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Wednesday, October 26, 2022Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed BKN by 12 at halftime and won 110–99.

Final · Box score
Magic92
Cavs103
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +11
Final · Box score
Hawks118
Pistons113
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 Hawks 0; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Nets99
Bucks110
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL -12; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +11
Final · OT · Box score
Hornets131
Knicks134
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Sixers109
Raptors119
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR +10; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Pacers109
Bulls124
Q1 CHI +11; Q2 CHI +19; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +15
Final · Box score
Spurs122
Wolves134
Q1 MIN +11; Q2 MIN +15; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +12
Final · Box score
Rockets101
Jazz109
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +14; Q4 UTA +8
Final · Box score
Lakers99
Nuggets110
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN +15; Q4 DEN +11
Final · Box score
Heat119
Blazers98
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +21
On this day · 2021–22Oct 26, 2021: 5 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Lakers-Spurs), 35 points.
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The lead · Nets-Bucks

Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 43 as Milwaukee beats Brooklyn

Nikola Jokic goes for 31 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-12+2+11MIL AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2035212399
Bucks25183532110
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 3 games: 21, 44, 43MIL43 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Bobby PortisPoints, last 3 games: 11, 13, 20MIL20 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 4 games: 32, 27, 37, 33BKN33 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 4 games: 15, 30, 37, 27BKN27 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Hawks-Pistons22
Hornets-Knicks14
Spurs-Wolves4
Rockets-Jazz4
Heat-Blazers4
Sixers-Raptors1
Pacers-Bulls1
The night in charts
Hornets-Knicks combined for 265, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-KnicksHornets 131, Knicks 134 · OT
265
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 122, Wolves 134
256
Pacers-BullsPacers 109, Bulls 124
233
Hawks-PistonsHawks 118, Pistons 113
231
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 109, Raptors 119
228
Heat-BlazersHeat 119, Blazers 98
217
Rockets-JazzRockets 101, Jazz 109
210
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 99, Nuggets 110
209
Nets-BucksNets 99, Bucks 110
209
Magic-CavsMagic 92, Cavs 103
195
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-KnicksHornets 131, Knicks 134 · OT
+3 NYK
Hawks-PistonsHawks 118, Pistons 113
+5 ATL
Rockets-JazzRockets 101, Jazz 109
+8 UTA
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 109, Raptors 119
+10 TOR
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 99, Nuggets 110
+11 DEN
Magic-CavsMagic 92, Cavs 103
+11 CLE
Nets-BucksNets 99, Bucks 110
+11 MIL
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 122, Wolves 134
+12 MIN
Pacers-BullsPacers 109, Bulls 124
+15 CHI
Heat-BlazersHeat 119, Blazers 98
+21 MIA
MIL erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-BucksMIL won · Nets 99, Bucks 110
12 pts
Heat-BlazersMIA won · Heat 119, Blazers 98
3 pts
Jokic shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JokicDEN · 31 PTS, 13 REB, 9 AST, 4 STL
71% (12-17)
EmbiidPHI · 31 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
71% (12-17)
De'Andre HunterATL · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
NowellMIN · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
TrentTOR · 27 PTS, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Hornets-Knicks
Hornets 131Knicks 134
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets303228329131
Knicks3237292412134
The story
Jalen Brunson had 27 points and 13 assists as New York beat Charlotte 134-131 in OT

Dennis Smith Jr. led Charlotte with 14 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB 27 PTS, 13 AST, 7 REB · 10-15 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Knicks won the second 37-32, their biggest quarter edge.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +2+7+80+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nets-Bucks
Nets 99Bucks 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2035212399
Bucks25183532110
The story
Bobby Portis' 20 points and 11 rebounds carried Milwaukee past Brooklyn, 110-99

For Brooklyn, Kevin Durant had 33 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 11 REB · 8-14 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 12 going into the third, then won it 35-21.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +5−12+2+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Cavs
Magic 92Cavs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2426192392
Cavs30241930103
The story
Cleveland beat Orlando 103-92 behind 18 points and 16 rebounds from Jarrett Allen

Franz Wagner paced Orlando: 22 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 18 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST · 7-11 FG

The swing

A 30-23 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +6+4+4+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paolo Banchero topped the game at 52.1 FPTS: 29 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.1points, last 3 vs 2021–22 avg
Points per game
29.92021–22 avg36.0Last 3

36.0 points a game over his last three games, against 29.9 in 2021–22 (67 games). Today: 43 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.1minutes, last 2 vs 2021–22 avg
Minutes per game
20.62021–22 avg2.5Last 2

2.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 20.6 in 2021–22 (48 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.2Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · Heat-Blazers

Miami routs Portland by 21

Miami led by 5 at halftime and won 119–98. Bam Adebayo led Miami with 18 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over CHA3ATL over DET5UTA over HOU8TOR over PHI10CLE over ORL11MIL over BKN11DEN over LAL11MIN over SAS12CHI over IND15MIA over POR21Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over POR.
Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 43

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 3 games: 21, 44, 43Bucks-Nets · W
36.0 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Vince Carter NJN, Feb 7, 2005: 43 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
43 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 4 games: 23, 25, 28, 35Hawks-Pistons · W
27.8 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 5 games: 11, 30, 30, 9, 34Wolves-Spurs · W
22.8 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 4 games: 32, 27, 37, 33Nets-Bucks · L
32.2 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 5 games: 24, 18, 16, 25, 33Pistons-Hawks · L
23.2 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 5 games: 27, 26, 19, 9, 31Nuggets-Lakers · W
22.4 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST