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Wednesday, November 4, 2015Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed NYK by 14 after the first quarter and won 96–86.

Final · Box score
Celtics98
Pacers100
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND +2
Final · Box score
Spurs99
Wizards102
Q1 WAS -1; Q2 WAS -4; Q3 WAS -7; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Nets87
Hawks101
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL -2; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL +14
Final · Box score
Knicks86
Cavs96
Q1 CLE -14; Q2 CLE -8; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE +10
Final · OT · Box score
Magic114
Rockets119
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Sixers87
Bucks91
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL +1; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Raptors103
Thunder98
Q1 TOR -10; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR -8; Q4 TOR +5
Final · Box score
Kings97
Suns118
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +21
Final · Box score
Blazers108
Jazz92
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +16
Final · Box score
Clippers108
Warriors112
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +7; Q3 GSW -1; Q4 GSW +4
On this day · 2014–15Nov 4, 2014: 8 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Suns), 39 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Cavs

Cleveland rallies from 14 down to beat New York

Kevin Durant goes for 27 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-8+1+10CLE AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks3214231786
Cavs1820322696
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 5 games: 25, 12, 29, 22, 23CLE23 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 5 games: 19, 9, 6, 21, 22CLE22 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 5 games: 11, 25, 37, 19, 17NYK17 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 5 games: 16, 10, 8, 13, 13NYK13 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Phoenix by 21.

IND over BOS2WAS over SAS3MIL over PHI4GSW over LAC4HOU over ORL5TOR over OKC5CLE over NYK10ATL over BKN14POR over UTA16PHX over SAC21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Magic-Rockets18
Sixers-Bucks17
Clippers-Warriors15
Nets-Hawks14
Celtics-Pacers6
Blazers-Jazz5
Knicks-Cavs3
Raptors-Thunder3
Spurs-Wizards2
Kings-Suns0
Shot of the night

Beal's bucket at the buzzer breaks the tie, 102-99 final

The night in charts
Magic-Rockets combined for 233, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-RocketsMagic 114, Rockets 119
233
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 108, Warriors 112
220
Kings-SunsKings 97, Suns 118
215
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 99, Wizards 102
201
Raptors-ThunderRaptors 103, Thunder 98
201
Blazers-JazzBlazers 108, Jazz 92
200
Celtics-PacersCeltics 98, Pacers 100
198
Nets-HawksNets 87, Hawks 101
188
Knicks-CavsKnicks 86, Cavs 96
182
Sixers-BucksSixers 87, Bucks 91
178
6 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-PacersCeltics 98, Pacers 100
+2 IND
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 99, Wizards 102
+3 WAS
Sixers-BucksSixers 87, Bucks 91
+4 MIL
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 108, Warriors 112
+4 GSW
Magic-RocketsMagic 114, Rockets 119
+5 HOU
Raptors-ThunderRaptors 103, Thunder 98
+5 TOR
Knicks-CavsKnicks 86, Cavs 96
+10 CLE
Nets-HawksNets 87, Hawks 101
+14 ATL
Blazers-JazzBlazers 108, Jazz 92
+16 POR
Kings-SunsKings 97, Suns 118
+21 PHX
CLE erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-CavsCLE won · Knicks 86, Cavs 96
14 pts
Raptors-ThunderTOR won · Raptors 103, Thunder 98
10 pts
Spurs-WizardsWAS won · Spurs 99, Wizards 102
7 pts
Nets-HawksATL won · Nets 87, Hawks 101
2 pts
Clippers-WarriorsGSW won · Clippers 108, Warriors 112
1 pt
Dwight shot 10-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightHOU · 23 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST
100% (10-10)
Otto Porter Jr.WAS · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
HorfordATL · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
CJPOR · 27 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB
77% (10-13)
KoufosSAC · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Final · Spurs-Wizards
Spurs 99Wizards 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2328222699
Wizards22251936102
The story
Washington beat San Antonio 102-99 behind 17 points and 13 assists from John Wall

Kawhi Leonard paced San Antonio: 23 PTS, 9 REB 17 PTS, 13 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 6-16 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 36-26 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −1−4−7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Rockets
Magic 114Rockets 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Magic352429224114
Rockets343422209119
The story
James Harden had 28 points as Houston beat Orlando 119-114 in OT

Victor Oladipo led Orlando with 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 6-22 FG, 2-11 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Rockets took the second 34-24.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −1+9+20+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Evan Fournier led the game in fantasy with 45.7 FPTS (29 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Raptors-Thunder
Raptors 103Thunder 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors13273330103
Thunder2316421798
The story
DeMar DeRozan's 28 points carried Toronto past Oklahoma City, 103-98

For Oklahoma City, Enes Kanter had 15 PTS, 6 REB 28 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 7-18 FG

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 30-17.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −10+1−8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 3 vs 2014–15 avg
Points per game
4.42014–15 avg13.7Last 3

13.7 points a game over his last three games, against 4.4 in 2014–15 (73 games). Today: 14 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs 2014–15 avg
Minutes per game
21.32014–15 avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 2014–15 (77 games). Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.0Season avg24.6Today

25 minutes today, against 4.0 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 0 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 35

Damian LillardPoints, last 5 games: 21, 24, 23, 34, 35Blazers-Jazz · W
27.4 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 5 games: 40, 25, 53, 30, 31Warriors-Clippers · W
35.8 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Evan FournierPoints, last 5 games: 3, 22, 19, 30, 29Magic-Rockets · L
20.6 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 5 games: 22, 16, 16, 37, 28Rockets-Magic · W
23.8 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 5 games: 25, 23, 15, 20, 28Raptors-Thunder · W
22.2 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 5 games: 26, 17, 12, 18, 27Nets-Hawks · L
20.0 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST