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Sunday, October 31, 2010Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Heat101
Nets78
Q1 MIA +11; Q2 MIA +16; Q3 MIA +24; Q4 MIA +23
Final · Box score
Mavs99
Clippers83
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +16
Final · Box score
Jazz120
Thunder99
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +16; Q3 UTA +17; Q4 UTA +21
Final · Box score
Warriors83
Lakers107
Q1 LAL +20; Q2 LAL +18; Q3 LAL +17; Q4 LAL +24
On this day · 2009–10Oct 31, 2009: 7 games. Top scorer: Brandon Roy (Blazers-Rockets), 42 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Clippers

Clippers' skid reaches three

Paul Millsap goes for 30 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+2+12+16DAL AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2722292199
Clippers2324191783
Who led
Caron ButlerPoints, last 3 games: 13, 18, 17DAL17 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 3 games: 28, 27, 16DAL16 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 3 games: 20, 14, 16LAC16 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Chris KamanPoints, last 3 games: 8, 13, 13LAC13 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Jazz-Thunder

Utah never trails at a break against OKC

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 120–99. Paul Millsap led Utah with 30 points, 16 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DAL over LAC16UTA over OKC21MIA over NJN23LAL over GSW24Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over OKC.
Lead changes
Jazz-Thunder5
Mavs-Clippers2
Heat-Nets1
Warriors-Lakers0
The night in charts
Jazz-Thunder combined for 219, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-ThunderJazz 120, Thunder 99
219
Warriors-LakersWarriors 83, Lakers 107
190
Mavs-ClippersMavs 99, Clippers 83
182
Heat-NetsHeat 101, Nets 78
179
DAL won the closest game by 16
Closest finishes
Mavs-ClippersMavs 99, Clippers 83
+16 DAL
Jazz-ThunderJazz 120, Thunder 99
+21 UTA
Heat-NetsHeat 101, Nets 78
+23 MIA
Warriors-LakersWarriors 83, Lakers 107
+24 LAL
Bosh shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoshMIA · 18 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
MillsapUTA · 30 PTS, 16 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
MilesUTA · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
KirilenkoUTA · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
MarionDAL · 12 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Jazz-Thunder
Jazz 120Thunder 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz27293529120
Thunder2317342599
The story
Al Jefferson's 23 points and 10 rebounds carried Utah past Oklahoma City, 120-99

For Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant had 28 PTS, 4 REB 23 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 6-14 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 29-17, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
300 +4+16+17+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Nets
Heat 101Nets 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat29292716101
Nets1824191778
The story
LeBron James had 20 points as Miami beat New Jersey 101-78

Derrick Favors led New Jersey with 13 PTS, 13 REB 20 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 5-12 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Heat won the first 29-18, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
300 +11+16+24+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwyane Wade led the game in fantasy with 43.2 FPTS (17 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB)

Final · Warriors-Lakers
Warriors 83Lakers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors1424261983
Lakers34222526107
The story
Los Angeles beat Golden State 107-83 behind 26 points and 13 rebounds from Pau Gasol

Dorell Wright paced Golden State: 18 PTS, 5 REB 26 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST · 10-19 FG

The swing

A 34-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +20+18+17+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.9points, last 3 vs 2009–10 avg
Points per game
7.12009–10 avg19.0Last 3

19.0 points a game over his last three games, against 7.1 in 2009–10 (72 games). Today: 18 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.2minutes, last 2 vs 2009–10 avg
Minutes per game
24.72009–10 avg3.5Last 2

3.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 24.7 in 2009–10 (73 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.2minutes, today vs 2009–10 avg
Minutes per game
27.82009–10 avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 27.8 a game in 2009–10 (82 games). Line: 30 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Paul Millsap leads the day with 30

Paul MillsapPoints, last 3 games: 15, 19, 30Jazz-Thunder · W
21.3 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 3 games: 30, 30, 28Thunder-Jazz · L
29.3 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 3 games: 29, 21, 26Lakers-Warriors · W
25.3 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 3 games: 6, 20, 23Jazz-Thunder · W
16.3 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 3 games: 28, 17, 22Thunder-Jazz · L
22.3 PPG season to date
22 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
CJ MilesPoints, last 3 games: 2, 2, 21Jazz-Thunder · W
8.3 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST