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Monday, November 5, 2018Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed BOS by 15 after the first quarter and won 115–107.

Final · OT · Box score
Heat120
Pistons115
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 Heat 0; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Rockets98
Pacers94
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU -6; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Cavs100
Magic102
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +11; Q3 ORL -9; Q4 ORL +2
Final · 2OT · Box score
Bulls116
Knicks115
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 Bulls 0; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 Bulls 0; OT2 CHI +1
Final · Box score
Pelicans116
Thunder122
Q1 OKC +8; Q2 OKC -1; Q3 OKC +14; Q4 OKC +6
Final · Box score
Celtics107
Nuggets115
Q1 DEN -15; Q2 DEN -2; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +8
Final · Box score
Raptors124
Jazz111
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR +11; Q3 TOR +22; Q4 TOR +13
Final · Box score
Grizzlies101
Warriors117
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 GSW +19; Q4 GSW +16
Final · Box score
Wolves109
Clippers120
Q1 LAC -2; Q2 LAC +4; Q3 LAC +8; Q4 LAC +11
On this day · 2017–18Nov 5, 2017: 10 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Jazz), 56 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Nuggets

Jamal Murray scores 48 as Denver beats Boston

Enes Kanter goes for 24 rebounds

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-2+7+8DEN AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics34222526107
Nuggets19353427115
Who led
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 7, 26, 3, 19, 22, 23, 12, 10, 19, 48DEN48 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Gary HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 28, 18, 13, 23, 16, 14, 20, 13DEN13 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 16, 22, 15, 3, 31, 28, 18, 31BOS31 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 24, 7, 24, 6, 16, 12, 14, 15BOS15 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Heat-Pistons26
Bulls-Knicks20
Wolves-Clippers15
Grizzlies-Warriors14
Pelicans-Thunder10
Celtics-Nuggets9
Raptors-Jazz9
Rockets-Pacers6
Cavs-Magic5
Shot of the night

Fournier's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 102-100 final

The night in charts
Pelicans-Thunder combined for 238, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-ThunderPelicans 116, Thunder 122
238
Heat-PistonsHeat 120, Pistons 115
235
Raptors-JazzRaptors 124, Jazz 111
235
Bulls-KnicksBulls 116, Knicks 115
231
Wolves-ClippersWolves 109, Clippers 120
229
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 107, Nuggets 115
222
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 101, Warriors 117
218
Cavs-MagicCavs 100, Magic 102
202
Rockets-PacersRockets 98, Pacers 94
192
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-KnicksBulls 116, Knicks 115
+1 CHI
Cavs-MagicCavs 100, Magic 102
+2 ORL
Rockets-PacersRockets 98, Pacers 94
+4 HOU
Heat-PistonsHeat 120, Pistons 115
+5 MIA
Pelicans-ThunderPelicans 116, Thunder 122
+6 OKC
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 107, Nuggets 115
+8 DEN
Wolves-ClippersWolves 109, Clippers 120
+11 LAC
Raptors-JazzRaptors 124, Jazz 111
+13 TOR
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 101, Warriors 117
+16 GSW
DEN erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-NuggetsDEN won · Celtics 107, Nuggets 115
15 pts
Cavs-MagicORL won · Cavs 100, Magic 102
9 pts
Rockets-PacersHOU won · Rockets 98, Pacers 94
6 pts
Wolves-ClippersLAC won · Wolves 109, Clippers 120
2 pts
Grizzlies-WarriorsGSW won · Grizzlies 101, Warriors 117
2 pts
Randle shot 10-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RandleNOP · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
100% (10-10)
George HillCLE · 22 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL
83% (10-12)
CapelaHOU · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
KyrieBOS · 31 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
76% (13-17)
AdamsOKC · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Final · Bulls-Knicks
Bulls 116Knicks 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Bulls2423312468116
Knicks2126253067115
The story
Zach LaVine had 41 points as Chicago beat New York 116-115 in OT

Allonzo Trier led New York with 21 PTS, 3 REB 41 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 13-25 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the third 31-25, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +30+600+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Heat-Pistons
Heat 120Pistons 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat2825341815120
Pistons2726272510115
The story
Josh Richardson's 27 points carried Miami past Detroit, 120-115 in OT

For Detroit, Blake Griffin had 24 PTS, 15 REB, 7 AST 27 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 11-21 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 34-27, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +10+70+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Andre Drummond was the fantasy play: 60.3 FPTS on 25 PTS, 24 REB, 3 AST

Final · Celtics-Nuggets
Celtics 107Nuggets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics34222526107
Nuggets19353427115
The story
Denver beat Boston 115-107 behind 13 points from Gary Harris

Jayson Tatum paced Boston: 15 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 13 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 4-13 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 35-22 second quarter erased a 15-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −15−2+7+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.8Season avg27.4Last 5

27.4 points a game over his last five games, against 19.8 in 10 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.7minutes, last 2 vs 2017–18 avg
Minutes per game
26.52017–18 avg5.8Last 2

5.8 minutes a game over his last two games, against 26.5 in 2017–18 (77 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.7Season avg34.4Today

34 minutes today, against 13.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Golden State by 16.

CHI over NYK1ORL over CLE2HOU over IND4MIA over DET5OKC over NOP6DEN over BOS8LAC over MIN11TOR over UTA13GSW over MEM16Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Jamal Murray leads the day with 48

Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 7, 26, 3, 19, 22, 23, 12, 10, 19, 48Nuggets-Celtics · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +32.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Martin SAC, Nov 2, 2009: 48 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Career high48 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 33, 34, 32, 20, 27, 21, 28, 20, 21, 41Bulls-Knicks · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Mar 2, 2001: 41 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Career high41 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 16, 22, 15, 3, 31, 28, 18, 31Celtics-Nuggets · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 6 games: 18, 36, 31, 29, 25, 28Rockets-Pacers · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 20, 21, 24, 21, 24, 25, 24, 28Pacers-Rockets · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Josh RichardsonPoints, last 9 games: 21, 28, 7, 21, 11, 31, 15, 32, 27Heat-Pistons · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST