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Sunday, November 2, 2014Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Kings trailed Clippers by 6 at halftime and won 98–92.

Final · Box score
Kings98
Clippers92
Q1 Kings +6; Q2 Kings -6; Q3 Kings -4; Q4 Kings +6
Final · Box score
Raptors102
Heat107
Q1 Heat +5; Q2 Heat +10; Q3 Heat +10; Q4 Heat +5
Final · Box score
Hornets93
Knicks96
Q1 Knicks +8; Q2 Knicks +2; Q3 Knicks -1; Q4 Knicks +3
Final · Box score
Warriors95
Blazers90
Q1 Warriors +8; Q2 Warriors +3; Q3 Warriors 0; Q4 Warriors +5
On this day · 2013–14Nov 2, 2013: 8 games. Top scorer: Klay Thompson (Warriors-Kings), 27 points.
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The lead · Kings-Clippers

DeMarcus Cousins scores 34 as Sacramento wins in Los Angeles

Chris Paul goes for 16 points

Game flow · Kings margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6-6-4+6Kings AHEAD ↑Clippers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2520252898
Clippers1932231892
Who led
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 3 games: 20, 17, 34Kings34 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 3 games: 14, 40, 25Kings25 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 3 games: 23, 39, 17Clippers17 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Spencer HawesPoints, last 3 games: 4, 9, 17Clippers17 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Hornets-Knicks22
Warriors-Blazers13
Kings-Clippers5
Raptors-Heat2
Shot of the night

Klay's jumper with 8 seconds left puts the Warriors ahead, 95-90 final

The night in charts
Raptors-Heat combined for 209, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-HeatRaptors 102, Heat 107
209
Kings-ClippersKings 98, Clippers 92
190
Hornets-KnicksHornets 93, Knicks 96
189
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 95, Blazers 90
185
3 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-KnicksHornets 93, Knicks 96
+3 Knicks
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 95, Blazers 90
+5 Warriors
Raptors-HeatRaptors 102, Heat 107
+5 Heat
Kings-ClippersKings 98, Clippers 92
+6 Kings
Kings rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-ClippersKings won · Kings 98, Clippers 92
6 pts
Hornets-KnicksKnicks won · Hornets 93, Knicks 96
1 pt
Cousins shot 15-of-23 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CousinsKings · 34 PTS, 17 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
65% (15-23)
LowryRaptors · 22 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
64% (7-11)
D WadeHeat · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
DengHeat · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
MeloKnicks · 28 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
55% (12-22)
Final · Hornets-Knicks
Hornets 93Knicks 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2129301393
Knicks2923271796
The story
Carmelo Anthony had 28 points as New York beat Charlotte 96-93

Gary Neal led Charlotte with 17 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 12-22 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Knicks won the first 29-21, their biggest quarter edge.

Knicks lead by quarter
200 +8+2−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Lance Stephenson led the game in fantasy with 41.8 FPTS (14 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST)

Final · Raptors-Heat
Raptors 102Heat 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors26282325102
Heat31332320107
The story
Miami beat Toronto 107-102 behind 19 points and 11 rebounds from Dwyane Wade

DeMar DeRozan paced Toronto: 30 PTS, 3 REB 19 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST · 7-11 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 31-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

Heat lead by quarter
200 +5+10+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Clippers
Kings 98Clippers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2520252898
Clippers1932231892
The story
Rudy Gay's 25 points carried Sacramento past Los Angeles, 98-92

For Los Angeles, Blake Griffin had 17 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 7-14 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 28-18.

Kings lead by quarter
200 +6−6−4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.3points, last 3 vs 2013–14 avg
Points per game
18.42013–14 avg29.7Last 3

29.7 points a game over his last three games, against 18.4 in 2013–14 (81 games). Today: 29 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.8minutes, last 2 vs 2013–14 avg
Minutes per game
30.32013–14 avg9.5Last 2

9.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 30.3 in 2013–14 (78 games). Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs 2013–14 avg
Minutes per game
10.72013–14 avg26.5Today

27 minutes today, against 10.7 a game in 2013–14 (46 games). Line: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Hornets-Knicks

New York takes over late to edge Charlotte

Down 1 after three, New York won the fourth 17–13. Final: 96–93. Carmelo Anthony led New York with 28 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Knicks over Hornets3Heat over Raptors5Warriors over Blazers5Kings over Clippers6Final margin, points. Pink = Knicks over Hornets.
Top performances

DeMarcus Cousins leads the day with 34

DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 3 games: 20, 17, 34Kings-Clippers · W
23.7 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 3 games: 15, 26, 30Raptors-Heat · L
23.7 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 3 games: 19, 41, 29Warriors-Blazers · W
29.7 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 3 games: 14, 25, 28Knicks-Hornets · W
22.3 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 3 games: 27, 22, 26Blazers-Warriors · L
25.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 3 games: 14, 40, 25Kings-Clippers · W
26.3 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST