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Wednesday, November 2, 2016Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed ATL by 9 after the first quarter and won 123–116.

Final · Box score
Sixers93
Hornets109
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 CHA -7; Q3 CHA +12; Q4 CHA +16
Final · Box score
Raptors113
Wizards103
Q1 TOR -2; Q2 TOR -2; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Lakers123
Hawks116
Q1 LAL -9; Q2 LAL -9; Q3 LAL -4; Q4 LAL +7
Final · Box score
Pistons101
Nets109
Q1 BKN +8; Q2 BKN +16; Q3 BKN +11; Q4 BKN +8
Final · Box score
Rockets118
Knicks99
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +17; Q3 HOU +22; Q4 HOU +19
Final · Box score
Bulls100
Celtics107
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +7
Final · OT · Box score
Pelicans83
Grizzlies89
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 MEM -7; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Mavs81
Jazz97
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA +7; Q4 UTA +16
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers115
Suns118
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 PHX +3
Final · Box score
Thunder85
Clippers83
Q1 OKC -1; Q2 OKC +8; Q3 OKC -1; Q4 OKC +2
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The lead · Lakers-Hawks

Lakers rally from 9 down to beat Atlanta

James Harden goes for 30 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-9-4+7LAL AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers28233933123
Hawks37233422116
Who led
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 5 games: 20, 9, 20, 11, 23LAL23 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 5 games: 12, 17, 7, 19, 18LAL18 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 4 games: 11, 2, 18, 31ATL31 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 4 games: 21, 7, 5, 26ATL26 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Houston by 19.

OKC over LAC2PHX over POR3MEM over NOP6LAL over ATL7BOS over CHI7BKN over DET8TOR over WAS10CHA over PHI16UTA over DAL16HOU over NYK19Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Thunder-Clippers20
Pelicans-Grizzlies9
Raptors-Wizards7
Lakers-Hawks7
Sixers-Hornets6
Pistons-Nets3
Rockets-Knicks3
Bulls-Celtics1
The night in charts
Lakers-Hawks combined for 239, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-HawksLakers 123, Hawks 116
239
Blazers-SunsBlazers 115, Suns 118
233
Rockets-KnicksRockets 118, Knicks 99
217
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 113, Wizards 103
216
Pistons-NetsPistons 101, Nets 109
210
Bulls-CelticsBulls 100, Celtics 107
207
Sixers-HornetsSixers 93, Hornets 109
202
Mavs-JazzMavs 81, Jazz 97
178
Pelicans-GrizzliesPelicans 83, Grizzlies 89
172
Thunder-ClippersThunder 85, Clippers 83
168
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-ClippersThunder 85, Clippers 83
+2 OKC
Blazers-SunsBlazers 115, Suns 118
+3 PHX
Pelicans-GrizzliesPelicans 83, Grizzlies 89
+6 MEM
Lakers-HawksLakers 123, Hawks 116
+7 LAL
Bulls-CelticsBulls 100, Celtics 107
+7 BOS
Pistons-NetsPistons 101, Nets 109
+8 BKN
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 113, Wizards 103
+10 TOR
Mavs-JazzMavs 81, Jazz 97
+16 UTA
Sixers-HornetsSixers 93, Hornets 109
+16 CHA
Rockets-KnicksRockets 118, Knicks 99
+19 HOU
LAL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-HawksLAL won · Lakers 123, Hawks 116
9 pts
Pelicans-GrizzliesMEM won · Pelicans 83, Grizzlies 89
7 pts
Sixers-HornetsCHA won · Sixers 93, Hornets 109
7 pts
Raptors-WizardsTOR won · Raptors 113, Wizards 103
2 pts
Thunder-ClippersOKC won · Thunder 85, Clippers 83
1 pt
Otto Porter Jr. shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Otto Porter Jr.WAS · 23 PTS, 13 REB, 1 STL
85% (11-13)
Amir JohnsonBOS · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
82% (9-11)
HardawayATL · 26 PTS, 1 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
DwightATL · 31 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL
75% (12-16)
JaMychal GreenMEM · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Final · Thunder-Clippers
Thunder 85Clippers 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2326162085
Clippers2417251783
The story
Oklahoma City beat LA 85-83 behind 35 points from Russell Westbrook

Blake Griffin paced LA: 14 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 35 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 14-30 FG, 0-7 3PT

The swing

A 26-17 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −1+8−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Paul topped the game at 55.7 FPTS: 15 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST

Final · Blazers-Suns
Blazers 115Suns 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers2825203012115
Suns2829192715118
The story
T.J. Warren had 27 points as Phoenix beat Portland 118-115 in OT

Damian Lillard led Portland with 27 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 27 PTS, 7 REB · 11-22 FG

The swing

The Suns won the second 29-25, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 0+4+30+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pelicans-Grizzlies
Pelicans 83Grizzlies 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pelicans13351116883
Grizzlies21202591489
The story
Marc Gasol's 11 rebounds and 8 points carried Memphis past New Orleans, 89-83 in OT

For New Orleans, Lance Stephenson had 21 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 11 REB, 8 PTS, 6 AST, 3 BLK · 3-18 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 25-11.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +8−7+70+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.2points, last 4 vs season avg
Points per game
10.3Season avg15.5Last 4

15.5 points a game over his last four games, against 10.3 in 3 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 2 vs 2015–16 avg
Minutes per game
20.32015–16 avg7.9Last 2

7.9 minutes a game over his last two games, against 20.3 in 2015–16 (66 games). Today: 5 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Season avg44.9Today

45 minutes today, against 22.5 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

DeMar DeRozan leads the day with 40

DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 4 games: 40, 32, 33, 40Raptors-Wizards · W
36.2 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Latrell Sprewell GSW, Mar 1, 1997: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 4 games: 32, 51, 33, 35Thunder-Clippers · W
37.8 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 4 games: 7, 25, 13, 34Nets-Pistons · W
19.8 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
John WallPoints, last 3 games: 12, 22, 33Wizards-Raptors · L
22.3 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 4 games: 11, 2, 18, 31Hawks-Lakers · L
15.5 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
James HardenPoints, last 5 games: 34, 26, 28, 41, 30Rockets-Knicks · W
31.8 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 6 REB · 15 AST