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Tuesday, October 31, 2023Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed PHX by 18 at halftime and won 115–114.

Final · Box score
Knicks109
Cavs91
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 NYK +18; Q4 NYK +18
Final · Box score
Spurs115
Suns114
Q1 SAS -9; Q2 SAS -18; Q3 SAS -13; Q4 SAS +1
Final · Box score
Magic102
Clippers118
Q1 LAC -5; Q2 LAC -3; Q3 LAC +17; Q4 LAC +16
On this day · 2022–23Oct 31, 2022: 7 games. Top scorer: Ja Morant (Grizzlies-Jazz), 37 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Suns

San Antonio erases 18-point lead, steals one from Phoenix

Paul George goes for 27 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-18-13+1SAS AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs18273733115
Suns27363219114
Who led
Keldon JohnsonPoints, last 4 games: 17, 20, 5, 27SAS27 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Devin VassellPoints, last 4 games: 23, 25, 14, 18SAS18 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 4 games: 18, 39, 26, 26PHX26 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 4 games: 10, 15, 21, 20PHX20 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Magic-Clippers

Clippers beat Orlando, 118–102

Clippers led 88–71 after three and won by 16. Paul George led Clippers with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over PHX1LAC over ORL16NYK over CLE18Final margin, points. Pink = LAC over ORL.
Lead changes
Knicks-Cavs4
Magic-Clippers4
Spurs-Suns1
Shot of the night

Johnson's layup with 2 seconds left puts the Spurs ahead, 115-114 final

The night in charts
Spurs-Suns combined for 229, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-SunsSpurs 115, Suns 114
229
Magic-ClippersMagic 102, Clippers 118
220
Knicks-CavsKnicks 109, Cavs 91
200
SAS won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Spurs-SunsSpurs 115, Suns 114
+1 SAS
Magic-ClippersMagic 102, Clippers 118
+16 LAC
Knicks-CavsKnicks 109, Cavs 91
+18 NYK
SAS erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-SunsSAS won · Spurs 115, Suns 114
18 pts
Magic-ClippersLAC won · Magic 102, Clippers 118
5 pts
KD shot 12-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KDPHX · 26 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
63% (12-19)
Eric GordonPHX · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB
57% (8-14)
MitchellCLE · 26 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
55% (11-20)
QuickleyNYK · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
55% (6-11)
Zach CollinsSAS · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
55% (6-11)
Final · Spurs-Suns
Spurs 115Suns 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs18273733115
Suns27363219114
The story
Keldon Johnson had 27 points as San Antonio beat Phoenix 115-114

Jusuf Nurkic led Phoenix with 12 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 10-20 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the third, the Spurs took the fourth 33-19.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −9−18−13+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Clippers
Magic 102Clippers 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic18322131102
Clippers13344130118
The story
Russell Westbrook's 18 points carried LA past Orlando, 118-102

For Orlando, Paolo Banchero had 15 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 5 STL · 8-16 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 41-21.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −5−3+17+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Cavs
Knicks 109Cavs 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks28302823109
Cavs2428162391
The story
New York beat Cleveland 109-91 behind 19 points and 10 rebounds from Julius Randle

Evan Mobley paced Cleveland: 12 REB, 6 PTS, 5 AST 19 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 5-14 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 28-16 third quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +4+6+18+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Donovan Mitchell topped the game at 41.1 FPTS: 26 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+3.7points, last 3 vs 2022–23 avg
Points per game
28.32022–23 avg32.0Last 3

32.0 points a game over his last three games, against 28.3 in 2022–23 (68 games). Today: 26 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 2 vs 2022–23 avg
Minutes per game
19.22022–23 avg4.5Last 2

4.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 19.2 in 2022–23 (27 games). Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 21.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 0 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 27

Paul GeorgePoints, last 4 games: 27, 36, 19, 27Clippers-Magic · W
27.2 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Keldon JohnsonPoints, last 4 games: 17, 20, 5, 27Spurs-Suns · W
17.2 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 4 games: 18, 39, 26, 26Suns-Spurs · L
27.2 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 3 games: 27, 43, 26Cavs-Knicks · L
32.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 4 games: 10, 15, 21, 20Suns-Spurs · L
16.5 PPG season to date
20 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 4 games: 14, 17, 10, 19Knicks-Cavs · W
15.0 PPG season to date
19 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST