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Friday, November 7, 2014Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed PHX by 11 after the first quarter and won 114–112.

Final · 2OT · Box score
Hawks119
Hornets122
Q1 CHA -7; Q2 CHA -3; Q3 CHA -8; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 Hornets 0; OT2 CHA +3
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves103
Magic112
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL -5; Q3 ORL -3; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Bulls118
Sixers115
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 Bulls 0; Q3 CHI +16; Q4 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Knicks99
Nets110
Q1 BKN +10; Q2 BKN +13; Q3 BKN +18; Q4 BKN +11
Final · Box score
Pacers98
Celtics101
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS -2; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Bucks95
Pistons98
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +3
Final · Box score
Wizards84
Raptors103
Q1 TOR +10; Q2 TOR +24; Q3 TOR +24; Q4 TOR +19
Final · Box score
Grizzlies91
Thunder89
Q1 MEM +3; Q2 MEM +9; Q3 MEM +4; Q4 MEM +2
Final · 2OT · Box score
Kings114
Suns112
Q1 SAC -11; Q2 SAC -3; Q3 SAC -11; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 Kings 0; OT2 SAC +2
Final · Box score
Mavs105
Jazz82
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +16; Q4 DAL +23
Final · Box score
Cavs110
Nuggets101
Q1 CLE +18; Q2 CLE +13; Q3 CLE +14; Q4 CLE +9
On this day · 2013–14Nov 7, 2013: 3 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Lakers), 35 points.
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The lead · Kings-Suns

Sacramento needs two overtimes to survive Phoenix

Al Jefferson goes for 34 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0-11-3-1100+2SAC AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Kings2530222278114
Suns3622301176112
Who led
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 6 games: 20, 17, 34, 19, 30, 25SAC25 PTS · 18 REB · 0 AST
Darren CollisonPoints, last 6 games: 13, 17, 14, 21, 10, 16SAC16 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 6 games: 16, 12, 10, 6, 23, 23PHX23 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 6 games: 18, 10, 10, 16, 6, 22PHX22 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Wolves-Magic17
Hawks-Hornets13
Kings-Suns5
Bucks-Pistons4
Knicks-Nets2
Grizzlies-Thunder2
Cavs-Nuggets1
Wizards-Raptors0
Shot of the night

Stephenson's three with 1 second left in 2OT breaks the tie, 122-119 final

The night in charts
Hawks-Hornets combined for 241, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-HornetsHawks 119, Hornets 122
241
Bulls-SixersBulls 118, Sixers 115
233
Kings-SunsKings 114, Suns 112
226
Wolves-MagicWolves 103, Magic 112
215
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 110, Nuggets 101
211
Knicks-NetsKnicks 99, Nets 110
209
Pacers-CelticsPacers 98, Celtics 101
199
Bucks-PistonsBucks 95, Pistons 98
193
Mavs-JazzMavs 105, Jazz 82
187
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 84, Raptors 103
187
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 91, Thunder 89
180
6 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 91, Thunder 89
+2 MEM
Kings-SunsKings 114, Suns 112
+2 SAC
Hawks-HornetsHawks 119, Hornets 122
+3 CHA
Bucks-PistonsBucks 95, Pistons 98
+3 DET
Bulls-SixersBulls 118, Sixers 115
+3 CHI
Pacers-CelticsPacers 98, Celtics 101
+3 BOS
Wolves-MagicWolves 103, Magic 112
+9 ORL
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 110, Nuggets 101
+9 CLE
Knicks-NetsKnicks 99, Nets 110
+11 BKN
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 84, Raptors 103
+19 TOR
Mavs-JazzMavs 105, Jazz 82
+23 DAL
SAC erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-SunsSAC won · Kings 114, Suns 112
11 pts
Hawks-HornetsCHA won · Hawks 119, Hornets 122
8 pts
Wolves-MagicORL won · Wolves 103, Magic 112
5 pts
Pacers-CelticsBOS won · Pacers 98, Celtics 101
2 pts
Sims shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SimsPHI · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST
70% (7-10)
HorfordATL · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
69% (11-16)
Deron WilliamsBKN · 29 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
KCPDET · 19 PTS, 5 REB
64% (7-11)
Markieff MorrisPHX · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Kings-Suns
Kings 114Suns 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Kings2530222278114
Suns3622301176112
The story
DeMarcus Cousins had 25 points and 18 rebounds as Sacramento beat Phoenix 114-112 in OT

Eric Bledsoe led Phoenix with 23 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 25 PTS, 18 REB · 6-14 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Kings took the fourth 22-11.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −11−3−1100+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Hawks-Hornets
Hawks 119Hornets 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Hawks29212819139119
Hornets222523271312122
The story
Kemba Walker's 15 points and 10 assists carried Charlotte past Atlanta, 122-119 in OT

For Atlanta, Jeff Teague had 22 PTS, 15 AST, 4 REB 15 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB, 3 STL · 6-16 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 27-19.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −7−3−800+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Wolves-Magic
Wolves 103Magic 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves272525179103
Magic2621272018112
The story
Orlando beat Minnesota 112-103 in OT behind 17 points and 16 rebounds from Tobias Harris

Gorgui Dieng paced Minnesota: 11 PTS, 10 REB 17 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST · 7-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Magic settled it in overtime, 18-9.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −1−5−30+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, today vs 2013–14 avg
Points per game
8.52013–14 avg17Today

17 points today in 41 minutes, against 8.5 a game in 2013–14 (78 games).

Losing minutes
−18.7minutes, last 2 vs 2013–14 avg
Minutes per game
24.42013–14 avg5.7Last 2

5.7 minutes a game over his last two games, against 24.4 in 2013–14 (58 games). Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.0Season avg26.7Today

27 minutes today, against 6.0 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games go down to the wire

Six of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Dallas by 23.

MEM over OKC2SAC over PHX2CHA over ATL3CHI over PHI3BOS over IND3DET over MIL3ORL over MIN9CLE over DEN9BKN over NYK11TOR over WAS19DAL over UTA23Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Al Jefferson leads the day with 34

Al JeffersonPoints, last 6 games: 14, 19, 21, 20, 28, 34Hornets-Hawks · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Tony WrotenPoints, last 6 games: 22, 14, 21, 20, 27, 31Sixers-Bulls · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 5 games: 19, 15, 17, 19, 29Nets-Knicks · W
19.8 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Randy FoyePoints, last 5 games: 7, 5, 5, 19, 28Nuggets-Cavs · L
12.8 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 6 games: 18, 21, 17, 27, 17, 27Mavs-Jazz · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Mike DunleavyPoints, last 6 games: 0, 14, 13, 3, 12, 27Bulls-Sixers · W
11.5 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST