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Sunday, November 5, 2017Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed IND by 13 at halftime and won 108–101.

Final · Box score
Hawks117
Cavs115
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL +13; Q4 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Heat104
Clippers101
Q1 MIA +14; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +23; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Celtics104
Magic88
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 BOS +16
Final · Box score
Wizards107
Raptors96
Q1 WAS +15; Q2 WAS +16; Q3 WAS +8; Q4 WAS +11
Final · Box score
Jazz110
Rockets137
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU +18; Q3 HOU +30; Q4 HOU +27
Final · Box score
Suns95
Spurs112
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS -4; Q3 SAS +17; Q4 SAS +17
Final · Box score
Pacers101
Knicks108
Q1 NYK -8; Q2 NYK -13; Q3 NYK -12; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Hornets94
Wolves112
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN +17; Q3 MIN +18; Q4 MIN +18
Final · Box score
Thunder99
Blazers103
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +11; Q4 POR +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies102
Lakers107
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +18; Q4 LAL +5
On this day · 2016–17Nov 5, 2016: 8 games. Top scorer: Karl-Anthony Towns (Wolves-Thunder), 33 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Knicks

Kristaps Porzingis scores 40 as New York beats Indiana

James Harden goes for 56 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-13-12+7NYK AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers33292217101
Knicks25242336108
Who led
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 9 games: 31, 33, 12, 30, 32, 38, 19, 37, 40NYK40 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 9 games: 8, 14, 6, 11, 34, 13, 23, 21, 16NYK16 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 17, 8, 14, 9, 14, 12, 15, 26, 15, 18IND18 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 28, 28, 35, 23, 14, 23, 31, 17IND17 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Suns-Spurs10
Hornets-Wolves10
Celtics-Magic8
Thunder-Blazers2
Hawks-Cavs1
Wizards-Raptors0
The night in charts
Jazz-Rockets combined for 247, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-RocketsJazz 110, Rockets 137
247
Hawks-CavsHawks 117, Cavs 115
232
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 102, Lakers 107
209
Pacers-KnicksPacers 101, Knicks 108
209
Suns-SpursSuns 95, Spurs 112
207
Hornets-WolvesHornets 94, Wolves 112
206
Heat-ClippersHeat 104, Clippers 101
205
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 107, Raptors 96
203
Thunder-BlazersThunder 99, Blazers 103
202
Celtics-MagicCeltics 104, Magic 88
192
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-CavsHawks 117, Cavs 115
+2 ATL
Heat-ClippersHeat 104, Clippers 101
+3 MIA
Thunder-BlazersThunder 99, Blazers 103
+4 POR
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 102, Lakers 107
+5 LAL
Pacers-KnicksPacers 101, Knicks 108
+7 NYK
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 107, Raptors 96
+11 WAS
Celtics-MagicCeltics 104, Magic 88
+16 BOS
Suns-SpursSuns 95, Spurs 112
+17 SAS
Hornets-WolvesHornets 94, Wolves 112
+18 MIN
Jazz-RocketsJazz 110, Rockets 137
+27 HOU
NYK erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-KnicksNYK won · Pacers 101, Knicks 108
13 pts
Suns-SpursSAS won · Suns 95, Spurs 112
4 pts
Harden shot 19-of-25 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HardenHOU · 56 PTS, 13 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
76% (19-25)
NurkicPOR · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
73% (11-15)
DedmonATL · 15 PTS, 7 REB
70% (7-10)
AldridgeSAS · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
SchroderATL · 28 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB
69% (9-13)
Final · Hawks-Cavs
Hawks 117Cavs 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks37173726117
Cavs28173337115
The story
Atlanta beat Cleveland 117-115 behind 28 points and 9 assists from Dennis Schroder

Kyle Korver paced Cleveland: 23 PTS, 5 REB 28 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB · 9-13 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 37-28 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +9+9+13+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Clippers
Heat 104Clippers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat34282715104
Clippers20291735101
The story
Hassan Whiteside's 21 points and 17 rebounds carried Miami past LA, 104-101

For LA, Blake Griffin had 23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 17 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 9-16 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 34-20, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
300 +14+13+23+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Knicks
Pacers 101Knicks 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers33292217101
Knicks25242336108
The story
Tim Hardaway Jr. had 16 points as New York beat Indiana 108-101

Victor Oladipo led Indiana with 17 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 7-16 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Knicks took the fourth 36-17.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −8−13−12+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.1Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.1 in 9 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 2 vs 2016–17 avg
Minutes per game
21.32016–17 avg5.3Last 2

5.3 minutes a game over his last two games, against 21.3 in 2016–17 (64 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.0Season avg41.6Today

42 minutes today, against 15.0 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Rockets rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Houston beat Utah by 27.

ATL over CLE2MIA over LAC3POR over OKC4LAL over MEM5NYK over IND7WAS over TOR11BOS over ORL16SAS over PHX17MIN over CHA18HOU over UTA27Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 56

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 29, 22, 27, 27, 20, 29, 31, 29, 56Rockets-Jazz · W
29.5 PPG season to date · +29.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Trae Young ATL, Jan 3, 2022: 56 PTS · 4 REB · 14 AST
Career high56 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 9 games: 31, 33, 12, 30, 32, 38, 19, 37, 40Knicks-Pacers · W
30.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Durant OKC, Nov 15, 2009: 40 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Career high40 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 9 games: 25, 25, 20, 28, 4, 15, 40, 36, 38Wizards-Raptors · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 26, 13, 25, 25, 36, 33, 32, 36Blazers-Thunder · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high36 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 8 games: 28, 25, 17, 20, 21, 25, 16, 28Hawks-Cavs · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 9 games: 28, 22, 14, 10, 23, 20, 20, 25, 27Thunder-Blazers · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST