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Friday, October 28, 2022Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed BOS by 13 at halftime and won 132–123.

Final · Box score
Hawks136
Pistons112
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL +2; Q3 ATL +12; Q4 ATL +24
Final · Box score
Hornets93
Magic113
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL +21; Q3 ORL +29; Q4 ORL +20
Final · OT · Box score
Cavs132
Celtics123
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE -13; Q3 CLE -4; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +9
Final · Box score
Sixers112
Raptors90
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI +17; Q3 PHI +11; Q4 PHI +22
Final · Box score
Pacers127
Wizards117
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +15; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Knicks108
Bucks119
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL +11; Q4 MIL +11
Final · Box score
Lakers102
Wolves111
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 Wolves 0; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +9
Final · Box score
Bulls124
Spurs129
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 Spurs 0; Q4 SAS +5
Final · Box score
Jazz101
Nuggets117
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +13; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +16
Final · Box score
Pelicans111
Suns124
Q1 PHX -6; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +13
Final · Box score
Rockets111
Blazers125
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +11; Q3 POR +14; Q4 POR +14
On this day · 2021–22Oct 28, 2021: 6 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Grizzlies), 36 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Celtics

Caris LeVert scores 41, Cleveland rallies past Boston

Tyrese Maxey goes for 44 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-1-13-40+9CLE AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Cavs3329331918132
Celtics344124159123
Who led
Caris LeVertPoints, last 5 games: 10, 14, 10, 12, 41CLE41 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 5 games: 31, 32, 37, 14, 41CLE41 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 5 games: 35, 28, 12, 21, 32BOS32 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 5 games: 35, 29, 40, 26, 32BOS32 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Pelicans-Suns14
Cavs-Celtics12
Bulls-Spurs12
Lakers-Wolves6
Hawks-Pistons4
Pacers-Wizards4
Hornets-Magic3
Knicks-Bucks2
Jazz-Nuggets1
Sixers-Raptors0
Rockets-Blazers0
The night in charts
Cavs-Celtics combined for 255, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-CelticsCavs 132, Celtics 123 · OT
255
Bulls-SpursBulls 124, Spurs 129
253
Hawks-PistonsHawks 136, Pistons 112
248
Pacers-WizardsPacers 127, Wizards 117
244
Rockets-BlazersRockets 111, Blazers 125
236
Pelicans-SunsPelicans 111, Suns 124
235
Knicks-BucksKnicks 108, Bucks 119
227
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 101, Nuggets 117
218
Lakers-WolvesLakers 102, Wolves 111
213
Hornets-MagicHornets 93, Magic 113
206
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 112, Raptors 90
202
SAS won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Bulls-SpursBulls 124, Spurs 129
+5 SAS
Cavs-CelticsCavs 132, Celtics 123 · OT
+9 CLE
Lakers-WolvesLakers 102, Wolves 111
+9 MIN
Pacers-WizardsPacers 127, Wizards 117
+10 IND
Knicks-BucksKnicks 108, Bucks 119
+11 MIL
Pelicans-SunsPelicans 111, Suns 124
+13 PHX
Rockets-BlazersRockets 111, Blazers 125
+14 POR
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 101, Nuggets 117
+16 DEN
Hornets-MagicHornets 93, Magic 113
+20 ORL
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 112, Raptors 90
+22 PHI
Hawks-PistonsHawks 136, Pistons 112
+24 ATL
CLE erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-CelticsCLE won · Cavs 132, Celtics 123 · OT
13 pts
Pelicans-SunsPHX won · Pelicans 111, Suns 124
6 pts
Poeltl shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PoeltlSAS · 21 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
Mikal BridgesPHX · 27 PTS, 4 AST, 3 BLK, 2 REB
77% (10-13)
MaxeyPHI · 44 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
75% (15-20)
NurkicPOR · 27 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
71% (12-17)
OkongwuATL · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Cavs-Celtics
Cavs 132Celtics 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs3329331918132
Celtics344124159123
The story
Donovan Mitchell had 41 points as Cleveland beat Boston 132-123 in OT

Jaylen Brown led Boston with 32 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 41 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 15-25 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the second, the Cavaliers took the third 33-24.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −1−13−40+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Hornets-Magic
Hornets 93Magic 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1911234093
Magic22293131113
The story
Orlando beat Charlotte 113-93 behind 21 points and 12 rebounds from Paolo Banchero

Gordon Hayward paced Charlotte: 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST · 8-14 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 29-11 second quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
300 +3+21+29+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Raptors
Sixers 112Raptors 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers28371631112
Raptors2622222090
The story
De'Anthony Melton's 13 points carried Philadelphia past Toronto, 112-90

For Toronto, OG Anunoby had 19 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 13 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 5 STL · 6-15 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 37-22, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
300 +2+17+11+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.5Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.5 in 4 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.7minutes, last 2 vs 2021–22 avg
Minutes per game
23.72021–22 avg2.0Last 2

2.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 23.7 in 2021–22 (29 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.2Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Pelicans-Suns

Phoenix makes it three straight

Phoenix beat New Orleans 124–111 and moved to 4–1. Mikal Bridges led Phoenix with 27 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · PHX
Wvs DAL107–105L@ POR111–113W@ LAC112–95Wvs GSW134–105Wvs NOP124–111
Top performances

Tyrese Maxey leads the day with 44

Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 6 games: 21, 15, 25, 8, 31, 44Sixers-Raptors · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +24.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL, Oct 21, 2017: 44 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Career high44 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 5 games: 10, 14, 10, 12, 41Cavs-Celtics · W
17.4 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan WAS, Jan 26, 2002: 41 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
41 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 5 games: 31, 32, 37, 14, 41Cavs-Celtics · W
31.0 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Michael Redd MIL, Dec 7, 2007: 41 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
41 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 5 games: 23, 25, 28, 35, 36Hawks-Pistons · W
29.4 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 6 games: 18, 15, 22, 19, 26, 35Pistons-Hawks · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Keldon JohnsonPoints, last 6 games: 20, 23, 21, 18, 27, 33Spurs-Bulls · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST