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Saturday, November 7, 2015Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by MIL (vs BKN) and DAL (vs NOP).

Final · OT · Box score
Wolves102
Bulls93
Q1 MIN +2; Q2 MIN +1; Q3 MIN -1; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +9
Final · Box score
Magic105
Sixers97
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +8; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Wizards99
Hawks114
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL -4; Q3 ATL -3; Q4 ATL +15
Final · Box score
Pelicans98
Mavs107
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL -6; Q3 DAL +2; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Nets86
Bucks94
Q1 MIL -6; Q2 Bucks 0; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Hornets94
Spurs114
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +17; Q4 SAS +20
Final · Box score
Grizzlies79
Jazz89
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +20; Q4 UTA +10
Final · Box score
Warriors103
Kings94
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 GSW +9
Final · Box score
Rockets109
Clippers105
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU +5; Q4 HOU +4
On this day · 2014–15Nov 7, 2014: 11 games. Top scorer: Al Jefferson (Hornets-Hawks), 34 points.
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The lead · Nets-Bucks

Milwaukee keeps rolling, beats Brooklyn

Rajon Rondo posts a triple-double

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-60+6+8MIL AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2420172586
Bucks1826232794
Who led
Greg MonroePoints, last 7 games: 22, 22, 14, 23, 18, 8, 20MIL20 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jerryd BaylessPoints, last 7 games: 4, 14, 2, 26, 5, 5, 19MIL19 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 7 games: 26, 17, 12, 18, 27, 23, 20BKN20 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 7 games: 12, 9, 11, 13, 14, 14, 18BKN18 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Wizards-Hawks15
Pelicans-Mavs9
Nets-Bucks9
Rockets-Clippers7
Warriors-Kings6
Magic-Sixers3
Grizzlies-Jazz3
The night in charts
Rockets-Clippers combined for 214, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-ClippersRockets 109, Clippers 105
214
Wizards-HawksWizards 99, Hawks 114
213
Hornets-SpursHornets 94, Spurs 114
208
Pelicans-MavsPelicans 98, Mavs 107
205
Magic-SixersMagic 105, Sixers 97
202
Warriors-KingsWarriors 103, Kings 94
197
Wolves-BullsWolves 102, Bulls 93
195
Nets-BucksNets 86, Bucks 94
180
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 79, Jazz 89
168
HOU won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Rockets-ClippersRockets 109, Clippers 105
+4 HOU
Nets-BucksNets 86, Bucks 94
+8 MIL
Magic-SixersMagic 105, Sixers 97
+8 ORL
Warriors-KingsWarriors 103, Kings 94
+9 GSW
Pelicans-MavsPelicans 98, Mavs 107
+9 DAL
Wolves-BullsWolves 102, Bulls 93
+9 MIN
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 79, Jazz 89
+10 UTA
Wizards-HawksWizards 99, Hawks 114
+15 ATL
Hornets-SpursHornets 94, Spurs 114
+20 SAS
MIL rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-BucksMIL won · Nets 86, Bucks 94
6 pts
Pelicans-MavsDAL won · Pelicans 98, Mavs 107
6 pts
Wizards-HawksATL won · Wizards 99, Hawks 114
4 pts
Rockets-ClippersHOU won · Rockets 109, Clippers 105
2 pts
Wolves-BullsMIN won · Wolves 102, Bulls 93
1 pt
Dwight shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightHOU · 20 PTS, 20 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
Elfrid PaytonORL · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
80% (8-10)
KembaCHA · 27 PTS, 4 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
73% (11-15)
BazemoreATL · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
Otto Porter Jr.WAS · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Rockets-Clippers
Rockets 109Clippers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets32242726109
Clippers32262027105
The story
Dwight Howard's 20 points and 20 rebounds carried Houston past LA, 109-105

For LA, DeAndre Jordan had 14 REB, 11 PTS, 2 AST 20 PTS, 20 REB, 3 AST · 8-10 FG

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 27-20.

HOU lead by quarter
200 0−2+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Blake Griffin was the fantasy play: 54.7 FPTS on 35 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST

Final · Wolves-Bulls
Wolves 102Bulls 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves302818179102
Bulls28292016093
The story
Karl-Anthony Towns had 17 points and 13 rebounds as Minnesota beat Chicago 102-93 in OT

Pau Gasol led Chicago with 21 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 8-18 FG

The swing

The Timberwolves won the overtime 9-0.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +2+1−10+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Warriors-Kings
Warriors 103Kings 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors20262631103
Kings1424302694
The story
Golden State beat Sacramento 103-94 behind 24 points from Stephen Curry

Rudy Gay paced Sacramento: 22 PTS, 7 REB 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 8-18 FG, 2-10 3PT

The swing

A 20-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +6+8+4+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.0Season avg34.0Last 5

34.0 points a game over his last five games, against 27.0 in 6 earlier games. Today: 46 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.7minutes, last 3 vs 2014–15 avg
Minutes per game
21.42014–15 avg3.7Last 3

3.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.4 in 2014–15 (67 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.3Season avg38.6Today

39 minutes today, against 19.3 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: San Antonio by 20.

HOU over LAC4ORL over PHI8MIL over BKN8MIN over CHI9DAL over NOP9GSW over SAC9UTA over MEM10ATL over WAS15SAS over CHA20Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 46

James HardenPoints, last 7 games: 22, 16, 16, 37, 28, 43, 46Rockets-Clippers · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Jan 15, 1996: 46 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Season high46 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 6 games: 33, 26, 37, 22, 23, 35Clippers-Rockets · L
29.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 5 games: 9, 18, 16, 12, 31Wolves-Bulls · W
17.2 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 6 games: 19, 13, 17, 13, 14, 27Hornets-Spurs · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 6 games: 18, 25, 26, 14, 43, 25Pelicans-Mavs · L
25.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kent BazemorePoints, last 8 games: 0, 5, 19, 20, 10, 8, 10, 25Hawks-Wizards · W
12.1 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST