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Friday, November 3, 2017Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed OKC by 18 at halftime and won 101–94.

Final · Box score
Bucks96
Pistons105
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +11; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Bulls105
Magic83
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI +13; Q4 CHI +22
Final · Box score
Pacers110
Sixers121
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI -7; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +11
Final · Box score
Cavs130
Wizards122
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Rockets119
Hawks104
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU +18; Q3 HOU +21; Q4 HOU +15
Final · Box score
Suns107
Knicks120
Q1 NYK +13; Q2 NYK +15; Q3 NYK +16; Q4 NYK +13
Final · Box score
Pelicans99
Mavs94
Q1 NOP +3; Q2 NOP +9; Q3 NOP +12; Q4 NOP +5
Final · Box score
Hornets101
Spurs108
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Heat94
Nuggets95
Q1 DEN -9; Q2 DEN -7; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +1
Final · Box score
Raptors109
Jazz100
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR -1; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Celtics101
Thunder94
Q1 BOS -13; Q2 BOS -18; Q3 BOS -4; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Nets112
Lakers124
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +12
On this day · 2016–17Nov 3, 2016: 5 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Warriors-Thunder), 39 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Thunder

Boston erases 18-point lead, steals one from OKC

LeBron James goes for 57 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-18-4+7BOS AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics18193034101
Thunder3124162394
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 9 games: 22, 17, 21, 20, 24, 24, 24, 22, 25BOS25 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 9 games: 9, 13, 17, 13, 27, 12, 14, 7, 20BOS20 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 8 games: 28, 22, 14, 10, 23, 20, 20, 25OKC25 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 8 games: 21, 6, 31, 28, 27, 12, 12, 19OKC19 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Second story · Heat-Nuggets

Denver fights back from 9 down against Miami

Final: 95–94, after trailing by 9 after one. Paul Millsap led Denver with 27 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Nuggets-Heat
Paul Millsap · DENGoran Dragic · MIAPTS2723REB93AST57Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Bulls-Magic14
Pacers-Sixers11
Hornets-Spurs7
Heat-Nuggets7
Bucks-Pistons3
Suns-Knicks3
Pelicans-Mavs2
Celtics-Thunder2
Nets-Lakers2
Rockets-Hawks1
The night in charts
Cavs-Wizards combined for 252, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-WizardsCavs 130, Wizards 122
252
Nets-LakersNets 112, Lakers 124
236
Pacers-SixersPacers 110, Sixers 121
231
Suns-KnicksSuns 107, Knicks 120
227
Rockets-HawksRockets 119, Hawks 104
223
Hornets-SpursHornets 101, Spurs 108
209
Raptors-JazzRaptors 109, Jazz 100
209
Bucks-PistonsBucks 96, Pistons 105
201
Celtics-ThunderCeltics 101, Thunder 94
195
Pelicans-MavsPelicans 99, Mavs 94
193
Heat-NuggetsHeat 94, Nuggets 95
189
Bulls-MagicBulls 105, Magic 83
188
2 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-NuggetsHeat 94, Nuggets 95
+1 DEN
Pelicans-MavsPelicans 99, Mavs 94
+5 NOP
Celtics-ThunderCeltics 101, Thunder 94
+7 BOS
Hornets-SpursHornets 101, Spurs 108
+7 SAS
Cavs-WizardsCavs 130, Wizards 122
+8 CLE
Bucks-PistonsBucks 96, Pistons 105
+9 DET
Raptors-JazzRaptors 109, Jazz 100
+9 TOR
Pacers-SixersPacers 110, Sixers 121
+11 PHI
Nets-LakersNets 112, Lakers 124
+12 LAL
Suns-KnicksSuns 107, Knicks 120
+13 NYK
Rockets-HawksRockets 119, Hawks 104
+15 HOU
Bulls-MagicBulls 105, Magic 83
+22 CHI
BOS erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-ThunderBOS won · Celtics 101, Thunder 94
18 pts
Heat-NuggetsDEN won · Heat 94, Nuggets 95
9 pts
Pacers-SixersPHI won · Pacers 110, Sixers 121
7 pts
Bulls-MagicCHI won · Bulls 105, Magic 83
1 pt
Raptors-JazzTOR won · Raptors 109, Jazz 100
1 pt
Horford shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HorfordBOS · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST
80% (8-10)
Mbah a MouteHOU · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
KuzmaLAL · 21 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
ForbesSAS · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
LeBronCLE · 57 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL
68% (23-34)
Final · Heat-Nuggets
Heat 94Nuggets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat3721132394
Nuggets2823251995
The story
Paul Millsap's 27 points carried Denver past Miami, 95-94

For Miami, Goran Dragic had 23 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 27 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 9-17 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 25-13.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −9−7+5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Jokic was the fantasy play: 53.8 FPTS on 19 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST

Final · Celtics-Thunder
Celtics 101Thunder 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics18193034101
Thunder3124162394
The story
Boston beat Oklahoma City 101-94 behind 25 points from Kyrie Irving

Russell Westbrook paced Oklahoma City: 19 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB 25 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 10-22 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 30-16 third quarter erased a 18-point hole for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −13−18−4+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Wizards
Cavs 130Wizards 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs42323026130
Wizards36302729122
The story
Bradley Beal had 36 points in a 130-122 loss to Cleveland

Jae Crowder led Cleveland with 17 PTS, 7 REB 36 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 12-19 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 42-36, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +6+8+11+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.1Season avg27.8Last 5

27.8 points a game over his last five games, against 22.1 in 8 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg12.9Last 3

12.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.8 in 8 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.9Season avg35.5Today

35 minutes today, against 18.9 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 57

LeBron JamesPoints, last 9 games: 29, 24, 22, 34, 29, 18, 16, 33, 57Cavs-Wizards · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +31.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Jan 16, 2019: 58 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Season high57 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 8 games: 11, 30, 28, 24, 24, 25, 10, 37Raptors-Jazz · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 8 games: 31, 33, 12, 30, 32, 38, 19, 37Knicks-Suns · W
29.0 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 8 games: 25, 25, 20, 28, 4, 15, 40, 36Wizards-Cavs · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 9 games: 20, 19, 7, 9, 13, 6, 8, 27, 34Lakers-Nets · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 9 games: 12, 25, 13, 22, 17, 34, 32, 22, 34Suns-Knicks · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high34 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST