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Saturday, November 1, 2014Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed LAL by 6 after the first quarter and won 127–104.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies71
Hornets69
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 MEM +6; Q3 MEM +5; Q4 MEM +2
Final · Box score
Mavs109
Pelicans104
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +14; Q3 DAL -3; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Raptors108
Magic95
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR -3; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +13
Final · Box score
Heat114
Sixers96
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +18
Final · Box score
Bucks97
Wizards108
Q1 WAS +12; Q2 WAS +5; Q3 WAS +15; Q4 WAS +11
Final · Box score
Pacers92
Hawks102
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +10
Final · Box score
Nets102
Pistons90
Q1 BKN +8; Q2 BKN +12; Q3 BKN +6; Q4 BKN +12
Final · Box score
Celtics90
Rockets104
Q1 HOU +15; Q2 HOU +19; Q3 HOU +19; Q4 HOU +14
Final · Box score
Bulls106
Wolves105
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +14; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 CHI +1
Final · Box score
Nuggets91
Thunder102
Q1 OKC +12; Q2 OKC +22; Q3 OKC +20; Q4 OKC +11
Final · Box score
Suns91
Jazz118
Q1 UTA +11; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +14; Q4 UTA +27
Final · Box score
Lakers104
Warriors127
Q1 GSW -6; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +23
On this day · 2013–14Nov 1, 2013: 13 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Mavs), 34 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Warriors

Klay Thompson scores 41 as Golden State beats Lakers

Anthony Davis goes for 31 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+6+7+23GSW AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers35203118104
Warriors29323234127
Who led
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 2 games: 19, 41GSW41 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 2 games: 24, 31GSW31 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 4 games: 19, 31, 21, 28LAL28 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Jordan HillPoints, last 4 games: 7, 6, 23, 23LAL23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Heat-Sixers15
Bulls-Wolves15
Raptors-Magic9
Lakers-Warriors8
Mavs-Pelicans5
Nets-Pistons5
Grizzlies-Hornets4
Suns-Jazz3
Bucks-Wizards0
Pacers-Hawks0
Celtics-Rockets0
Nuggets-Thunder0
The night in charts
Lakers-Warriors combined for 231, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 104, Warriors 127
231
Mavs-PelicansMavs 109, Pelicans 104
213
Bulls-WolvesBulls 106, Wolves 105
211
Heat-SixersHeat 114, Sixers 96
210
Suns-JazzSuns 91, Jazz 118
209
Bucks-WizardsBucks 97, Wizards 108
205
Raptors-MagicRaptors 108, Magic 95
203
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 90, Rockets 104
194
Pacers-HawksPacers 92, Hawks 102
194
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 91, Thunder 102
193
Nets-PistonsNets 102, Pistons 90
192
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 71, Hornets 69
140
3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-WolvesBulls 106, Wolves 105
+1 CHI
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 71, Hornets 69
+2 MEM
Mavs-PelicansMavs 109, Pelicans 104
+5 DAL
Pacers-HawksPacers 92, Hawks 102
+10 ATL
Bucks-WizardsBucks 97, Wizards 108
+11 WAS
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 91, Thunder 102
+11 OKC
Nets-PistonsNets 102, Pistons 90
+12 BKN
Raptors-MagicRaptors 108, Magic 95
+13 TOR
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 90, Rockets 104
+14 HOU
Heat-SixersHeat 114, Sixers 96
+18 MIA
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 104, Warriors 127
+23 GSW
Suns-JazzSuns 91, Jazz 118
+27 UTA
GSW rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-WarriorsGSW won · Lakers 104, Warriors 127
6 pts
Mavs-PelicansDAL won · Mavs 109, Pelicans 104
3 pts
Raptors-MagicTOR won · Raptors 108, Magic 95
3 pts
Hilario shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HilarioWAS · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
83% (10-12)
KlayGSW · 41 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
78% (14-18)
Jordan HillLAL · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
71% (10-14)
LawsonDEN · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Kevin MartinMIN · 33 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
Final · Bulls-Wolves
Bulls 106Wolves 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls27362221106
Wolves25243224105
The story
Pau Gasol had 20 points as Chicago beat Minnesota 106-105

Ricky Rubio led Minnesota with 17 AST, 6 PTS, 4 REB 20 PTS, 6 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

The Bulls won the second 36-24, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +2+14+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Martin led the game in fantasy with 46.4 FPTS (33 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Grizzlies-Hornets
Grizzlies 71Hornets 69
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2313152071
Hornets1515162369
The story
Zach Randolph's 12 points and 12 rebounds carried Memphis past Charlotte, 71-69

For Charlotte, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had 12 REB, 11 PTS 12 PTS, 12 REB · 6-12 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 23-15, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +8+6+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al Jefferson was the fantasy play: 42.2 FPTS on 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST

Final · Mavs-Pelicans
Mavs 109Pelicans 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs32342023109
Pelicans26263715104
The story
Dallas beat New Orleans 109-104 behind 17 points from Monta Ellis

Jrue Holiday paced New Orleans: 24 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 7-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 34-26 second quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +6+14−3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.8points, last 3 vs 2013–14 avg
Points per game
3.52013–14 avg18.3Last 3

18.3 points a game over his last three games, against 3.5 in 2013–14 (62 games). Today: 20 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.5minutes, last 2 vs 2013–14 avg
Minutes per game
29.02013–14 avg5.5Last 2

5.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 29.0 in 2013–14 (54 games). Today: 3 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.3minutes, today vs 2013–14 avg
Minutes per game
8.22013–14 avg37.5Today

38 minutes today, against 8.2 a game in 2013–14 (48 games). Line: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Utah posts the night's biggest win

Utah beat Phoenix by 27, the widest margin of 12 games.

CHI over MIN1MEM over CHA2DAL over NOP5ATL over IND10WAS over MIL11OKC over DEN11BKN over DET12TOR over ORL13HOU over BOS14MIA over PHI18GSW over LAL23UTA over PHX27Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Klay Thompson leads the day with 41

Klay ThompsonPoints, last 2 games: 19, 41Warriors-Lakers · W
30.0 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Dwyane Wade MIA, May 1, 2009: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Career high41 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 2 games: 19, 34Nets-Pistons · W
26.5 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 2 games: 12, 33Wolves-Bulls · L
22.5 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Derrick FavorsPoints, last 3 games: 16, 17, 32Jazz-Suns · W
21.7 PPG season to date
Career high32 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 2 games: 26, 31Pelicans-Mavs · L
28.5 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 2 games: 24, 31Warriors-Lakers · W
27.5 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST