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Wednesday, November 5, 2014Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed BOS by 12 after the first quarter and won 110–107.

Final · Box score
Heat89
Hornets96
Q1 CHA +7; Q2 CHA +2; Q3 CHA +10; Q4 CHA +7
Final · Box score
Magic91
Sixers89
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Wolves98
Nets91
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN -1; Q3 MIN +6; Q4 MIN +7
Final · Box score
Raptors110
Celtics107
Q1 TOR -12; Q2 TOR -3; Q3 TOR +2; Q4 TOR +3
Final · Box score
Knicks95
Pistons98
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +12; Q3 DET +16; Q4 DET +3
Final · Box score
Bulls95
Bucks86
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI -4; Q3 CHI +2; Q4 CHI +9
Final · OT · Box score
Pacers94
Wizards96
Q1 Wizards 0; Q2 WAS +5; Q3 WAS +5; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 WAS +2
Final · Box score
Hawks92
Spurs94
Q1 SAS +12; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies102
Suns91
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM -6; Q3 MEM +5; Q4 MEM +11
Final · Box score
Cavs100
Jazz102
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets109
Kings131
Q1 SAC +21; Q2 SAC +14; Q3 SAC +33; Q4 SAC +22
Final · Box score
Clippers104
Warriors121
Q1 GSW +10; Q2 GSW +23; Q3 GSW +27; Q4 GSW +17
On this day · 2013–14Nov 5, 2013: 9 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Raptors), 35 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Celtics

Kyle Lowry scores 35, Toronto rallies past Boston

Tim Duncan goes for 17 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-3+2+3TOR AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors23313422110
Celtics35222921107
Who led
Kyle LowryPoints, last 5 games: 11, 21, 22, 9, 35TOR35 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 5 games: 15, 26, 30, 16, 23TOR23 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 4 games: 17, 17, 35, 20BOS20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jared SullingerPoints, last 4 games: 13, 14, 14, 19BOS19 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six close finishes and one Kings rout

Six of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Sacramento beat Denver by 22.

ORL over PHI2WAS over IND2SAS over ATL2UTA over CLE2TOR over BOS3DET over NYK3CHA over MIA7MIN over BKN7CHI over MIL9MEM over PHX11GSW over LAC17SAC over DEN22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Heat-Hornets14
Wolves-Nets12
Bulls-Bucks10
Pacers-Wizards10
Clippers-Warriors4
Raptors-Celtics2
Hawks-Spurs2
Cavs-Jazz2
Nuggets-Kings2
Shot of the night

Hayward's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 102-100 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Kings combined for 240, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 109, Kings 131
240
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 104, Warriors 121
225
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 110, Celtics 107
217
Cavs-JazzCavs 100, Jazz 102
202
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 102, Suns 91
193
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 95, Pistons 98
193
Pacers-WizardsPacers 94, Wizards 96
190
Wolves-NetsWolves 98, Nets 91
189
Hawks-SpursHawks 92, Spurs 94
186
Heat-HornetsHeat 89, Hornets 96
185
Bulls-BucksBulls 95, Bucks 86
181
Magic-SixersMagic 91, Sixers 89
180
6 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-JazzCavs 100, Jazz 102
+2 UTA
Pacers-WizardsPacers 94, Wizards 96
+2 WAS
Hawks-SpursHawks 92, Spurs 94
+2 SAS
Magic-SixersMagic 91, Sixers 89
+2 ORL
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 95, Pistons 98
+3 DET
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 110, Celtics 107
+3 TOR
Wolves-NetsWolves 98, Nets 91
+7 MIN
Heat-HornetsHeat 89, Hornets 96
+7 CHA
Bulls-BucksBulls 95, Bucks 86
+9 CHI
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 102, Suns 91
+11 MEM
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 104, Warriors 121
+17 GSW
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 109, Kings 131
+22 SAC
TOR erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-CelticsTOR won · Raptors 110, Celtics 107
12 pts
Grizzlies-SunsMEM won · Grizzlies 102, Suns 91
6 pts
Bulls-BucksCHI won · Bulls 95, Bucks 86
4 pts
Magic-SixersORL won · Magic 91, Sixers 89
2 pts
Wolves-NetsMIN won · Wolves 98, Nets 91
1 pt
Davies shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DaviesPHI · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
BledsoePHX · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
75% (9-12)
GaySAC · 29 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
CousinsSAC · 30 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
LowryTOR · 35 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
Final · Pacers-Wizards
Pacers 94Wizards 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers241720231094
Wizards242220181296
The story
John Wall's 31 points and 10 assists carried Washington past Indiana, 96-94 in OT

For Indiana, Donald Sloan had 31 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 31 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 11-21 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 22-17, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 0+5+50+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Hawks-Spurs
Hawks 92Spurs 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1524233092
Spurs2722192694
The story
San Antonio beat Atlanta 94-92 behind 17 points from Tony Parker

DeMarre Carroll paced Atlanta: 17 PTS, 5 REB 17 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 7-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 27-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +12+10+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Celtics
Raptors 110Celtics 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors23313422110
Celtics35222921107
The story
DeMar DeRozan had 23 points as Toronto beat Boston 110-107

Jared Sullinger led Boston with 19 PTS, 16 REB 23 PTS, 6 AST · 9-25 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the first, the Raptors took the second 31-22.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −12−3+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 3 vs 2013–14 avg
Points per game
13.12013–14 avg19.7Last 3

19.7 points a game over his last three games, against 13.1 in 2013–14 (67 games). Today: 14 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 vs 2013–14 avg
Minutes per game
20.82013–14 avg7.2Last 3

7.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.8 in 2013–14 (43 games). Today: 8 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.1Season avg26.7Today

27 minutes today, against 11.1 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 0 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kyle Lowry leads the day with 35

Kyle LowryPoints, last 5 games: 11, 21, 22, 9, 35Raptors-Celtics · W
19.6 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 4 games: 22, 23, 9, 34Cavs-Jazz · L
22.0 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
John WallPoints, last 5 games: 16, 30, 19, 11, 31Wizards-Pacers · W
21.4 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Donald SloanPoints, last 5 games: 16, 12, 14, 5, 31Pacers-Wizards · L
15.6 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 4 games: 17, 36, 11, 31Cavs-Jazz · L
23.8 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 5 games: 20, 17, 34, 19, 30Kings-Nuggets · W
24.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST