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Wednesday, November 6, 2019Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 3 points, by DAL (vs ORL) and UTA (vs PHI).

Final · Box score
Knicks102
Pistons122
Q1 DET +8; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +20
Final · Box score
Wizards106
Pacers121
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +14; Q4 IND +15
Final · Box score
Bulls113
Hawks93
Q1 CHI +14; Q2 CHI +15; Q3 CHI +26; Q4 CHI +20
Final · Box score
Warriors112
Rockets129
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +15; Q4 HOU +17
Final · Box score
Kings120
Raptors124
Q1 TOR +13; Q2 TOR +8; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Wolves121
Grizzlies137
Q1 MEM +11; Q2 MEM +8; Q3 MEM +5; Q4 MEM +16
Final · Box score
Magic106
Mavs107
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +1
Final · Box score
Sixers104
Jazz106
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +2
Final · Box score
Bucks129
Clippers124
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL +11; Q3 MIL +9; Q4 MIL +5
On this day · 2018–19Nov 6, 2018: 4 games. Top scorer: CJ McCollum (Blazers-Bucks), 40 points.
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The lead · Magic-Mavs

Dallas holds off Orlando, 107–106

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 38 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-2+7+1DAL AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic28282327106
Mavs25293221107
Who led
Luka DoncicPoints, last 7 games: 34, 25, 29, 12, 31, 29, 27DAL27 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Maxi KleberPoints, last 6 games: 0, 8, 14, 14, 8, 14DAL14 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 8 games: 9, 10, 2, 15, 11, 21, 15, 23ORL23 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 8 games: 21, 16, 5, 21, 14, 24, 10, 19ORL19 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Detroit by 20.

DAL over ORL1UTA over PHI2TOR over SAC4MIL over LAC5IND over WAS15MEM over MIN16HOU over GSW17DET over NYK20CHI over ATL20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Sixers-Jazz9
Magic-Mavs8
Warriors-Rockets7
Wizards-Pacers6
Bucks-Clippers4
Wolves-Grizzlies3
Knicks-Pistons2
The night in charts
Wolves-Grizzlies combined for 258, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 121, Grizzlies 137
258
Bucks-ClippersBucks 129, Clippers 124
253
Kings-RaptorsKings 120, Raptors 124
244
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 112, Rockets 129
241
Wizards-PacersWizards 106, Pacers 121
227
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 102, Pistons 122
224
Magic-MavsMagic 106, Mavs 107
213
Sixers-JazzSixers 104, Jazz 106
210
Bulls-HawksBulls 113, Hawks 93
206
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-MavsMagic 106, Mavs 107
+1 DAL
Sixers-JazzSixers 104, Jazz 106
+2 UTA
Kings-RaptorsKings 120, Raptors 124
+4 TOR
Bucks-ClippersBucks 129, Clippers 124
+5 MIL
Wizards-PacersWizards 106, Pacers 121
+15 IND
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 121, Grizzlies 137
+16 MEM
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 112, Rockets 129
+17 HOU
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 102, Pistons 122
+20 DET
Bulls-HawksBulls 113, Hawks 93
+20 CHI
DAL rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-MavsDAL won · Magic 106, Mavs 107
3 pts
Sixers-JazzUTA won · Sixers 104, Jazz 106
3 pts
Bucks-ClippersMIL won · Bucks 129, Clippers 124
2 pts
Satoransky shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SatoranskyCHI · 27 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
DrummondDET · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
Aaron HolidayIND · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
OGTOR · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
70% (7-10)
TuckerHOU · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Magic-Mavs
Magic 106Mavs 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic28282327106
Mavs25293221107
The story
Luka Doncic's 27 points carried Dallas past Orlando, 107-106

For Orlando, Nikola Vucevic had 19 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST 27 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 10-21 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 32-23.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −3−2+7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jonathan Isaac was the fantasy play: 59.0 FPTS on 13 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST

Final · Sixers-Jazz
Sixers 104Jazz 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers29271731104
Jazz26322622106
The story
Utah beat Philadelphia 106-104 behind 24 points and 8 assists from Donovan Mitchell

Josh Richardson paced Philadelphia: 24 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 10-23 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 26-17 third quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −3+2+11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Joel Embiid topped the game at 54.2 FPTS: 27 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST

Final · Knicks-Pistons
Knicks 102Pistons 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks25342617102
Pistons33313226122
The story
Andre Drummond had 27 points and 12 rebounds as Detroit beat New York 122-102

RJ Barrett led New York with 15 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 27 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST · 12-16 FG

The swing

The Pistons won the fourth 26-17, their biggest quarter edge.

DET lead by quarter
200 +8+5+11+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 2 vs 2018–19 avg
Points per game
6.42018–19 avg13.5Last 2

13.5 points a game over his last two games, against 6.4 in 2018–19 (53 games). Today: 15 points in 23 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.7Season avg19.7Last 3

19.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.7 in 6 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.4Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 5.4 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 38

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 8 games: 30, 29, 14, 22, 29, 36, 34, 38Bucks-Clippers · W
29.0 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 16 REB · 9 AST
James HardenPoints, last 8 games: 19, 29, 40, 59, 36, 29, 44, 36Rockets-Warriors · W
36.5 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Montrezl HarrellPoints, last 8 games: 17, 18, 28, 19, 10, 24, 19, 34Clippers-Bucks · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 8 games: 21, 22, 23, 23, 24, 12, 17, 34Clippers-Bucks · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 7 games: 7, 6, 21, 8, 16, 17, 31Grizzlies-Wolves · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 7 games: 19, 17, 25, 46, 30, 22, 30Wizards-Pacers · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST