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Saturday, November 4, 2023Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed NOP by 8 after the first quarter and won 123–105.

Final · Box score
Suns100
Sixers112
Q1 PHI +1; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI +5; Q4 PHI +12
Final · Box score
Hornets125
Pacers124
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 CHA +8; Q3 CHA -4; Q4 CHA +1
Final · Box score
Hawks123
Pelicans105
Q1 ATL -8; Q2 ATL -7; Q3 ATL +11; Q4 ATL +18
Final · Box score
Lakers101
Magic120
Q1 ORL +14; Q2 ORL +16; Q3 ORL +21; Q4 ORL +19
Final · Box score
Celtics124
Nets114
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS +12; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Kings89
Rockets107
Q1 HOU +14; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +18
Final · Box score
Jazz95
Wolves123
Q1 MIN +2; Q2 MIN +5; Q3 MIN +15; Q4 MIN +28
Final · Box score
Bulls101
Nuggets123
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN -2; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +22
On this day · 2022–23Nov 4, 2022: 12 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (Bulls-Celtics), 46 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Pelicans

Atlanta rallies from 8 down to beat New Orleans

Nikola Jokic goes for 28 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-7+11+18ATL AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks27264129123
Pelicans35252322105
Who led
Trae YoungPoints, last 6 games: 23, 18, 20, 24, 23, 22ATL22 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Jalen JohnsonPoints, last 6 games: 21, 11, 14, 12, 8, 21ATL21 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 5 games: 23, 24, 19, 20, 25NOP25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 3 games: 19, 26, 16NOP16 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Minnesota by 28.

CHA over IND1BOS over BKN10PHI over PHX12ATL over NOP18HOU over SAC18ORL over LAL19DEN over CHI22MIN over UTA28Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Hornets-Pacers9
Bulls-Nuggets9
Jazz-Wolves8
Suns-Sixers3
Lakers-Magic2
Celtics-Nets2
The night in charts
Hornets-Pacers combined for 249, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-PacersHornets 125, Pacers 124
249
Celtics-NetsCeltics 124, Nets 114
238
Hawks-PelicansHawks 123, Pelicans 105
228
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 101, Nuggets 123
224
Lakers-MagicLakers 101, Magic 120
221
Jazz-WolvesJazz 95, Wolves 123
218
Suns-SixersSuns 100, Sixers 112
212
Kings-RocketsKings 89, Rockets 107
196
CHA won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Hornets-PacersHornets 125, Pacers 124
+1 CHA
Celtics-NetsCeltics 124, Nets 114
+10 BOS
Suns-SixersSuns 100, Sixers 112
+12 PHI
Hawks-PelicansHawks 123, Pelicans 105
+18 ATL
Kings-RocketsKings 89, Rockets 107
+18 HOU
Lakers-MagicLakers 101, Magic 120
+19 ORL
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 101, Nuggets 123
+22 DEN
Jazz-WolvesJazz 95, Wolves 123
+28 MIN
ATL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-PelicansATL won · Hawks 123, Pelicans 105
8 pts
Hornets-PacersCHA won · Hornets 125, Pacers 124
4 pts
Bulls-NuggetsDEN won · Bulls 101, Nuggets 123
2 pts
Porzingis shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PorzingisBOS · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
Mark WilliamsCHA · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
Tobias HarrisPHI · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
AntMIN · 31 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
HaliburtonIND · 43 PTS, 12 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
67% (14-21)
Final · Hornets-Pacers
Hornets 125Pacers 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets27273833125
Pacers27195028124
The story
Mark Williams had 27 points as Charlotte beat Indiana 125-124

Buddy Hield led Indiana with 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 9-12 FG

The swing

The Hornets won the second 27-19, their biggest quarter edge.

CHA lead by quarter
200 0+8−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Magic
Lakers 101Magic 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25262921101
Magic39283419120
The story
Orlando beat Los Angeles 120-101 behind 25 points and 10 assists from Paolo Banchero

LeBron James paced Los Angeles: 24 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 25 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB · 9-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 39-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
300 +14+16+21+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anthony Davis topped the game at 65.1 FPTS: 28 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST

Final · Bulls-Nuggets
Bulls 101Nuggets 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls22312127101
Nuggets23283537123
The story
Michael Porter Jr.'s 27 points carried Denver past Chicago, 123-101

For Chicago, DeMar DeRozan had 17 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 27 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 9-16 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 35-21.

DEN lead by quarter
300 +1−2+12+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.5Season avg24.2Last 5

24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 19.5 in 4 earlier games. Today: 43 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs 2022–23 avg
Minutes per game
30.62022–23 avg21.7Last 3

21.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.6 in 2022–23 (79 games). Today: 5 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
3.3Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 3.3 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Tyrese Haliburton leads the day with 43

Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 5 games: 20, 21, 19, 18, 43Pacers-Hornets · L
24.2 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Kyrie Irving BOS, Nov 16, 2018: 43 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Ties career high43 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 5 games: 34, 22, 33, 30, 32Celtics-Nets · W
30.2 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 5 games: 26, 19, 31, 24, 31Wolves-Jazz · W
26.2 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 6 games: 18, 39, 26, 26, 28, 31Suns-Sixers · L
28.0 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 7 games: 29, 22, 28, 27, 25, 33, 28Nuggets-Bulls · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 16 REB · 9 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 6 games: 17, 30, 30, 26, 27, 28Lakers-Magic · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST