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Saturday, October 29, 2022Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed MEM by 6 after the first quarter and won 124–123.

Final · Box score
Heat113
Kings119
Q1 SAC +9; Q2 SAC +22; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +6
Final · OT · Box score
Warriors113
Hornets120
Q1 CHA +11; Q2 CHA +12; Q3 CHA -3; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 CHA +7
Final · Box score
Pacers125
Nets116
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +1; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Sixers114
Bulls109
Q1 PHI +15; Q2 PHI +8; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Hawks115
Bucks123
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +8
Final · OT · Box score
Thunder117
Mavs111
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC -5; Q3 OKC +1; Q4 Thunder 0; OT1 OKC +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies123
Jazz124
Q1 UTA -6; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +1
On this day · 2021–22Oct 29, 2021: 7 games. Top scorer: Paul George (Clippers-Blazers), 42 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Jazz

Utah holds off Memphis, 124–123

Jrue Holiday goes for 34 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+8+4+1UTA AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies30243732123
Jazz24383329124
Who led
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 7 games: 17, 24, 31, 14, 24, 17, 23UTA23 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Kelly OlynykPoints, last 7 games: 8, 21, 20, 13, 4, 7, 23UTA23 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 6 games: 16, 14, 14, 38, 31, 32MEM32 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 3 games: 4, 11, 30MEM30 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Pacers-Nets13
Thunder-Mavs11
Sixers-Bulls10
Grizzlies-Jazz7
Warriors-Hornets4
Hawks-Bucks3
Heat-Kings0
Shot of the night

Embiid's three with 18 seconds left breaks the tie, 114-109 final

The night in charts
Grizzlies-Jazz combined for 247, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 123, Jazz 124
247
Pacers-NetsPacers 125, Nets 116
241
Hawks-BucksHawks 115, Bucks 123
238
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 113, Hornets 120 · OT
233
Heat-KingsHeat 113, Kings 119
232
Thunder-MavsThunder 117, Mavs 111 · OT
228
Sixers-BullsSixers 114, Bulls 109
223
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 123, Jazz 124
+1 UTA
Sixers-BullsSixers 114, Bulls 109
+5 PHI
Heat-KingsHeat 113, Kings 119
+6 SAC
Thunder-MavsThunder 117, Mavs 111 · OT
+6 OKC
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 113, Hornets 120 · OT
+7 CHA
Hawks-BucksHawks 115, Bucks 123
+8 MIL
Pacers-NetsPacers 125, Nets 116
+9 IND
UTA rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-JazzUTA won · Grizzlies 123, Jazz 124
6 pts
Thunder-MavsOKC won · Thunder 117, Mavs 111 · OT
5 pts
Warriors-HornetsCHA won · Warriors 113, Hornets 120 · OT
3 pts
Olynyk shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OlynykUTA · 23 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 BLK
80% (8-10)
HuerterSAC · 27 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB
73% (8-11)
Tyus JonesMEM · 23 PTS, 10 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
67% (10-15)
Brook LopezMIL · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
BazleyOKC · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Grizzlies-Jazz
Grizzlies 123Jazz 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies30243732123
Jazz24383329124
The story
Kelly Olynyk's 23 points carried Utah past Memphis, 124-123

For Memphis, Tyus Jones had 23 PTS, 10 AST 23 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 BLK · 8-10 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 38-24.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −6+8+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dillon Brooks was the fantasy play: 47.4 FPTS on 30 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB

Final · Thunder-Mavs
Thunder 117Mavs 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Thunder2719262718117
Mavs2526202812111
The story
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 38 points and 9 assists as Oklahoma City beat Dallas 117-111 in OT

Spencer Dinwiddie led Dallas with 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 38 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 15-27 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Thunder took the third 26-20.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +2−5+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Luka Doncic led the game in fantasy with 65.2 FPTS (31 PTS, 16 REB, 10 AST)

Final · Warriors-Hornets
Warriors 113Hornets 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors232733246113
Hornets3428182713120
The story
Charlotte beat Golden State 120-113 in OT behind 31 points from P.J. Washington

Jordan Poole paced Golden State: 24 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 31 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 13-23 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 34-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +11+12−30+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Stephen Curry topped the game at 55.7 FPTS: 31 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.0Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.0 in 4 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 vs 2021–22 avg
Minutes per game
23.32021–22 avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.3 in 2021–22 (67 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.7Season avg21Today

21 minutes today, against 4.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 7 games went past regulation.

UTA over MEM1PHI over CHI5SAC over MIA6OKC over DAL6CHA over GSW7MIL over ATL8IND over BKN9Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Top performances

Trae Young leads the day with 42

Trae YoungPoints, last 6 games: 23, 25, 28, 35, 36, 42Hawks-Bucks · L
31.5 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, May 11, 2004: 42 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Season high42 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 5 games: 32, 28, 33, 24, 38Thunder-Mavs · W
31.0 PPG season to date
38 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 6 games: 15, 30, 37, 27, 39, 35Nets-Pacers · L
30.5 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 5 games: 21, 44, 43, 30, 34Bucks-Hawks · W
34.4 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 5 games: 6, 19, 15, 16, 34Bucks-Hawks · W
18.0 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 7 games: 23, 25, 14, 22, 14, 7, 34Heat-Kings · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST