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Saturday, October 28, 2023Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed TOR by 9 after the first quarter and won 114–107.

Final · Box score
Bulls102
Pistons118
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +7; Q4 DET +16
Final · Box score
Knicks87
Pelicans96
Q1 NOP +14; Q2 NOP +18; Q3 NOP +9; Q4 NOP +9
Final · Box score
Grizzlies106
Wizards113
Q1 WAS +3; Q2 WAS +16; Q3 WAS +12; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Pacers125
Cavs113
Q1 IND -6; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +12
Final · Box score
Sixers114
Raptors107
Q1 PHI -9; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI +12; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Heat90
Wolves106
Q1 MIN -5; Q2 MIN +2; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +16
Final · Box score
Jazz104
Suns126
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +16; Q3 PHX +28; Q4 PHX +22
On this day · 2022–23Oct 28, 2022: 11 games. Top scorer: Tyrese Maxey (Sixers-Raptors), 44 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Raptors

Joel Embiid scores 34 as Philadelphia wins in Toronto

Evan Mobley goes for 33 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-3+12+7PHI AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers27293523114
Raptors36232028107
Who led
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 2 games: 24, 34PHI34 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 2 games: 31, 34PHI34 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Scottie BarnesPoints, last 3 games: 17, 22, 24TOR24 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Gary Trent Jr.Points, last 3 games: 5, 16, 17TOR17 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 7. Widest: Phoenix by 22.

WAS over MEM7PHI over TOR7NOP over NYK9IND over CLE12DET over CHI16MIN over MIA16PHX over UTA22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Heat-Wolves9
Pacers-Cavs5
Sixers-Raptors5
Knicks-Pelicans1
The night in charts
Pacers-Cavs combined for 238, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-CavsPacers 125, Cavs 113
238
Jazz-SunsJazz 104, Suns 126
230
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 114, Raptors 107
221
Bulls-PistonsBulls 102, Pistons 118
220
Grizzlies-WizardsGrizzlies 106, Wizards 113
219
Heat-WolvesHeat 90, Wolves 106
196
Knicks-PelicansKnicks 87, Pelicans 96
183
WAS won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-WizardsGrizzlies 106, Wizards 113
+7 WAS
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 114, Raptors 107
+7 PHI
Knicks-PelicansKnicks 87, Pelicans 96
+9 NOP
Pacers-CavsPacers 125, Cavs 113
+12 IND
Bulls-PistonsBulls 102, Pistons 118
+16 DET
Heat-WolvesHeat 90, Wolves 106
+16 MIN
Jazz-SunsJazz 104, Suns 126
+22 PHX
PHI rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-RaptorsPHI won · Sixers 114, Raptors 107
9 pts
Pacers-CavsIND won · Pacers 125, Cavs 113
6 pts
Heat-WolvesMIN won · Heat 90, Wolves 106
5 pts
Duren shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DurenDET · 23 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
82% (9-11)
KDPHX · 26 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
ReidMIN · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
ZionNOP · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
BarnesTOR · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
69% (11-16)
Final · Sixers-Raptors
Sixers 114Raptors 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers27293523114
Raptors36232028107
The story
Tyrese Maxey's 34 points carried Philadelphia past Toronto, 114-107

For Toronto, Scottie Barnes had 24 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 34 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 12-20 FG, 7-9 3PT

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 35-20.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −9−3+12+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Cavs
Pacers 125Cavs 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers31293134125
Cavs37123826113
The story
Indiana beat Cleveland 125-113 behind 20 points and 12 rebounds from Myles Turner

Max Strus paced Cleveland: 21 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST 20 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 7-14 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 29-12 second quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 −6+11+4+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Pistons
Bulls 102Pistons 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls26183325102
Pistons29282734118
The story
Jalen Duren had 23 points and 15 rebounds as Detroit beat Chicago 118-102

DeMar DeRozan led Chicago with 20 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST · 9-11 FG

The swing

The Pistons won the second 28-18, their biggest quarter edge.

DET lead by quarter
200 +3+13+7+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.2points, last 2 vs 2022–23 avg
Points per game
20.32022–23 avg32.5Last 2

32.5 points a game over his last two games, against 20.3 in 2022–23 (60 games). Today: 34 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 2 vs 2022–23 avg
Minutes per game
24.42022–23 avg10.0Last 2

10.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 24.4 in 2022–23 (77 games). Today: 0 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.7minutes, today vs 2022–23 avg
Minutes per game
15.32022–23 avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 15.3 a game in 2022–23 (37 games). Line: 16 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Zach LaVine leads the day with 51

Zach LaVinePoints, last 3 games: 16, 8, 51Bulls-Pistons · L
25.0 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Nov 6, 1996: 50 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Career high51 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 2 games: 24, 34Sixers-Raptors · W
29.0 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 2 games: 31, 34Sixers-Raptors · W
32.5 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Evan MobleyPoints, last 3 games: 10, 14, 33Cavs-Pacers · L
19.0 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 3 games: 11, 17, 31Cavs-Pacers · L
19.7 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 2 games: 18, 27Wizards-Grizzlies · W
22.5 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST