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Sunday, November 8, 2015Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed POR by 13 after three quarters and won 120–103.

Final · Box score
Pacers97
Cavs101
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Lakers95
Knicks99
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Raptors76
Heat96
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +20
Final · Box score
Suns103
Thunder124
Q1 Thunder 0; Q2 OKC +6; Q3 OKC +12; Q4 OKC +21
Final · Box score
Pistons120
Blazers103
Q1 DET -9; Q2 DET -10; Q3 DET -13; Q4 DET +17
On this day · 2014–15Nov 8, 2014: 8 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Rockets), 34 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Blazers

Reggie Jackson scores 40 as Detroit beats Portland

Andre Drummond goes for 29 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-10-13+17DET AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons23243241120
Blazers32253511103
Who led
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 6 games: 15, 19, 22, 20, 23, 40DET40 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 6 games: 18, 18, 20, 25, 12, 29DET29 PTS · 27 REB · 0 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 7 games: 21, 24, 23, 34, 35, 27, 26POR26 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 7 games: 37, 16, 15, 18, 27, 20, 18POR18 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Lakers-Knicks

New York takes care of Lakers

A 4-point win, 99–95. Carmelo Anthony led New York with 24 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CLE over IND4NYK over LAL4DET over POR17MIA over TOR20OKC over PHX21Final margin, points. Pink = NYK over LAL.
Lead changes
Lakers-Knicks20
Pacers-Cavs19
Suns-Thunder9
Pistons-Blazers6
Raptors-Heat3
The night in charts
Suns-Thunder combined for 227, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-ThunderSuns 103, Thunder 124
227
Pistons-BlazersPistons 120, Blazers 103
223
Pacers-CavsPacers 97, Cavs 101
198
Lakers-KnicksLakers 95, Knicks 99
194
Raptors-HeatRaptors 76, Heat 96
172
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-CavsPacers 97, Cavs 101
+4 CLE
Lakers-KnicksLakers 95, Knicks 99
+4 NYK
Pistons-BlazersPistons 120, Blazers 103
+17 DET
Raptors-HeatRaptors 76, Heat 96
+20 MIA
Suns-ThunderSuns 103, Thunder 124
+21 OKC
DET erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-BlazersDET won · Pistons 120, Blazers 103
13 pts
Lakers-KnicksNYK won · Lakers 95, Knicks 99
4 pts
Raptors-HeatMIA won · Raptors 76, Heat 96
3 pts
Kanter shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KanterOKC · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
90% (9-10)
DrummondDET · 29 PTS, 27 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
74% (14-19)
WarrenPHX · 17 PTS, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
BledsoePHX · 28 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB
67% (10-15)
ValanciunasTOR · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Pacers-Cavs
Pacers 97Cavs 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2220312497
Cavs24232727101
The story
Kevin Love's 22 points and 19 rebounds carried Cleveland past Indiana, 101-97

For Indiana, Paul George had 32 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST 22 PTS, 19 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 9-18 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 23-20, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +2+5+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Knicks
Lakers 95Knicks 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2524212595
Knicks2520262899
The story
New York beat Los Angeles 99-95 behind 24 points from Carmelo Anthony

Kobe Bryant paced Los Angeles: 18 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 8-20 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 26-21 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 0−4+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Roy Hibbert topped the game at 39.0 FPTS: 18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST

Final · Pistons-Blazers
Pistons 120Blazers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons23243241120
Blazers32253511103
The story
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 16 points as Detroit beat Portland 120-103

Allen Crabbe led Portland with 15 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL · 6-15 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the third, the Pistons took the fourth 41-11.

DET lead by quarter
200 −9−10−13+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.8Season avg24.8Last 5

24.8 points a game over his last five games, against 19.8 in 5 earlier games. Today: 40 points in 34 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.4Season avg25.6Today

26 minutes today, against 4.4 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Cooling off
−6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.2Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 27.2 in 6 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 34 minutes.

Top performances

Reggie Jackson leads the day with 40

Reggie JacksonPoints, last 6 games: 15, 19, 22, 20, 23, 40Pistons-Blazers · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +20.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Latrell Sprewell GSW, Mar 1, 1997: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Career high40 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 7 games: 17, 18, 16, 16, 26, 36, 32Pacers-Cavs · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 7 games: 22, 43, 25, 29, 27, 33, 32Thunder-Suns · W
30.1 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 6 games: 18, 18, 20, 25, 12, 29Pistons-Blazers · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 27 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 7 games: 25, 12, 29, 22, 23, 31, 29Cavs-Pacers · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 7 games: 13, 22, 33, 16, 19, 22, 28Suns-Thunder · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST