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Thursday, November 2, 2017Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed SAS by 9 after the first quarter and won 112–92.

Final · Box score
Warriors112
Spurs92
Q1 GSW -9; Q2 GSW -5; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +20
Final · Box score
Lakers110
Blazers113
Q1 POR +16; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +2; Q4 POR +3
On this day · 2016–17Nov 2, 2016: 10 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (Raptors-Wizards), 40 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Spurs

Golden State rallies from 9 down to beat San Antonio

LaMarcus Aldridge goes for 24 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-5+6+20GSW AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors24263428112
Spurs3322231492
Who led
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 9 games: 16, 33, 14, 21, 22, 18, 29, 15, 27GSW27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 9 games: 20, 22, 29, 25, 29, 31, 28, 19, 24GSW24 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 8 games: 25, 28, 20, 31, 24, 26, 11, 24SAS24 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Kyle AndersonPoints, last 8 games: 12, 4, 10, 12, 4, 8, 5, 16SAS16 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Lakers-Blazers

Portland never trails at a break against Lakers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 113–110. Damian Lillard led Portland with 32 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Blazers-Lakers
Damian Lillard · PORBrook Lopez · LALPTS3227REB63AST51Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Lakers-Blazers10
Warriors-Spurs1
Shot of the night

Dame's three with 1 second left breaks the tie, 113-110 final

The night in charts
Lakers-Blazers combined for 223, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-BlazersLakers 110, Blazers 113
223
Warriors-SpursWarriors 112, Spurs 92
204
POR won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Lakers-BlazersLakers 110, Blazers 113
+3 POR
Warriors-SpursWarriors 112, Spurs 92
+20 GSW
Klay shot 11-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KlayGSW · 27 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
NurkicPOR · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
60% (12-20)
Brook LopezLAL · 27 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
60% (9-15)
KuzmaLAL · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 1 BLK
59% (10-17)
StephGSW · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
54% (7-13)
Final · Lakers-Blazers
Lakers 110Blazers 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25372325110
Blazers41252126113
The story
Jusuf Nurkic had 28 points as Portland beat Los Angeles 113-110

Brook Lopez led Los Angeles with 27 PTS, 3 REB 28 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 12-20 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the first 41-25, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 +16+4+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Spurs
Warriors 112Spurs 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors24263428112
Spurs3322231492
The story
Kevin Durant's 24 points carried Golden State past San Antonio, 112-92

For San Antonio, Kyle Anderson had 16 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 9-18 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 28-14, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −9−5+6+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.4Season avg30.2Last 5

30.2 points a game over his last five games, against 25.4 in 8 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−4.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.6Season avg10.9Last 3

10.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 15.6 in 7 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+5.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Season avg29.2Today

29 minutes today, against 23.4 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 32

Damian LillardPoints, last 9 games: 27, 18, 26, 13, 25, 25, 36, 33, 32Blazers-Lakers · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jusuf NurkicPoints, last 9 games: 11, 11, 17, 12, 12, 17, 8, 19, 28Blazers-Lakers · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 9 games: 16, 33, 14, 21, 22, 18, 29, 15, 27Warriors-Spurs · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 8 games: 20, 19, 7, 9, 13, 6, 8, 27Lakers-Blazers · L
13.6 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 9 games: 20, 22, 29, 25, 29, 31, 28, 19, 24Warriors-Spurs · W
25.2 PPG season to date · −1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 8 games: 25, 28, 20, 31, 24, 26, 11, 24Spurs-Warriors · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST