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Wednesday, November 15, 2017Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed UTA by 10 at halftime and won 106–101.

Final
SAC80
ATL126
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +29; Q3 ATL +31; Q4 ATL +46
Final
WAS102
MIA93
Q1 WAS +11; Q2 WAS +12; Q3 WAS -3; Q4 WAS +9
Final
UTA101
NYK106
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK -10; Q3 NYK -5; Q4 NYK +5
Final
CLE115
CHA107
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE -6; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +8
Final
IND116
MEM113
Q1 IND +9; Q2 IND +14; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +3
Final
DET95
MIL99
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL 0; Q3 MIL +13; Q4 MIL +4
Final
SAS86
MIN98
Q1 MIN -6; Q2 MIN +14; Q3 MIN +10; Q4 MIN +12
Final
TOR125
NOP116
Q1 TOR -5; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +12; Q4 TOR +9
Final
CHI79
OKC92
Q1 OKC +20; Q2 OKC +24; Q3 OKC +21; Q4 OKC +13
Final
ORL94
POR99
Q1 POR -9; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +5
Final
PHI115
LAL109
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI +4; Q3 PHI -1; Q4 PHI +6
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 · 2016–17Nov 15, 2016: 5 games. Top scorer: D'Angelo Russell (LAL vs BKN), 32 points.
The lead · UTA @ NYK

New York climbs out of a 10-point hole against Utah

Down 10 at the half, the Knicks won the fourth quarter 29–19 and the game 106–101. Tim Hardaway Jr. led New York with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-10-5+5NYK AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA30302219101
NYK27232729106
Who led
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 34, 13, 23, 21, 16, 19, 26, 4, 28, 26NYK26 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 30, 32, 38, 19, 37, 40, 28, 34, 20, 22NYK22 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Rodney HoodPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 0, 17, 12, 19, 19, 19, 16, 30UTA30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 8, 28, 25, 17, 8, 12, 26, 24, 19UTA19 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.9Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.9 in 14 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 2 vs 2016–17 avg
Minutes per game
26.72016–17 avg9.6Last 2

9.6 minutes a game over his last two games, against 26.7 in 2016–17 (69 games). Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.2Season avg26.6Today

27 minutes today, against 11.2 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 0 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Atlanta by 46.

IND over MEM3MIL over DET4NYK over UTA5POR over ORL5PHI over LAL6CLE over CHA8WAS over MIA9TOR over NOP9MIN over SAS12OKC over CHI13ATL over SAC46Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 46

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.
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 23, 22, 21, 18, 22, 12, 32, 46PHI @ LAL · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +25.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Russell Westbrook OKC, Apr 25, 2018: 45 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Career high46 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 25, 6, 10, 22, 21, 15, 16, 15, 16, 35MEM vs IND · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 33, 57, 26, 30, 33, 19, 23, 31CLE @ CHA · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Darren CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 3, 25, 2, 15, 12, 7, 3, 9, 30IND @ MEM · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Rodney HoodPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 0, 17, 12, 19, 19, 19, 16, 30UTA @ NYK · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 23, 8, 23, 24, 14, 20, 24, 28DET @ MIL · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST