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Monday, November 8, 2021Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed MIN by 11 after three quarters and won 125–118.

Final · Box score
Knicks103
Sixers96
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +14; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Nets95
Bulls118
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI -6; Q3 CHI -2; Q4 CHI +23
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves118
Grizzlies125
Q1 Grizzlies 0; Q2 MEM +4; Q3 MEM -11; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 MEM +7
Final · Box score
Pelicans92
Mavs108
Q1 DAL -5; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +16
Final · Box score
Heat96
Nuggets113
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +15; Q3 DEN +21; Q4 DEN +17
Final · Box score
Hawks113
Warriors127
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW -4; Q3 GSW +17; Q4 GSW +14
Final · Box score
Suns109
Kings104
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +22; Q4 PHX +5
Final · OT · Box score
Hornets123
Lakers126
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +3
The lead · Wolves-Grizzlies

Ja Morant scores 33, Memphis rallies past Minnesota

Stephen Curry goes for 50 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final00+4-110+7MEM AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Wolves342038215118
Grizzlies3424233212125
Who led
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 37, 28, 40, 17, 30, 20, 26, 18, 11, 33MEM33 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Brandon ClarkePoints, last 7 games: 6, 3, 4, 6, 2, 6, 20MEM20 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 7 games: 22, 12, 9, 29, 14, 3, 30MIN30 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 9 games: 29, 19, 28, 25, 14, 24, 28, 17, 27MIN27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Chicago by 23.

LAL over CHA3PHX over SAC5NYK over PHI7MEM over MIN7GSW over ATL14DAL over NOP16DEN over MIA17CHI over BKN23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Wolves-Grizzlies13
Nets-Bulls8
Hawks-Warriors8
Suns-Kings8
Knicks-Sixers7
Pelicans-Mavs4
Heat-Nuggets4
The night in charts
Hornets-Lakers combined for 249, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-LakersHornets 123, Lakers 126 · OT
249
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 118, Grizzlies 125 · OT
243
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 113, Warriors 127
240
Suns-KingsSuns 109, Kings 104
213
Nets-BullsNets 95, Bulls 118
213
Heat-NuggetsHeat 96, Nuggets 113
209
Pelicans-MavsPelicans 92, Mavs 108
200
Knicks-SixersKnicks 103, Sixers 96
199
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-LakersHornets 123, Lakers 126 · OT
+3 LAL
Suns-KingsSuns 109, Kings 104
+5 PHX
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 118, Grizzlies 125 · OT
+7 MEM
Knicks-SixersKnicks 103, Sixers 96
+7 NYK
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 113, Warriors 127
+14 GSW
Pelicans-MavsPelicans 92, Mavs 108
+16 DAL
Heat-NuggetsHeat 96, Nuggets 113
+17 DEN
Nets-BullsNets 95, Bulls 118
+23 CHI
MEM erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-GrizzliesMEM won · Wolves 118, Grizzlies 125 · OT
11 pts
Nets-BullsCHI won · Nets 95, Bulls 118
6 pts
Pelicans-MavsDAL won · Pelicans 92, Mavs 108
5 pts
Hawks-WarriorsGSW won · Hawks 113, Warriors 127
4 pts
Clarke shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ClarkeMEM · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
JokicDEN · 25 PTS, 15 REB, 10 AST, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
MeloLAL · 29 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
BartonDEN · 25 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
PaynePHX · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Hornets-Lakers
Hornets 123Lakers 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets263427288123
Lakers2932332111126
The story
Anthony Davis had 32 points and 12 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Charlotte 126-123 in OT

LaMelo Ball led Charlotte with 25 PTS, 16 REB, 11 AST 32 PTS, 12 REB, 5 BLK, 4 AST, 3 STL · 13-25 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the third 33-27, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +3+1+70+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Wolves-Grizzlies
Wolves 118Grizzlies 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves342038215118
Grizzlies3424233212125
The story
De'Anthony Melton's 19 points carried Memphis past Minnesota, 125-118 in OT

For Minnesota, Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 7-12 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 11 going into the fourth, then won it 32-21.

MEM lead by quarter
200 0+4−110+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Hawks-Warriors
Hawks 113Warriors 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks34312028113
Warriors32294125127
The story
Golden State beat Atlanta 127-113 behind 16 points from Jordan Poole

John Collins paced Atlanta: 19 PTS, 6 REB 16 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 6-17 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

A 41-20 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −2−4+17+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.8Season avg31.8Last 5

31.8 points a game over his last five games, against 26.8 in 9 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.4Season avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.4 in 10 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.6Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 17.6 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 25 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 50

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 21, 45, 27, 23, 36, 20, 15, 19, 20, 50Warriors-Hawks · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +24.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Mar 5, 2008: 50 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Season high50 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 38, 25, 25, 22, 23, 32, 29, 31, 38Nets-Bulls · L
29.5 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high38 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 37, 28, 40, 17, 30, 20, 26, 18, 11, 33Grizzlies-Wolves · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 35, 30, 15, 16, 27, 29, 2, 32Lakers-Hornets · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 16, 13, 10, 22, 18, 32, 19, 31Knicks-Sixers · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 36, 17, 32, 27, 23, 20, 27, 31Heat-Nuggets · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST