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Saturday, November 23, 2024Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed GSW by 12 after the first quarter and won 104–94.

Final · Box score
Knicks106
Jazz121
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA +15; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +15
Final · Box score
Pistons100
Magic111
Q1 ORL +12; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +11
Final · Box score
Grizzlies142
Bulls131
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 MEM +4; Q3 MEM +11; Q4 MEM +11
Final · Box score
Blazers104
Rockets98
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR +2; Q4 POR +6
Final · Box score
Hornets119
Bucks125
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +11; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Warriors94
Spurs104
Q1 SAS -12; Q2 SAS -12; Q3 SAS -10; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Nuggets127
Lakers102
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN -6; Q3 DEN +16; Q4 DEN +25
The lead · Warriors-Spurs

San Antonio rallies from 12 down to beat Golden State

LaMelo Ball goes for 50 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-12-10+10SAS AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2921311394
Spurs17213333104
Who led
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 24, 15, 12, 24, 34, 50, 28, 25SAS25 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 2, 11, 10, 10, 10, 8, 4, 20, 25, 22SAS22 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 16, 11, 18, 8, 13, 22, 27, 30, 20GSW20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 12, 36, 37, 13, 26, 23, 19, 14GSW14 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Lakers

Denver rolls past Lakers, 127–102

The Lakers were held to 15 points in the third quarter. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 34 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over HOU6MIL over CHA6SAS over GSW10ORL over DET11MEM over CHI11UTA over NYK15DEN over LAL25Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over LAL.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Lakers12
Blazers-Rockets9
Hornets-Bucks6
Knicks-Jazz3
Warriors-Spurs2
Pistons-Magic1
Grizzlies-Bulls0
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Bulls combined for 273, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 142, Bulls 131
273
Hornets-BucksHornets 119, Bucks 125
244
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 127, Lakers 102
229
Knicks-JazzKnicks 106, Jazz 121
227
Pistons-MagicPistons 100, Magic 111
211
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 104, Rockets 98
202
Warriors-SpursWarriors 94, Spurs 104
198
POR won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 104, Rockets 98
+6 POR
Hornets-BucksHornets 119, Bucks 125
+6 MIL
Warriors-SpursWarriors 94, Spurs 104
+10 SAS
Pistons-MagicPistons 100, Magic 111
+11 ORL
Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 142, Bulls 131
+11 MEM
Knicks-JazzKnicks 106, Jazz 121
+15 UTA
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 127, Lakers 102
+25 DEN
SAS erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-SpursSAS won · Warriors 94, Spurs 104
12 pts
Nuggets-LakersDEN won · Nuggets 127, Lakers 102
6 pts
Pippen shot 13-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PippenMEM · 30 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB
81% (13-16)
MarkkanenUTA · 34 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST
73% (11-15)
WellsMEM · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB
71% (10-14)
MPJDEN · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
SextonUTA · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Hornets-Bucks
Hornets 119Bucks 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets28233434119
Bucks28313729125
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 11 rebounds as Milwaukee beat Charlotte 125-119

Brandon Miller led Charlotte with 32 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 32 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST · 12-23 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Bucks won the second 31-23, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
200 0+8+11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Rockets
Blazers 104Rockets 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers26262131104
Rockets2129212798
The story
Portland beat Houston 104-98 behind 14 points and 10 rebounds from Deni Avdija

Alperen Sengun paced Houston: 22 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 14 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 4-8 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 26-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +5+2+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Spurs
Warriors 94Spurs 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2921311394
Spurs17213333104
The story
Victor Wembanyama's 25 points and 9 assists carried San Antonio past Golden State, 104-94

For Golden State, Andrew Wiggins had 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 3 BLK · 9-21 FG, 4-13 3PT

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 10 going into the fourth, then won it 33-13.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −12−12−10+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.7Season avg32.2Last 5

32.2 points a game over his last five games, against 22.7 in 13 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.1Season avg21.0Last 3

21.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.1 in 13 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 37 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.1Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 9.1 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LaMelo Ball leads the day with 50

LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 31, 38, 35, 26, 31, 12, 35, 50Hornets-Bucks · L
30.2 PPG season to date · +21.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Damian Lillard POR, Mar 16, 2021: 50 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Career high50 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 40, 29, 26, 27, 28, 23, 30, 37, 33, 34Nuggets-Lakers · W
30.3 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 20, 17, 13, 25, 18, 25, 27, 34Jazz-Knicks · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 43, 23, 59, 22, 20, 41, 37, 32Bucks-Hornets · W
32.4 PPG season to date · −0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Brandon MillerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 29, 22, 8, 13, 15, 29, 38, 32Hornets-Bucks · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 4, 41, 36, 34, 19, 14, 18, 20, 24, 31Bucks-Hornets · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST