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Wednesday, November 1, 2023Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed OKC by 19 after the first quarter and won 110–106.

Final · Box score
Blazers110
Pistons101
Q1 POR -6; Q2 POR -12; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +9
Final · Box score
Bucks111
Raptors130
Q1 TOR +13; Q2 TOR +22; Q3 TOR +16; Q4 TOR +19
Final · Box score
Wizards121
Hawks130
Q1 ATL -5; Q2 ATL +8; Q3 ATL +17; Q4 ATL +9
Final · Box score
Pacers104
Celtics155
Q1 BOS +17; Q2 BOS +21; Q3 BOS +38; Q4 BOS +51
Final · Box score
Nets109
Heat105
Q1 BKN -3; Q2 BKN -10; Q3 BKN -8; Q4 BKN +4
Final · Box score
Cavs95
Knicks89
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE -1; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Pelicans110
Thunder106
Q1 NOP -19; Q2 NOP -8; Q3 NOP +1; Q4 NOP +4
Final · Box score
Hornets119
Rockets128
Q1 HOU +12; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU +8; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Nuggets89
Wolves110
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN +19; Q3 MIN +17; Q4 MIN +21
Final · Box score
Bulls105
Mavs114
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL -2; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Grizzlies109
Jazz133
Q1 UTA +23; Q2 UTA +33; Q3 UTA +25; Q4 UTA +24
Final · Box score
Kings101
Warriors102
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW -5; Q4 GSW +1
Final · OT · Box score
Clippers125
Lakers130
Q1 LAL -13; Q2 LAL -13; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +5
On this day · 2022–23Nov 1, 2022: 4 games. Top scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder-Magic), 34 points.
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The lead · Pelicans-Thunder

New Orleans storms back from 19 down to beat OKC

LeBron James goes for 35 points

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-19-8+1+4NOP AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans14293532110
Thunder33182629106
Who led
CJ McCollumPoints, last 4 games: 24, 12, 19, 29NOP29 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 4 games: 23, 24, 19, 20NOP20 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 5 games: 31, 34, 7, 32, 20OKC20 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Chet HolmgrenPoints, last 5 games: 11, 16, 19, 14, 19OKC19 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Bulls-Mavs22
Kings-Warriors12
Cavs-Knicks10
Clippers-Lakers10
Pelicans-Thunder9
Wizards-Hawks4
Nets-Heat4
Blazers-Pistons2
Pacers-Celtics2
Hornets-Rockets1
Bucks-Raptors0
Nuggets-Wolves0
Grizzlies-Jazz0
Shot of the night

Klay's jumper with 1.1 seconds left puts the Warriors ahead, 102-101 final

The night in charts
Pacers-Celtics combined for 259, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-CelticsPacers 104, Celtics 155
259
Clippers-LakersClippers 125, Lakers 130 · OT
255
Wizards-HawksWizards 121, Hawks 130
251
Hornets-RocketsHornets 119, Rockets 128
247
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 109, Jazz 133
242
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 111, Raptors 130
241
Bulls-MavsBulls 105, Mavs 114
219
Pelicans-ThunderPelicans 110, Thunder 106
216
Nets-HeatNets 109, Heat 105
214
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 110, Pistons 101
211
Kings-WarriorsKings 101, Warriors 102
203
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 89, Wolves 110
199
Cavs-KnicksCavs 95, Knicks 89
184
4 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-WarriorsKings 101, Warriors 102
+1 GSW
Nets-HeatNets 109, Heat 105
+4 BKN
Pelicans-ThunderPelicans 110, Thunder 106
+4 NOP
Clippers-LakersClippers 125, Lakers 130 · OT
+5 LAL
Cavs-KnicksCavs 95, Knicks 89
+6 CLE
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 110, Pistons 101
+9 POR
Wizards-HawksWizards 121, Hawks 130
+9 ATL
Hornets-RocketsHornets 119, Rockets 128
+9 HOU
Bulls-MavsBulls 105, Mavs 114
+9 DAL
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 111, Raptors 130
+19 TOR
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 89, Wolves 110
+21 MIN
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 109, Jazz 133
+24 UTA
Pacers-CelticsPacers 104, Celtics 155
+51 BOS
NOP erased a 19-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pelicans-ThunderNOP won · Pelicans 110, Thunder 106
19 pts
Clippers-LakersLAL won · Clippers 125, Lakers 130 · OT
13 pts
Blazers-PistonsPOR won · Blazers 110, Pistons 101
12 pts
Nets-HeatBKN won · Nets 109, Heat 105
10 pts
Wizards-HawksATL won · Wizards 121, Hawks 130
5 pts
Sexton shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SextonUTA · 23 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
80% (8-10)
SengunHOU · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
PoeltlTOR · 14 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
BeasleyMIL · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Derrick WhiteBOS · 18 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Pelicans-Thunder
Pelicans 110Thunder 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans14293532110
Thunder33182629106
The story
CJ McCollum's 29 points and 11 rebounds carried New Orleans past Oklahoma City, 110-106

For Oklahoma City, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 20 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 29 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 10-17 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The Pelicans trailed by 19 going into the second, then won it 29-18.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −19−8+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Heat
Nets 109Heat 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets29172934109
Heat32242722105
The story
Brooklyn beat Miami 109-105 behind 21 points from Mikal Bridges

Tyler Herro paced Miami: 30 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 7-16 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

A 34-22 fourth quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Nets.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −3−10−8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Bam Adebayo topped the game at 50.3 FPTS: 21 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST

Final · Clippers-Lakers
Clippers 125Lakers 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Clippers372424328125
Lakers2424393013130
The story
Anthony Davis had 27 points and 10 rebounds as Los Angeles beat LA 130-125 in OT

Russell Westbrook led LA with 24 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST 27 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 10-18 FG

The swing

Down 13 after the second, the Lakers took the third 39-24.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −13−13+20+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.0points, last 3 vs 2022–23 avg
Points per game
11.72022–23 avg16.7Last 3

16.7 points a game over his last three games, against 11.7 in 2022–23 (56 games). Today: 17 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.1minutes, last 3 vs 2022–23 avg
Minutes per game
24.42022–23 avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.4 in 2022–23 (77 games). Today: 4 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.2Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 12.2 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Celtics rout

Three of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. Boston beat Indiana by 51.

GSW over SAC1BKN over MIA4NOP over OKC4LAL over LAC5CLE over NYK6POR over DET9ATL over WAS9HOU over CHA9DAL over CHI9TOR over MIL19MIN over DEN21UTA over MEM24BOS over IND51Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Kawhi Leonard leads the day with 38

Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 5 games: 23, 25, 21, 8, 38Clippers-Lakers · L
23.0 PPG season to date
38 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 5 games: 21, 21, 27, 19, 35Lakers-Clippers · W
24.6 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 5 games: 27, 36, 19, 27, 35Clippers-Lakers · L
28.8 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 4 games: 34, 22, 33, 30Celtics-Pacers · W
29.8 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 4 games: 27, 43, 26, 30Cavs-Knicks · W
31.5 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 5 games: 30, 12, 25, 17, 30Pistons-Blazers · L
22.8 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST