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Saturday, November 2, 2019Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Sixers trailed Blazers by 11 at halftime and won 129–128.

Final · Box score
Pelicans104
Thunder115
Q1 Thunder +7; Q2 Thunder +5; Q3 Thunder +8; Q4 Thunder +11
Final · Box score
Nets109
Pistons113
Q1 Pistons +7; Q2 Pistons -8; Q3 Pistons +6; Q4 Pistons +4
Final · Box score
Nuggets91
Magic87
Q1 Nuggets -9; Q2 Nuggets -5; Q3 Nuggets +6; Q4 Nuggets +4
Final · Box score
Suns114
Grizzlies105
Q1 Suns +7; Q2 Suns -2; Q3 Suns +13; Q4 Suns +9
Final · Box score
Raptors105
Bucks115
Q1 Bucks +19; Q2 Bucks +16; Q3 Bucks +5; Q4 Bucks +10
Final · Box score
Wolves131
Wizards109
Q1 Wolves +8; Q2 Wolves +14; Q3 Wolves +34; Q4 Wolves +22
Final · Box score
Hornets93
Warriors87
Q1 Hornets -5; Q2 Hornets -5; Q3 Hornets -3; Q4 Hornets +6
Final · Box score
Sixers129
Blazers128
Q1 Sixers -5; Q2 Sixers -11; Q3 Sixers -10; Q4 Sixers +1
On this day · 2018–19Nov 2, 2018: 8 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Warriors-Wolves), 33 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Blazers

Philadelphia rallies from 11 down to beat Portland

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 36 points

Game flow · Sixers margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-11-10+1Sixers AHEAD ↑Blazers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers27303537129
Blazers32363426128
Who led
Al HorfordPoints, last 5 games: 16, 23, 5, 12, 25Sixers25 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 5 games: 15, 29, 13, 18, 23Sixers23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 6 games: 32, 35, 28, 28, 23, 33Blazers33 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Rodney HoodPoints, last 6 games: 13, 8, 20, 11, 9, 25Blazers25 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Hornets-Warriors12
Pelicans-Thunder9
Suns-Grizzlies8
Sixers-Blazers3
Nets-Pistons2
Wolves-Wizards0
Raptors-Bucks0
Shot of the night

Korkmaz's three at the buzzer puts the 76ers ahead, 129-128 final

The night in charts
Sixers-Blazers combined for 257, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-BlazersSixers 129, Blazers 128
257
Wolves-WizardsWolves 131, Wizards 109
240
Nets-PistonsNets 109, Pistons 113
222
Raptors-BucksRaptors 105, Bucks 115
220
Pelicans-ThunderPelicans 104, Thunder 115
219
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 114, Grizzlies 105
219
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 93, Warriors 87
180
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 91, Magic 87
178
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-BlazersSixers 129, Blazers 128
+1 Sixers
Nets-PistonsNets 109, Pistons 113
+4 Pistons
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 91, Magic 87
+4 Nuggets
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 93, Warriors 87
+6 Hornets
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 114, Grizzlies 105
+9 Suns
Raptors-BucksRaptors 105, Bucks 115
+10 Bucks
Pelicans-ThunderPelicans 104, Thunder 115
+11 Thunder
Wolves-WizardsWolves 131, Wizards 109
+22 MIN
Sixers erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-BlazersSixers won · Sixers 129, Blazers 128
11 pts
Nuggets-MagicNuggets won · Nuggets 91, Magic 87
9 pts
Nets-PistonsPistons won · Nets 109, Pistons 113
8 pts
Hornets-WarriorsHornets won · Hornets 93, Warriors 87
5 pts
Suns-GrizzliesSuns won · Suns 114, Grizzlies 105
2 pts
Hood shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HoodBlazers · 25 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
GiannisBucks · 36 PTS, 15 REB, 8 AST, 4 BLK
70% (14-20)
Joe HarrisNets · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
CovingtonMIN · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
DameBlazers · 33 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Sixers-Blazers
Sixers 129Blazers 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers27303537129
Blazers32363426128
The story
Al Horford had 25 points as Philadelphia beat Portland 129-128

Mario Hezonja led Portland with 12 REB, 11 PTS, 4 AST 25 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 12-24 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the 76ers took the fourth 37-26.

Sixers lead by quarter
200 −5−11−10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Damian Lillard led the game in fantasy with 55.5 FPTS (33 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Nets-Pistons
Nets 109Pistons 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets26281837109
Pistons33133235113
The story
Andre Drummond's 25 points and 20 rebounds carried Detroit past Brooklyn, 113-109

For Brooklyn, Kyrie Irving had 20 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST 25 PTS, 20 REB, 6 AST, 5 BLK, 3 STL · 10-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 32-18.

Pistons lead by quarter
200 +7−8+6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Grizzlies
Suns 114Grizzlies 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns31143732114
Grizzlies24232236105
The story
Phoenix beat Memphis 114-105 behind 20 points from Aron Baynes

Ja Morant paced Memphis: 24 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 20 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 6-10 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 37-22 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Suns.

Suns lead by quarter
200 +7−2+13+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brandon Clarke topped the game at 42.7 FPTS: 16 PTS, 11 REB

Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
Bruno CabocloGrizzlies
−17.5minutes, last 3 vs 2018–19 avg
Minutes per game
23.52018–19 avg6.0Last 3

6.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.5 in 2018–19 (34 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
Ky BowmanWarriors
+28.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.2Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 10.2 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Cooling off
−6.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
32.6Season avg26.6Last 5

26.6 points a game over his last five games, against 32.6 in 5 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 33 minutes.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Timberwolves rout

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Minnesota beat Washington by 22.

Sixers over Blazers1Pistons over Nets4Nuggets over Magic4Hornets over Warriors6Suns over Grizzlies9Bucks over Raptors10Thunder over Pelicans11Wolves over Wizards22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 36

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 6 games: 30, 29, 14, 22, 29, 36Bucks-Raptors · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 6 games: 22, 29, 11, 26, 20, 36Raptors-Bucks · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 6 games: 32, 35, 28, 28, 23, 33Blazers-Sixers · L
29.8 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 5 games: 19, 17, 25, 46, 30Wizards-Wolves · L
27.4 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 7 games: 32, 21, 13, 18, 21, 25, 25Pistons-Nets · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 20 REB · 6 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 5 games: 16, 23, 5, 12, 25Sixers-Blazers · W
16.2 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST