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Wednesday, October 27, 2021Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed LAL by 22 after the first quarter and won 123–115.

Final · Box score
Hornets120
Magic111
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 CHA +3; Q3 CHA -2; Q4 CHA +9
Final · Box score
Heat106
Nets93
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +13
Final · Box score
Wizards116
Celtics107
Q1 WAS +5; Q2 WAS +10; Q3 WAS +1; Q4 WAS +9
Final · Box score
Hawks102
Pelicans99
Q1 ATL -14; Q2 ATL -6; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Pacers100
Raptors118
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR +16; Q4 TOR +18
Final · Box score
Wolves113
Bucks108
Q1 MIN +10; Q2 MIN +8; Q3 MIN +15; Q4 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Lakers115
Thunder123
Q1 OKC -22; Q2 OKC -16; Q3 OKC +2; Q4 OKC +8
Final · Box score
Kings110
Suns107
Q1 SAC -6; Q2 SAC -8; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies96
Blazers116
Q1 POR -3; Q2 POR -6; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +20
Final · Box score
Cavs92
Clippers79
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +13
The lead · Lakers-Thunder

OKC storms back from 22 down to beat Lakers

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 40 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-22-16+2+8OKC AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers41312320115
Thunder19374126123
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 5 games: 18, 13, 29, 30, 27OKC27 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Darius BazleyPoints, last 5 games: 15, 5, 8, 7, 20OKC20 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 5 games: 33, 22, 22, 35, 30LAL30 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 5 games: 8, 15, 13, 33, 20LAL20 PTS · 14 REB · 13 AST
Second story · Hawks-Pelicans

Atlanta fights back from 14 down against New Orleans

Final: 102–99, after trailing by 14 after one. Trae Young led Atlanta with 31 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Hawks-Pelicans
Trae Young · ATLDevonte' Graham · NOPPTS3121REB55AST76Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Hornets-Magic17
Heat-Nets12
Grizzlies-Blazers10
Pacers-Raptors9
Hawks-Pelicans7
Lakers-Thunder1
Cavs-Clippers0
The night in charts
Lakers-Thunder combined for 238, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-ThunderLakers 115, Thunder 123
238
Hornets-MagicHornets 120, Magic 111
231
Wizards-CelticsWizards 116, Celtics 107
223
Wolves-BucksWolves 113, Bucks 108
221
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 100, Raptors 118
218
Kings-SunsKings 110, Suns 107
217
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 96, Blazers 116
212
Hawks-PelicansHawks 102, Pelicans 99
201
Heat-NetsHeat 106, Nets 93
199
Cavs-ClippersCavs 92, Clippers 79
171
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-PelicansHawks 102, Pelicans 99
+3 ATL
Kings-SunsKings 110, Suns 107
+3 SAC
Wolves-BucksWolves 113, Bucks 108
+5 MIN
Lakers-ThunderLakers 115, Thunder 123
+8 OKC
Hornets-MagicHornets 120, Magic 111
+9 CHA
Wizards-CelticsWizards 116, Celtics 107
+9 WAS
Heat-NetsHeat 106, Nets 93
+13 MIA
Cavs-ClippersCavs 92, Clippers 79
+13 CLE
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 100, Raptors 118
+18 TOR
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 96, Blazers 116
+20 POR
OKC erased a 22-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-ThunderOKC won · Lakers 115, Thunder 123
22 pts
Hawks-PelicansATL won · Hawks 102, Pelicans 99
14 pts
Kings-SunsSAC won · Kings 110, Suns 107
8 pts
Grizzlies-BlazersPOR won · Grizzlies 96, Blazers 116
6 pts
Hornets-MagicCHA won · Hornets 120, Magic 111
2 pts
Harrell shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HarrellWAS · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
AytonPHX · 21 PTS, 21 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
John CollinsATL · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST
73% (8-11)
KATMIN · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 3 BLK
69% (9-13)
HaywardCHA · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Hawks-Pelicans
Hawks 102Pelicans 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks19343118102
Pelicans3326182299
The story
Trae Young had 31 points as Atlanta beat New Orleans 102-99

Brandon Ingram led New Orleans with 20 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 31 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 13-27 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Hawks took the third 31-18.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −14−6+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Bucks
Wolves 113Bucks 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves44222819113
Bucks34242129108
The story
Karl-Anthony Towns' 25 points carried Minnesota past Milwaukee, 113-108

For Milwaukee, Khris Middleton had 16 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 25 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 3 BLK · 9-13 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 44-34, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +10+8+15+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Thunder
Lakers 115Thunder 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers41312320115
Thunder19374126123
The story
Oklahoma City beat Los Angeles 123-115 behind 27 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Anthony Davis paced Los Angeles: 30 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 7-19 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

A 41-23 third quarter erased a 16-point hole for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −22−16+2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Russell Westbrook topped the game at 50.3 FPTS: 20 PTS, 14 REB, 13 AST

Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−9.4minutes, last 2 vs 2020–21 avg
Minutes per game
23.92020–21 avg14.5Last 2

14.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 23.9 in 2020–21 (33 games). Today: 3 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.3Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 12.3 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−11.4points, last 3 vs 2020–21 avg
Points per game
31.12020–21 avg19.7Last 3

19.7 points a game over his last three games, against 31.1 in 2020–21 (61 games). Today: 17 points in 35 minutes.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 40

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 5 games: 32, 15, 21, 30, 40Bucks-Wolves · L
27.6 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady ORL, Apr 11, 2002: 39 PTS · 16 REB · 7 AST
40 PTS · 16 REB · 7 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 4 games: 12, 22, 21, 31Suns-Kings · L
21.5 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 4 games: 19, 24, 32, 31Hawks-Pelicans · W
26.5 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Miles BridgesPoints, last 5 games: 13, 30, 32, 25, 31Hornets-Magic · W
26.2 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 5 games: 33, 22, 22, 35, 30Lakers-Thunder · L
28.4 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 4 games: 22, 12, 9, 29Wolves-Bucks · W
18.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST