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Friday, October 31, 2008Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed LAC by 18 at halftime and won 113–103.

Final · Box score
Knicks87
Sixers116
Q1 PHI +7; Q2 PHI +12; Q3 PHI +19; Q4 PHI +29
Final · OT · Box score
Warriors108
Raptors112
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +2; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Kings77
Heat103
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +18; Q3 MIA +31; Q4 MIA +26
Final · Box score
Bulls80
Celtics96
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +18; Q3 BOS +16; Q4 BOS +16
Final · Box score
Magic84
Grizzlies86
Q1 MEM +1; Q2 MEM -12; Q3 MEM -7; Q4 MEM +2
Final · OT · Box score
Nuggets113
Clippers103
Q1 DEN -8; Q2 DEN -18; Q3 DEN -8; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Spurs99
Blazers100
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +1
On this day · 2007–08Oct 31, 2007: 8 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (Wizards-Pacers), 34 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Clippers

Denver rallies from eighteen down at the half, wins in overtime

Al Thornton goes for 30 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-8-18-80+10DEN AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Nuggets2017312619113
Clippers282721189103
Who led
Allen IversonPoints, last 2 games: 18, 25DEN25 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Nene HilarioPoints, last 2 games: 11, 22DEN22 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Al ThorntonPoints, last 2 games: 16, 30LAC30 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Tim ThomasPoints, last 2 games: 11, 20LAC20 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Grizzlies24
Warriors-Raptors21
Spurs-Blazers8
Nuggets-Clippers4
Bulls-Celtics2
Knicks-Sixers0
Kings-Heat0
Shot of the night

Gay's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 86-84 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Raptors combined for 220, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-RaptorsWarriors 108, Raptors 112
220
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 113, Clippers 103
216
Knicks-SixersKnicks 87, Sixers 116
203
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 99, Blazers 100
199
Kings-HeatKings 77, Heat 103
180
Bulls-CelticsBulls 80, Celtics 96
176
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 84, Grizzlies 86
170
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 99, Blazers 100
+1 POR
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 84, Grizzlies 86
+2 MEM
Warriors-RaptorsWarriors 108, Raptors 112
+4 TOR
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 113, Clippers 103
+10 DEN
Bulls-CelticsBulls 80, Celtics 96
+16 BOS
Kings-HeatKings 77, Heat 103
+26 MIA
Knicks-SixersKnicks 87, Sixers 116
+29 PHI
DEN erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-ClippersDEN won · Nuggets 113, Clippers 103
18 pts
Magic-GrizzliesMEM won · Magic 84, Grizzlies 86
12 pts
Spurs-BlazersPOR won · Spurs 99, Blazers 100
1 pt
Willie Green shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Willie GreenPHI · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
BargnaniTOR · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK
80% (8-10)
Anthony ParkerTOR · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL
70% (7-10)
HilarioDEN · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
Andre MillerPHI · 20 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB
67% (8-12)
Final · Magic-Grizzlies
Magic 84Grizzlies 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2530131684
Grizzlies2617182586
The story
Rudy Gay's 29 points carried Memphis past Orlando, 86-84

For Orlando, Rashard Lewis had 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 11-26 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 25-16.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +1−12−7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Raptors
Warriors 108Raptors 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors2228232312108
Raptors2823242116112
The story
Toronto beat Golden State 112-108 in OT behind 23 points from Anthony Parker

Andris Biedrins paced Golden State: 17 PTS, 13 REB 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL · 7-10 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 28-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +6+1+20+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nuggets-Clippers
Nuggets 113Clippers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets2017312619113
Clippers282721189103
The story
Nene Hilario had 22 points and 11 rebounds as Denver beat Los Angeles 113-103 in OT

Cuttino Mobley led Los Angeles with 14 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 10-15 FG

The swing

Down 18 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 31-21.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −8−18−80+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 2 vs 2007–08 avg
Points per game
12.72007–08 avg23.0Last 2

23.0 points a game over his last two games, against 12.7 in 2007–08 (79 games). Today: 30 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.3minutes, last 2 vs 2007–08 avg
Minutes per game
39.02007–08 avg20.7Last 2

20.7 minutes a game over his last two games, against 39.0 in 2007–08 (82 games). Today: 6 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs 2007–08 avg
Minutes per game
13.12007–08 avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 13.1 a game in 2007–08 (71 games). Line: 9 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one 76ers rout

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Philadelphia beat New York by 29.

POR over SAS1MEM over ORL2TOR over GSW4DEN over LAC10BOS over CHI16MIA over SAC26PHI over NYK29Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Chris Bosh leads the day with 31

Chris BoshPoints, last 2 games: 27, 31Raptors-Warriors · W
29.0 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Al ThorntonPoints, last 2 games: 16, 30Clippers-Nuggets · L
23.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 2 games: 20, 29Grizzlies-Magic · W
24.5 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 2 games: 32, 27Spurs-Blazers · L
29.5 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 2 games: 13, 26Warriors-Raptors · L
19.5 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 2 games: 14, 26Blazers-Spurs · W
20.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST