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Monday, October 31, 2022Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed CHA by 15 at halftime and won 115–108.

Final · Box score
Kings115
Hornets108
Q1 SAC -10; Q2 SAC -15; Q3 SAC +4; Q4 SAC +7
Final · Box score
Sixers118
Wizards111
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 Sixers 0; Q3 PHI +13; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Pacers109
Nets116
Q1 BKN +15; Q2 BKN +7; Q3 BKN +7; Q4 BKN +7
Final · Box score
Hawks109
Raptors139
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +11; Q3 TOR +15; Q4 TOR +30
Final · Box score
Pistons108
Bucks110
Q1 MIL +11; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +11; Q4 MIL +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies105
Jazz121
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA +17; Q3 UTA +23; Q4 UTA +16
Final · Box score
Rockets93
Clippers95
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC -1; Q3 LAC -3; Q4 LAC +2
On this day · 2021–22Oct 31, 2021: 5 games. Top scorer: Donovan Mitchell (Jazz-Bucks), 28 points.
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The lead · Kings-Hornets

Sacramento erases 15-point lead, steals one from Charlotte

Paul George goes for 35 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-15+4+7SAC AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings24283726115
Hornets34331823108
Who led
Kevin HuerterPoints, last 6 games: 23, 18, 9, 7, 27, 26SAC26 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Davion MitchellPoints, last 6 games: 2, 4, 7, 7, 2, 23SAC23 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
P.J. WashingtonPoints, last 7 games: 17, 10, 12, 17, 5, 31, 28CHA28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kelly Oubre Jr.Points, last 7 games: 13, 15, 24, 17, 12, 18, 16CHA16 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Rockets-Clippers19
Sixers-Wizards16
Hawks-Raptors6
Grizzlies-Jazz5
Kings-Hornets3
Pacers-Nets1
Pistons-Bucks0
Shot of the night

George's jumper with 6.2 seconds left breaks the tie, 95-93 final

The night in charts
Hawks-Raptors combined for 248, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 109, Raptors 139
248
Sixers-WizardsSixers 118, Wizards 111
229
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 105, Jazz 121
226
Pacers-NetsPacers 109, Nets 116
225
Kings-HornetsKings 115, Hornets 108
223
Pistons-BucksPistons 108, Bucks 110
218
Rockets-ClippersRockets 93, Clippers 95
188
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-ClippersRockets 93, Clippers 95
+2 LAC
Pistons-BucksPistons 108, Bucks 110
+2 MIL
Pacers-NetsPacers 109, Nets 116
+7 BKN
Sixers-WizardsSixers 118, Wizards 111
+7 PHI
Kings-HornetsKings 115, Hornets 108
+7 SAC
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 105, Jazz 121
+16 UTA
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 109, Raptors 139
+30 TOR
SAC erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-HornetsSAC won · Kings 115, Hornets 108
15 pts
Rockets-ClippersLAC won · Rockets 93, Clippers 95
3 pts
Grizzlies-JazzUTA won · Grizzlies 105, Jazz 121
3 pts
Claxton shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ClaxtonBKN · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK
82% (9-11)
Davion MitchellSAC · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL
82% (9-11)
MarkkanenUTA · 31 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
73% (11-15)
MeltonPHI · 16 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
JaMEM · 37 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
67% (12-18)
Final · Rockets-Clippers
Rockets 93Clippers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2329241793
Clippers3021222295
The story
Ivica Zubac had 16 points and 12 rebounds as LA beat Houston 95-93

Kenyon Martin Jr. led Houston with 23 PTS, 6 REB 16 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK · 6-8 FG

The swing

The Clippers won the first 30-23, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +7−1−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Bucks
Pistons 108Bucks 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons23292531108
Bucks34262822110
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo's 31 points carried Milwaukee past Detroit, 110-108

For Detroit, Cade Cunningham had 27 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 31 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 12-23 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-23, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +11+8+11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jrue Holiday was the fantasy play: 49.9 FPTS on 25 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB

Final · Kings-Hornets
Kings 115Hornets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings24283726115
Hornets34331823108
The story
Sacramento beat Charlotte 115-108 behind 26 points from Kevin Huerter

P.J. Washington paced Charlotte: 28 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB · 8-16 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

A 37-18 third quarter erased a 15-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −10−15+4+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg12.4Last 5

12.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 7 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.4minutes, last 3 vs 2021–22 avg
Minutes per game
23.72021–22 avg3.3Last 3

3.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.7 in 2021–22 (29 games). Today: 5 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.6Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 15.6 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Toronto posts the night's biggest win

Toronto beat Atlanta by 30, the widest margin of 7 games.

MIL over DET2LAC over HOU2SAC over CHA7PHI over WAS7BKN over IND7UTA over MEM16TOR over ATL30Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Ja Morant leads the day with 37

Ja MorantPoints, last 6 games: 34, 49, 20, 38, 22, 37Grizzlies-Jazz · L
33.3 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 7 games: 32, 27, 37, 33, 37, 26, 36Nets-Pacers · W
32.6 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 6 games: 15, 40, 16, 10, 14, 35Clippers-Rockets · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 7 games: 15, 14, 18, 20, 22, 17, 32Wizards-Sixers · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 7 games: 23, 37, 23, 23, 20, 26, 31Raptors-Hawks · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 8 games: 17, 24, 31, 14, 24, 17, 23, 31Jazz-Grizzlies · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST