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Monday, October 30, 2017Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 9 points, by MIN (vs MIA) and CHA (vs MEM) and UTA (vs DAL).

Final · Box score
Spurs94
Celtics108
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +14
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves125
Heat122
Q1 MIN -9; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 MIN -3; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets110
Knicks116
Q1 NYK +10; Q2 NYK +22; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Sixers115
Rockets107
Q1 PHI +10; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI +12; Q4 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Hornets104
Grizzlies99
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 CHA -6; Q3 CHA -9; Q4 CHA +5
Final · Box score
Magic115
Pelicans99
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL -4; Q3 ORL +3; Q4 ORL +16
Final · Box score
Mavs89
Jazz104
Q1 UTA -6; Q2 UTA -9; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +15
Final · Box score
Raptors99
Blazers85
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR +19; Q3 TOR +20; Q4 TOR +14
Final · Box score
Warriors141
Clippers113
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +17; Q3 GSW +21; Q4 GSW +28
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The lead · Wolves-Heat

Minnesota flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

Rudy Gobert goes for 17 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-9-2-30+3MIN AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Wolves2337193115125
Heat3230202812122
Who led
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 7 games: 11, 10, 19, 2, 18, 17, 23MIN23 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 7 games: 26, 21, 27, 7, 21, 14, 22MIN22 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Dion WaitersPoints, last 6 games: 15, 19, 10, 17, 5, 33MIA33 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kelly OlynykPoints, last 6 games: 10, 13, 10, 5, 14, 23MIA23 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Golden State by 28.

MIN over MIA3CHA over MEM5NYK over DEN6PHI over HOU8BOS over SAS14TOR over POR14UTA over DAL15ORL over NOP16GSW over LAC28Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Hornets-Grizzlies10
Spurs-Celtics3
Raptors-Blazers3
Warriors-Clippers3
Nuggets-Knicks2
Mavs-Jazz2
Sixers-Rockets0
The night in charts
Warriors-Clippers combined for 254, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 141, Clippers 113
254
Wolves-HeatWolves 125, Heat 122
247
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 110, Knicks 116
226
Sixers-RocketsSixers 115, Rockets 107
222
Magic-PelicansMagic 115, Pelicans 99
214
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 104, Grizzlies 99
203
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 94, Celtics 108
202
Mavs-JazzMavs 89, Jazz 104
193
Raptors-BlazersRaptors 99, Blazers 85
184
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-HeatWolves 125, Heat 122
+3 MIN
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 104, Grizzlies 99
+5 CHA
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 110, Knicks 116
+6 NYK
Sixers-RocketsSixers 115, Rockets 107
+8 PHI
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 94, Celtics 108
+14 BOS
Raptors-BlazersRaptors 99, Blazers 85
+14 TOR
Mavs-JazzMavs 89, Jazz 104
+15 UTA
Magic-PelicansMagic 115, Pelicans 99
+16 ORL
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 141, Clippers 113
+28 GSW
MIN rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-HeatMIN won · Wolves 125, Heat 122
9 pts
Hornets-GrizzliesCHA won · Hornets 104, Grizzlies 99
9 pts
Mavs-JazzUTA won · Mavs 89, Jazz 104
9 pts
Magic-PelicansORL won · Magic 115, Pelicans 99
4 pts
Olynyk shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OlynykMIA · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
EmbiidPHI · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
SimmonsPHI · 24 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB
67% (10-15)
ADNOP · 39 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
65% (13-20)
StephGSW · 31 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Wolves-Heat
Wolves 125Heat 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves2337193115125
Heat3230202812122
The story
Jeff Teague had 23 points and 11 assists as Minnesota beat Miami 125-122 in OT

Dion Waiters led Miami with 33 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 11 AST, 6 STL, 5 REB · 7-18 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the first, the Timberwolves took the second 37-30.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −9−2−30+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nuggets-Knicks
Nuggets 110Knicks 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets25183829110
Knicks35301932116
The story
New York beat Denver 116-110 behind 38 points from Kristaps Porzingis

Nikola Jokic paced Denver: 28 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 38 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 14-26 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 30-18 second quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
300 +10+22+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Celtics
Spurs 94Celtics 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2623182794
Celtics30242628108
The story
Kyrie Irving's 24 points carried Boston past San Antonio, 108-94

For San Antonio, Brandon Paul had 18 PTS, 5 REB 24 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 10-16 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 26-18, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +4+5+13+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.5Season avg22.8Last 5

22.8 points a game over his last five games, against 15.5 in 6 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.5minutes, last 3 vs 2016–17 avg
Minutes per game
27.82016–17 avg20.3Last 3

20.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.8 in 2016–17 (62 games). Today: 11 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.6Season avg29.7Today

30 minutes today, against 11.6 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 39

Anthony DavisPoints, last 6 games: 33, 35, 27, 2, 30, 39Pelicans-Magic · L
27.7 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 6 games: 31, 33, 12, 30, 32, 38Knicks-Nuggets · W
29.3 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 7 games: 27, 18, 26, 13, 25, 25, 36Blazers-Raptors · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Dion WaitersPoints, last 6 games: 15, 19, 10, 17, 5, 33Heat-Wolves · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high33 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 8 games: 22, 28, 37, 29, 30, 20, 27, 31Warriors-Clippers · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 8 games: 27, 27, 29, 22, 27, 27, 20, 29Rockets-Sixers · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST