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Sunday, October 29, 2017Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed GSW by 8 after the first quarter and won 115–107.

Final · Box score
Bucks117
Hawks106
Q1 MIL +12; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +19; Q4 MIL +11
Final · Box score
Spurs94
Pacers97
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets124
Nets111
Q1 DEN -7; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN +16; Q4 DEN +13
Final · Box score
Magic113
Hornets120
Q1 CHA +3; Q2 CHA +12; Q3 CHA +7; Q4 CHA +7
Final · Box score
Wizards110
Kings83
Q1 WAS +19; Q2 WAS +31; Q3 WAS +28; Q4 WAS +27
Final · Box score
Knicks114
Cavs95
Q1 NYK +10; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +17; Q4 NYK +19
Final · Box score
Pistons115
Warriors107
Q1 DET -8; Q2 DET -5; Q3 DET +1; Q4 DET +8
On this day · 2016–17Oct 29, 2016: 9 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Nuggets), 37 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Warriors

Detroit climbs back to beat Golden State

Kemba Walker goes for 34 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-5+1+8DET AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons27253033115
Warriors35222426107
Who led
Avery BradleyPoints, last 7 games: 15, 18, 5, 15, 20, 12, 23DET23 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 7 games: 13, 21, 16, 16, 10, 15, 22DET22 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 7 games: 16, 33, 14, 21, 22, 18, 29GSW29 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 7 games: 20, 22, 29, 25, 29, 31, 28GSW28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Nets

Denver beats Brooklyn, 124–111

Denver led 100–84 after three and won by 13. Jamal Murray led Denver with 26 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
IND over SAS3CHA over ORL7DET over GSW8MIL over ATL11DEN over BKN13NYK over CLE19WAS over SAC27Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over BKN.
Lead changes
Spurs-Pacers7
Magic-Hornets5
Nuggets-Nets4
Knicks-Cavs3
Bucks-Hawks0
Wizards-Kings0
Shot of the night

Oladipo's three with 10 seconds left puts the Pacers ahead, 97-94 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Nets combined for 235, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 124, Nets 111
235
Magic-HornetsMagic 113, Hornets 120
233
Bucks-HawksBucks 117, Hawks 106
223
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 115, Warriors 107
222
Knicks-CavsKnicks 114, Cavs 95
209
Wizards-KingsWizards 110, Kings 83
193
Spurs-PacersSpurs 94, Pacers 97
191
IND won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Spurs-PacersSpurs 94, Pacers 97
+3 IND
Magic-HornetsMagic 113, Hornets 120
+7 CHA
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 115, Warriors 107
+8 DET
Bucks-HawksBucks 117, Hawks 106
+11 MIL
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 124, Nets 111
+13 DEN
Knicks-CavsKnicks 114, Cavs 95
+19 NYK
Wizards-KingsWizards 110, Kings 83
+27 WAS
DET rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-WarriorsDET won · Pistons 115, Warriors 107
8 pts
Nuggets-NetsDEN won · Nuggets 124, Nets 111
7 pts
KD shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KDGSW · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
PauSAS · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 5 BLK
70% (7-10)
DwightCHA · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
GiannisMIL · 33 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST
67% (14-21)
Reggie JacksonDET · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
67% (8-12)
Final · Spurs-Pacers
Spurs 94Pacers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2424163094
Pacers2627152997
The story
Domantas Sabonis had 22 points on 9-of-9 shooting as Indiana beat San Antonio 97-94

LaMarcus Aldridge led San Antonio with 26 PTS, 8 REB 22 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 9-9 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Pacers won the second 27-24, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +2+5+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Pau Gasol led the game in fantasy with 48.4 FPTS (17 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Magic-Hornets
Magic 113Hornets 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic24253727113
Hornets27343227120
The story
Jeremy Lamb's 20 points carried Charlotte past Orlando, 120-113

For Orlando, Aaron Gordon had 17 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 9-15 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 34-25, was where the Hornets built it.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +3+12+7+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Cavs
Knicks 114Cavs 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks29333022114
Cavs1935212095
The story
New York beat Cleveland 114-95 behind 34 points and 8 assists from Tim Hardaway Jr.

LeBron James paced Cleveland: 16 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST 34 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 11-19 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

A 29-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +10+8+17+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.8Season avg14.6Last 5

14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.8 in 4 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 vs 2016–17 avg
Minutes per game
25.12016–17 avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.1 in 2016–17 (70 games). Today: 6 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.7Season avg27.8Today

28 minutes today, against 15.7 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kemba Walker leads the day with 34

Kemba WalkerPoints, last 6 games: 24, 26, 15, 19, 26, 34Hornets-Magic · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 5 games: 8, 14, 6, 11, 34Knicks-Cavs · W
14.6 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 6 games: 37, 34, 44, 32, 28, 33Bucks-Hawks · W
34.7 PPG season to date · −2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 5 games: 31, 33, 12, 30, 32Knicks-Cavs · W
27.6 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 7 games: 16, 33, 14, 21, 22, 18, 29Warriors-Pistons · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 7 games: 20, 22, 29, 25, 29, 31, 28Warriors-Pistons · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST