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Sunday, November 7, 2021Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed SAS by 14 after the first quarter and won 99–94.

Final · Box score
Nets116
Raptors103
Q1 BKN +3; Q2 BKN -7; Q3 BKN +11; Q4 BKN +13
Final · Box score
Cavs126
Knicks109
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE -1; Q3 CLE +14; Q4 CLE +17
Final · Box score
Jazz100
Magic107
Q1 ORL +13; Q2 ORL -2; Q3 ORL -10; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Pacers94
Kings91
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +3
Final · Box score
Bucks94
Wizards101
Q1 WAS +2; Q2 WAS -3; Q3 WAS +11; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Spurs94
Thunder99
Q1 OKC -14; Q2 OKC -10; Q3 OKC +10; Q4 OKC +5
Final · Box score
Rockets107
Warriors120
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 GSW +20; Q4 GSW +13
Final · Box score
Hornets106
Clippers120
Q1 LAC -8; Q2 LAC +3; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +14
The lead · Spurs-Thunder

OKC rallies from 14 down to beat San Antonio

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 29 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-10+10+5OKC AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2827142594
Thunder1431342099
Who led
Mike MuscalaPoints, last 7 games: 13, 9, 8, 3, 8, 6, 20OKC20 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 9 games: 18, 13, 29, 30, 27, 15, 28, 28, 14OKC14 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Keldon JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 20, 11, 10, 12, 9, 16, 20, 22SAS22 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Lonnie Walker IVPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 17, 21, 14, 4, 10, 5, 7, 15SAS15 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Jazz-Magic

Orlando climbs back to beat Utah

Utah led by 10 after three. Orlando won it 107–100. Cole Anthony led Orlando with 33 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Magic-Jazz
Cole Anthony · ORLRudy Gobert · UTAPTS3321REB315AST21Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Hornets-Clippers19
Bucks-Wizards18
Cavs-Knicks14
Jazz-Magic7
Pacers-Kings6
Spurs-Thunder5
Rockets-Warriors3
The night in charts
Cavs-Knicks combined for 235, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-KnicksCavs 126, Knicks 109
235
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 107, Warriors 120
227
Hornets-ClippersHornets 106, Clippers 120
226
Nets-RaptorsNets 116, Raptors 103
219
Jazz-MagicJazz 100, Magic 107
207
Bucks-WizardsBucks 94, Wizards 101
195
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 94, Thunder 99
193
Pacers-KingsPacers 94, Kings 91
185
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-KingsPacers 94, Kings 91
+3 IND
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 94, Thunder 99
+5 OKC
Bucks-WizardsBucks 94, Wizards 101
+7 WAS
Jazz-MagicJazz 100, Magic 107
+7 ORL
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 107, Warriors 120
+13 GSW
Nets-RaptorsNets 116, Raptors 103
+13 BKN
Hornets-ClippersHornets 106, Clippers 120
+14 LAC
Cavs-KnicksCavs 126, Knicks 109
+17 CLE
OKC erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-ThunderOKC won · Spurs 94, Thunder 99
14 pts
Jazz-MagicORL won · Jazz 100, Magic 107
10 pts
Hornets-ClippersLAC won · Hornets 106, Clippers 120
8 pts
Nets-RaptorsBKN won · Nets 116, Raptors 103
7 pts
Bucks-WizardsWAS won · Bucks 94, Wizards 101
3 pts
Mobley shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MobleyCLE · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
RubioCLE · 37 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
AnthonyORL · 33 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
65% (13-20)
Wendell Carter Jr.ORL · 22 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
BealWAS · 30 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 1 BLK
64% (14-22)
Final · Pacers-Kings
Pacers 94Kings 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2721262094
Kings1924242491
The story
Myles Turner's 15 rebounds and 12 points carried Indiana past Sacramento, 94-91

For Sacramento, Harrison Barnes had 22 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 15 REB, 12 PTS, 5 BLK, 3 AST · 4-10 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-19, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +8+5+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Thunder
Spurs 94Thunder 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2827142594
Thunder1431342099
The story
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 14 points and 9 assists as Oklahoma City beat San Antonio 99-94

Keldon Johnson led San Antonio with 22 PTS, 6 REB 14 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB · 5-16 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Thunder took the third 34-14.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −14−10+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dejounte Murray led the game in fantasy with 42.1 FPTS (10 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB)

Final · Cavs-Knicks
Cavs 126Knicks 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs29273337126
Knicks30271834109
The story
Cleveland beat New York 126-109 behind 26 points from Evan Mobley

Julius Randle paced New York: 19 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 26 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 11-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 33-18 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −1−1+14+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.4Season avg30.4Last 5

30.4 points a game over his last five games, against 26.4 in 8 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Season avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.2 in 10 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.0Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 13.0 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Ricky Rubio leads the day with 37

Ricky RubioPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 7, 15, 18, 8, 5, 0, 11, 37Cavs-Knicks · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +25.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Cole AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 29, 12, 24, 24, 15, 31, 13, 21, 33Magic-Jazz · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 29, 38, 25, 25, 22, 23, 32, 29, 31Nets-Raptors · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 9 games: 23, 19, 17, 27, 36, 24, 25, 17, 30Wizards-Bucks · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 32, 15, 21, 30, 40, 28, 25, 28, 25, 29Bucks-Wizards · L
27.3 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 18 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 15, 14, 14, 29, 18, 16, 13, 28Nets-Raptors · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST