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Sunday, October 30, 2022Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Cavs trailed Knicks by 9 after three quarters and won 121–108.

Final · Box score
Pelicans112
Clippers91
Q1 Pelicans -7; Q2 Pelicans 0; Q3 Pelicans +11; Q4 Pelicans +21
Final · Box score
Wizards94
Celtics112
Q1 Celtics +19; Q2 Celtics +11; Q3 Celtics +19; Q4 Celtics +18
Final · Box score
Knicks108
Cavs121
Q1 Cavs +5; Q2 Cavs +3; Q3 Cavs -9; Q4 Cavs +13
Final · Box score
Warriors114
Pistons128
Q1 Pistons -8; Q2 Pistons +8; Q3 Pistons +9; Q4 Pistons +14
Final · Box score
Wolves98
Spurs107
Q1 Spurs +3; Q2 Spurs +10; Q3 Spurs +15; Q4 Spurs +9
Final · Box score
Magic105
Mavs114
Q1 Mavs -5; Q2 Mavs 0; Q3 Mavs +5; Q4 Mavs +9
Final · Box score
Rockets109
Suns124
Q1 Suns +5; Q2 Suns +9; Q3 Suns +4; Q4 Suns +15
Final · Box score
Nuggets110
Lakers121
Q1 Lakers -5; Q2 Lakers +4; Q3 Lakers +8; Q4 Lakers +11
On this day · 2021–22Oct 30, 2021: 11 games. Top scorer: Bradley Beal (Wizards-Celtics), 36 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Cavs

Donovan Mitchell hits eight threes, Cleveland tops New York

Luka Doncic goes for 44 points

Game flow · Cavs margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+3-9+13Cavs AHEAD ↑Knicks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks30293415108
Cavs35272237121
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 6 games: 31, 32, 37, 14, 41, 38Cavs38 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 6 games: 8, 15, 5, 4, 9, 29Cavs29 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 6 games: 15, 17, 21, 27, 13, 16Knicks16 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Evan FournierPoints, last 6 games: 14, 8, 8, 14, 11, 16Knicks16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Mavs7
Pelicans-Clippers6
Knicks-Cavs6
Warriors-Pistons5
Wolves-Spurs1
Wizards-Celtics0
Rockets-Suns0
The night in charts
Warriors-Pistons combined for 242, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 114, Pistons 128
242
Rockets-SunsRockets 109, Suns 124
233
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 110, Lakers 121
231
Knicks-CavsKnicks 108, Cavs 121
229
Magic-MavsMagic 105, Mavs 114
219
Wizards-CelticsWizards 94, Celtics 112
206
Wolves-SpursWolves 98, Spurs 107
205
Pelicans-ClippersPelicans 112, Clippers 91
203
Mavs won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Magic-MavsMagic 105, Mavs 114
+9 Mavs
Wolves-SpursWolves 98, Spurs 107
+9 Spurs
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 110, Lakers 121
+11 Lakers
Knicks-CavsKnicks 108, Cavs 121
+13 Cavs
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 114, Pistons 128
+14 Pistons
Rockets-SunsRockets 109, Suns 124
+15 Suns
Wizards-CelticsWizards 94, Celtics 112
+18 Celtics
Pelicans-ClippersPelicans 112, Clippers 91
+21 Pelicans
Cavs rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-CavsCavs won · Knicks 108, Cavs 121
9 pts
Warriors-PistonsPistons won · Warriors 114, Pistons 128
8 pts
Pelicans-ClippersPelicans won · Pelicans 112, Clippers 91
7 pts
Magic-MavsMavs won · Magic 105, Mavs 114
5 pts
Nuggets-LakersLakers won · Nuggets 110, Lakers 121
5 pts
Wade shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WadeCavs · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
BolMagic · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK
70% (7-10)
LukaMavs · 44 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
65% (17-26)
LoveCavs · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
Aaron GordonNuggets · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Magic-Mavs
Magic 105Mavs 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic34262322105
Mavs29312826114
The story
Tim Hardaway Jr. had 21 points as Dallas beat Orlando 114-105

R.J. Hampton led Orlando with 15 PTS, 4 REB 21 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB · 5-15 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Mavericks took the second 31-26.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 −50+5+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Lakers
Nuggets 110Lakers 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets31203425110
Lakers26293828121
The story
Los Angeles beat Denver 121-110 behind 26 points and 8 assists from LeBron James

Jamal Murray paced Denver: 21 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 26 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 10-22 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 29-20 second quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Lakers.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 −5+4+8+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Jokic topped the game at 53.3 FPTS: 23 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST

Final · Knicks-Cavs
Knicks 108Cavs 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks30293415108
Cavs35272237121
The story
Kevin Love's 29 points carried Cleveland past New York, 121-108

For New York, Jalen Brunson had 16 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 29 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 9-14 FG, 8-13 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 9 going into the fourth, then won it 37-15.

Cavs lead by quarter
200 +5+3−9+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
Jordan PooleWarriors
+5.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.8Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.8 in 6 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.9minutes, last 3 vs 2021–22 avg
Minutes per game
20.22021–22 avg1.3Last 3

1.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 2021–22 (48 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs 2021–22 avg
Minutes per game
16.12021–22 avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in 2021–22 (48 games). Line: 7 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 9. Widest: New Orleans by 21.

Spurs over Wolves9Mavs over Magic9Lakers over Nuggets11Cavs over Knicks13Pistons over Warriors14Suns over Rockets15Celtics over Wizards18Pelicans over Clippers21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 44

Luka DoncicPoints, last 6 games: 35, 32, 37, 41, 31, 44Mavs-Magic · W
36.7 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allan Houston Knicks, Jan 12, 2002: 44 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Season high44 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 6 games: 31, 32, 37, 14, 41, 38Cavs-Knicks · W
32.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 7 games: 33, 34, 33, 21, 33, 31, 32Warriors-Pistons · L
31.0 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 6 games: 28, 33, 35, 34, 16, 30Suns-Rockets · W
29.3 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 7 games: 12, 7, 24, 17, 11, 24, 30Warriors-Pistons · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 6 games: 8, 15, 5, 4, 9, 29Cavs-Knicks · W
11.7 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST