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Wednesday, October 31, 2018Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed DET by 6 at halftime and won 120–119.

Final · OT · Box score
Pistons119
Nets120
Q1 BKN +6; Q2 BKN -6; Q3 BKN -6; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 BKN +1
Final · OT · Box score
Nuggets108
Bulls107
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN +2; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +1
Final · Box score
Jazz125
Wolves128
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN +9; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +3
Final · Box score
Pacers107
Knicks101
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND -2; Q3 IND -4; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Pelicans121
Warriors131
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +7; Q3 GSW +15; Q4 GSW +10
Final · Box score
Mavs113
Lakers114
Q1 LAL +17; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +1
Final · Box score
Spurs120
Suns90
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +21; Q3 SAS +28; Q4 SAS +30
On this day · 2017–18Oct 31, 2017: 4 games. Top scorer: D'Angelo Russell (Nets-Suns), 33 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Nets

Brooklyn needs overtime to survive Detroit

Derrick Rose goes for 50 points

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+6-6-60+1BKN AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Pistons223823279119
Nets2826233310120
Who led
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 8 games: 23, 10, 13, 8, 11, 12, 17, 25BKN25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Joe HarrisPoints, last 8 games: 13, 11, 19, 16, 7, 7, 11, 23BKN23 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 7 games: 26, 33, 50, 26, 7, 24, 25DET25 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 7 games: 24, 10, 14, 26, 18, 17, 24DET24 PTS · 23 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Spurs rout

Four of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. San Antonio beat Phoenix by 30.

BKN over DET1DEN over CHI1LAL over DAL1MIN over UTA3IND over NYK6GSW over NOP10SAS over PHX30Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Bulls16
Pacers-Knicks11
Jazz-Wolves11
Pelicans-Warriors11
Spurs-Suns4
Shot of the night

Millsap's tip-in at the buzzer of OT puts the Nuggets ahead, 108-107 final

The night in charts
Jazz-Wolves combined for 253, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-WolvesJazz 125, Wolves 128
253
Pelicans-WarriorsPelicans 121, Warriors 131
252
Pistons-NetsPistons 119, Nets 120
239
Mavs-LakersMavs 113, Lakers 114
227
Nuggets-BullsNuggets 108, Bulls 107
215
Spurs-SunsSpurs 120, Suns 90
210
Pacers-KnicksPacers 107, Knicks 101
208
4 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-NetsPistons 119, Nets 120
+1 BKN
Nuggets-BullsNuggets 108, Bulls 107
+1 DEN
Mavs-LakersMavs 113, Lakers 114
+1 LAL
Jazz-WolvesJazz 125, Wolves 128
+3 MIN
Pacers-KnicksPacers 107, Knicks 101
+6 IND
Pelicans-WarriorsPelicans 121, Warriors 131
+10 GSW
Spurs-SunsSpurs 120, Suns 90
+30 SAS
BKN rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-NetsBKN won · Pistons 119, Nets 120
6 pts
Pacers-KnicksIND won · Pacers 107, Knicks 101
4 pts
Sabonis shot 12-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SabonisIND · 30 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
100% (12-12)
DeRozanSAS · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
AldridgeSAS · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
GobertUTA · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
75% (9-12)
MiroticNOP · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
Final · Nuggets-Bulls
Nuggets 108Bulls 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets2823291810108
Bulls242430209107
The story
Nikola Jokic had 22 points and 12 rebounds as Denver beat Chicago 108-107 in OT

Wendell Carter Jr. led Chicago with 25 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 12 REB, 9 AST, 3 BLK · 9-20 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 28-24, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +4+3+20+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pistons-Nets
Pistons 119Nets 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons223823279119
Nets2826233310120
The story
Caris LeVert's 19 points carried Brooklyn past Detroit, 120-119 in OT

For Detroit, Blake Griffin had 25 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 7-16 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-22, was where the Nets built it.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +6−6−60+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Andre Drummond was the fantasy play: 58.1 FPTS on 24 PTS, 23 REB

Final · Jazz-Wolves
Jazz 125Wolves 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz25314029125
Wolves32333627128
The story
Minnesota beat Utah 128-125 behind 28 points and 16 rebounds from Karl-Anthony Towns

Rudy Gobert paced Utah: 22 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST · 9-17 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 32-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +7+9+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.3Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 14.3 in 7 earlier games. Today: 50 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.4Season avg22.4Last 3

22.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.4 in 5 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.4Season avg28.7Today

29 minutes today, against 11.4 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 1 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Derrick Rose leads the day with 50

Derrick RosePoints, last 8 games: 8, 12, 28, 11, 16, 14, 11, 50Wolves-Jazz · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +35.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Apr 12, 1997: 50 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Career high50 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 9 games: 32, 31, 30, 29, 51, 29, 35, 23, 37Warriors-Pelicans · W
33.0 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 8 games: 31, 29, 24, 24, 14, 24, 25, 37Knicks-Pacers · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 7 games: 14, 12, 8, 16, 15, 6, 30Pacers-Knicks · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high30 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 8 games: 26, 24, 32, 19, 28, 35, 29, 29Lakers-Mavs · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 8 games: 8, 12, 31, 17, 14, 16, 25, 28Wolves-Jazz · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST