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Thursday, October 28, 2021Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Grizzlies trailed Warriors by 17 after the first quarter and won 104–101.

Final · Box score
Pistons102
Sixers110
Q1 Sixers -1; Q2 Sixers +6; Q3 Sixers +12; Q4 Sixers +8
Final · Box score
Hawks111
Wizards122
Q1 Wizards +1; Q2 Wizards +9; Q3 Wizards +14; Q4 Wizards +11
Final · Box score
Knicks104
Bulls103
Q1 Knicks +2; Q2 Knicks +4; Q3 Knicks +9; Q4 Knicks +1
Final · Box score
Jazz122
Rockets91
Q1 Jazz +14; Q2 Jazz +21; Q3 Jazz +20; Q4 Jazz +31
Final · Box score
Spurs99
Mavs104
Q1 Mavs -10; Q2 Mavs -2; Q3 Mavs 0; Q4 Mavs +5
Final · OT · Box score
Grizzlies104
Warriors101
Q1 Grizzlies -17; Q2 Grizzlies -10; Q3 Grizzlies -6; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 Grizzlies +3
The lead · Grizzlies-Warriors

Ja Morant drops 30 in 17-point comeback win over Golden State

Stephen Curry goes for 36 points

Game flow · Grizzlies margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-17-10-60+3Grizzlies AHEAD ↑Warriors AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Grizzlies202528256104
Warriors371824193101
Who led
Ja MorantPoints, last 5 games: 37, 28, 40, 17, 30Grizzlies30 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 5 games: 22, 19, 17, 19, 19Grizzlies19 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 5 games: 21, 45, 27, 23, 36Warriors36 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 5 games: 12, 17, 17, 21, 16Warriors16 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Spurs-Mavs

Dallas turns it around against San Antonio

From 10 down after one to a 5-point win: 104–99. Luka Doncic led Dallas with 25 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Mavs-Spurs
Luka Doncic · MavsDejounte Murray · SpursPTS2523REB310AST58Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Spurs-Mavs11
Hawks-Wizards7
Grizzlies-Warriors5
Pistons-Sixers4
Knicks-Bulls3
The night in charts
Hawks-Wizards combined for 233, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-WizardsHawks 111, Wizards 122
233
Jazz-RocketsJazz 122, Rockets 91
213
Pistons-SixersPistons 102, Sixers 110
212
Knicks-BullsKnicks 104, Bulls 103
207
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 104, Warriors 101 · OT
205
Spurs-MavsSpurs 99, Mavs 104
203
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-BullsKnicks 104, Bulls 103
+1 Knicks
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 104, Warriors 101 · OT
+3 Grizzlies
Spurs-MavsSpurs 99, Mavs 104
+5 Mavs
Pistons-SixersPistons 102, Sixers 110
+8 Sixers
Hawks-WizardsHawks 111, Wizards 122
+11 Wizards
Jazz-RocketsJazz 122, Rockets 91
+31 Jazz
Grizzlies erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies won · Grizzlies 104, Warriors 101 · OT
17 pts
Spurs-MavsMavs won · Spurs 99, Mavs 104
10 pts
Pistons-SixersSixers won · Pistons 102, Sixers 110
1 pt
John Collins shot 14-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
John CollinsHawks · 28 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST
88% (14-16)
KCPWizards · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
HarrellWizards · 25 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
VucevicBulls · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Dejounte MurraySpurs · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
Final · Knicks-Bulls
Knicks 104Bulls 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks27282722104
Bulls25262230103
The story
New York beat Chicago 104-103 behind 16 rebounds and 13 points from Julius Randle

DeMar DeRozan paced Chicago: 20 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 16 REB, 13 PTS, 9 AST · 3-11 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 27-22 third quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

Knicks lead by quarter
200 +2+4+9+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Vucevic topped the game at 45.1 FPTS: 22 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST

Final · Grizzlies-Warriors
Grizzlies 104Warriors 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Grizzlies202528256104
Warriors371824193101
The story
Desmond Bane had 19 points as Memphis beat Golden State 104-101 in OT

Andrew Wiggins led Golden State with 16 PTS, 4 REB 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 7-16 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

Down 17 after the first, the Grizzlies took the second 25-18.

Grizzlies lead by quarter
200 −17−10−60+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 99Mavs 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2524272399
Mavs15322928104
The story
Maxi Kleber's 12 points and 10 rebounds carried Dallas past San Antonio, 104-99

For San Antonio, Dejounte Murray had 23 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST 12 PTS, 10 REB, 6 BLK, 2 AST · 4-8 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 10 going into the second, then won it 32-24.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 −10−20+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 vs 2020–21 avg
Minutes per game
26.02020–21 avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.0 in 2020–21 (20 games). Today: 3 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.3Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 16.3 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−6.6points, last 3 vs 2020–21 avg
Points per game
22.32020–21 avg15.7Last 3

15.7 points a game over his last three games, against 22.3 in 2020–21 (54 games). Today: 14 points in 36 minutes.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 36

Stephen CurryPoints, last 5 games: 21, 45, 27, 23, 36Warriors-Grizzlies · L
30.4 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 5 games: 22, 19, 22, 14, 30Sixers-Pistons · W
21.4 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 5 games: 37, 28, 40, 17, 30Grizzlies-Warriors · W
30.4 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
John CollinsPoints, last 5 games: 16, 6, 22, 16, 28Hawks-Wizards · L
17.6 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 4 games: 23, 19, 17, 27Wizards-Hawks · W
21.5 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Montrezl HarrellPoints, last 5 games: 22, 14, 10, 25, 25Wizards-Hawks · W
19.2 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST