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Thursday, November 8, 2018Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed PHX by 20 at halftime and won 116–109.

Final · Box score
Rockets80
Thunder98
Q1 OKC +10; Q2 OKC +14; Q3 OKC +20; Q4 OKC +18
Final · OT · Box score
Celtics116
Suns109
Q1 BOS -19; Q2 BOS -20; Q3 BOS -15; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Clippers105
Blazers116
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +11
Final · Box score
Bucks134
Warriors111
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +26; Q4 MIL +23
On this day · 2017–18Nov 8, 2017: 5 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (Suns-Heat), 30 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Suns

Kyrie Irving drops 39 in 20-point comeback win over Phoenix

Paul George goes for 20 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-19-20-150+7BOS AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Celtics1322303516116
Suns322325209109
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 22, 15, 3, 31, 28, 18, 31, 39BOS39 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 7, 21, 18, 15, 17, 23, 6, 17BOS17 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 8 games: 35, 25, 28, 23, 18, 25, 20, 38PHX38 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
T.J. WarrenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 27, 10, 3, 18, 21, 10, 0, 29PHX29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Bucks-Warriors7
Clippers-Blazers6
Rockets-Thunder4
Celtics-Suns2
The night in charts
Bucks-Warriors combined for 245, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 134, Warriors 111
245
Celtics-SunsCeltics 116, Suns 109
225
Clippers-BlazersClippers 105, Blazers 116
221
Rockets-ThunderRockets 80, Thunder 98
178
BOS won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Celtics-SunsCeltics 116, Suns 109
+7 BOS
Clippers-BlazersClippers 105, Blazers 116
+11 POR
Rockets-ThunderRockets 80, Thunder 98
+18 OKC
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 134, Warriors 111
+23 MIL
Bledsoe shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BledsoeMIL · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
CapelaHOU · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
BrogdonMIL · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
ConnaughtonMIL · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
KlayGSW · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
60% (9-15)
Final · Celtics-Suns
Celtics 116Suns 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics1322303516116
Suns322325209109
The story
Devin Booker had 38 points and 9 assists in a 116-109 in OT loss to Boston

Marcus Morris led Boston with 17 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 38 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 15-30 FG, 4-13 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 35-20.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −19−20−150+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Rockets-Thunder
Rockets 80Thunder 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1926152080
Thunder2930211898
The story
Steven Adams' 19 points and 10 rebounds carried Oklahoma City past Houston, 98-80

For Houston, Clint Capela had 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 29-19, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +10+14+20+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Warriors
Bucks 134Warriors 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks32324129134
Warriors29222832111
The story
Milwaukee beat Golden State 134-111 behind 24 points from Giannis Antetokounmpo

Klay Thompson paced Golden State: 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 7-16 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 41-28 third quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
300 +3+13+26+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.2Season avg29.4Last 5

29.4 points a game over his last five games, against 19.2 in 10 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 vs 2017–18 avg
Minutes per game
21.22017–18 avg5.7Last 3

5.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.2 in 2017–18 (72 games). Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Season avg41.7Today

42 minutes today, against 23.4 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 29 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Clippers-Blazers

Portland never trails at a break against Clippers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 116–105. Damian Lillard led Portland with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BOS over PHX7POR over LAC11OKC over HOU18MIL over GSW23Final margin, points. Pink = POR over LAC.
Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 39

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 22, 15, 3, 31, 28, 18, 31, 39Celtics-Suns · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 8 games: 35, 25, 28, 23, 18, 25, 20, 38Suns-Celtics · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
T.J. WarrenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 27, 10, 3, 18, 21, 10, 0, 29Suns-Celtics · L
15.1 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 18, 6, 6, 17, 13, 17, 5, 26Bucks-Warriors · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 41, 42, 16, 22, 26, 30, 18, 13, 25Blazers-Clippers · W
26.6 PPG season to date · −1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 31, 32, 15, 21, 33, 26, 23, 24Bucks-Warriors · W
25.6 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST