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Friday, October 22, 2021Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed PHI by 7 at halftime and won 114–109.

Final · Box score
Hornets123
Cavs112
Q1 CHA -3; Q2 CHA -5; Q3 CHA +1; Q4 CHA +11
Final · Box score
Knicks121
Magic96
Q1 NYK +20; Q2 NYK +30; Q3 NYK +22; Q4 NYK +25
Final · OT · Box score
Pacers134
Wizards135
Q1 WAS -4; Q2 Wizards 0; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 WAS +1
Final · Box score
Raptors115
Celtics83
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +20; Q4 TOR +32
Final · Box score
Nets114
Sixers109
Q1 BKN -6; Q2 BKN -7; Q3 BKN -6; Q4 BKN +5
Final · Box score
Pelicans112
Bulls128
Q1 CHI +11; Q2 CHI +18; Q3 CHI +17; Q4 CHI +16
Final · Box score
Thunder91
Rockets124
Q1 HOU +13; Q2 HOU +22; Q3 HOU +27; Q4 HOU +33
Final · Box score
Spurs96
Nuggets102
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN +9; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Suns115
Lakers105
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX +13; Q3 PHX +27; Q4 PHX +10
Final · Box score
Jazz110
Kings101
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA -6; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +9
The lead · Nets-Sixers

Kevin Durant scores 29 as Brooklyn wins in Philadelphia

Nikola Jokic goes for 32 points

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-7-6+5BKN AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets28273029114
Sixers34282918109
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 2 games: 32, 29BKN29 PTS · 15 REB · 12 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 2 games: 1, 23BKN23 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 2 games: 20, 23PHI23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Seth CurryPoints, last 2 games: 10, 23PHI23 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Pacers-Wizards12
Spurs-Nuggets12
Jazz-Kings9
Suns-Lakers4
Knicks-Magic2
Nets-Sixers1
Pelicans-Bulls0
The night in charts
Pacers-Wizards combined for 269, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-WizardsPacers 134, Wizards 135 · OT
269
Pelicans-BullsPelicans 112, Bulls 128
240
Hornets-CavsHornets 123, Cavs 112
235
Nets-SixersNets 114, Sixers 109
223
Suns-LakersSuns 115, Lakers 105
220
Knicks-MagicKnicks 121, Magic 96
217
Thunder-RocketsThunder 91, Rockets 124
215
Jazz-KingsJazz 110, Kings 101
211
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 115, Celtics 83
198
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 96, Nuggets 102
198
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-WizardsPacers 134, Wizards 135 · OT
+1 WAS
Nets-SixersNets 114, Sixers 109
+5 BKN
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 96, Nuggets 102
+6 DEN
Jazz-KingsJazz 110, Kings 101
+9 UTA
Suns-LakersSuns 115, Lakers 105
+10 PHX
Hornets-CavsHornets 123, Cavs 112
+11 CHA
Pelicans-BullsPelicans 112, Bulls 128
+16 CHI
Knicks-MagicKnicks 121, Magic 96
+25 NYK
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 115, Celtics 83
+32 TOR
Thunder-RocketsThunder 91, Rockets 124
+33 HOU
BKN rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-SixersBKN won · Nets 114, Sixers 109
7 pts
Jazz-KingsUTA won · Jazz 110, Kings 101
6 pts
Hornets-CavsCHA won · Hornets 123, Cavs 112
5 pts
Pacers-WizardsWAS won · Pacers 134, Wizards 135 · OT
4 pts
Suns-LakersPHX won · Suns 115, Lakers 105
3 pts
Aldridge shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AldridgeBKN · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK
83% (10-12)
SabonisIND · 28 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
CurryPHI · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
JokicDEN · 32 PTS, 16 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL
74% (14-19)
Mikal BridgesPHX · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
73% (8-11)
Final · Pacers-Wizards
Pacers 134Wizards 135
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers3637232711134
Wizards3241331712135
The story
Spencer Dinwiddie had 34 points and 9 assists as Washington beat Indiana 135-134 in OT

Malcolm Brogdon led Indiana with 28 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST 34 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 13-24 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the third 33-23, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −40+100+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nets-Sixers
Nets 114Sixers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets28273029114
Sixers34282918109
The story
James Harden's 20 points and 8 assists carried Brooklyn past Philadelphia, 114-109

For Philadelphia, Seth Curry had 23 PTS, 4 REB 20 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB · 7-17 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 29-18.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −6−7−6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Nuggets
Spurs 96Nuggets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2228202696
Nuggets26272623102
The story
Denver beat San Antonio 102-96 behind 12 points from Will Barton

Derrick White paced San Antonio: 16 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 12 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 5-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 26-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +4+3+9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.4points, last 2 vs 2020–21 avg
Points per game
16.12020–21 avg30.5Last 2

30.5 points a game over his last two games, against 16.1 in 2020–21 (58 games). Today: 25 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.0minutes, last 2 vs 2020–21 avg
Minutes per game
26.02020–21 avg7.0Last 2

7.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 26.0 in 2020–21 (20 games). Today: 6 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs 2020–21 avg
Minutes per game
15.72020–21 avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 15.7 a game in 2020–21 (60 games). Line: 15 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Houston posts the night's biggest win

Houston beat OKC by 33, the widest margin of 10 games.

WAS over IND1BKN over PHI5DEN over SAS6UTA over SAC9PHX over LAL10CHA over CLE11CHI over NOP16NYK over ORL25TOR over BOS32HOU over OKC33Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Myles Turner leads the day with 40

Myles TurnerPoints, last 2 games: 9, 40Pacers-Wizards · L
24.5 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Dirk Nowitzki DAL, Apr 9, 2010: 40 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Career high40 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 2 games: 13, 34Wizards-Pacers · W
23.5 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Collin SextonPoints, last 2 games: 17, 33Cavs-Hornets · L
25.0 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 2 games: 27, 32Nuggets-Spurs · W
29.5 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 16 REB · 7 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 2 games: 34, 32Bulls-Pelicans · W
33.0 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Christian WoodPoints, last 2 games: 16, 31Rockets-Thunder · W
23.5 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST