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Sunday, October 31, 2021Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Hornets trailed Blazers by 7 at halftime and won 125–113.

Final · Box score
Kings99
Mavs105
Q1 Mavs +9; Q2 Mavs +6; Q3 Mavs +10; Q4 Mavs +6
Final · Box score
Blazers113
Hornets125
Q1 Hornets -2; Q2 Hornets -7; Q3 Hornets +1; Q4 Hornets +12
Final · Box score
Jazz107
Bucks95
Q1 Jazz +7; Q2 Jazz +9; Q3 Jazz +15; Q4 Jazz +12
Final · Box score
Pistons91
Nets117
Q1 Nets +3; Q2 Nets +15; Q3 Nets +22; Q4 Nets +26
Final · Box score
Rockets85
Lakers95
Q1 Lakers +12; Q2 Lakers +19; Q3 Lakers +21; Q4 Lakers +10
The lead · Blazers-Hornets

Charlotte beats Portland, 125–113

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 25 points

Game flow · Hornets margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-7+1+12Hornets AHEAD ↑Blazers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers29312825113
Hornets27263636125
Who led
LaMelo BallPoints, last 7 games: 31, 17, 18, 25, 7, 6, 27Hornets27 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Kelly Oubre Jr.Points, last 7 games: 14, 25, 9, 19, 4, 17, 26Hornets26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 6 games: 34, 28, 20, 25, 14, 25Blazers25 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 6 games: 11, 18, 12, 17, 5, 19Blazers19 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Blazers-Hornets11
Rockets-Lakers3
Kings-Mavs2
The night in charts
Blazers-Hornets combined for 238, 30 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 113, Hornets 125
238
Pistons-NetsPistons 91, Nets 117
208
Kings-MavsKings 99, Mavs 105
204
Jazz-BucksJazz 107, Bucks 95
202
Rockets-LakersRockets 85, Lakers 95
180
Mavs won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Kings-MavsKings 99, Mavs 105
+6 Mavs
Rockets-LakersRockets 85, Lakers 95
+10 Lakers
Jazz-BucksJazz 107, Bucks 95
+12 Jazz
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 113, Hornets 125
+12 Hornets
Pistons-NetsPistons 91, Nets 117
+26 Nets
KD shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KDNets · 23 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
HolmesKings · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
MeloLakers · 23 PTS, 4 BLK, 3 REB, 2 STL
57% (8-14)
OubreHornets · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
57% (8-14)
MitchellJazz · 28 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
56% (10-18)
Final · Kings-Mavs
Kings 99Mavs 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2225252799
Mavs31222923105
The story
Luka Doncic's 23 points and 10 assists carried Dallas past Sacramento, 105-99

For Sacramento, Richaun Holmes had 22 PTS, 13 REB 23 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB · 10-21 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-22, was where the Mavericks built it.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 +9+6+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Hornets
Blazers 113Hornets 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers29312825113
Hornets27263636125
The story
LaMelo Ball had 27 points as Charlotte beat Portland 125-113

CJ McCollum led Portland with 25 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 27 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 10-20 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Hornets won the fourth 36-25, their biggest quarter edge.

Hornets lead by quarter
200 −2−7+1+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Nets
Pistons 91Nets 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2524251791
Nets28363221117
The story
Brooklyn beat Detroit 117-91 behind a 18-10-12 triple-double from James Harden

Josh Jackson paced Detroit: 12 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB · 6-9 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 36-24 second quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

Nets lead by quarter
300 +3+15+22+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 3 vs 2020–21 avg
Minutes per game
21.42020–21 avg4.3Last 3

4.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.4 in 2020–21 (43 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.2Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−10.4points, last 2 vs 2020–21 avg
Points per game
20.42020–21 avg10.0Last 2

10.0 points a game over his last two games, against 20.4 in 2020–21 (69 games). Today: 14 points in 33 minutes.

Second story · Kings-Mavs

Dallas leads Sacramento wire to wire

Dallas was ahead at every break and won 105–99. Best quarter: the first, 31–22. Luka Doncic led Dallas with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Mavs over Kings6Lakers over Rockets10Hornets over Blazers12Jazz over Bucks12Nets over Pistons26Final margin, points. Pink = Mavs over Kings.
Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 28

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 6 games: 16, 27, 22, 15, 30, 28Jazz-Bucks · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 7 games: 31, 17, 18, 25, 7, 6, 27Hornets-Blazers · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Kelly Oubre Jr.Points, last 7 games: 14, 25, 9, 19, 4, 17, 26Hornets-Blazers · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 7 games: 32, 15, 21, 30, 40, 28, 25Bucks-Jazz · L
27.3 PPG season to date · −2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 6 games: 34, 28, 20, 25, 14, 25Blazers-Hornets · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 6 games: 18, 27, 26, 25, 16, 23Mavs-Kings · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST