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Tuesday, October 31, 2017Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed BKN by 1 after three quarters and won 122–114.

Final · Box score
Kings83
Pacers101
Q1 IND +11; Q2 IND +25; Q3 IND +21; Q4 IND +18
Final · Box score
Suns122
Nets114
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX -1; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Thunder110
Bucks91
Q1 OKC +8; Q2 OKC +18; Q3 OKC +21; Q4 OKC +19
Final · Box score
Pistons93
Lakers113
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +13; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +20
On this day · 2016–17Oct 31, 2016: 4 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (Raptors-Nuggets), 33 points.
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The lead · Suns-Nets

D-Book pours in 32, Phoenix beats Brooklyn

Mike James goes for 24 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+6-1+8PHX AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns30292835122
Nets24293526114
Who led
Devin BookerPoints, last 7 games: 12, 25, 13, 22, 17, 34, 32PHX32 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Mike JamesPoints, last 7 games: 12, 13, 10, 18, 5, 9, 24PHX24 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 7 games: 30, 17, 16, 29, 15, 12, 33BKN33 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Rondae Hollis-JeffersonPoints, last 8 games: 14, 15, 9, 18, 19, 6, 18, 21BKN21 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Kings-Pacers

Indiana leads Sacramento wire to wire

Indiana was ahead at every break and won 101–83. Best quarter: the fourth, 32–35. Bojan Bogdanovic led Indiana with 17 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHX over BKN8IND over SAC18OKC over MIL19LAL over DET20Final margin, points. Pink = IND over SAC.
Lead changes
Suns-Nets8
Kings-Pacers0
The night in charts
Suns-Nets combined for 236, 30 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-NetsSuns 122, Nets 114
236
Pistons-LakersPistons 93, Lakers 113
206
Thunder-BucksThunder 110, Bucks 91
201
Kings-PacersKings 83, Pacers 101
184
PHX won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Suns-NetsSuns 122, Nets 114
+8 PHX
Kings-PacersKings 83, Pacers 101
+18 IND
Thunder-BucksThunder 110, Bucks 91
+19 OKC
Pistons-LakersPistons 93, Lakers 113
+20 LAL
Adams shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AdamsOKC · 14 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
GiannisMIL · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
RandolphSAC · 12 PTS, 5 REB
60% (6-10)
WarrenPHX · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 1 BLK
58% (7-12)
JamesPHX · 24 PTS, 5 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB
56% (9-16)
Final · Suns-Nets
Suns 122Nets 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns30292835122
Nets24293526114
The story
Phoenix beat Brooklyn 122-114 behind 32 points from Devin Booker

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson paced Brooklyn: 21 PTS, 7 REB 32 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 11-22 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

A 35-26 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +6+6−1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Pacers
Kings 83Pacers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings1317183583
Pacers24311432101
The story
Domantas Sabonis had 16 rebounds and 12 points as Indiana beat Sacramento 101-83

De'Aaron Fox led Sacramento with 18 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 16 REB, 12 PTS, 5 AST · 5-6 FG

The swing

The Pacers won the second 31-17, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
300 +11+25+21+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Bucks
Thunder 110Bucks 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder31292525110
Bucks2319222791
The story
Carmelo Anthony's 17 points carried Oklahoma City past Milwaukee, 110-91

Steven Adams chipped in 14 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 6-14 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 29-19, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
300 +8+18+21+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Giannis Antetokounmpo was the fantasy play: 42.1 FPTS on 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+3.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.5Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 20.5 in 6 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.5Season avg28.9Last 3

28.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.5 in 5 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.5Season avg23.9Today

24 minutes today, against 12.5 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

D'Angelo Russell leads the day with 33

D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 7 games: 30, 17, 16, 29, 15, 12, 33Nets-Suns · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 7 games: 12, 25, 13, 22, 17, 34, 32Suns-Nets · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 7 games: 37, 34, 44, 32, 28, 33, 28Bucks-Thunder · L
33.7 PPG season to date · −6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Mike JamesPoints, last 7 games: 12, 13, 10, 18, 5, 9, 24Suns-Nets · W
13.0 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Rondae Hollis-JeffersonPoints, last 8 games: 14, 15, 9, 18, 19, 6, 18, 21Nets-Suns · L
15.0 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high21 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
T.J. WarrenPoints, last 7 games: 8, 24, 9, 4, 27, 12, 20Suns-Nets · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST