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Saturday, October 26, 2019Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed MIL by 17 at halftime and won 131–126.

Final · OT · Box score
Heat131
Bucks126
Q1 MIA -4; Q2 MIA -17; Q3 MIA -11; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Sixers117
Pistons111
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 Sixers 0; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Magic99
Hawks103
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL +2; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL +4
Final · Box score
Celtics118
Knicks95
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS -5; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +23
Final · Box score
Raptors108
Bulls84
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 TOR +8; Q3 TOR +22; Q4 TOR +24
Final · Box score
Pacers99
Cavs110
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE +17; Q3 CLE +16; Q4 CLE +11
Final · Box score
Pelicans123
Rockets126
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 Rockets 0; Q3 HOU -3; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Wizards122
Spurs124
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS +2; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Kings81
Jazz113
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +25; Q3 UTA +35; Q4 UTA +32
Final · Box score
Clippers122
Suns130
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 PHX +8
On this day · 2018–19Oct 26, 2018: 7 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Warriors-Knicks), 41 points.
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The lead · Heat-Bucks

Miami needs overtime to survive Milwaukee

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 29 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4-17-110+5MIA AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Heat2924293910131
Bucks333723285126
Who led
Goran DragicPoints, last 2 games: 19, 25MIA25 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 2 games: 14, 19MIA19 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 2 games: 30, 29MIL29 PTS · 17 REB · 9 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 2 games: 11, 25MIL25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Pelicans-Rockets16
Magic-Hawks14
Clippers-Suns9
Pacers-Cavs5
Kings-Jazz3
The night in charts
Heat-Bucks combined for 257, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-BucksHeat 131, Bucks 126 · OT
257
Clippers-SunsClippers 122, Suns 130
252
Pelicans-RocketsPelicans 123, Rockets 126
249
Wizards-SpursWizards 122, Spurs 124
246
Sixers-PistonsSixers 117, Pistons 111
228
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 118, Knicks 95
213
Pacers-CavsPacers 99, Cavs 110
209
Magic-HawksMagic 99, Hawks 103
202
Kings-JazzKings 81, Jazz 113
194
Raptors-BullsRaptors 108, Bulls 84
192
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-SpursWizards 122, Spurs 124
+2 SAS
Pelicans-RocketsPelicans 123, Rockets 126
+3 HOU
Magic-HawksMagic 99, Hawks 103
+4 ATL
Heat-BucksHeat 131, Bucks 126 · OT
+5 MIA
Sixers-PistonsSixers 117, Pistons 111
+6 PHI
Clippers-SunsClippers 122, Suns 130
+8 PHX
Pacers-CavsPacers 99, Cavs 110
+11 CLE
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 118, Knicks 95
+23 BOS
Raptors-BullsRaptors 108, Bulls 84
+24 TOR
Kings-JazzKings 81, Jazz 113
+32 UTA
MIA erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-BucksMIA won · Heat 131, Bucks 126 · OT
17 pts
Celtics-KnicksBOS won · Celtics 118, Knicks 95
5 pts
Sixers-PistonsPHI won · Sixers 117, Pistons 111
3 pts
Magic-HawksATL won · Magic 99, Hawks 103
3 pts
Pelicans-RocketsHOU won · Pelicans 123, Rockets 126
3 pts
Harrell shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HarrellLAC · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
Tristan ThompsonCLE · 25 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK
69% (11-16)
D-RoseDET · 31 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
67% (14-21)
BrogdonIND · 30 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
Tobias HarrisPHI · 29 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
Final · Wizards-Spurs
Wizards 122Spurs 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards26343032122
Spurs30303232124
The story
San Antonio beat Washington 124-122 behind 27 points from LaMarcus Aldridge

Rui Hachimura paced Washington: 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 10-17 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 30-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +40+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Bradley Beal topped the game at 49.0 FPTS: 25 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB

Final · Pelicans-Rockets
Pelicans 123Rockets 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans24373923123
Rockets29323629126
The story
Russell Westbrook's a 28-10-13 triple-double carried Houston past New Orleans, 126-123

For New Orleans, Lonzo Ball had 18 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB 28 PTS, 13 AST, 10 REB · 9-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 29-23.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +50−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brandon Ingram was the fantasy play: 59.5 FPTS on 35 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST

Final · Heat-Bucks
Heat 131Bucks 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat2924293910131
Bucks333723285126
The story
Goran Dragic had 25 points and 8 assists as Miami beat Milwaukee 131-126 in OT

Khris Middleton led Milwaukee with 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 7-16 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Heat took the fourth 39-28.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −4−17−110+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+19.4points, last 2 vs 2018–19 avg
Points per game
19.12018–19 avg38.5Last 2

38.5 points a game over his last two games, against 19.1 in 2018–19 (81 games). Today: 39 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.7minutes, last 3 vs 2018–19 avg
Minutes per game
28.42018–19 avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.4 in 2018–19 (53 games). Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs 2018–19 avg
Minutes per game
5.52018–19 avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 5.5 a game in 2018–19 (22 games). Line: 4 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Jazz rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Utah beat Sacramento by 32.

SAS over WAS2HOU over NOP3ATL over ORL4MIA over MIL5PHI over DET6PHX over LAC8CLE over IND11BOS over NYK23TOR over CHI24UTA over SAC32Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Trae Young leads the day with 39

Trae YoungPoints, last 2 games: 38, 39Hawks-Magic · W
38.5 PPG season to date
39 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 3 games: 22, 25, 35Pelicans-Rockets · L
27.3 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 3 games: 12, 22, 32Celtics-Knicks · W
22.0 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 3 games: 18, 27, 31Pistons-Sixers · L
25.3 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 3 games: 22, 18, 30Suns-Clippers · W
23.3 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Malcolm BrogdonPoints, last 2 games: 22, 30Pacers-Cavs · L
26.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST