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Friday, November 6, 2015Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed MIA by 10 after the first quarter and won 90–87.

Final · Box score
Raptors87
Magic92
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL -5; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Lakers104
Nets98
Q1 LAL -9; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +6
Final · Box score
Wizards98
Celtics118
Q1 BOS +15; Q2 BOS +23; Q3 BOS +26; Q4 BOS +20
Final · Box score
Sixers102
Cavs108
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE -1; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Bucks99
Knicks92
Q1 MIL +10; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Heat87
Pacers90
Q1 IND -10; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +3
Final · Box score
Hawks121
Pelicans115
Q1 ATL -2; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 ATL +10; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Pistons100
Suns92
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets104
Warriors119
Q1 GSW +17; Q2 GSW +30; Q3 GSW +24; Q4 GSW +15
Final · Box score
Rockets116
Kings110
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +6
On this day · 2014–15Nov 6, 2014: 2 games. Top scorer: Dwight Howard (Rockets-Spurs), 32 points.
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The lead · Heat-Pacers

Paul George scores 36, Indiana rallies past Miami

Anthony Davis goes for 43 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-100+3+3IND AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2623191987
Pacers1633221990
Who led
Paul GeorgePoints, last 6 games: 17, 18, 16, 16, 26, 36IND36 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
George HillPoints, last 6 games: 19, 20, 17, 12, 10, 12IND12 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 6 games: 21, 16, 10, 9, 16, 21MIA21 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Justise WinslowPoints, last 6 games: 5, 2, 10, 4, 7, 13MIA13 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Heat-Pacers8
Lakers-Nets6
Wizards-Celtics3
Sixers-Cavs3
Rockets-Kings2
Hawks-Pelicans1
Pistons-Suns1
The night in charts
Hawks-Pelicans combined for 236, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-PelicansHawks 121, Pelicans 115
236
Rockets-KingsRockets 116, Kings 110
226
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 104, Warriors 119
223
Wizards-CelticsWizards 98, Celtics 118
216
Sixers-CavsSixers 102, Cavs 108
210
Lakers-NetsLakers 104, Nets 98
202
Pistons-SunsPistons 100, Suns 92
192
Bucks-KnicksBucks 99, Knicks 92
191
Raptors-MagicRaptors 87, Magic 92
179
Heat-PacersHeat 87, Pacers 90
177
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-PacersHeat 87, Pacers 90
+3 IND
Raptors-MagicRaptors 87, Magic 92
+5 ORL
Hawks-PelicansHawks 121, Pelicans 115
+6 ATL
Lakers-NetsLakers 104, Nets 98
+6 LAL
Rockets-KingsRockets 116, Kings 110
+6 HOU
Sixers-CavsSixers 102, Cavs 108
+6 CLE
Bucks-KnicksBucks 99, Knicks 92
+7 MIL
Pistons-SunsPistons 100, Suns 92
+8 DET
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 104, Warriors 119
+15 GSW
Wizards-CelticsWizards 98, Celtics 118
+20 BOS
IND erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-PacersIND won · Heat 87, Pacers 90
10 pts
Lakers-NetsLAL won · Lakers 104, Nets 98
9 pts
Raptors-MagicORL won · Raptors 87, Magic 92
5 pts
Hawks-PelicansATL won · Hawks 121, Pelicans 115
2 pts
Sixers-CavsCLE won · Sixers 102, Cavs 108
1 pt
KCP shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KCPDET · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
CasspiSAC · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
Tobias HarrisORL · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
SullingerBOS · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
HensonMIL · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Heat-Pacers
Heat 87Pacers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2623191987
Pacers1633221990
The story
Jordan Hill's 10 points and 10 rebounds carried Indiana past Miami, 90-87

For Miami, Hassan Whiteside had 12 REB, 8 PTS 10 PTS, 10 REB · 5-10 FG

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 10 going into the second, then won it 33-23.

IND lead by quarter
200 −100+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Pelicans
Hawks 121Pelicans 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks26323132121
Pelicans28193236115
The story
Kyle Korver had 22 points on 8-of-8 shooting as Atlanta beat New Orleans 121-115

Ish Smith led New Orleans with 11 AST, 8 PTS, 4 REB 22 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 8-8 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Hawks took the second 32-19.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −2+11+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Kings
Rockets 116Kings 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets29322431116
Kings23272832110
The story
Houston beat Sacramento 116-110 behind 13 points and 12 rebounds from Clint Capela

Darren Collison paced Sacramento: 22 PTS, 9 AST 13 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 6-8 FG

The swing

A 29-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +6+11+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.0points, last 2 vs 2014–15 avg
Points per game
7.02014–15 avg13.0Last 2

13.0 points a game over his last two games, against 7.0 in 2014–15 (67 games). Today: 22 points in 23 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.7minutes, last 3 vs 2014–15 avg
Minutes per game
21.82014–15 avg2.1Last 3

2.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.8 in 2014–15 (62 games). Today: 0 points in 0 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Season avg39.1Today

39 minutes today, against 23.0 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Lakers-Nets

Lakers fight back from 9 down against Brooklyn

Final: 104–98, after trailing by 9 after one. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 18 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Lakers-Nets
Kobe Bryant · LALBrook Lopez · BKNPTS1823REB310AST31Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 43

James HardenPoints, last 6 games: 22, 16, 16, 37, 28, 43Rockets-Kings · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Steve Nash PHX, Dec 7, 2006: 42 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Season high43 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 5 games: 18, 25, 26, 14, 43Pelicans-Hawks · L
25.2 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Shaquille O'Neal LAL, Mar 19, 2000: 43 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Ties career high43 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 6 games: 17, 18, 16, 16, 26, 36Pacers-Heat · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 6 games: 40, 25, 53, 30, 31, 34Warriors-Nuggets · W
35.5 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 6 games: 25, 12, 29, 22, 23, 31Cavs-Sixers · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 6 games: 23, 10, 15, 21, 18, 25Nuggets-Warriors · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST