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Monday, November 6, 2017Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Celtics110
Hawks107
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Nets98
Suns92
Q1 BKN +9; Q2 BKN +6; Q3 BKN +4; Q4 BKN +6
Final · Box score
Heat80
Warriors97
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW +13; Q3 GSW +18; Q4 GSW +17
On this day · 2016–17Nov 6, 2016: 6 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (Suns-Lakers), 39 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Hawks

Kyrie Irving scores 35 as Boston wins in Atlanta

James Johnson goes for 21 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10+7+3BOS AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics26282828110
Hawks25292132107
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 20, 24, 24, 24, 22, 25, 11, 35BOS35 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 22, 12, 20, 7, 12, 13, 13, 21BOS21 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 9 games: 28, 25, 17, 20, 21, 25, 16, 28, 23ATL23 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Dewayne DedmonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 0, 4, 13, 8, 10, 9, 15, 19ATL19 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Nets-Suns

Brooklyn keeps Phoenix at arm's length

The Suns never led at a quarter break. Brooklyn won by 6. D'Angelo Russell led Brooklyn with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BOS over ATL3BKN over PHX6GSW over MIA17Final margin, points. Pink = BKN over PHX.
Lead changes
Celtics-Hawks25
Heat-Warriors10
Nets-Suns4
The night in charts
Celtics-Hawks combined for 217, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-HawksCeltics 110, Hawks 107
217
Nets-SunsNets 98, Suns 92
190
Heat-WarriorsHeat 80, Warriors 97
177
BOS won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Celtics-HawksCeltics 110, Hawks 107
+3 BOS
Nets-SunsNets 98, Suns 92
+6 BKN
Heat-WarriorsHeat 80, Warriors 97
+17 GSW
Kyrie shot 14-of-22 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KyrieBOS · 35 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB
64% (14-22)
RussellBKN · 23 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
BelinelliATL · 19 PTS, 3 AST, 3 STL
60% (6-10)
DedmonATL · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
57% (8-14)
TatumBOS · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
54% (7-13)
Final · Celtics-Hawks
Celtics 110Hawks 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics26282828110
Hawks25292132107
The story
Jayson Tatum had 21 points as Boston beat Atlanta 110-107

Dewayne Dedmon led Atlanta with 19 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 7-13 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the third 28-21, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +10+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Suns
Nets 98Suns 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2819252698
Suns1922272492
The story
D'Angelo Russell's 23 points and 8 assists carried Brooklyn past Phoenix, 98-92

For Phoenix, Alex Len had 14 REB, 7 PTS 23 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 8-13 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-19, was where the Nets built it.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +9+6+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

T.J. Warren was the fantasy play: 47.8 FPTS on 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST

Final · Heat-Warriors
Heat 80Warriors 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2116202380
Warriors2228252297
The story
Golden State beat Miami 97-80 behind 21 points from Kevin Durant

Goran Dragic paced Miami: 19 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK · 5-13 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 28-16 second quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +1+13+18+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+3.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.7Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 16.7 in 10 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs 2016–17 avg
Minutes per game
21.32016–17 avg10.4Last 3

10.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 2016–17 (64 games). Today: 6 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.6Season avg27.8Today

28 minutes today, against 15.6 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 35

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 20, 24, 24, 24, 22, 25, 11, 35Celtics-Hawks · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 9 games: 30, 17, 16, 29, 15, 12, 33, 17, 23Nets-Suns · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 9 games: 28, 25, 17, 20, 21, 25, 16, 28, 23Hawks-Celtics · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
James JohnsonPoints, last 9 games: 11, 14, 8, 21, 16, 2, 15, 14, 21Heat-Warriors · L
13.6 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high21 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 25, 29, 31, 28, 19, 24, 25, 21Warriors-Heat · W
24.8 PPG season to date · −4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 22, 12, 20, 7, 12, 13, 13, 21Celtics-Hawks · W
14.3 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST