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Wednesday, November 2, 2022Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed UTA by 12 after the first quarter and won 103–100.

Final · Box score
Wizards121
Sixers111
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +1; Q4 WAS +10
Final · OT · Box score
Celtics113
Cavs114
Q1 CLE +8; Q2 CLE -6; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +1
Final · Box score
Kings107
Heat110
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +1; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Hawks112
Knicks99
Q1 ATL -11; Q2 ATL -8; Q3 ATL +14; Q4 ATL +13
Final · Box score
Hornets88
Bulls106
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 CHI +18
Final · Box score
Clippers109
Rockets101
Q1 LAC +10; Q2 LAC +3; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +8
Final · Box score
Pistons91
Bucks116
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL +17; Q4 MIL +25
Final · Box score
Raptors143
Spurs100
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 TOR +15; Q3 TOR +34; Q4 TOR +43
Final · Box score
Jazz100
Mavs103
Q1 DAL -12; Q2 DAL -3; Q3 DAL -4; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies111
Blazers106
Q1 MEM +7; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM +6; Q4 MEM +5
Final · OT · Box score
Pelicans117
Lakers120
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL +12; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +3
On this day · 2021–22Nov 2, 2021: 5 games. Top scorer: Donovan Mitchell (Jazz-Kings), 36 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Mavs

Luka Doncic scores 33, Dallas holds off Utah

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 32 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-3-4+3DAL AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz35152822100
Mavs23242729103
Who led
Luka DoncicPoints, last 7 games: 35, 32, 37, 41, 31, 44, 33DAL33 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Christian WoodPoints, last 7 games: 25, 25, 23, 11, 11, 5, 21DAL21 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 9 games: 10, 29, 18, 17, 20, 6, 21, 11, 22UTA22 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Collin SextonPoints, last 9 games: 20, 11, 8, 10, 4, 13, 19, 15, 19UTA19 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Raptors rout

Four of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Toronto beat San Antonio by 43.

CLE over BOS1MIA over SAC3DAL over UTA3LAL over NOP3MEM over POR5LAC over HOU8WAS over PHI10ATL over NYK13CHI over CHA18MIL over DET25TOR over SAS43Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Kings-Heat26
Pelicans-Lakers15
Celtics-Cavs11
Hawks-Knicks7
Jazz-Mavs5
Hornets-Bulls4
Pistons-Bucks4
Raptors-Spurs4
Grizzlies-Blazers0
Shot of the night

Herro's three with 2.5 seconds left breaks the tie, 110-107 final

The night in charts
Raptors-Spurs combined for 243, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-SpursRaptors 143, Spurs 100
243
Pelicans-LakersPelicans 117, Lakers 120 · OT
237
Wizards-SixersWizards 121, Sixers 111
232
Celtics-CavsCeltics 113, Cavs 114 · OT
227
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 111, Blazers 106
217
Kings-HeatKings 107, Heat 110
217
Hawks-KnicksHawks 112, Knicks 99
211
Clippers-RocketsClippers 109, Rockets 101
210
Pistons-BucksPistons 91, Bucks 116
207
Jazz-MavsJazz 100, Mavs 103
203
Hornets-BullsHornets 88, Bulls 106
194
5 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-CavsCeltics 113, Cavs 114 · OT
+1 CLE
Kings-HeatKings 107, Heat 110
+3 MIA
Jazz-MavsJazz 100, Mavs 103
+3 DAL
Pelicans-LakersPelicans 117, Lakers 120 · OT
+3 LAL
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 111, Blazers 106
+5 MEM
Clippers-RocketsClippers 109, Rockets 101
+8 LAC
Wizards-SixersWizards 121, Sixers 111
+10 WAS
Hawks-KnicksHawks 112, Knicks 99
+13 ATL
Hornets-BullsHornets 88, Bulls 106
+18 CHI
Pistons-BucksPistons 91, Bucks 116
+25 MIL
Raptors-SpursRaptors 143, Spurs 100
+43 TOR
DAL erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-MavsDAL won · Jazz 100, Mavs 103
12 pts
Hawks-KnicksATL won · Hawks 112, Knicks 99
11 pts
Celtics-CavsCLE won · Celtics 113, Cavs 114 · OT
6 pts
Pelicans-LakersLAL won · Pelicans 117, Lakers 120 · OT
4 pts
Boucher shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoucherTOR · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
PorzingisWAS · 30 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
69% (9-13)
JrueMIL · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
69% (11-16)
WoodDAL · 21 PTS, 10 REB
67% (10-15)
KuzmaWAS · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Celtics-Cavs
Celtics 113Cavs 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics272920316113
Cavs351533247114
The story
Darius Garland had 29 points and 12 assists as Cleveland beat Boston 114-113 in OT

Jayson Tatum led Boston with 26 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST 29 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 9-20 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Cavaliers took the third 33-20.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +8−6+70+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pelicans-Lakers
Pelicans 117Lakers 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pelicans271735326117
Lakers233326299120
The story
Anthony Davis' 20 points and 16 rebounds carried Los Angeles past New Orleans, 120-117 in OT

For New Orleans, CJ McCollum had 22 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST 20 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK · 8-17 FG

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 33-17.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −4+12+30+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Jazz-Mavs
Jazz 100Mavs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz35152822100
Mavs23242729103
The story
Dallas beat Utah 103-100 behind 20 points from Spencer Dinwiddie

Jordan Clarkson paced Utah: 22 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 20 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 8-20 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

A 24-15 second quarter erased a 12-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −12−3−4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.2Season avg29.8Last 5

29.8 points a game over his last five games, against 23.2 in 8 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.7Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.7 in 6 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 24.5 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Dejounte Murray leads the day with 36

Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 8 games: 20, 20, 19, 14, 26, 21, 20, 36Hawks-Knicks · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 7 games: 35, 32, 37, 41, 31, 44, 33Mavs-Jazz · W
36.1 PPG season to date · −3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 7 games: 21, 44, 43, 30, 34, 31, 32Bucks-Pistons · W
33.6 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 9 games: 21, 15, 25, 8, 31, 44, 14, 28, 32Sixers-Wizards · L
24.2 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 7 games: 22, 16, 12, 29, 14, 30, 31Blazers-Grizzlies · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 7 games: 35, 28, 12, 21, 32, 24, 30Celtics-Cavs · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST