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Thursday, November 2, 2023Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Magic trailed Jazz by 4 after the first quarter and won 115–113.

Final · Box score
Raptors99
Sixers114
Q1 Sixers +4; Q2 Sixers +9; Q3 Sixers +13; Q4 Sixers +15
Final · Box score
Pistons116
Pelicans125
Q1 Pelicans +6; Q2 Pelicans +23; Q3 Pelicans +11; Q4 Pelicans +9
Final · Box score
Magic115
Jazz113
Q1 Magic -4; Q2 Magic +8; Q3 Magic +4; Q4 Magic +2
Final · Box score
Spurs132
Suns121
Q1 Spurs +19; Q2 Spurs +20; Q3 Spurs +14; Q4 Spurs +11
On this day · 2022–23Nov 2, 2022: 11 games. Top scorer: Dejounte Murray (Hawks-Knicks), 36 points.
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The lead · Magic-Jazz

Paolo Banchero scores 30, Orlando holds off Utah

Victor Wembanyama goes for 38 points

Game flow · Magic margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+8+4+2Magic AHEAD ↑Jazz AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic30362425115
Jazz34242827113
Who led
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 5 games: 12, 14, 9, 15, 30Magic30 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 5 games: 19, 23, 16, 14, 21Magic21 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 6 games: 19, 35, 19, 27, 19, 22Jazz22 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 6 games: 24, 13, 7, 4, 20, 21Jazz21 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Pistons-Pelicans

New Orleans leads Detroit wire to wire

New Orleans was ahead at every break and won 125–116. Best quarter: the second, 37–20. CJ McCollum led New Orleans with 33 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Magic over Jazz2Pelicans over Pistons9Spurs over Suns11Sixers over Raptors15Final margin, points. Pink = Pelicans over Pistons.
Lead changes
Magic-Jazz8
Raptors-Sixers7
Pistons-Pelicans6
Spurs-Suns0
Shot of the night

Paolo's layup with 14 seconds left puts the Magic ahead, 115-113 final

The night in charts
Spurs-Suns combined for 253, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-SunsSpurs 132, Suns 121
253
Pistons-PelicansPistons 116, Pelicans 125
241
Magic-JazzMagic 115, Jazz 113
228
Raptors-SixersRaptors 99, Sixers 114
213
Magic won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Magic-JazzMagic 115, Jazz 113
+2 Magic
Pistons-PelicansPistons 116, Pelicans 125
+9 Pelicans
Spurs-SunsSpurs 132, Suns 121
+11 Spurs
Raptors-SixersRaptors 99, Sixers 114
+15 Sixers
Ryan shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RyanPelicans · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
John CollinsJazz · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Zach CollinsSpurs · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST
70% (7-10)
VassellSpurs · 17 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
PaoloMagic · 30 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Magic-Jazz
Magic 115Jazz 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic30362425115
Jazz34242827113
The story
Franz Wagner had 21 points as Orlando beat Utah 115-113

Talen Horton-Tucker led Utah with 15 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 9-21 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Magic took the second 36-24.

Magic lead by quarter
200 −4+8+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Pelicans
Pistons 116Pelicans 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons29203433116
Pelicans35372231125
The story
New Orleans beat Detroit 125-116 behind 23 points and 13 rebounds from Jonas Valanciunas

Cade Cunningham paced Detroit: 22 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 9-16 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 37-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Pelicans.

Pelicans lead by quarter
300 +6+23+11+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Suns
Spurs 132Suns 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs39362829132
Suns20353432121
The story
Zach Collins' 19 points carried San Antonio past Phoenix, 132-121

For Phoenix, Kevin Durant had 28 PTS, 6 REB 19 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 7-10 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 39-20, was where the Spurs built it.

Spurs lead by quarter
200 +19+20+14+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.2Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 16.2 in 4 earlier games. Today: 38 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.0minutes, last 3 vs 2022–23 avg
Minutes per game
28.02022–23 avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.0 in 2022–23 (82 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
Matt RyanPelicans
+13.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 21.8 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Victor Wembanyama leads the day with 38

Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 5 games: 15, 21, 11, 18, 38Spurs-Suns · W
20.6 PPG season to date
38 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 5 games: 24, 12, 19, 29, 33Pelicans-Pistons · W
23.4 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 2 games: 32, 31Suns-Spurs · L
31.5 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 9 REB · 13 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 5 games: 12, 14, 9, 15, 30Magic-Jazz · W
16.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 4 games: 24, 34, 35, 28Sixers-Raptors · W
30.2 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 5 games: 18, 39, 26, 26, 28Suns-Spurs · L
27.4 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST