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Monday, October 24, 2022Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed BOS by 9 after the first quarter and won 120–102.

Final · Box score
Pacers106
Sixers120
Q1 PHI +10; Q2 PHI +18; Q3 PHI +14; Q4 PHI +14
Final · Box score
Raptors98
Heat90
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR -5; Q4 TOR +8
Final · Box score
Magic102
Knicks115
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 NYK +14; Q4 NYK +13
Final · Box score
Celtics102
Bulls120
Q1 CHI -9; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +21; Q4 CHI +18
Final · Box score
Jazz108
Rockets114
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +6
Final · Box score
Nets124
Grizzlies134
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM -5; Q3 MEM +12; Q4 MEM +10
Final · Box score
Spurs115
Wolves106
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +32; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Nuggets110
Blazers135
Q1 POR -8; Q2 POR -6; Q3 POR +13; Q4 POR +25
On this day · 2021–22Oct 24, 2021: 6 games. Top scorer: Ja Morant (Grizzlies-Lakers), 40 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Bulls

Chicago climbs back to beat Boston

Ja Morant goes for 38 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+11+21+18CHI AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics39152523102
Bulls30353520120
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 4 games: 37, 32, 13, 25CHI25 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Ayo DosunmuPoints, last 4 games: 17, 7, 5, 22CHI22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 4 games: 35, 29, 40, 26BOS26 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 4 games: 35, 28, 12, 21BOS21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Blazers

Portland fights back from 8 down against Denver

Final: 135–110, after trailing by 8 after one. Damian Lillard led Portland with 31 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Blazers-Nuggets
Damian Lillard · PORAaron Gordon · DENPTS3126REB66AST81Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Magic-Knicks9
Pacers-Sixers8
Raptors-Heat6
Nets-Grizzlies6
Nuggets-Blazers2
Spurs-Wolves1
The night in charts
Nets-Grizzlies combined for 258, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-GrizzliesNets 124, Grizzlies 134
258
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 110, Blazers 135
245
Pacers-SixersPacers 106, Sixers 120
226
Jazz-RocketsJazz 108, Rockets 114
222
Celtics-BullsCeltics 102, Bulls 120
222
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 115, Wolves 106
221
Magic-KnicksMagic 102, Knicks 115
217
Raptors-HeatRaptors 98, Heat 90
188
HOU won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Jazz-RocketsJazz 108, Rockets 114
+6 HOU
Raptors-HeatRaptors 98, Heat 90
+8 TOR
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 115, Wolves 106
+9 SAS
Nets-GrizzliesNets 124, Grizzlies 134
+10 MEM
Magic-KnicksMagic 102, Knicks 115
+13 NYK
Pacers-SixersPacers 106, Sixers 120
+14 PHI
Celtics-BullsCeltics 102, Bulls 120
+18 CHI
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 110, Blazers 135
+25 POR
CHI rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-BullsCHI won · Celtics 102, Bulls 120
9 pts
Nuggets-BlazersPOR won · Nuggets 110, Blazers 135
8 pts
Raptors-HeatTOR won · Raptors 98, Heat 90
5 pts
Nets-GrizzliesMEM won · Nets 124, Grizzlies 134
5 pts
Dosunmu shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DosunmuCHI · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
BolORL · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 BLK
80% (8-10)
Aaron GordonDEN · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
75% (12-16)
KDBKN · 37 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
70% (14-20)
ClaxtonBKN · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Jazz-Rockets
Jazz 108Rockets 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz18272835108
Rockets21302637114
The story
Kevin Porter Jr. had 26 points and 10 rebounds as Houston beat Utah 114-108

Jarred Vanderbilt led Utah with 13 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 8-19 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the first 21-18, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +3+6+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Grizzlies
Nets 124Grizzlies 134
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets34352827124
Grizzlies39254525134
The story
Desmond Bane's 38 points carried Memphis past Brooklyn, 134-124

For Brooklyn, Nicolas Claxton had 16 PTS, 7 REB 38 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB · 14-21 FG, 8-11 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 45-28.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +5−5+12+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Sixers
Pacers 106Sixers 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers23233030106
Sixers33312630120
The story
Philadelphia beat Indiana 120-106 behind 29 points and 11 assists from James Harden

Tyrese Haliburton paced Indiana: 19 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB 29 PTS, 11 AST, 9 REB · 10-18 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

A 33-23 first quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +10+18+14+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 3 vs 2021–22 avg
Points per game
8.72021–22 avg16.0Last 3

16.0 points a game over his last three games, against 8.7 in 2021–22 (47 games). Today: 16 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.0minutes, last 2 vs 2021–22 avg
Minutes per game
25.52021–22 avg2.5Last 2

2.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 25.5 in 2021–22 (66 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 23.0 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 22 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Ja Morant leads the day with 38

Ja MorantPoints, last 4 games: 34, 49, 20, 38Grizzlies-Nets · W
35.2 PPG season to date
38 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 4 games: 16, 14, 14, 38Grizzlies-Nets · W
20.5 PPG season to date
Career high38 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 3 games: 15, 30, 37Nets-Grizzlies · L
27.3 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 3 games: 32, 27, 37Nets-Grizzlies · L
32.0 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 4 games: 20, 41, 41, 31Blazers-Nuggets · W
33.2 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
James HardenPoints, last 4 games: 35, 31, 12, 29Sixers-Pacers · W
26.8 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 9 REB · 11 AST