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Thursday, November 1, 2018Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed CLE by 12 after the first quarter and won 110–91.

Final · Box score
Thunder111
Hornets107
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC -4; Q3 OKC -4; Q4 OKC +4
Final · Box score
Nuggets110
Cavs91
Q1 DEN -12; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +17; Q4 DEN +19
Final · Box score
Clippers113
Sixers122
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +15; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +9
Final · Box score
Kings146
Hawks115
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +28; Q4 SAC +31
Final · Box score
Bucks113
Celtics117
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Pelicans119
Blazers132
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +13
On this day · 2017–18Nov 1, 2017: 12 games. Top scorer: Khris Middleton (Bucks-Hornets), 43 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Cavs

Denver climbs out of a 12-point hole against Cleveland

Joel Embiid goes for 41 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12+8+17+19DEN AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets15353327110
Cavs2715242591
Who led
Juancho HernangomezPoints, last 7 games: 5, 2, 8, 5, 2, 0, 23DEN23 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 8 games: 11, 14, 5, 15, 6, 18, 19, 16DEN16 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 8 games: 15, 19, 19, 14, 18, 12, 15, 17CLE17 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Cedi OsmanPoints, last 8 games: 17, 22, 12, 8, 3, 10, 20, 13CLE13 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Thunder-Hornets

OKC handles Charlotte by 4

The Thunder won the fourth quarter 38–30. Final: 111–107. Russell Westbrook led OKC with 29 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists.

The whole night · final margins
OKC over CHA4BOS over MIL4PHI over LAC9POR over NOP13DEN over CLE19SAC over ATL31Final margin, points. Pink = OKC over CHA.
Lead changes
Bucks-Celtics8
Thunder-Hornets6
Kings-Hawks5
Nuggets-Cavs2
Clippers-Sixers2
Pelicans-Blazers2
The night in charts
Kings-Hawks combined for 261, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-HawksKings 146, Hawks 115
261
Pelicans-BlazersPelicans 119, Blazers 132
251
Clippers-SixersClippers 113, Sixers 122
235
Bucks-CelticsBucks 113, Celtics 117
230
Thunder-HornetsThunder 111, Hornets 107
218
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 110, Cavs 91
201
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-HornetsThunder 111, Hornets 107
+4 OKC
Bucks-CelticsBucks 113, Celtics 117
+4 BOS
Clippers-SixersClippers 113, Sixers 122
+9 PHI
Pelicans-BlazersPelicans 119, Blazers 132
+13 POR
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 110, Cavs 91
+19 DEN
Kings-HawksKings 146, Hawks 115
+31 SAC
DEN erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-CavsDEN won · Nuggets 110, Cavs 91
12 pts
Thunder-HornetsOKC won · Thunder 111, Hornets 107
4 pts
Bagley shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BagleySAC · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
FoxSAC · 31 PTS, 15 AST, 10 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
BjelicaSAC · 19 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Tobias HarrisLAC · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
63% (10-16)
LinATL · 23 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Thunder-Hornets
Thunder 111Hornets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder24202938111
Hornets22262930107
The story
Oklahoma City beat Charlotte 111-107 behind 29 points and 10 assists from Russell Westbrook

Kemba Walker paced Charlotte: 21 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 29 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB, 3 STL · 12-24 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 38-30 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +2−4−4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Sixers
Clippers 113Sixers 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers30272927113
Sixers34381832122
The story
Ben Simmons had 14 points and 11 assists as Philadelphia beat LA 122-113

Boban Marjanovic led LA with 15 PTS, 11 REB 14 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB · 6-11 FG

The swing

The 76ers won the second 38-27, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +4+15+4+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Hawks
Kings 146Hawks 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings35344631146
Hawks29352328115
The story
De'Aaron Fox's a 31-10-15 triple-double carried Sacramento past Atlanta, 146-115

For Atlanta, Kent Bazemore had 14 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 15 AST, 10 REB · 9-13 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 46-23, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
400 +6+5+28+31 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.4Season avg15.0Last 5

15.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.4 in 7 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 23 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Season avg21.7Last 3

21.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.9 in 8 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.1Season avg34.5Today

34 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 41

Joel EmbiidPoints, last 9 games: 23, 30, 32, 33, 30, 27, 10, 31, 41Sixers-Clippers · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Shaquille O'Neal LAL, Dec 18, 1996: 41 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Season high41 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 7 games: 25, 26, 31, 32, 15, 21, 33Bucks-Celtics · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 9 games: 21, 18, 22, 6, 21, 18, 20, 14, 31Kings-Hawks · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Rajon Rondo BOS, Feb 12, 2012: 32 PTS · 10 REB · 15 AST
Career high31 PTS · 10 REB · 15 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 5 games: 32, 13, 23, 32, 29Thunder-Hornets · W
25.8 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 8 games: 25, 13, 18, 14, 12, 24, 11, 29Pelicans-Blazers · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 8 games: 7, 21, 16, 22, 15, 3, 31, 28Celtics-Bucks · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST