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Friday, November 8, 2013Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed CLE by 14 after the first quarter and won 94–79.

Final · Box score
Knicks101
Bobcats91
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK +16; Q4 NYK +10
Final · Box score
Raptors84
Pacers91
Q1 IND -10; Q2 IND -2; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Celtics91
Magic89
Q1 BOS -7; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Cavs79
Sixers94
Q1 PHI -14; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI +16; Q4 PHI +15
Final · OT · Box score
Nets108
Wizards112
Q1 WAS -6; Q2 WAS -5; Q3 Wizards 0; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 WAS +4
Final · Box score
Thunder119
Pistons110
Q1 OKC -2; Q2 OKC +4; Q3 OKC +8; Q4 OKC +9
Final · Box score
Jazz73
Bulls97
Q1 CHI +12; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +22; Q4 CHI +24
Final · Box score
Mavs108
Wolves116
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN -1; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +8
Final · Box score
Lakers85
Pelicans96
Q1 NOP +1; Q2 NOP +7; Q3 NOP +3; Q4 NOP +11
Final · Box score
Warriors74
Spurs76
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets103
Suns114
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +17; Q3 PHX -3; Q4 PHX +11
Final · Box score
Kings91
Blazers104
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +11; Q4 POR +13
On this day · 2012–13Nov 8, 2012: 2 games. Top scorer: Luol Deng (Bulls-Thunder), 27 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Sixers

Philadelphia climbs back to beat Cleveland

Anthony Davis goes for 32 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14+2+16+15PHI AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2814191879
Sixers1430331794
Who led
Evan TurnerPoints, last 6 games: 26, 23, 20, 18, 24, 22PHI22 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Tony WrotenPoints, last 6 games: 14, 10, 11, 14, 2, 18PHI18 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Dion WaitersPoints, last 6 games: 11, 2, 17, 8, 21, 18CLE18 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Tristan ThompsonPoints, last 6 games: 18, 21, 2, 12, 5, 13CLE13 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Pelicans10
Thunder-Pistons9
Nets-Wizards7
Knicks-Bobcats6
Kings-Blazers6
Raptors-Pacers5
Celtics-Magic4
Cavs-Sixers2
Jazz-Bulls0
The night in charts
Thunder-Pistons combined for 229, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-PistonsThunder 119, Pistons 110
229
Mavs-WolvesMavs 108, Wolves 116
224
Nets-WizardsNets 108, Wizards 112
220
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 103, Suns 114
217
Kings-BlazersKings 91, Blazers 104
195
Knicks-BobcatsKnicks 101, Bobcats 91
192
Lakers-PelicansLakers 85, Pelicans 96
181
Celtics-MagicCeltics 91, Magic 89
180
Raptors-PacersRaptors 84, Pacers 91
175
Cavs-SixersCavs 79, Sixers 94
173
Jazz-BullsJazz 73, Bulls 97
170
Warriors-SpursWarriors 74, Spurs 76
150
3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-MagicCeltics 91, Magic 89
+2 BOS
Warriors-SpursWarriors 74, Spurs 76
+2 SAS
Nets-WizardsNets 108, Wizards 112
+4 WAS
Raptors-PacersRaptors 84, Pacers 91
+7 IND
Mavs-WolvesMavs 108, Wolves 116
+8 MIN
Thunder-PistonsThunder 119, Pistons 110
+9 OKC
Knicks-BobcatsKnicks 101, Bobcats 91
+10 NYK
Lakers-PelicansLakers 85, Pelicans 96
+11 NOP
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 103, Suns 114
+11 PHX
Kings-BlazersKings 91, Blazers 104
+13 POR
Cavs-SixersCavs 79, Sixers 94
+15 PHI
Jazz-BullsJazz 73, Bulls 97
+24 CHI
PHI erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-SixersPHI won · Cavs 79, Sixers 94
14 pts
Raptors-PacersIND won · Raptors 84, Pacers 91
10 pts
Celtics-MagicBOS won · Celtics 91, Magic 89
7 pts
Nets-WizardsWAS won · Nets 108, Wizards 112
6 pts
Nuggets-SunsPHX won · Nuggets 103, Suns 114
3 pts
Markieff Morris shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Markieff MorrisPHX · 28 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
77% (10-13)
Brook LopezBKN · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
AdamsOKC · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
70% (7-10)
ADNOP · 32 PTS, 12 REB, 6 BLK, 3 AST
67% (12-18)
HilarioWAS · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Warriors-Spurs
Warriors 74Spurs 76
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2013221974
Spurs2713241276
The story
Kawhi Leonard's 13 points carried San Antonio past Golden State, 76-74

For Golden State, Toney Douglas had 21 PTS, 2 REB 13 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 6-8 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-20, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +7+7+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Magic
Celtics 91Magic 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1729252091
Magic2425192189
The story
Boston beat Orlando 91-89 behind 14 points from Avery Bradley

Nikola Vucevic paced Orlando: 14 PTS, 13 REB 14 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 5-13 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 25-19 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −7−3+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Wizards
Nets 108Wizards 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets332515269108
Wizards2726202613112
The story
John Wall had 17 points and 14 assists as Washington beat Brooklyn 112-108 in OT

Joe Johnson led Brooklyn with 16 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 17 PTS, 14 AST, 6 REB, 4 STL · 4-14 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Wizards took the third 20-15.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −6−500+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 3 vs 2012–13 avg
Points per game
5.22012–13 avg12.0Last 3

12.0 points a game over his last three games, against 5.2 in 2012–13 (40 games). Today: 19 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.1minutes, last 2 vs 2012–13 avg
Minutes per game
20.12012–13 avg1.0Last 2

1.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 20.1 in 2012–13 (43 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs 2012–13 avg
Minutes per game
8.42012–13 avg31.7Today

32 minutes today, against 8.4 a game in 2012–13 (39 games). Line: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Bulls rout

Three of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Chicago beat Utah by 24.

BOS over ORL2SAS over GSW2WAS over BKN4IND over TOR7MIN over DAL8OKC over DET9NYK over CHA10NOP over LAL11PHX over DEN11POR over SAC13PHI over CLE15CHI over UTA24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 37

Kevin DurantPoints, last 5 games: 42, 13, 33, 23, 37Thunder-Pistons · W
29.6 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 5 games: 30, 24, 8, 11, 35Kings-Blazers · L
21.6 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 6 games: 31, 24, 34, 17, 25, 32Wolves-Mavs · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 6 games: 20, 26, 25, 17, 18, 32Pelicans-Lakers · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 6 games: 23, 9, 30, 23, 23, 32Wolves-Mavs · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 6 games: 19, 14, 18, 13, 20, 30Raptors-Pacers · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST