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Saturday, October 28, 2017Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed LAC by 10 at halftime and won 95–87.

Final · Box score
Cavs101
Pelicans123
Q1 NOP +13; Q2 NOP +13; Q3 NOP +6; Q4 NOP +22
Final · Box score
Thunder101
Bulls69
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC +19; Q3 OKC +29; Q4 OKC +32
Final · Box score
Rockets89
Grizzlies103
Q1 MEM -2; Q2 MEM +5; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +14
Final · Box score
Celtics96
Heat90
Q1 BOS -5; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Sixers112
Mavs110
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +1; Q3 PHI +11; Q4 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Lakers81
Jazz96
Q1 UTA +15; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +15
Final · Box score
Suns107
Blazers114
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +7
Final · Box score
Pistons95
Clippers87
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET -10; Q3 DET -5; Q4 DET +8
On this day · 2016–17Oct 28, 2016: 8 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (Thunder-Suns), 51 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Clippers

Detroit climbs out of a 10-point hole against Clippers

DeMarcus Cousins posts a triple-double

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-10-5+8DET AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2718222895
Clippers2431171587
Who led
Andre DrummondPoints, last 6 games: 8, 9, 21, 14, 15, 15DET15 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 6 games: 13, 21, 16, 16, 10, 15DET15 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Austin RiversPoints, last 5 games: 2, 5, 16, 16, 20LAC20 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 5 games: 29, 29, 22, 25, 19LAC19 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Suns-Blazers11
Rockets-Grizzlies9
Pistons-Clippers5
Celtics-Heat3
Thunder-Bulls0
Lakers-Jazz0
The night in charts
Cavs-Pelicans combined for 224, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-PelicansCavs 101, Pelicans 123
224
Sixers-MavsSixers 112, Mavs 110
222
Suns-BlazersSuns 107, Blazers 114
221
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 89, Grizzlies 103
192
Celtics-HeatCeltics 96, Heat 90
186
Pistons-ClippersPistons 95, Clippers 87
182
Lakers-JazzLakers 81, Jazz 96
177
Thunder-BullsThunder 101, Bulls 69
170
PHI won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Sixers-MavsSixers 112, Mavs 110
+2 PHI
Celtics-HeatCeltics 96, Heat 90
+6 BOS
Suns-BlazersSuns 107, Blazers 114
+7 POR
Pistons-ClippersPistons 95, Clippers 87
+8 DET
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 89, Grizzlies 103
+14 MEM
Lakers-JazzLakers 81, Jazz 96
+15 UTA
Cavs-PelicansCavs 101, Pelicans 123
+22 NOP
Thunder-BullsThunder 101, Bulls 69
+32 OKC
DET erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-ClippersDET won · Pistons 95, Clippers 87
10 pts
Celtics-HeatBOS won · Celtics 96, Heat 90
5 pts
Rockets-GrizzliesMEM won · Rockets 89, Grizzlies 103
2 pts
Parsons shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ParsonsMEM · 24 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
E'Twaun MooreNOP · 24 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
77% (10-13)
JrueNOP · 29 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
DrummondDET · 17 REB, 15 PTS, 3 BLK, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
McConnellPHI · 15 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Sixers-Mavs
Sixers 112Mavs 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers32253223112
Mavs23332232110
The story
Ben Simmons had 23 points and 8 assists as Philadelphia beat Dallas 112-110

Wesley Matthews led Dallas with 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL · 10-15 FG

The swing

The 76ers won the third 32-22, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +9+1+11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Clippers
Pistons 95Clippers 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2718222895
Clippers2431171587
The story
Detroit beat LA 95-87 behind 17 rebounds and 15 points from Andre Drummond

Austin Rivers paced LA: 20 PTS, 4 REB 17 REB, 15 PTS, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 7-10 FG

The swing

A 28-15 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 +3−10−5+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Pelicans
Cavs 101Pelicans 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs22303118101
Pelicans35302434123
The story
Anthony Davis' 30 points and 14 rebounds carried New Orleans past Cleveland, 123-101

For Cleveland, Kevin Love had 26 PTS, 11 REB 30 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 11-22 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 34-18, was where the Pelicans built it.

NOP lead by quarter
300 +13+13+6+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.0Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.0 in 5 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.1minutes, last 2 vs 2016–17 avg
Minutes per game
27.32016–17 avg7.2Last 2

7.2 minutes a game over his last two games, against 27.3 in 2016–17 (80 games). Today: 4 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.9minutes, today vs 2016–17 avg
Minutes per game
4.92016–17 avg21.8Today

22 minutes today, against 4.9 a game in 2016–17 (25 games). Line: 11 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Celtics-Heat

Boston keeps rolling, beats Miami

That is four in a row. Final: 96–90. Kyrie Irving led Boston with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · BOS
L@ CLE99–102Lvs MIL100–108W@ PHI102–92Wvs NYK110–89W@ MIL96–89W@ MIA96–90
Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 34

Devin BookerPoints, last 6 games: 12, 25, 13, 22, 17, 34Suns-Blazers · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 5 games: 33, 35, 27, 2, 30Pelicans-Cavs · W
25.4 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 6 games: 28, 35, 22, 39, 41, 29Pelicans-Cavs · W
32.3 PPG season to date · −4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, May 4, 1999: 29 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
29 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 6 games: 4, 13, 14, 14, 20, 29Pelicans-Cavs · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 6 games: 15, 17, 19, 20, 15, 26Cavs-Pelicans · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 6 games: 27, 18, 26, 13, 25, 25Blazers-Suns · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST