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Thursday, October 30, 2014Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed CLE by 7 after the first quarter and won 95–90.

Final · Box score
Wizards105
Magic98
Q1 WAS +5; Q2 WAS +3; Q3 WAS +16; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Knicks95
Cavs90
Q1 NYK -7; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Pistons91
Wolves97
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN +1; Q3 MIN +10; Q4 MIN +6
Final · Box score
Jazz102
Mavs120
Q1 DAL +16; Q2 DAL +25; Q3 DAL +20; Q4 DAL +18
Final · Box score
Thunder90
Clippers93
Q1 LAC -6; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +8; Q4 LAC +3
On this day · 2013–14Oct 30, 2013: 14 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Jazz), 42 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Cavs

New York handles Cleveland by 5

John Wall goes for 30 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-2+3+5NYK AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1824252895
Cavs2519202690
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 2 games: 14, 25NYK25 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Iman ShumpertPoints, last 2 games: 5, 12NYK12 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Kyrie IrvingCLE22 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Kevin LoveCLE19 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Pistons-Wolves13
Knicks-Cavs9
Wizards-Magic7
Thunder-Clippers5
Jazz-Mavs0
The night in charts
Jazz-Mavs combined for 222, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-MavsJazz 102, Mavs 120
222
Wizards-MagicWizards 105, Magic 98
203
Pistons-WolvesPistons 91, Wolves 97
188
Knicks-CavsKnicks 95, Cavs 90
185
Thunder-ClippersThunder 90, Clippers 93
183
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-ClippersThunder 90, Clippers 93
+3 LAC
Knicks-CavsKnicks 95, Cavs 90
+5 NYK
Pistons-WolvesPistons 91, Wolves 97
+6 MIN
Wizards-MagicWizards 105, Magic 98
+7 WAS
Jazz-MavsJazz 102, Mavs 120
+18 DAL
NYK rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-CavsNYK won · Knicks 95, Cavs 90
7 pts
Thunder-ClippersLAC won · Thunder 90, Clippers 93
6 pts
Fournier shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FournierORL · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
GortatWAS · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
ButlerDET · 24 PTS, 8 REB
71% (10-14)
DirkDAL · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Perry Jones IIIOKC · 32 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
59% (10-17)
Final · Thunder-Clippers
Thunder 90Clippers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2813212890
Clippers2224242393
The story
Chris Paul had 22 points as Los Angeles beat Oklahoma City 93-90

Serge Ibaka led Oklahoma City with 17 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 9-18 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Clippers took the second 24-13.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −6+5+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Cavs
Knicks 95Cavs 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1824252895
Cavs2519202690
The story
Carmelo Anthony's 25 points carried New York past Cleveland, 95-90

For Cleveland, Kevin Love had 19 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 9-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 7 going into the second, then won it 24-19.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −7−2+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kyrie Irving was the fantasy play: 44.0 FPTS on 22 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB

Final · Pistons-Wolves
Pistons 91Wolves 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2123212691
Wolves2124302297
The story
Minnesota beat Detroit 97-91 behind 19 points from Thaddeus Young

Caron Butler paced Detroit: 24 PTS, 8 REB 19 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 7-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 30-21 third quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 0+1+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.0points, last 2 vs 2013–14 avg
Points per game
3.52013–14 avg17.5Last 2

17.5 points a game over his last two games, against 3.5 in 2013–14 (62 games). Today: 32 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.5minutes, last 2 vs 2013–14 avg
Minutes per game
34.12013–14 avg17.6Last 2

17.6 minutes a game over his last two games, against 34.1 in 2013–14 (80 games). Today: 4 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.0minutes, today vs 2013–14 avg
Minutes per game
10.22013–14 avg37.2Today

37 minutes today, against 10.2 a game in 2013–14 (39 games). Line: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Thunder-Clippers

Clippers hold off OKC, 93–90

Clippers led 70–62 after three and held on to win by three. Blake Griffin led Clippers with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAC over OKC3NYK over CLE5MIN over DET6WAS over ORL7DAL over UTA18Final margin, points. Pink = LAC over OKC.
Top performances

Perry Jones III leads the day with 32

Perry Jones IIIPoints, last 2 games: 3, 32Thunder-Clippers · L
17.5 PPG season to date
Career high32 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
John WallPoints, last 2 games: 16, 30Wizards-Magic · W
23.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 2 games: 14, 25Knicks-Cavs · W
19.5 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 2 games: 0, 24Pistons-Wolves · L
12.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 2 games: 15, 23Magic-Wizards · L
19.0 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Blake GriffinClippers-Thunder · W
23.0 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST