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Tuesday, November 3, 2015Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by DEN (vs LAL) and IND (vs DET).

Final · Box score
Bulls105
Hornets130
Q1 CHA +17; Q2 CHA +22; Q3 CHA +23; Q4 CHA +25
Final · Box score
Pacers94
Pistons82
Q1 IND -6; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND +18; Q4 IND +12
Final · Box score
Hawks98
Heat92
Q1 ATL +1; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 ATL +14; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Magic103
Pelicans94
Q1 ORL +11; Q2 ORL +14; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Raptors102
Mavs91
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR -2; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +11
Final · Box score
Grizzlies103
Kings89
Q1 MEM -4; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +16; Q4 MEM +14
Final · Box score
Nuggets120
Lakers109
Q1 DEN -6; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +11
On this day · 2014–15Nov 3, 2014: 6 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Sixers), 35 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Lakers

Lakers' skid reaches four

Andre Drummond goes for 29 rebounds

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+3+10+11DEN AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets30303327120
Lakers36212626109
Who led
Kenneth FariedPoints, last 4 games: 18, 9, 8, 28DEN28 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 4 games: 23, 10, 15, 21DEN21 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 4 games: 14, 22, 7, 30LAL30 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 4 games: 21, 8, 13, 24LAL24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Lakers14
Raptors-Mavs8
Hawks-Heat7
Pacers-Pistons5
Magic-Pelicans4
Grizzlies-Kings2
Bulls-Hornets0
The night in charts
Bulls-Hornets combined for 235, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-HornetsBulls 105, Hornets 130
235
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 120, Lakers 109
229
Magic-PelicansMagic 103, Pelicans 94
197
Raptors-MavsRaptors 102, Mavs 91
193
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 103, Kings 89
192
Hawks-HeatHawks 98, Heat 92
190
Pacers-PistonsPacers 94, Pistons 82
176
ATL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Hawks-HeatHawks 98, Heat 92
+6 ATL
Magic-PelicansMagic 103, Pelicans 94
+9 ORL
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 120, Lakers 109
+11 DEN
Raptors-MavsRaptors 102, Mavs 91
+11 TOR
Pacers-PistonsPacers 94, Pistons 82
+12 IND
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 103, Kings 89
+14 MEM
Bulls-HornetsBulls 105, Hornets 130
+25 CHA
DEN rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-LakersDEN won · Nuggets 120, Lakers 109
6 pts
Pacers-PistonsIND won · Pacers 94, Pistons 82
6 pts
Grizzlies-KingsMEM won · Grizzlies 103, Kings 89
4 pts
Raptors-MavsTOR won · Raptors 102, Mavs 91
2 pts
Whiteside shot 11-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WhitesideMIA · 23 PTS, 14 REB, 4 BLK
92% (11-12)
LambCHA · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
90% (9-10)
FariedDEN · 28 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
DrummondDET · 29 REB, 25 PTS, 3 STL, 1 BLK
71% (12-17)
ScolaTOR · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Hawks-Heat
Hawks 98Heat 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2526281998
Heat2416252792
The story
Jeff Teague had 26 points and 9 assists as Atlanta beat Miami 98-92

Chris Bosh led Miami with 14 REB, 9 PTS, 2 AST 26 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 9-18 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Hawks won the second 26-16, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +1+11+14+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Hassan Whiteside led the game in fantasy with 48.8 FPTS (23 PTS, 14 REB)

Final · Raptors-Mavs
Raptors 102Mavs 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors31182528102
Mavs2526221891
The story
Toronto beat Dallas 102-91 behind 27 points and 10 assists from Kyle Lowry

Dirk Nowitzki paced Dallas: 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 9-15 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

A 28-18 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +6−2+1+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Pistons
Pacers 94Pistons 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers243526994
Pistons3017201582
The story
George Hill's 12 points carried Indiana past Detroit, 94-82

For Detroit, Reggie Jackson had 20 PTS, 6 AST 12 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL · 5-12 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 35-17.

IND lead by quarter
200 −6+12+18+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 3 vs 2014–15 avg
Points per game
6.32014–15 avg13.3Last 3

13.3 points a game over his last three games, against 6.3 in 2014–15 (47 games). Today: 20 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.0minutes, last 2 vs 2014–15 avg
Minutes per game
33.12014–15 avg13.1Last 2

13.1 minutes a game over his last two games, against 33.1 in 2014–15 (66 games). Today: 9 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Season avg39.9Today

40 minutes today, against 23.9 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 28 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Pacers-Pistons

Indiana beats Detroit, 94–82

Indiana led 85–67 after three and won by 12. Rodney Stuckey led Indiana with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over MIA6ORL over NOP9TOR over DAL11DEN over LAL11IND over DET12MEM over SAC14CHA over CHI25Final margin, points. Pink = IND over DET.
Top performances

Evan Fournier leads the day with 30

Evan FournierPoints, last 4 games: 3, 22, 19, 30Magic-Pelicans · W
18.5 PPG season to date
Career high30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 4 games: 14, 22, 7, 30Lakers-Nuggets · L
18.2 PPG season to date
Ties career high30 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Kenneth FariedPoints, last 4 games: 18, 9, 8, 28Nuggets-Lakers · W
15.8 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 4 games: 23, 14, 15, 27Raptors-Mavs · W
19.8 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 5 games: 18, 23, 14, 18, 26Hawks-Heat · W
19.8 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 5 games: 17, 24, 23, 14, 26Bulls-Hornets · L
20.8 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST