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Friday, November 1, 2013Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed BOS by 16 at halftime and won 105–98.

Final · Box score
Cavs84
Bobcats90
Q1 CHA +7; Q2 CHA +5; Q3 CHA +9; Q4 CHA +6
Final · Box score
Pelicans90
Magic110
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +18; Q3 ORL +25; Q4 ORL +20
Final · Box score
Sixers109
Wizards102
Q1 PHI -12; Q2 PHI -10; Q3 Sixers 0; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Raptors95
Hawks102
Q1 ATL +1; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +11; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Bucks105
Celtics98
Q1 MIL -13; Q2 MIL -16; Q3 MIL -12; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Heat100
Nets101
Q1 BKN +9; Q2 Nets 0; Q3 BKN +11; Q4 BKN +1
Final · Box score
Mavs105
Rockets113
Q1 HOU +16; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +13; Q4 HOU +8
Final · OT · Box score
Pistons108
Grizzlies111
Q1 MEM -4; Q2 MEM +6; Q3 MEM -2; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 MEM +3
Final · Box score
Thunder81
Wolves100
Q1 MIN +15; Q2 MIN +20; Q3 MIN +28; Q4 MIN +19
Final · Box score
Blazers113
Nuggets98
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +14; Q3 POR +20; Q4 POR +15
Final · Box score
Jazz84
Suns87
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX -3; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 PHX +3
Final · Box score
Clippers110
Kings101
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +9
Final · Box score
Spurs91
Lakers85
Q1 SAS -7; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS +2; Q4 SAS +6
On this day · 2012–13Nov 1, 2012: 1 game. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Spurs), 23 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Celtics

Milwaukee erases 16-point lead, steals one from Boston

Anthony Davis goes for 26 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-16-12+7MIL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks16312434105
Celtics2934201598
Who led
Zaza PachuliaPoints, last 2 games: 13, 20MIL20 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
John HensonPoints, last 2 games: 5, 14MIL14 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Brandon BassPoints, last 2 games: 17, 17BOS17 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 2 games: 3, 14BOS14 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Raptors-Hawks21
Spurs-Lakers21
Jazz-Suns12
Clippers-Kings7
Heat-Nets5
Cavs-Bobcats2
Bucks-Celtics2
Sixers-Wizards1
Mavs-Rockets1
Shot of the night

Bledsoe's three at the buzzer breaks the tie, 87-84 final

The night in charts
Pistons-Grizzlies combined for 219, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 108, Grizzlies 111
219
Mavs-RocketsMavs 105, Rockets 113
218
Clippers-KingsClippers 110, Kings 101
211
Sixers-WizardsSixers 109, Wizards 102
211
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 113, Nuggets 98
211
Bucks-CelticsBucks 105, Celtics 98
203
Heat-NetsHeat 100, Nets 101
201
Pelicans-MagicPelicans 90, Magic 110
200
Raptors-HawksRaptors 95, Hawks 102
197
Thunder-WolvesThunder 81, Wolves 100
181
Spurs-LakersSpurs 91, Lakers 85
176
Cavs-BobcatsCavs 84, Bobcats 90
174
Jazz-SunsJazz 84, Suns 87
171
3 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-NetsHeat 100, Nets 101
+1 BKN
Jazz-SunsJazz 84, Suns 87
+3 PHX
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 108, Grizzlies 111
+3 MEM
Cavs-BobcatsCavs 84, Bobcats 90
+6 CHA
Spurs-LakersSpurs 91, Lakers 85
+6 SAS
Raptors-HawksRaptors 95, Hawks 102
+7 ATL
Sixers-WizardsSixers 109, Wizards 102
+7 PHI
Bucks-CelticsBucks 105, Celtics 98
+7 MIL
Mavs-RocketsMavs 105, Rockets 113
+8 HOU
Clippers-KingsClippers 110, Kings 101
+9 LAC
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 113, Nuggets 98
+15 POR
Thunder-WolvesThunder 81, Wolves 100
+19 MIN
Pelicans-MagicPelicans 90, Magic 110
+20 ORL
MIL erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-CelticsMIL won · Bucks 105, Celtics 98
16 pts
Sixers-WizardsPHI won · Sixers 109, Wizards 102
12 pts
Spurs-LakersSAS won · Spurs 91, Lakers 85
7 pts
Pistons-GrizzliesMEM won · Pistons 108, Grizzlies 111
4 pts
Jazz-SunsPHX won · Jazz 84, Suns 87
3 pts
Afflalo shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AfflaloORL · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
71% (10-14)
Thaddeus YoungPHI · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (14-20)
CrawfordLAC · 18 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Isaiah ThomasSAC · 29 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
ParkerSAS · 24 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB
67% (12-18)
Final · Heat-Nets
Heat 100Nets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat18292033100
Nets27203123101
The story
Paul Pierce's 19 points carried Brooklyn past Miami, 101-100

For Miami, Chris Bosh had 17 PTS, 4 REB 19 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 5-10 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 31-20, was where the Nets built it.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +90+11+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Grizzlies
Pistons 108Grizzlies 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons2120282613108
Grizzlies1730202816111
The story
Tony Allen had 16 points as Memphis beat Detroit 111-108 in OT

Andre Drummond led Detroit with 16 REB, 12 PTS 16 PTS, 5 STL, 4 AST, 3 REB · 6-10 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Grizzlies took the second 30-20.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −4+6−20+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Josh Smith led the game in fantasy with 50.6 FPTS (19 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Jazz-Suns
Jazz 84Suns 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2323162284
Suns2914202487
The story
Phoenix beat Utah 87-84 behind 18 points from Eric Bledsoe

Derrick Favors paced Utah: 17 REB, 14 PTS, 4 AST 18 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 4-15 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

A 29-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +6−3+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gordon Hayward topped the game at 43.5 FPTS: 18 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.5points, last 2 vs 2012–13 avg
Points per game
7.02012–13 avg19.5Last 2

19.5 points a game over his last two games, against 7.0 in 2012–13 (64 games). Today: 15 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.2minutes, last 2 vs 2012–13 avg
Minutes per game
23.22012–13 avg3.0Last 2

3.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 23.2 in 2012–13 (50 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.3minutes, today vs 2012–13 avg
Minutes per game
20.72012–13 avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 20.7 a game in 2012–13 (60 games). Line: 12 points, 16 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Orlando by 20.

BKN over MIA1MEM over DET3PHX over UTA3CHA over CLE6SAS over LAL6PHI over WAS7ATL over TOR7MIL over BOS7HOU over DAL8LAC over SAC9POR over DEN15MIN over OKC19ORL over NOP20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 34

James HardenPoints, last 2 games: 21, 34Rockets-Mavs · W
27.5 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 2 games: 13, 31Raptors-Hawks · L
22.0 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 3 games: 9, 28, 30Magic-Pelicans · W
22.3 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 2 games: 10, 29Sixers-Wizards · W
19.5 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 2 games: 16, 29Kings-Clippers · L
22.5 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 2 games: 20, 26Pelicans-Magic · L
23.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST