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Thursday, November 3, 2022Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Magic trailed Warriors by 12 at halftime and won 130–129.

Final · Box score
Warriors129
Magic130
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 Magic -12; Q3 Magic -2; Q4 Magic +1
Final · Box score
Nuggets122
Thunder110
Q1 Nuggets +13; Q2 Nuggets +14; Q3 Nuggets -2; Q4 Nuggets +12
On this day · 2021–22Nov 3, 2021: 11 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (Bulls-Sixers), 37 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Magic

Orlando climbs out of a 12-point hole against Golden State

Stephen Curry goes for 39 points

Game flow · Magic margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-12-2+1Magic AHEAD ↑Warriors AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors30353331129
Magic30234334130
Who led
Jalen SuggsPoints, last 4 games: 21, 3, 9, 26Magic26 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 9 games: 27, 20, 23, 21, 29, 21, 18, 15, 22Magic22 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 9 games: 33, 34, 33, 21, 33, 31, 32, 23, 39Warriors39 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 8 games: 18, 16, 8, 2, 19, 11, 19, 27Warriors27 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Thunder

Denver gets past Thunder

122–110, with Denver ahead 71–57 at halftime. Aaron Gordon led Denver with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Nuggets-Thunder
Aaron Gordon · NuggetsShai Gilgeous-Alexander · ThunderPTS2737REB54AST33Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Warriors-Magic15
The night in charts
Warriors-Magic combined for 259, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-MagicWarriors 129, Magic 130
259
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 122, Thunder 110
232
Magic won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Warriors-MagicWarriors 129, Magic 130
+1 Magic
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 122, Thunder 110
+12 Nuggets
Magic erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-MagicMagic won · Warriors 129, Magic 130
12 pts
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets won · Nuggets 122, Thunder 110
2 pts
Aaron Gordon shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Aaron GordonNuggets · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
SGAThunder · 37 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
76% (13-17)
LooneyWarriors · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
StephWarriors · 39 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB
59% (13-22)
WagnerMagic · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
58% (7-12)
Final · Warriors-Magic
Warriors 129Magic 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors30353331129
Magic30234334130
The story
Jalen Suggs had 26 points and 9 assists as Orlando beat Golden State 130-129

Klay Thompson led Golden State with 27 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 9 AST, 4 STL, 1 REB · 9-17 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the second, the Magic took the third 43-33.

Magic lead by quarter
200 0−12−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Thunder
Nuggets 122Thunder 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets42292229122
Thunder29283815110
The story
Nikola Jokic's a 15-13-14 triple-double carried Denver past Oklahoma City, 122-110

For Oklahoma City, Luguentz Dort had 19 PTS, 3 REB 15 PTS, 14 AST, 13 REB · 6-9 FG

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 29-15.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 +13+14−2+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the fantasy play: 48.3 FPTS on 37 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+2.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.7Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.7 in 7 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−4.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.4Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 19.4 in 5 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 23.0 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 1 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 39

Stephen CurryPoints, last 9 games: 33, 34, 33, 21, 33, 31, 32, 23, 39Warriors-Magic · L
31.0 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 7 games: 32, 28, 33, 24, 38, 34, 37Thunder-Nuggets · L
32.3 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 8 games: 22, 10, 11, 26, 6, 3, 18, 27Nuggets-Thunder · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 8 games: 18, 16, 8, 2, 19, 11, 19, 27Warriors-Magic · L
15.0 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jalen SuggsPoints, last 4 games: 21, 3, 9, 26Magic-Warriors · W
14.8 PPG season to date
Career high26 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 7 games: 12, 16, 8, 13, 13, 21, 24Nuggets-Thunder · W
15.3 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST