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Friday, November 3, 2023Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed NYK by 4 after the first quarter and won 110–105.

Final · Box score
Cavs116
Pacers121
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND +17; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Knicks105
Bucks110
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL +10; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Nets109
Bulls107
Q1 BKN +5; Q2 BKN +1; Q3 BKN -2; Q4 BKN +2
Final · Box score
Wizards114
Heat121
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +20; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Warriors141
Thunder139
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +2; Q3 Warriors 0; Q4 GSW +2
Final · Box score
Mavs114
Nuggets125
Q1 DEN +16; Q2 DEN +15; Q3 DEN +15; Q4 DEN +11
Final · OT · Box score
Grizzlies113
Blazers115
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR -1; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +2
On this day · 2022–23Nov 3, 2022: 2 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Magic), 39 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Bucks

Damian Lillard scores 30 in Milwaukee win over New York

Desmond Bane goes for 33 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+10+6+5MIL AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks25213029105
Bucks21352628110
Who led
Damian LillardPoints, last 5 games: 39, 6, 25, 15, 30MIL30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 5 games: 23, 26, 33, 16, 22MIL22 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 6 games: 15, 31, 14, 19, 24, 45NYK45 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Quentin GrimesPoints, last 6 games: 11, 6, 5, 5, 5, 17NYK17 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Denver by 11.

BKN over CHI2GSW over OKC2POR over MEM2IND over CLE5MIL over NYK5MIA over WAS7DEN over DAL11Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Warriors-Thunder23
Grizzlies-Blazers21
Cavs-Pacers10
Nets-Bulls9
Knicks-Bucks5
Wizards-Heat4
Mavs-Nuggets1
Shot of the night

Steph's layup at the buzzer breaks the tie, 141-139 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Thunder combined for 280, 41 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 141, Thunder 139
280
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 114, Nuggets 125
239
Cavs-PacersCavs 116, Pacers 121
237
Wizards-HeatWizards 114, Heat 121
235
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 113, Blazers 115 · OT
228
Nets-BullsNets 109, Bulls 107
216
Knicks-BucksKnicks 105, Bucks 110
215
5 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-BullsNets 109, Bulls 107
+2 BKN
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 141, Thunder 139
+2 GSW
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 113, Blazers 115 · OT
+2 POR
Cavs-PacersCavs 116, Pacers 121
+5 IND
Knicks-BucksKnicks 105, Bucks 110
+5 MIL
Wizards-HeatWizards 114, Heat 121
+7 MIA
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 114, Nuggets 125
+11 DEN
MIL rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-BucksMIL won · Knicks 105, Bucks 110
4 pts
Nets-BullsBKN won · Nets 109, Bulls 107
2 pts
Grizzlies-BlazersPOR won · Grizzlies 113, Blazers 115 · OT
1 pt
Jokic shot 14-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JokicDEN · 33 PTS, 14 REB, 9 AST, 1 STL
88% (14-16)
DortOKC · 29 PTS, 5 REB
75% (9-12)
J-DubOKC · 18 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
JJJMEM · 30 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
65% (11-17)
TurnerIND · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
Final · Grizzlies-Blazers
Grizzlies 113Blazers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Grizzlies2627242511113
Blazers3321222613115
The story
Malcolm Brogdon had 24 points and 10 assists as Portland beat Memphis 115-113 in OT

Ziaire Williams led Memphis with 13 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL · 6-19 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the first 33-26, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 +7+1−10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Warriors-Thunder
Warriors 141Thunder 139
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors38313735141
Thunder33343933139
The story
Golden State beat Oklahoma City 141-139 behind 30 points from Stephen Curry

Chet Holmgren paced Oklahoma City: 24 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 30 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST · 9-15 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

A 38-33 first quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +5+20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Bucks
Knicks 105Bucks 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks25213029105
Bucks21352628110
The story
Brook Lopez's 13 points carried Milwaukee past New York, 110-105

For New York, Julius Randle had 16 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST 13 PTS, 9 BLK, 5 REB · 4-15 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 35-21.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −4+10+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.6Season avg26.6Last 5

26.6 points a game over his last five games, against 20.6 in 5 earlier games. Today: 45 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.0 in 4 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.8Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 26.8 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists.

Top performances

Jalen Brunson leads the day with 45

Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 6 games: 15, 31, 14, 19, 24, 45Knicks-Bucks · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +24.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Dec 9, 1995: 45 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Season high45 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 5 games: 27, 43, 26, 30, 38Cavs-Pacers · L
32.8 PPG season to date
38 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 5 games: 33, 49, 35, 18, 34Mavs-Nuggets · L
33.8 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 6 games: 29, 22, 28, 27, 25, 33Nuggets-Mavs · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 14 REB · 9 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 6 games: 31, 15, 26, 30, 21, 33Grizzlies-Blazers · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 6 games: 27, 41, 24, 42, 21, 30Warriors-Thunder · W
30.8 PPG season to date · −1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST