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Friday, November 2, 2018Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CHI by 15 after the first quarter and won 107–105.

Final · Box score
Clippers120
Magic95
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC +13; Q3 LAC +15; Q4 LAC +25
Final · Box score
Rockets119
Nets111
Q1 HOU -7; Q2 HOU -5; Q3 HOU +5; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Pacers107
Bulls105
Q1 IND -15; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +2
Final · Box score
Thunder134
Wizards111
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +29; Q3 OKC +25; Q4 OKC +23
Final · Box score
Knicks118
Mavs106
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK -3; Q3 NYK +12; Q4 NYK +12
Final · Box score
Grizzlies110
Jazz100
Q1 MEM -2; Q2 MEM -7; Q3 MEM +5; Q4 MEM +10
Final · Box score
Raptors107
Suns98
Q1 TOR -3; Q2 TOR -4; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Wolves99
Warriors116
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW -4; Q4 GSW +17
On this day · 2017–18Nov 2, 2017: 2 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Lakers), 32 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Bulls

Indiana storms back from 15 down to beat Chicago

Chris Paul goes for 32 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15+2+7+2IND AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers22382720107
Bulls37212225105
Who led
Victor OladipoPoints, last 9 games: 16, 25, 25, 20, 21, 24, 21, 24, 25IND25 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 9 games: 8, 11, 14, 16, 10, 15, 10, 8, 18IND18 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Antonio BlakeneyPoints, last 9 games: 15, 10, 3, 4, 13, 9, 21, 15, 22CHI22 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 9 games: 30, 33, 34, 32, 20, 27, 21, 28, 20CHI20 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Wolves-Warriors12
Knicks-Mavs9
Raptors-Suns8
Clippers-Magic5
Grizzlies-Jazz5
Thunder-Wizards1
The night in charts
Thunder-Wizards combined for 245, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-WizardsThunder 134, Wizards 111
245
Rockets-NetsRockets 119, Nets 111
230
Knicks-MavsKnicks 118, Mavs 106
224
Clippers-MagicClippers 120, Magic 95
215
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 99, Warriors 116
215
Pacers-BullsPacers 107, Bulls 105
212
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 110, Jazz 100
210
Raptors-SunsRaptors 107, Suns 98
205
IND won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Pacers-BullsPacers 107, Bulls 105
+2 IND
Rockets-NetsRockets 119, Nets 111
+8 HOU
Raptors-SunsRaptors 107, Suns 98
+9 TOR
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 110, Jazz 100
+10 MEM
Knicks-MavsKnicks 118, Mavs 106
+12 NYK
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 99, Warriors 116
+17 GSW
Thunder-WizardsThunder 134, Wizards 111
+23 OKC
Clippers-MagicClippers 120, Magic 95
+25 LAC
IND erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-BullsIND won · Pacers 107, Bulls 105
15 pts
Rockets-NetsHOU won · Rockets 119, Nets 111
7 pts
Grizzlies-JazzMEM won · Grizzlies 110, Jazz 100
7 pts
Raptors-SunsTOR won · Raptors 107, Suns 98
4 pts
Wolves-WarriorsGSW won · Wolves 99, Warriors 116
4 pts
Jerami Grant shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jerami GrantOKC · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
82% (9-11)
Tobias HarrisLAC · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
TrierNYK · 23 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
Finney-SmithDAL · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
MeloHOU · 28 PTS, 4 REB, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
Final · Pacers-Bulls
Pacers 107Bulls 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers22382720107
Bulls37212225105
The story
Victor Oladipo had 25 points and 14 rebounds as Indiana beat Chicago 107-105

Zach LaVine led Chicago with 20 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 25 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST · 9-19 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the first, the Pacers took the second 38-21.

IND lead by quarter
200 −15+2+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Suns
Raptors 107Suns 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors23252930107
Suns2626192798
The story
Kawhi Leonard's 19 points carried Toronto past Phoenix, 107-98

For Phoenix, Devin Booker had 18 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 19 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 7-14 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 29-19.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −3−4+6+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Deandre Ayton was the fantasy play: 46.6 FPTS on 18 REB, 17 PTS, 2 AST

Final · Knicks-Mavs
Knicks 118Mavs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks33233329118
Mavs27321829106
The story
New York beat Dallas 118-106 behind 13 points and 10 rebounds from Mitchell Robinson

Luka Doncic paced Dallas: 18 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 13 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 5-6 FG

The swing

A 33-18 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +6−3+12+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.2Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 13.2 in 6 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.2minutes, last 3 vs 2017–18 avg
Minutes per game
20.42017–18 avg3.2Last 3

3.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.4 in 2017–18 (51 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.1Season avg40.5Today

40 minutes today, against 18.1 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Clippers post the night's biggest win

Clippers beat Orlando by 25, the widest margin of 8 games.

IND over CHI2HOU over BKN8TOR over PHX9MEM over UTA10NYK over DAL12GSW over MIN17OKC over WAS23LAC over ORL25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 33

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 38, 20, 22, 30, 41, 34, 14, 24, 33Warriors-Wolves · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 5 games: 19, 28, 12, 17, 32Rockets-Nets · W
21.6 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 9 games: 27, 28, 19, 10, 21, 23, 4, 19, 29Nets-Rockets · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 32, 31, 30, 29, 51, 29, 35, 23, 37, 28Warriors-Wolves · W
32.5 PPG season to date · −5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 7 games: 11, 16, 23, 27, 18, 19, 28Grizzlies-Jazz · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 9 games: 14, 17, 12, 17, 23, 17, 17, 26, 28Clippers-Magic · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST