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Tuesday, November 9, 2021Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed PHI by 9 after the first quarter and won 118–109.

Final · Box score
Bucks118
Sixers109
Q1 MIL -9; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 MIL -2; Q4 MIL +9
Final · Box score
Hawks98
Jazz110
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +15; Q4 UTA +12
Final · Box score
Blazers109
Clippers117
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +8
The lead · Bucks-Sixers

Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 31 as Milwaukee wins in Philadelphia

Andre Drummond goes for 20 rebounds

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+3-2+9MIL AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks30313027118
Sixers39193516109
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 30, 40, 28, 25, 28, 25, 29, 31MIL31 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Grayson AllenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 19, 13, 12, 18, 8, 22, 19, 25MIL25 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 16, 16, 10, 14, 20, 10, 16, 31PHI31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Georges NiangPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 8, 5, 21, 18, 14, 12, 15, 21PHI21 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Bucks-Sixers combined for 227, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-SixersBucks 118, Sixers 109
227
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 109, Clippers 117
226
Hawks-JazzHawks 98, Jazz 110
208
LAC won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 109, Clippers 117
+8 LAC
Bucks-SixersBucks 118, Sixers 109
+9 MIL
Hawks-JazzHawks 98, Jazz 110
+12 UTA
Grayson Allen shot 8-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Grayson AllenMIL · 25 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
62% (8-13)
DrummondPHI · 20 REB, 17 PTS, 3 AST, 2 BLK
62% (8-13)
PowellPOR · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
HuerterATL · 28 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
61% (11-18)
MitchellUTA · 27 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
55% (11-20)
Final · Blazers-Clippers
Blazers 109Clippers 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers26292430109
Clippers33232734117
The story
LA beat Portland 117-109 behind 24 points from Paul George

Damian Lillard paced Portland: 27 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 24 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 10-24 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 33-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +7+1+4+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Sixers
Bucks 118Sixers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks30313027118
Sixers39193516109
The story
Bobby Portis had 19 points and 10 rebounds as Milwaukee beat Philadelphia 118-109

Shake Milton led Philadelphia with 20 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 19 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 6-14 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the first, the Bucks took the second 31-19.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −9+3−2+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Jazz
Hawks 98Jazz 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2822301898
Jazz30323315110
The story
Donovan Mitchell's 27 points carried Utah past Atlanta, 110-98

For Atlanta, Kevin Huerter had 28 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 11-20 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 32-22, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +2+12+15+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.9Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.9 in 10 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 2 vs 2020–21 avg
Minutes per game
23.32020–21 avg7.0Last 2

7.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 23.3 in 2020–21 (41 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 24.1 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Blazers-Clippers

Clippers lead Portland wire to wire

Clippers were ahead at every break and won 117–109. Best quarter: the fourth, 34–30. Paul George led Clippers with 24 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAC over POR8MIL over PHI9UTA over ATL12Final margin, points. Pink = LAC over POR.
Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 31

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 30, 40, 28, 25, 28, 25, 29, 31Bucks-Sixers · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 16, 16, 10, 14, 20, 10, 16, 31Sixers-Bucks · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kevin HuerterPoints, last 10 games: 4, 14, 2, 0, 3, 16, 6, 7, 11, 28Hawks-Jazz · L
8.8 PPG season to date · +21.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 20, 25, 14, 20, 26, 4, 25, 27Blazers-Clippers · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 22, 15, 30, 28, 36, 37, 21, 27Jazz-Hawks · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 32, 31, 15, 13, 26, 21, 21, 31, 28, 27Hawks-Jazz · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST