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Thursday, October 29, 2015Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed IND by 2 after three quarters and won 112–103.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies112
Pacers103
Q1 MEM +9; Q2 MEM +1; Q3 MEM -2; Q4 MEM +9
Final · Box score
Hawks112
Knicks101
Q1 ATL +10; Q2 ATL +16; Q3 ATL +12; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
Mavs88
Clippers104
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +17; Q4 LAC +16
On this day · 2014–15Oct 29, 2014: 12 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (Thunder-Blazers), 38 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Pacers

Memphis handles Indiana by 9

Al Horford goes for 21 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+1-2+9MEM AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies29212339112
Pacers20292628103
Who led
Marc GasolPoints, last 2 games: 12, 20MEM20 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 2 games: 8, 13MEM13 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
George HillPoints, last 2 games: 19, 20IND20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 2 games: 17, 18IND18 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Hawks-Knicks

Atlanta leads New York wire to wire

Atlanta was ahead at every break and won 112–101. Best quarter: the second, 31–25. Jeff Teague led Atlanta with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MEM over IND9ATL over NYK11LAC over DAL16Final margin, points. Pink = ATL over NYK.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Pacers18
Hawks-Knicks10
Mavs-Clippers2
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Pacers combined for 215, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-PacersGrizzlies 112, Pacers 103
215
Hawks-KnicksHawks 112, Knicks 101
213
Mavs-ClippersMavs 88, Clippers 104
192
MEM won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-PacersGrizzlies 112, Pacers 103
+9 MEM
Hawks-KnicksHawks 112, Knicks 101
+11 ATL
Mavs-ClippersMavs 88, Clippers 104
+16 LAC
Robin Lopez shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Robin LopezNYK · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
BlakeLAC · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
TeagueATL · 23 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
CrawfordLAC · 15 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
55% (6-11)
SchroderATL · 13 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
55% (6-11)
Final · Grizzlies-Pacers
Grizzlies 112Pacers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies29212339112
Pacers20292628103
The story
Memphis beat Indiana 112-103 behind 20 points from Marc Gasol

George Hill paced Indiana: 20 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 7-13 FG

The swing

A 39-28 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +9+1−2+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Knicks
Hawks 112Knicks 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks30312328112
Knicks20252729101
The story
Jeff Teague had 23 points and 8 assists as Atlanta beat New York 112-101

Kyle O'Quinn led New York with 10 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 7-12 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Hawks won the first 30-20, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +10+16+12+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Clippers
Mavs 88Clippers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1726252088
Clippers22293419104
The story
DeAndre Jordan's 15 rebounds and 6 points carried LA past Dallas, 104-88

For Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki had 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 15 REB, 6 PTS, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 2-2 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 34-25, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +5+8+17+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 2 vs 2014–15 avg
Points per game
8.32014–15 avg16.5Last 2

16.5 points a game over his last two games, against 8.3 in 2014–15 (74 games). Today: 9 points in 18 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 2 vs 2014–15 avg
Minutes per game
29.52014–15 avg16.2Last 2

16.2 minutes a game over his last two games, against 29.5 in 2014–15 (76 games). Today: 6 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.9minutes, today vs 2014–15 avg
Minutes per game
12.42014–15 avg35.3Today

35 minutes today, against 12.4 a game in 2014–15 (24 games). Line: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Blake Griffin leads the day with 26

Blake GriffinPoints, last 2 games: 33, 26Clippers-Mavs · W
29.5 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 2 games: 11, 25Knicks-Hawks · L
18.0 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 2 games: 18, 23Hawks-Knicks · W
20.5 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 2 games: 15, 21Hawks-Knicks · W
18.0 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 2 games: 12, 20Grizzlies-Pacers · W
16.0 PPG season to date
20 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
George HillPoints, last 2 games: 19, 20Pacers-Grizzlies · L
19.5 PPG season to date
20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST