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Sunday, October 21, 2018Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed CLE by 10 after the first quarter and won 133–111.

Final · Box score
Hawks133
Cavs111
Q1 ATL -10; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL +6; Q4 ATL +22
Final · Box score
Kings131
Thunder120
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC +12; Q3 SAC +7; Q4 SAC +11
Final · Box score
Warriors98
Nuggets100
Q1 DEN -8; Q2 DEN -2; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +2
Final · Box score
Rockets112
Clippers115
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC +9; Q4 LAC +3
On this day · 2017–18Oct 21, 2017: 11 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks-Blazers), 44 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Cavs

Trae Young scores 35 as Atlanta wins in Cleveland

James Harden goes for 31 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+4+6+22ATL AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks24402841133
Cavs34262625111
Who led
Trae YoungPoints, last 3 games: 14, 20, 35ATL35 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Kent BazemorePoints, last 3 games: 14, 3, 23ATL23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 3 games: 15, 19, 19CLE19 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 3 games: 21, 25, 16CLE16 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Rockets-Clippers18
Kings-Thunder7
Hawks-Cavs3
The night in charts
Kings-Thunder combined for 251, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-ThunderKings 131, Thunder 120
251
Hawks-CavsHawks 133, Cavs 111
244
Rockets-ClippersRockets 112, Clippers 115
227
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 98, Nuggets 100
198
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 98, Nuggets 100
+2 DEN
Rockets-ClippersRockets 112, Clippers 115
+3 LAC
Kings-ThunderKings 131, Thunder 120
+11 SAC
Hawks-CavsHawks 133, Cavs 111
+22 ATL
ATL erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-CavsATL won · Hawks 133, Cavs 111
10 pts
Warriors-NuggetsDEN won · Warriors 98, Nuggets 100
8 pts
Harrell shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HarrellLAC · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
80% (8-10)
CapelaHOU · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
79% (11-14)
ShumpertSAC · 26 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
69% (9-13)
Tobias HarrisLAC · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
60% (9-15)
LenATL · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK
58% (7-12)
Final · Warriors-Nuggets
Warriors 98Nuggets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2524212898
Nuggets17303320100
The story
Denver beat Golden State 100-98 behind 28 points from Gary Harris

Klay Thompson paced Golden State: 15 PTS, 7 REB 28 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST · 11-20 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

A 33-21 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −8−2+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Clippers
Rockets 112Clippers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets24293128112
Clippers29253922115
The story
Montrezl Harrell's 17 points and 10 rebounds carried LA past Houston, 115-112

For Houston, Eric Gordon had 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 8-10 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 39-31, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +5+1+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Cavs
Hawks 133Cavs 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks24402841133
Cavs34262625111
The story
Alex Len had 16 points and 11 rebounds as Atlanta beat Cleveland 133-111

Kevin Love led Cleveland with 17 REB, 16 PTS, 3 AST 16 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK · 7-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Hawks won the fourth 41-25, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
300 −10+4+6+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.1points, last 3 vs 2017–18 avg
Points per game
3.92017–18 avg17.0Last 3

17.0 points a game over his last three games, against 3.9 in 2017–18 (61 games). Today: 12 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 2 vs 2017–18 avg
Minutes per game
20.72017–18 avg5.1Last 2

5.1 minutes a game over his last two games, against 20.7 in 2017–18 (60 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs 2017–18 avg
Minutes per game
4.22017–18 avg23.8Today

24 minutes today, against 4.2 a game in 2017–18 (25 games). Line: 3 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Warriors-Nuggets

Denver climbs out of an 8-point hole against Golden State

Down 8 after one, the Nuggets won the third quarter 33–21 and the game 100–98. Gary Harris led Denver with 28 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Nuggets-Warriors
Gary Harris · DENStephen Curry · GSWPTS2830REB34AST16Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Trae Young leads the day with 35

Trae YoungPoints, last 3 games: 14, 20, 35Hawks-Cavs · W
23.0 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Russell WestbrookThunder-Kings · L
32.0 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
James HardenPoints, last 3 games: 18, 36, 31Rockets-Clippers · L
28.3 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 4 REB · 14 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 3 games: 32, 31, 30Warriors-Nuggets · L
31.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 3 games: 27, 20, 29Thunder-Kings · L
25.3 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Gary HarrisPoints, last 3 games: 20, 18, 28Nuggets-Warriors · W
22.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST