The short-handed Chicago Bulls beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 117-106 on Nov. 15 for their second consecutive victory, with Norman Powell scoring 23 points, according to ESPN.
Chicago finished the game with a 3-9 record, while Minnesota stood at 9-4. The Bulls won at Target Center in front of 18,054 spectators, with Matas Buzelis adding 18 points and nine rebounds. Minnesota's Ayo Dosunmu scored 24 points, the highest individual total in the game.
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Dallas Mavericks 127-117 at Rocket Arena, where 19,432 attended. Tyrese Proctor recorded his first triple-double, reaching double figures in three statistical categories, with 24 points, 11 rebounds and a career-best 10 assists.
His scoring total was 10 points below that of Dallas's Kyrie Irving, who led the game with 34 points. The short-handed Cavaliers finished with a 7-7 record, while the Mavericks stood at 7-6.
The Miami Heat recorded the largest winning margin of the five completed games, beating the Detroit Pistons 137-117 at Kaseya Center. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Miami with 34 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists before an attendance of 19,658.
His points total matched Irving's for the highest among the five games' listed top performers. Miami finished with a 7-6 record, while Detroit stood at 8-4 after the 20-point defeat.
The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Brooklyn Nets 129-110 at FedExForum, with Cedric Coward contributing 23 points and 12 rebounds. Taylor Hendricks added a career-high 22 points, one fewer than Coward, as Memphis built an early lead.
The Grizzlies finished with a 9-4 record and the Nets stood at 3-9. The game drew 15,103 spectators, the smallest attendance among the five completed matches on Nov. 15.
The Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 116-108 at Smoothie King Center, with Nikola Jokic recording 26 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists. Jamal Murray added 23 points, seven rebounds and nine assists in front of 15,721 spectators.
Jokic and Murray combined for 49 points and 19 assists, with Jokic finishing three points ahead of his teammate. Denver finished with a 7-4 record, while New Orleans stood at 4-10.
Denver's eight-point victory was the narrowest of the five results. Cleveland won by 10 points, Chicago by 11 and Memphis by 19.
Miami's 137 points were the highest team total of the completed games, while Minnesota's 106 were the lowest. All five matches were listed as completed on ESPN's Nov. 15 scoreboard.
