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Wednesday, October 30, 2019Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed MIL by 16 at halftime and won 116–105.

Final · Box score
Bulls111
Cavs117
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE -2; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Knicks83
Magic95
Q1 ORL -3; Q2 ORL -2; Q3 ORL +5; Q4 ORL +12
Final · Box score
Wolves95
Sixers117
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +19; Q3 PHI +14; Q4 PHI +22
Final · Box score
Pacers118
Nets108
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND -3; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Bucks105
Celtics116
Q1 BOS -15; Q2 BOS -16; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
Pistons113
Raptors125
Q1 TOR +9; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR +16; Q4 TOR +12
Final · Box score
Blazers102
Thunder99
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +3
Final · Box score
Rockets159
Wizards158
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU -6; Q4 HOU +1
Final · Box score
Hornets118
Kings111
Q1 CHA -3; Q2 CHA -5; Q3 CHA +9; Q4 CHA +7
Final · Box score
Clippers96
Jazz110
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA +19; Q4 UTA +14
Final · Box score
Suns121
Warriors110
Q1 PHX +29; Q2 PHX +26; Q3 PHX +28; Q4 PHX +11
On this day · 2018–19Oct 30, 2018: 8 games. Top scorer: Paul George (Thunder-Clippers), 32 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Celtics

Kemba Walker scores 32 in Boston win over Milwaukee

James Harden goes for 59 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-16+4+11BOS AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks34241829105
Celtics19233836116
Who led
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 4 games: 12, 22, 32, 32BOS32 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 4 games: 21, 25, 15, 25BOS25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 4 games: 11, 25, 21, 26MIL26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 4 games: 30, 29, 14, 22MIL22 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Rockets-Wizards18
Blazers-Thunder15
Pacers-Nets12
Bulls-Cavs9
Clippers-Jazz6
Pistons-Raptors5
Hornets-Kings4
Suns-Warriors4
Bucks-Celtics3
The night in charts
Rockets-Wizards combined for 317, 79 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-WizardsRockets 159, Wizards 158
317
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 113, Raptors 125
238
Suns-WarriorsSuns 121, Warriors 110
231
Hornets-KingsHornets 118, Kings 111
229
Bulls-CavsBulls 111, Cavs 117
228
Pacers-NetsPacers 118, Nets 108
226
Bucks-CelticsBucks 105, Celtics 116
221
Wolves-SixersWolves 95, Sixers 117
212
Clippers-JazzClippers 96, Jazz 110
206
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 102, Thunder 99
201
Knicks-MagicKnicks 83, Magic 95
178
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-WizardsRockets 159, Wizards 158
+1 HOU
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 102, Thunder 99
+3 POR
Bulls-CavsBulls 111, Cavs 117
+6 CLE
Hornets-KingsHornets 118, Kings 111
+7 CHA
Pacers-NetsPacers 118, Nets 108
+10 IND
Bucks-CelticsBucks 105, Celtics 116
+11 BOS
Suns-WarriorsSuns 121, Warriors 110
+11 PHX
Knicks-MagicKnicks 83, Magic 95
+12 ORL
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 113, Raptors 125
+12 TOR
Clippers-JazzClippers 96, Jazz 110
+14 UTA
Wolves-SixersWolves 95, Sixers 117
+22 PHI
BOS erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-CelticsBOS won · Bucks 105, Celtics 116
16 pts
Rockets-WizardsHOU won · Rockets 159, Wizards 158
6 pts
Hornets-KingsCHA won · Hornets 118, Kings 111
5 pts
Bulls-CavsCLE won · Bulls 111, Cavs 117
3 pts
Knicks-MagicORL won · Knicks 83, Magic 95
3 pts
Holmes shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HolmesSAC · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
WashingtonCHA · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST
77% (10-13)
JaMychal GreenLAC · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
BealWAS · 46 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL
70% (14-20)
PowellTOR · 19 PTS, 2 STL, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Rockets-Wizards
Rockets 159Wizards 158
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets35413548159
Wizards34434041158
The story
Bradley Beal had 46 points and 8 assists in a 159-158 loss to Houston

Russell Westbrook led Houston with 17 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB 46 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 14-20 FG, 7-12 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Rockets took the fourth 48-41.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +1−1−6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Thunder
Blazers 102Thunder 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers24251934102
Thunder1727253099
The story
Damian Lillard's 23 points and 13 assists carried Portland past Oklahoma City, 102-99

For Oklahoma City, Nerlens Noel had 15 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 13 AST, 7 REB · 7-19 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 24-17, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +7+5−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Celtics
Bucks 105Celtics 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks34241829105
Celtics19233836116
The story
Boston beat Milwaukee 116-105 behind 21 points and 10 rebounds from Gordon Hayward

Khris Middleton paced Milwaukee: 26 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST · 9-17 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 38-18 third quarter erased a 16-point hole for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −15−16+4+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Giannis Antetokounmpo topped the game at 52.3 FPTS: 22 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, today vs 2018–19 avg
Points per game
4.82018–19 avg14Today

14 points today in 17 minutes, against 4.8 a game in 2018–19 (52 games).

Losing minutes
−18.9minutes, last 2 vs 2018–19 avg
Minutes per game
27.42018–19 avg8.5Last 2

8.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 27.4 in 2018–19 (73 games). Today: 2 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.3Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 12.3 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Rockets-Wizards

Houston wins a tight one over Washington

159–158. Neither team led by more than 6 at any break. James Harden led Houston with 59 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
HOU over WAS1POR over OKC3CLE over CHI6CHA over SAC7IND over BKN10BOS over MIL11PHX over GSW11ORL over NYK12TOR over DET12UTA over LAC14PHI over MIN22Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over WAS.
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 59

James HardenPoints, last 4 games: 19, 29, 40, 59Rockets-Wizards · W
36.8 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook OKC, Mar 7, 2017: 58 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
59 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 4 games: 19, 17, 25, 46Wizards-Rockets · L
26.8 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Jamal Murray DEN, Dec 29, 2018: 46 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
46 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 4 games: 12, 22, 32, 32Celtics-Bucks · W
24.5 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 5 games: 22, 18, 30, 21, 31Suns-Warriors · W
24.4 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 5 games: 34, 33, 19, 24, 30Raptors-Pistons · W
28.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 4 games: 27, 14, 21, 29Pacers-Nets · W
22.8 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST