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Tuesday, November 10, 2015Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Jazz114
Cavs118
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 Cavs 0; Q4 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Thunder125
Wizards101
Q1 OKC +14; Q2 OKC +18; Q3 OKC +26; Q4 OKC +24
Final · Box score
Lakers88
Heat101
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +13
Final · Box score
Knicks111
Raptors109
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 Knicks 0; Q4 NYK +2
Final · Box score
Celtics99
Bucks83
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +16
Final · Box score
Hornets104
Wolves95
Q1 CHA +1; Q2 CHA +4; Q3 CHA +5; Q4 CHA +9
Final · Box score
Mavs105
Pelicans120
Q1 NOP +7; Q2 NOP +18; Q3 NOP +19; Q4 NOP +15
On this day · 2014–15Nov 10, 2014: 5 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Pelicans), 32 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Raptors

New York wins a tight one over Toronto

LeBron James goes for 31 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+80+2NYK AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks24362526111
Raptors17353324109
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 8 games: 11, 25, 37, 19, 17, 17, 24, 25NYK25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Lance ThomasPoints, last 8 games: 13, 8, 12, 2, 2, 5, 7, 17NYK17 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 8 games: 25, 23, 15, 20, 28, 23, 16, 29TOR29 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 8 games: 23, 14, 15, 27, 17, 17, 15, 23TOR23 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Jazz-Cavs

Cleveland extends win streak to 7

118–114 over Utah. Record: 7–1. LeBron James led Cleveland with 31 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.

Streak strip · CLE
L@ CHI95–97W@ MEM106–76Wvs MIA102–92W@ PHI107–100Wvs NYK96–86Wvs PHI108–102Wvs IND101–97Wvs UTA118–114
Lead changes
Knicks-Raptors15
Jazz-Cavs8
Celtics-Bucks1
Thunder-Wizards0
Mavs-Pelicans0
The night in charts
Jazz-Cavs combined for 232, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-CavsJazz 114, Cavs 118
232
Thunder-WizardsThunder 125, Wizards 101
226
Mavs-PelicansMavs 105, Pelicans 120
225
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 111, Raptors 109
220
Hornets-WolvesHornets 104, Wolves 95
199
Lakers-HeatLakers 88, Heat 101
189
Celtics-BucksCeltics 99, Bucks 83
182
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 111, Raptors 109
+2 NYK
Jazz-CavsJazz 114, Cavs 118
+4 CLE
Hornets-WolvesHornets 104, Wolves 95
+9 CHA
Lakers-HeatLakers 88, Heat 101
+13 MIA
Mavs-PelicansMavs 105, Pelicans 120
+15 NOP
Celtics-BucksCeltics 99, Bucks 83
+16 BOS
Thunder-WizardsThunder 125, Wizards 101
+24 OKC
Lamb shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LambCHA · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
WaitersOKC · 25 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
WhitesideMIA · 19 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK
67% (8-12)
MonroeMIL · 17 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Ryan AndersonNOP · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST
63% (10-16)
Final · Knicks-Raptors
Knicks 111Raptors 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks24362526111
Raptors17353324109
The story
Carmelo Anthony had 25 points as New York beat Toronto 111-109

DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 29 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 10-23 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Knicks won the first 24-17, their biggest quarter edge.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +7+80+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kyle Lowry led the game in fantasy with 52.7 FPTS (23 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB)

Final · Jazz-Cavs
Jazz 114Cavs 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz22263234114
Cavs27252838118
The story
Cleveland beat Utah 118-114 behind 29 points from Mo Williams

Derrick Favors paced Utah: 17 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 8-9 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

A 27-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +5+40+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Wolves
Hornets 104Wolves 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets32312219104
Wolves3128211595
The story
Nicolas Batum's 17 points carried Charlotte past Minnesota, 104-95

For Minnesota, Zach LaVine had 20 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 6-11 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 19-15, was where the Hornets built it.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +1+4+5+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl-Anthony Towns was the fantasy play: 47.6 FPTS on 19 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.7Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 14.7 in 7 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 2 vs 2014–15 avg
Minutes per game
26.02014–15 avg12.9Last 2

12.9 minutes a game over his last two games, against 26.0 in 2014–15 (76 games). Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.5Season avg25.8Today

26 minutes today, against 5.5 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 31

LeBron JamesPoints, last 8 games: 25, 12, 29, 22, 23, 31, 29, 31Cavs-Jazz · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 8 games: 21, 16, 10, 9, 16, 21, 23, 30Heat-Lakers · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 8 games: 19, 9, 6, 21, 22, 16, 10, 29Cavs-Jazz · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 8 games: 25, 23, 15, 20, 28, 23, 16, 29Raptors-Knicks · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 7 games: 9, 21, 19, 14, 10, 21, 25Pelicans-Mavs · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 8 games: 11, 25, 37, 19, 17, 17, 24, 25Knicks-Raptors · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST