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Friday, November 29, 2024Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Knicks trailed Hornets by 8 after the first quarter and won 99–98.

Final · Box score
Knicks99
Hornets98
Q1 Knicks -8; Q2 Knicks -3; Q3 Knicks -1; Q4 Knicks +1
Final · Box score
Cavs101
Hawks117
Q1 Hawks +2; Q2 Hawks +2; Q3 Hawks +18; Q4 Hawks +16
Final · Box score
Pelicans109
Grizzlies120
Q1 Grizzlies +4; Q2 Grizzlies +11; Q3 Grizzlies +10; Q4 Grizzlies +11
Final · Box score
Magic123
Nets100
Q1 Magic +4; Q2 Magic +12; Q3 Magic +25; Q4 Magic +23
Final · Box score
Clippers92
Wolves93
Q1 Wolves +1; Q2 Wolves +6; Q3 Wolves +4; Q4 Wolves +1
Final · Box score
Celtics138
Bulls129
Q1 Celtics +9; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 Celtics 0; Q4 Celtics +9
Final · Box score
Pistons130
Pacers106
Q1 Pistons +9; Q2 Pistons +10; Q3 Pistons +19; Q4 Pistons +24
Final · Box score
Raptors111
Heat121
Q1 Heat -1; Q2 Heat -3; Q3 Heat +12; Q4 Heat +10
Final · Box score
Thunder101
Lakers93
Q1 Thunder +8; Q2 Thunder +3; Q3 Thunder +2; Q4 Thunder +8
Final · Box score
Kings106
Blazers115
Q1 Blazers -5; Q2 Blazers +4; Q3 Blazers +15; Q4 Blazers +9
On this day · 2023–24Nov 29, 2023: 7 games. Top scorer: De'Aaron Fox (Kings-Clippers), 40 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Hornets

Jalen Brunson scores 31 as New York wins in Charlotte

Jayson Tatum goes for 35 points

Game flow · Knicks margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-3-1+1Knicks AHEAD ↑Hornets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1531252899
Hornets2326232698
Who led
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 37, 12, 26, 36, 23, 23, 37, 31Knicks31 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 46, 26, 24, 34, 16, 30, 25, 19Knicks19 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Brandon MillerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 8, 13, 15, 29, 38, 32, 20, 21, 20Hornets20 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Josh GreenPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 15, 15, 3, 10, 11, 2, 6, 15Hornets15 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Bulls14
Thunder-Lakers13
Raptors-Heat9
Kings-Blazers9
Knicks-Hornets8
Pelicans-Grizzlies7
Cavs-Hawks5
Clippers-Wolves5
Magic-Nets3
Pistons-Pacers1
The night in charts
Celtics-Bulls combined for 267, 31 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-BullsCeltics 138, Bulls 129
267
Pistons-PacersPistons 130, Pacers 106
236
Raptors-HeatRaptors 111, Heat 121
232
Pelicans-GrizzliesPelicans 109, Grizzlies 120
229
Magic-NetsMagic 123, Nets 100
223
Kings-BlazersKings 106, Blazers 115
221
Cavs-HawksCavs 101, Hawks 117
218
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 99, Hornets 98
197
Thunder-LakersThunder 101, Lakers 93
194
Clippers-WolvesClippers 92, Wolves 93
185
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 99, Hornets 98
+1 Knicks
Clippers-WolvesClippers 92, Wolves 93
+1 MIN
Thunder-LakersThunder 101, Lakers 93
+8 Thunder
Celtics-BullsCeltics 138, Bulls 129
+9 Celtics
Kings-BlazersKings 106, Blazers 115
+9 Blazers
Raptors-HeatRaptors 111, Heat 121
+10 Heat
Pelicans-GrizzliesPelicans 109, Grizzlies 120
+11 Grizzlies
Cavs-HawksCavs 101, Hawks 117
+16 Hawks
Magic-NetsMagic 123, Nets 100
+23 Magic
Pistons-PacersPistons 130, Pacers 106
+24 Pistons
Knicks rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-HornetsKnicks won · Knicks 99, Hornets 98
8 pts
Kings-BlazersBlazers won · Kings 106, Blazers 115
5 pts
Raptors-HeatHeat won · Raptors 111, Heat 121
3 pts
Poeltl shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PoeltlRaptors · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
91% (10-11)
SabonisKings · 21 PTS, 14 REB, 11 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
BeasleyPistons · 25 PTS, 2 STL, 1 REB, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
VucevicBulls · 32 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
69% (11-16)
TatumCeltics · 35 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Clippers-Wolves
Clippers 92Wolves 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2522212492
Wolves2627192193
The story
Anthony Edwards had 21 points as Minnesota beat LA 93-92

Ivica Zubac led LA with 16 PTS, 13 REB 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 7-21 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the second 27-22, their biggest quarter edge.

Wolves lead by quarter
200 +1+6+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

James Harden led the game in fantasy with 56.2 FPTS (20 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB)

Final · Knicks-Hornets
Knicks 99Hornets 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1531252899
Hornets2326232698
The story
Karl-Anthony Towns' 19 points and 12 rebounds carried New York past Charlotte, 99-98

For Charlotte, Brandon Miller had 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 8-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 8 going into the second, then won it 31-26.

Knicks lead by quarter
200 −8−3−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Blazers
Kings 106Blazers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings30202234106
Blazers25293328115
The story
Portland beat Sacramento 115-106 behind 26 points from Deandre Ayton

Malik Monk paced Sacramento: 29 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 26 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 11-19 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 33-22 third quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

Blazers lead by quarter
200 −5+4+15+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Domantas Sabonis topped the game at 56.3 FPTS: 21 PTS, 14 REB, 11 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.4Season avg24.0Last 5

24.0 points a game over his last five games, against 17.4 in 19 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.0 in 17 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.9Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 12.9 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Kings-Blazers

Portland handles Sacramento by 9

The Trail Blazers won the third quarter 33–22. Final: 115–106. Deandre Ayton led Portland with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Knicks over Hornets1Wolves over Clippers1Thunder over Lakers8Celtics over Bulls9Blazers over Kings9Heat over Raptors10Grizzlies over Pelicans11Hawks over Cavs16Magic over Nets23Pistons over Pacers24Final margin, points. Pink = Blazers over Kings.
Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 36

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 24, 45, 29, 28, 36, 32, 28, 37, 35, 36Thunder-Lakers · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 33, 31, 20, 36, 24, 33, 16, 26, 20, 35Celtics-Bulls · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 9, 29, 14, 18, 26, 19, 19, 32Bulls-Celtics · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 37, 12, 26, 36, 23, 23, 37, 31Knicks-Hornets · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 7 games: 23, 20, 27, 5, 23, 19, 30Pelicans-Grizzlies · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 29, 31, 32, 14, 37, 30, 21, 21, 29Magic-Nets · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Franz WagnerMagic+4.0 27.6 last 10 · 23.6 season
Malik BeasleyPistons+4.0 19.7 last 10 · 15.7 season
De'Aaron FoxKings+3.5 31.2 last 10 · 27.7 season
Jeremiah Robinson-EarlPelicans+2.2 10.0 last 10 · 7.8 season
Jakob PoeltlRaptors+1.9 17.8 last 10 · 15.9 season
Cold
Davion MitchellRaptors−2.6 4.5 last 10 · 7.1 season
Josh GiddeyBulls−2.4 9.3 last 10 · 11.7 season
Keegan MurrayKings−2.0 10.4 last 10 · 12.4 season
Jalen GreenRockets−1.7 17.7 last 10 · 19.4 season
Ochai AgbajiRaptors−1.6 10.7 last 10 · 12.2 season