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Friday, November 4, 2016Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed BKN by 7 at halftime and won 99–95.

Final · Box score
Hawks92
Wizards95
Q1 Wizards 0; Q2 WAS +13; Q3 WAS +8; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Hornets99
Nets95
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 CHA -7; Q3 CHA +3; Q4 CHA +4
Final · Box score
Heat87
Raptors96
Q1 TOR -2; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Knicks117
Bulls104
Q1 NYK +9; Q2 NYK -1; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +13
Final · Box score
Clippers99
Grizzlies88
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC +18; Q3 LAC +19; Q4 LAC +11
Final · OT · Box score
Suns112
Pelicans111
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX -3; Q3 PHX +2; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 PHX +1
Final · Box score
Blazers105
Mavs95
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +10
Final · Box score
Spurs100
Jazz86
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Warriors97
Lakers117
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +16; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +20
On this day · 2015–16Nov 4, 2015: 10 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Jazz), 35 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Nets

Kemba Walker scores 30 as Charlotte wins in Brooklyn

Chris Paul goes for 27 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-7+3+4CHA AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2320302699
Nets2327202595
Who led
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 5 games: 17, 24, 29, 22, 30CHA30 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 5 games: 9, 12, 12, 20, 18CHA18 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Sean KilpatrickPoints, last 6 games: 13, 18, 15, 13, 24, 19BKN19 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 5 games: 7, 25, 13, 34, 18BKN18 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Lakers by 20.

PHX over NOP1WAS over ATL3CHA over BKN4TOR over MIA9POR over DAL10LAC over MEM11NYK over CHI13SAS over UTA14LAL over GSW20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Suns-Pelicans8
Hawks-Wizards4
Blazers-Mavs2
Spurs-Jazz2
Heat-Raptors1
Hornets-Nets1
Clippers-Grizzlies1
Warriors-Lakers0
Shot of the night

Warren's dunk with 7 seconds left in OT puts the Suns ahead, 112-111 final

The night in charts
Suns-Pelicans combined for 223, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-PelicansSuns 112, Pelicans 111
223
Knicks-BullsKnicks 117, Bulls 104
221
Warriors-LakersWarriors 97, Lakers 117
214
Blazers-MavsBlazers 105, Mavs 95
200
Hornets-NetsHornets 99, Nets 95
194
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 99, Grizzlies 88
187
Hawks-WizardsHawks 92, Wizards 95
187
Spurs-JazzSpurs 100, Jazz 86
186
Heat-RaptorsHeat 87, Raptors 96
183
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-PelicansSuns 112, Pelicans 111
+1 PHX
Hawks-WizardsHawks 92, Wizards 95
+3 WAS
Hornets-NetsHornets 99, Nets 95
+4 CHA
Heat-RaptorsHeat 87, Raptors 96
+9 TOR
Blazers-MavsBlazers 105, Mavs 95
+10 POR
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 99, Grizzlies 88
+11 LAC
Knicks-BullsKnicks 117, Bulls 104
+13 NYK
Spurs-JazzSpurs 100, Jazz 86
+14 SAS
Warriors-LakersWarriors 97, Lakers 117
+20 LAL
CHA rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-NetsCHA won · Hornets 99, Nets 95
7 pts
Suns-PelicansPHX won · Suns 112, Pelicans 111
3 pts
Heat-RaptorsTOR won · Heat 87, Raptors 96
2 pts
Knicks-BullsNYK won · Knicks 117, Bulls 104
1 pt
Courtney Lee shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Courtney LeeNYK · 17 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
80% (8-10)
DamePOR · 42 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
67% (12-18)
PorzingisNYK · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
Terrence JonesNOP · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 4 BLK
64% (9-14)
ADNOP · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Suns-Pelicans
Suns 112Pelicans 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns3028232110112
Pelicans293218239111
The story
Devin Booker had 38 points as Phoenix beat New Orleans 112-111 in OT

Anthony Davis led New Orleans with 22 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 38 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 13-22 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Suns took the third 23-18.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +1−3+20+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Terrence Jones led the game in fantasy with 53.9 FPTS (19 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Hawks-Wizards
Hawks 92Wizards 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1916282992
Wizards1929232495
The story
John Wall's 21 points and 10 rebounds carried Washington past Atlanta, 95-92

For Atlanta, Dwight Howard had 20 PTS, 12 REB 21 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 7-17 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 29-16, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 0+13+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Mavs
Blazers 105Mavs 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers26292426105
Mavs2626241995
The story
Portland beat Dallas 105-95 behind 19 points from Mason Plumlee

J.J. Barea paced Dallas: 23 PTS, 6 AST 19 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 7-9 FG

The swing

A 26-19 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 0+3+3+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.2Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 15.2 in 4 earlier games. Today: 38 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.0Season avg21.5Last 3

21.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.0 in 4 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.9Season avg32.9Today

33 minutes today, against 12.9 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 42

Damian LillardPoints, last 6 games: 39, 29, 37, 31, 27, 42Blazers-Mavs · W
34.2 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Feb 16, 2001: 42 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Season high42 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 5 games: 18, 21, 7, 15, 38Suns-Pelicans · W
19.8 PPG season to date
Career high38 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 5 games: 22, 14, 12, 15, 35Bulls-Knicks · L
19.6 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 5 games: 40, 32, 33, 40, 34Raptors-Heat · W
35.8 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 5 games: 24, 11, 24, 20, 30Grizzlies-Clippers · L
21.8 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 5 games: 17, 24, 29, 22, 30Hornets-Nets · W
24.4 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST