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Sunday, November 9, 2014Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed GSW by 11 at halftime and won 107–95.

Final · Box score
Magic96
Nets104
Q1 BKN +1; Q2 BKN -2; Q3 BKN +4; Q4 BKN +8
Final · Box score
Jazz97
Pistons96
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 Jazz 0; Q3 UTA -5; Q4 UTA +1
Final · Box score
Kings93
Thunder101
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC +13; Q3 OKC +2; Q4 OKC +8
Final · Box score
Sixers88
Raptors120
Q1 TOR +13; Q2 TOR +15; Q3 TOR +25; Q4 TOR +32
Final · Box score
Heat105
Mavs96
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +16; Q4 MIA +9
Final · Box score
Warriors95
Suns107
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX -11; Q3 PHX -8; Q4 PHX +12
Final · Box score
Nuggets100
Blazers116
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +16
Final · Box score
Hornets92
Lakers107
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL -9; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +15
On this day · 2013–14Nov 9, 2013: 9 games. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (Cavs-Sixers), 39 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Suns

Phoenix climbs out of an 11-point hole against Golden State

Stephen Curry goes for 28 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-11-8+12PHX AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors3028211695
Suns28192436107
Who led
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 7 games: 23, 23, 10, 22, 15, 3, 22PHX22 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 7 games: 18, 10, 10, 16, 6, 22, 19PHX19 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 6 games: 24, 31, 21, 28, 34, 28GSW28 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Draymond GreenPoints, last 6 games: 12, 9, 5, 24, 14, 22GSW22 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Toronto posts the night's biggest win

Toronto beat Philadelphia by 32, the widest margin of 8 games.

UTA over DET1BKN over ORL8OKC over SAC8MIA over DAL9PHX over GSW12LAL over CHA15POR over DEN16TOR over PHI32Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Magic-Nets11
Warriors-Suns8
Kings-Thunder6
Nuggets-Blazers6
Jazz-Pistons4
Heat-Mavs4
Sixers-Raptors1
Hornets-Lakers1
The night in charts
Nuggets-Blazers combined for 216, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 100, Blazers 116
216
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 88, Raptors 120
208
Warriors-SunsWarriors 95, Suns 107
202
Heat-MavsHeat 105, Mavs 96
201
Magic-NetsMagic 96, Nets 104
200
Hornets-LakersHornets 92, Lakers 107
199
Kings-ThunderKings 93, Thunder 101
194
Jazz-PistonsJazz 97, Pistons 96
193
UTA won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Jazz-PistonsJazz 97, Pistons 96
+1 UTA
Kings-ThunderKings 93, Thunder 101
+8 OKC
Magic-NetsMagic 96, Nets 104
+8 BKN
Heat-MavsHeat 105, Mavs 96
+9 MIA
Warriors-SunsWarriors 95, Suns 107
+12 PHX
Hornets-LakersHornets 92, Lakers 107
+15 LAL
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 100, Blazers 116
+16 POR
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 88, Raptors 120
+32 TOR
PHX erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-SunsPHX won · Warriors 95, Suns 107
11 pts
Hornets-LakersLAL won · Hornets 92, Lakers 107
9 pts
Jazz-PistonsUTA won · Jazz 97, Pistons 96
5 pts
Magic-NetsBKN won · Magic 96, Nets 104
2 pts
Bogdanovic shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BogdanovicBKN · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
BoshMIA · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
ChandlerDAL · 16 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
DengMIA · 30 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
VucevicORL · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
68% (13-19)
Final · Jazz-Pistons
Jazz 97Pistons 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2725222397
Pistons2131271796
The story
Gordon Hayward had 17 points as Utah beat Detroit 97-96

Andre Drummond led Detroit with 18 REB, 11 PTS 17 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 5-13 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Jazz won the first 27-21, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +60−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Greg Monroe led the game in fantasy with 37.2 FPTS (19 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Warriors-Suns
Warriors 95Suns 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors3028211695
Suns28192436107
The story
Isaiah Thomas' 22 points carried Phoenix past Golden State, 107-95

For Golden State, Harrison Barnes had 12 PTS, 9 REB 22 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 4-13 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 36-16.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −2−11−8+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Blazers
Nuggets 100Blazers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets27291727100
Blazers36282131116
The story
Portland beat Denver 116-100 behind 28 points from LaMarcus Aldridge

Ty Lawson paced Denver: 18 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 28 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 12-26 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 36-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +9+8+12+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 2 vs 2013–14 avg
Points per game
8.52013–14 avg17.0Last 2

17.0 points a game over his last two games, against 8.5 in 2013–14 (78 games). Today: 17 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Season avg20.9Last 3

20.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.6 in 6 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.1Season avg36.2Today

36 minutes today, against 18.1 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 16 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Luol Deng leads the day with 30

Luol DengPoints, last 7 games: 12, 15, 18, 11, 9, 14, 30Heat-Mavs · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 7 games: 27, 22, 26, 16, 20, 21, 28Blazers-Nuggets · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 6 games: 24, 31, 21, 28, 34, 28Warriors-Suns · L
27.7 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 7 games: 15, 23, 15, 19, 17, 14, 27Magic-Nets · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 7 games: 15, 26, 30, 16, 23, 25, 24Raptors-Sixers · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 7 games: 14, 40, 25, 14, 29, 11, 23Kings-Thunder · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST