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Tuesday, November 1, 2022Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Heat trailed Warriors by 8 after three quarters and won 116–109.

Final · Box score
Bulls108
Nets99
Q1 Bulls -2; Q2 Bulls -6; Q3 Bulls -3; Q4 Bulls +9
Final · Box score
Warriors109
Heat116
Q1 Heat +9; Q2 Heat +2; Q3 Heat -8; Q4 Heat +7
Final · Box score
Magic108
Thunder116
Q1 Thunder +1; Q2 Thunder -3; Q3 Thunder -3; Q4 Thunder +8
Final · Box score
Wolves107
Suns116
Q1 Suns +4; Q2 Suns +7; Q3 Suns +11; Q4 Suns +9
On this day · 2021–22Nov 1, 2021: 9 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (Bulls-Celtics), 37 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Heat

Miami rallies from 8 down to beat Golden State

Stephen Curry posts a triple-double

Game flow · Heat margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+2-8+7Heat AHEAD ↑Warriors AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors24323815109
Heat33252830116
Who led
Max StrusPoints, last 8 games: 22, 2, 20, 6, 16, 14, 11, 24Heat24 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 8 games: 24, 18, 24, 26, 17, 27, 13, 23Heat23 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 8 games: 33, 34, 33, 21, 33, 31, 32, 23Warriors23 PTS · 13 REB · 13 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 8 games: 20, 23, 24, 16, 18, 10, 10, 21Warriors21 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Bulls-Nets

Chicago handles Brooklyn by 9

The Bulls won the fourth quarter 31–19. Final: 108–99. Zach LaVine led Chicago with 29 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Heat over Warriors7Thunder over Magic8Bulls over Nets9Suns over Wolves9Final margin, points. Pink = Bulls over Nets.
Lead changes
Warriors-Heat9
Bulls-Nets6
Magic-Thunder6
Wolves-Suns1
The night in charts
Warriors-Heat combined for 225, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-HeatWarriors 109, Heat 116
225
Magic-ThunderMagic 108, Thunder 116
224
Wolves-SunsWolves 107, Suns 116
223
Bulls-NetsBulls 108, Nets 99
207
Heat won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Warriors-HeatWarriors 109, Heat 116
+7 Heat
Magic-ThunderMagic 108, Thunder 116
+8 Thunder
Bulls-NetsBulls 108, Nets 99
+9 Bulls
Wolves-SunsWolves 107, Suns 116
+9 Suns
Heat rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-HeatHeat won · Warriors 109, Heat 116
8 pts
Bulls-NetsBulls won · Bulls 108, Nets 99
6 pts
Magic-ThunderThunder won · Magic 108, Thunder 116
3 pts
Mikal Bridges shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Mikal BridgesSuns · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
SGAThunder · 34 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
67% (12-18)
Wendell Carter Jr.Magic · 30 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
O'NealeNets · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
WigginsWarriors · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Warriors-Heat
Warriors 109Heat 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors24323815109
Heat33252830116
The story
Bam Adebayo had 19 points as Miami beat Golden State 116-109

Andrew Wiggins led Golden State with 21 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 19 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 8-15 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Heat took the fourth 30-15.

Heat lead by quarter
200 +9+2−8+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Thunder
Magic 108Thunder 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic32342220108
Thunder33302231116
The story
Aleksej Pokusevski's 16 points carried Oklahoma City past Orlando, 116-108

For Orlando, Franz Wagner had 20 PTS, 7 AST 16 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 7-13 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 31-20.

Thunder lead by quarter
200 +1−3−3+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Nets
Bulls 108Nets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls25272531108
Nets2731221999
The story
Chicago beat Brooklyn 108-99 behind 29 points from Zach LaVine

Royce O'Neale paced Brooklyn: 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 10-21 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

A 31-19 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Bulls.

Bulls lead by quarter
200 −2−6−3+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Durant topped the game at 54.8 FPTS: 32 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.5Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.5 in 6 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.6minutes, last 3 vs 2021–22 avg
Minutes per game
20.62021–22 avg2.0Last 3

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

Stepped-up role
+14.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.3Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 13.3 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 34

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 6 games: 32, 28, 33, 24, 38, 34Thunder-Magic · W
31.5 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 8 games: 32, 27, 37, 33, 37, 26, 36, 32Nets-Bulls · L
32.5 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Wendell Carter Jr.Points, last 8 games: 11, 14, 15, 17, 12, 15, 15, 30Magic-Thunder · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high30 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 5 games: 23, 19, 28, 20, 29Bulls-Nets · W
23.8 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Cameron JohnsonPoints, last 7 games: 15, 5, 11, 9, 16, 19, 29Suns-Wolves · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 8 games: 12, 27, 15, 27, 21, 21, 26, 24Wolves-Suns · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST