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Monday, November 2, 2015Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed PHI by 14 after the first quarter and won 107–100.

Final · Box score
Cavs107
Sixers100
Q1 CLE -14; Q2 CLE -5; Q3 CLE +10; Q4 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Bucks103
Nets96
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 MIL +11; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Spurs94
Knicks84
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Thunder105
Rockets110
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU -11; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Blazers106
Wolves101
Q1 POR -13; Q2 Blazers 0; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies69
Warriors119
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW +19; Q3 GSW +44; Q4 GSW +50
Final · Box score
Suns96
Clippers102
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 LAC +6
On this day · 2014–15Nov 2, 2014: 4 games. Top scorer: DeMarcus Cousins (Kings-Clippers), 34 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Sixers

Cleveland climbs out of a 14-point hole against Philadelphia

LeBron James goes for 22 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-5+10+7CLE AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs18313325107
Sixers32221828100
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 4 games: 25, 12, 29, 22CLE22 PTS · 9 REB · 11 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 4 games: 19, 9, 6, 21CLE21 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Jahlil OkaforPoints, last 3 games: 26, 10, 24PHI24 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Nik StauskasPoints, last 2 games: 12, 15PHI15 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Thunder-Rockets8
Grizzlies-Warriors8
Bucks-Nets7
Cavs-Sixers6
Suns-Clippers6
Spurs-Knicks4
Blazers-Wolves2
The night in charts
Thunder-Rockets combined for 215, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-RocketsThunder 105, Rockets 110
215
Cavs-SixersCavs 107, Sixers 100
207
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 106, Wolves 101
207
Bucks-NetsBucks 103, Nets 96
199
Suns-ClippersSuns 96, Clippers 102
198
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 69, Warriors 119
188
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 94, Knicks 84
178
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 106, Wolves 101
+5 POR
Thunder-RocketsThunder 105, Rockets 110
+5 HOU
Suns-ClippersSuns 96, Clippers 102
+6 LAC
Cavs-SixersCavs 107, Sixers 100
+7 CLE
Bucks-NetsBucks 103, Nets 96
+7 MIL
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 94, Knicks 84
+10 SAS
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 69, Warriors 119
+50 GSW
CLE erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-SixersCLE won · Cavs 107, Sixers 100
14 pts
Blazers-WolvesPOR won · Blazers 106, Wolves 101
13 pts
Thunder-RocketsHOU won · Thunder 105, Rockets 110
11 pts
Spurs-KnicksSAS won · Spurs 94, Knicks 84
3 pts
Suns-ClippersLAC won · Suns 96, Clippers 102
1 pt
Mo Williams shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Mo WilliamsCLE · 21 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
MonroeMIL · 23 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
ChandlerPHX · 17 REB, 14 PTS, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
StephGSW · 30 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
63% (10-16)
WestbrookOKC · 25 PTS, 11 AST, 8 REB, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Thunder-Rockets
Thunder 105Rockets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder26391426105
Rockets21332828110
The story
Ty Lawson had 14 points and 11 assists as Houston beat Oklahoma City 110-105

Serge Ibaka led Oklahoma City with 14 REB, 12 PTS, 2 AST 14 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL · 6-10 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Rockets took the third 28-14.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −5−11+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Wolves
Blazers 106Wolves 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers21323023106
Wolves34192721101
The story
Damian Lillard's 34 points carried Portland past Minnesota, 106-101

For Minnesota, Ricky Rubio had 12 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST 34 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 14-25 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 13 going into the second, then won it 32-19.

POR lead by quarter
200 −130+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Sixers
Cavs 107Sixers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs18313325107
Sixers32221828100
The story
Cleveland beat Philadelphia 107-100 behind 21 points from Mo Williams

Nerlens Noel paced Philadelphia: 14 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB · 8-10 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 33-18 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −14−5+10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 3 vs 2014–15 avg
Points per game
12.72014–15 avg22.7Last 3

22.7 points a game over his last three games, against 12.7 in 2014–15 (81 games). Today: 21 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−26.1minutes, last 3 vs 2014–15 avg
Minutes per game
28.62014–15 avg2.5Last 3

2.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.6 in 2014–15 (67 games). Today: 0 points in 0 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.3minutes, today vs 2014–15 avg
Minutes per game
15.02014–15 avg37.3Today

37 minutes today, against 15.0 a game in 2014–15 (48 games). Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Blazers-Wolves

Portland climbs back to beat Minnesota

Minnesota led by 13 after one. Portland won it 106–101. Damian Lillard led Portland with 34 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Blazers-Wolves
Damian Lillard · PORKevin Martin · MINPTS3424REB22AST71Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 37

James HardenPoints, last 4 games: 22, 16, 16, 37Rockets-Thunder · W
22.8 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 4 games: 21, 24, 23, 34Blazers-Wolves · W
25.5 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 4 games: 40, 25, 53, 30Warriors-Grizzlies · W
37.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 4 games: 22, 43, 25, 29Thunder-Rockets · L
29.8 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Jerryd BaylessPoints, last 4 games: 4, 14, 2, 26Bucks-Nets · W
11.5 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 4 games: 33, 48, 15, 25Thunder-Rockets · L
30.2 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST