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.3Season avg22.8Last 5

22.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.3 in 14 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Season avg23.3Last 3

23.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.6 in 13 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.8Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 9.8 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 39

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 38, 37, 31, 22, 21, 40, 31, 26, 39Lakers-Magic · L
31.3 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Brandon MillerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 19, 29, 22, 8, 13, 15, 29, 38Hornets-Pistons · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +21.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 27, 23, 32, 29, 31, 32, 14, 37Magic-Lakers · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 36, 19, 25, 31, 38, 35, 26, 31, 12, 35Hornets-Pistons · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 39, 21, 19, 35, 15, 21, 26, 31Lakers-Magic · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 23, 13, 18, 7, 22, 25, 39, 31Raptors-Wolves · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST