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Sunday, November 1, 2015Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed HOU by 19 at halftime and won 109–89.

Final · Box score
Hawks94
Hornets92
Q1 ATL +10; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL -6; Q4 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Spurs95
Celtics87
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Rockets89
Heat109
Q1 MIA -5; Q2 MIA -19; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 MIA +20
Final · Box score
Bucks87
Raptors106
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +14; Q3 TOR +10; Q4 TOR +19
Final · Box score
Magic87
Bulls92
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI +14; Q3 CHI +12; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets93
Thunder117
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC +8; Q3 OKC +25; Q4 OKC +24
Final · Box score
Mavs103
Lakers93
Q1 DAL +11; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +17; Q4 DAL +10
On this day · 2014–15Nov 1, 2014: 12 games. Top scorer: Klay Thompson (Warriors-Lakers), 41 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Heat

Miami erases 19-point lead, steals one from Houston

Julius Randle goes for 22 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-190+20MIA AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets3528121489
Heat30143134109
Who led
Hassan WhitesidePoints, last 3 games: 4, 11, 25MIA25 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 3 games: 20, 25, 20MIA20 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Marcus ThorntonHOU21 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 3 games: 22, 16, 16HOU16 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Lead changes
Hawks-Hornets5
Nuggets-Thunder5
Magic-Bulls4
Bucks-Raptors2
Spurs-Celtics1
Rockets-Heat1
Mavs-Lakers0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Thunder combined for 210, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 93, Thunder 117
210
Rockets-HeatRockets 89, Heat 109
198
Mavs-LakersMavs 103, Lakers 93
196
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 87, Raptors 106
193
Hawks-HornetsHawks 94, Hornets 92
186
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 95, Celtics 87
182
Magic-BullsMagic 87, Bulls 92
179
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-HornetsHawks 94, Hornets 92
+2 ATL
Magic-BullsMagic 87, Bulls 92
+5 CHI
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 95, Celtics 87
+8 SAS
Mavs-LakersMavs 103, Lakers 93
+10 DAL
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 87, Raptors 106
+19 TOR
Rockets-HeatRockets 89, Heat 109
+20 MIA
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 93, Thunder 117
+24 OKC
MIA erased a 19-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-HeatMIA won · Rockets 89, Heat 109
19 pts
Hawks-HornetsATL won · Hawks 94, Hornets 92
6 pts
Whiteside shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WhitesideMIA · 25 PTS, 15 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
80% (12-15)
DirkDAL · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
KDOKC · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
GiannisMIL · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
IbakaOKC · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 5 BLK, 4 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Hawks-Hornets
Hawks 94Hornets 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2818242494
Hornets1821371692
The story
Kent Bazemore had 20 points as Atlanta beat Charlotte 94-92

Kemba Walker led Charlotte with 17 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 6-12 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Hawks won the first 28-18, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +10+7−6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nicolas Batum led the game in fantasy with 46.0 FPTS (16 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Magic-Bulls
Magic 87Bulls 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2614232487
Bulls2925211792
The story
Chicago beat Orlando 92-87 behind 14 points from Jimmy Butler

Nikola Vucevic paced Orlando: 15 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 14 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 4-10 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 25-14 second quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +3+14+12+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Heat
Rockets 89Heat 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets3528121489
Heat30143134109
The story
Dwyane Wade's 20 points and 8 assists carried Miami past Houston, 109-89

For Houston, Marcus Thornton had 21 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB · 6-16 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 34-14, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −5−190+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.1points, today vs 2014–15 avg
Points per game
7.92014–15 avg21Today

21 points today in 31 minutes, against 7.9 a game in 2014–15 (48 games).

Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 3 vs 2014–15 avg
Minutes per game
28.72014–15 avg13.6Last 3

13.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.7 in 2014–15 (66 games). Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.7minutes, today vs 2014–15 avg
Minutes per game
9.72014–15 avg28.4Today

28 minutes today, against 9.7 a game in 2014–15 (29 games). Line: 11 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Hawks-Hornets

Atlanta takes over late to edge Charlotte

Down 6 after three, Atlanta won the fourth 24–16. Final: 94–92. Kent Bazemore led Atlanta with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over CHA2CHI over ORL5SAS over BOS8DAL over LAL10TOR over MIL19MIA over HOU20OKC over DEN24Final margin, points. Pink = ATL over CHA.
Top performances

Hassan Whiteside leads the day with 25

Hassan WhitesidePoints, last 3 games: 4, 11, 25Heat-Rockets · W
13.3 PPG season to date
Career high25 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 3 games: 11, 16, 25Mavs-Lakers · W
17.3 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 3 games: 22, 43, 25Thunder-Nuggets · W
30.0 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 3 games: 11, 10, 24Spurs-Celtics · W
15.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 3 games: 15, 3, 22Lakers-Mavs · L
13.3 PPG season to date
22 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Marcus ThorntonRockets-Heat · L
21.0 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST