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Friday, November 9, 2018Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed MIA by 8 at halftime and won 110–102.

Final · Box score
Wizards108
Magic117
Q1 ORL +7; Q2 ORL +15; Q3 ORL +15; Q4 ORL +9
Final · OT · Box score
Hornets132
Sixers133
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI +15; Q3 PHI +11; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +1
Final · Box score
Pistons124
Hawks109
Q1 DET +20; Q2 DET +23; Q3 DET +26; Q4 DET +15
Final · Box score
Pacers110
Heat102
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND -8; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Nets112
Nuggets110
Q1 BKN +10; Q2 BKN +8; Q3 BKN +6; Q4 BKN +2
Final · Box score
Celtics115
Jazz123
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +8
Final · Box score
Wolves110
Kings121
Q1 SAC -2; Q2 SAC +2; Q3 SAC +11; Q4 SAC +11
On this day · 2017–18Nov 9, 2017: 5 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Cavs), 35 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Heat

Indiana rallies from 8 down to beat Miami

Joel Embiid goes for 42 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-8+4+8IND AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers24273326110
Heat26332122102
Who led
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 24, 21, 24, 25, 24, 28, 36, 22IND22 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 15, 6, 30, 9, 12, 17, 16, 17IND17 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Kelly OlynykPoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 11, 19, 3, 14, 0, 13, 1, 20MIA20 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Josh RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 7, 21, 11, 31, 15, 32, 27, 14, 18MIA18 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Pacers-Heat12
Nets-Nuggets12
Celtics-Jazz10
Hornets-Sixers9
Wizards-Magic1
Pistons-Hawks0
Shot of the night

LeVert's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 112-110 final

The night in charts
Hornets-Sixers combined for 265, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-SixersHornets 132, Sixers 133
265
Celtics-JazzCeltics 115, Jazz 123
238
Pistons-HawksPistons 124, Hawks 109
233
Wolves-KingsWolves 110, Kings 121
231
Wizards-MagicWizards 108, Magic 117
225
Nets-NuggetsNets 112, Nuggets 110
222
Pacers-HeatPacers 110, Heat 102
212
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-SixersHornets 132, Sixers 133
+1 PHI
Nets-NuggetsNets 112, Nuggets 110
+2 BKN
Celtics-JazzCeltics 115, Jazz 123
+8 UTA
Pacers-HeatPacers 110, Heat 102
+8 IND
Wizards-MagicWizards 108, Magic 117
+9 ORL
Wolves-KingsWolves 110, Kings 121
+11 SAC
Pistons-HawksPistons 124, Hawks 109
+15 DET
IND rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-HeatIND won · Pacers 110, Heat 102
8 pts
Wolves-KingsSAC won · Wolves 110, Kings 121
2 pts
Ingles shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
InglesUTA · 27 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Cauley-SteinSAC · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
DrummondDET · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
JokicDEN · 37 PTS, 21 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
64% (14-22)
Monte MorrisDEN · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Hornets-Sixers
Hornets 132Sixers 133
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets3317353413132
Sixers3332312314133
The story
Ben Simmons had 22 points and 13 assists as Philadelphia beat Charlotte 133-132 in OT

Kemba Walker led Charlotte with 30 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB 22 PTS, 13 AST, 9 REB, 3 BLK · 9-16 FG

The swing

The 76ers won the second 32-17, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
200 0+15+110+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nets-Nuggets
Nets 112Nuggets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets34212730112
Nuggets24232934110
The story
Nikola Jokic had 37 points and 21 rebounds, but Brooklyn won 112-110

For Brooklyn, Jarrett Allen had 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 37 PTS, 21 REB, 3 AST · 14-22 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-24, was where the Nets built it.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +10+8+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Kings
Wolves 110Kings 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves31302029110
Kings29342929121
The story
Sacramento won 121-110 despite 39 points and 19 rebounds from Karl-Anthony Towns

De'Aaron Fox paced Sacramento: 16 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 39 PTS, 19 REB, 1 AST · 15-27 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 29-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −2+2+11+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.6Season avg25.2Last 5

25.2 points a game over his last five games, against 18.6 in 11 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.2minutes, last 3 vs 2017–18 avg
Minutes per game
31.72017–18 avg13.5Last 3

13.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.7 in 2017–18 (74 games). Today: 8 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.0Season avg22.6Today

23 minutes today, against 7.0 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Wolves-Kings

Sacramento handles Minnesota by 11

The Kings won the second quarter 34–30. Final: 121–110. Willie Cauley-Stein led Sacramento with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
PHI over CHA1BKN over DEN2IND over MIA8UTA over BOS8ORL over WAS9SAC over MIN11DET over ATL15Final margin, points. Pink = SAC over MIN.
Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 42

Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 33, 30, 27, 10, 31, 41, 39, 16, 20, 42Sixers-Hornets · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Victor Wembanyama SAS, Dec 25, 2024: 42 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Season high42 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 16, 25, 28, 13, 23, 20, 13, 39Wolves-Kings · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +20.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 19 REB · 1 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 24, 12, 22, 4, 7, 8, 4, 37Nuggets-Nets · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 21 REB · 3 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 39, 26, 23, 30, 37, 19, 21, 18, 29, 30Hornets-Sixers · L
28.2 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Joe InglesPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 7, 12, 13, 19, 4, 9, 6, 27Jazz-Celtics · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 23, 21, 20, 17, 27, 22, 19, 27Wizards-Magic · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST