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Thursday, November 4, 2010Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed POR by 7 at halftime and won 107–106.

Final · Box score
Knicks120
Bulls112
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +18; Q3 NYK +10; Q4 NYK +8
Final · OT · Box score
Thunder107
Blazers106
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC -7; Q3 OKC -6; Q4 Thunder 0; OT1 OKC +1
On this day · 2009–10Nov 4, 2009: 10 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Rockets), 41 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Blazers

OKC needs overtime to survive Portland

Toney Douglas goes for 30 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+6-7-60+1OKC AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Thunder292224257107
Blazers233523196106
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 5 games: 28, 17, 22, 16, 28OKC28 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 5 games: 30, 30, 28, 16, 28OKC28 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 6 games: 8, 19, 20, 33, 14, 22POR22 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 6 games: 24, 22, 29, 17, 17, 19POR19 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Thunder-Blazers6
Knicks-Bulls3
The night in charts
Knicks-Bulls combined for 232, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-BullsKnicks 120, Bulls 112
232
Thunder-BlazersThunder 107, Blazers 106
213
OKC won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Thunder-BlazersThunder 107, Blazers 106
+1 OKC
Knicks-BullsKnicks 120, Bulls 112
+8 NYK
Korver shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KorverCHI · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
DouglasNYK · 30 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL, 1 REB
64% (9-14)
GallinariNYK · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
FeltonNYK · 20 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
GibsonCHI · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
60% (6-10)
Final · Thunder-Blazers
Thunder 107Blazers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Thunder292224257107
Blazers233523196106
The story
Kevin Durant had 28 points and 11 rebounds as Oklahoma City beat Portland 107-106 in OT

Andre Miller led Portland with 16 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB 28 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 11-24 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the first 29-23, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +6−7−60+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Knicks-Bulls
Knicks 120Bulls 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks34362327120
Bulls30223129112
The story
Raymond Felton's 20 points and 10 assists carried New York past Chicago, 120-112

For Chicago, Joakim Noah had 13 REB, 12 PTS, 3 AST 20 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 7-11 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 36-22, was where the Knicks built it.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +4+18+10+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.8points, last 4 vs season avg
Points per game
11.0Season avg15.8Last 4

15.8 points a game over his last four games, against 11.0 in 3 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.7minutes, today vs 2009–10 avg
Minutes per game
22.72009–10 avg3Today

3 minutes today in 3 minutes, against 22.7 a game in 2009–10 (33 games).

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Season avg47Today

47 minutes today, against 23.7 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Knicks-Bulls

New York leads Chicago wire to wire

New York was ahead at every break and won 120–112. Best quarter: the second, 36–22. Toney Douglas led New York with 30 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Knicks-Bulls
Toney Douglas · NYKDerrick Rose · CHIPTS3024REB11AST414Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Toney Douglas leads the day with 30

Toney DouglasPoints, last 4 games: 10, 12, 11, 30Knicks-Bulls · W
15.8 PPG season to date
Career high30 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 5 games: 28, 17, 22, 16, 28Thunder-Blazers · W
22.2 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 5 games: 30, 30, 28, 16, 28Thunder-Blazers · W
26.4 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 4 games: 28, 39, 16, 24Bulls-Knicks · L
26.8 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 1 REB · 14 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 4 games: 12, 2, 4, 24Knicks-Bulls · W
10.5 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 6 games: 8, 19, 20, 33, 14, 22Blazers-Thunder · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST