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Wednesday, November 7, 2018Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed DEN by 7 after the first quarter and won 89–87.

Final · Box score
Thunder95
Cavs86
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC +8; Q3 OKC +7; Q4 OKC +9
Final · Box score
Pistons103
Magic96
Q1 DET -5; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET -2; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Knicks112
Hawks107
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK -3; Q3 NYK +14; Q4 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Spurs88
Heat95
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Sixers100
Pacers94
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 Sixers 0; Q3 PHI +7; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Nuggets87
Grizzlies89
Q1 MEM -7; Q2 MEM +3; Q3 Grizzlies 0; Q4 MEM +2
Final · Box score
Bulls98
Pelicans107
Q1 NOP +3; Q2 NOP +8; Q3 NOP +13; Q4 NOP +9
Final · Box score
Mavs102
Jazz117
Q1 UTA +12; Q2 UTA +23; Q3 UTA +16; Q4 UTA +15
Final · Box score
Raptors114
Kings105
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR +13; Q3 TOR +16; Q4 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Wolves110
Lakers114
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 LAL -2; Q4 LAL +4
On this day · 2017–18Nov 7, 2017: 10 games. Top scorer: Nikola Jokic (Nuggets-Nets), 41 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Grizzlies

Memphis wins a tight one over Denver

Hassan Whiteside goes for 29 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+30+2MEM AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2918231787
Grizzlies2228201989
Who led
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 18, 10, 19, 19, 17, 7, 8, 20MEM20 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 10, 24, 11, 14, 6, 4, 13, 4, 15, 20MEM20 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Gary HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 18, 13, 23, 16, 14, 20, 13, 20DEN20 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Trey LylesPoints, last 10 games: 2, 6, 12, 11, 17, 9, 12, 8, 13, 16DEN16 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Wolves-Lakers20
Sixers-Pacers10
Pistons-Magic9
Nuggets-Grizzlies8
Thunder-Cavs6
Bulls-Pelicans6
Spurs-Heat1
Mavs-Jazz1
The night in charts
Wolves-Lakers combined for 224, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-LakersWolves 110, Lakers 114
224
Mavs-JazzMavs 102, Jazz 117
219
Raptors-KingsRaptors 114, Kings 105
219
Knicks-HawksKnicks 112, Hawks 107
219
Bulls-PelicansBulls 98, Pelicans 107
205
Pistons-MagicPistons 103, Magic 96
199
Sixers-PacersSixers 100, Pacers 94
194
Spurs-HeatSpurs 88, Heat 95
183
Thunder-CavsThunder 95, Cavs 86
181
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 87, Grizzlies 89
176
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 87, Grizzlies 89
+2 MEM
Wolves-LakersWolves 110, Lakers 114
+4 LAL
Knicks-HawksKnicks 112, Hawks 107
+5 NYK
Sixers-PacersSixers 100, Pacers 94
+6 PHI
Pistons-MagicPistons 103, Magic 96
+7 DET
Spurs-HeatSpurs 88, Heat 95
+7 MIA
Thunder-CavsThunder 95, Cavs 86
+9 OKC
Raptors-KingsRaptors 114, Kings 105
+9 TOR
Bulls-PelicansBulls 98, Pelicans 107
+9 NOP
Mavs-JazzMavs 102, Jazz 117
+15 UTA
MEM rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-GrizzliesMEM won · Nuggets 87, Grizzlies 89
7 pts
Pistons-MagicDET won · Pistons 103, Magic 96
5 pts
Knicks-HawksNYK won · Knicks 112, Hawks 107
3 pts
Wolves-LakersLAL won · Wolves 110, Lakers 114
2 pts
McGee shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McGeeLAL · 16 PTS, 4 REB
80% (8-10)
SiakamTOR · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
Cauley-SteinSAC · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
D-RoseMIN · 31 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
65% (11-17)
Wendell Carter Jr.CHI · 17 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Nuggets-Grizzlies
Nuggets 87Grizzlies 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2918231787
Grizzlies2228201989
The story
Marc Gasol had 20 points and 12 rebounds as Memphis beat Denver 89-87

Trey Lyles led Denver with 16 PTS, 9 REB 20 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 6-13 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Grizzlies took the second 28-18.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −7+30+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Lakers
Wolves 110Lakers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves32352122110
Lakers30352128114
The story
Los Angeles beat Minnesota 114-110 behind 24 points and 11 rebounds from LeBron James

Jimmy Butler paced Minnesota: 24 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST · 10-21 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

A 28-22 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −2−2−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Pacers
Sixers 100Pacers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers29212822100
Pacers2327212394
The story
Joel Embiid's 20 points and 10 rebounds carried Philadelphia past Indiana, 100-94

For Indiana, Domantas Sabonis had 16 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 7-16 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 28-21, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +60+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.4Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 17.4 in 10 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.3minutes, last 2 vs 2017–18 avg
Minutes per game
31.72017–18 avg12.4Last 2

12.4 minutes a game over his last two games, against 31.7 in 2017–18 (74 games). Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Season avg41.8Today

42 minutes today, against 23.0 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Utah by 15.

MEM over DEN2LAL over MIN4NYK over ATL5PHI over IND6DET over ORL7MIA over SAS7OKC over CLE9NOP over CHI9TOR over SAC9UTA over DAL15Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Victor Oladipo leads the day with 36

Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 21, 24, 21, 24, 25, 24, 28, 36Pacers-Sixers · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 29, 24, 24, 14, 24, 25, 37, 18, 7, 34Knicks-Hawks · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 8 games: 32, 25, 34, 18, 17, 17, 20, 32Pelicans-Bulls · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 12, 28, 11, 16, 14, 11, 50, 3, 21, 31Wolves-Lakers · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Hassan WhitesidePoints, last 9 games: 12, 9, 11, 22, 5, 16, 16, 8, 29Heat-Spurs · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 20 REB · 2 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 21, 8, 14, 10, 12, 15, 21, 16, 22, 28Thunder-Cavs · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST