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Thursday, November 20, 2014Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed CHI by 7 after the first quarter and won 103–88.

Final
LAC110
MIA93
Q1 LAC +24; Q2 LAC +18; Q3 LAC +22; Q4 LAC +17
Final
CHI88
SAC103
Q1 SAC -7; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +12; Q4 SAC +15
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2013–14Nov 20, 2013: 13 games. Top scorer: Monta Ellis (DAL vs HOU), 37 points.
The lead · CHI @ SAC

Sacramento beats Chicago, 103–88

Sacramento led 80–68 after three and won by 15. DeMarcus Cousins led Sacramento with 22 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+5+12+15SAC AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI2918212088
SAC22302823103
Who led
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 34, 19, 30, 25, 16, 16, 22, 25, 24, 22SAC22 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 29, 11, 23, 26, 25, 18, 15, 20SAC20 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 14, 23, 16, 19, 21, 32, 22, 23CHI23 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Taj GibsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 23, 11, 8, 8, 10, 2, 20, 12CHI12 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · LAC @ MIA

Clippers lead Miami wire to wire

Clippers were ahead at every break and won 110–93. Best quarter: the first, 39–15. Chris Paul led Clippers with 26 points, 2 rebounds and 12 assists.

Top-scorer duel · LAC vs MIA
Chris Paul · LACChris Bosh · MIAPTS2628REB27AST121Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+3.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.5Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.5 in 11 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.4minutes, last 2 vs 2013–14 avg
Minutes per game
20.72013–14 avg13.3Last 2

13.3 minutes a game over his last two games, against 20.7 in 2013–14 (41 games). Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.5Season avg22.2Today

22 minutes today, against 5.5 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Chris Bosh leads the day with 28

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 23, 24, 20, 9, 20, 10, 15, 28MIA vs LAC · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 13, 15, 22, 12, 32, 12, 16, 26LAC @ MIA · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 39, 17, 31, 14, 23, 23, 19, 19, 20, 26LAC @ MIA · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 14, 23, 16, 19, 21, 32, 22, 23CHI @ SAC · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 34, 19, 30, 25, 16, 16, 22, 25, 24, 22SAC vs CHI · W
22.5 PPG season to date · −0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 29, 11, 23, 26, 25, 18, 15, 20SAC vs CHI · W
21.7 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST