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Wednesday, November 8, 2023Regular season · 14 games
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14 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed LAC by 8 after the first quarter and won 100–93.

Final · Box score
Wizards132
Hornets116
Q1 WAS -5; Q2 WAS +19; Q3 WAS +19; Q4 WAS +16
Final · Box score
Jazz118
Pacers134
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +16
Final · Box score
Celtics103
Sixers106
Q1 PHI -5; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI +10; Q4 PHI +3
Final · Box score
Clippers93
Nets100
Q1 BKN -8; Q2 BKN -3; Q3 BKN +2; Q4 BKN +7
Final · Box score
Spurs105
Knicks126
Q1 NYK +17; Q2 NYK +14; Q3 NYK +27; Q4 NYK +21
Final · OT · Box score
Suns116
Bulls115
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 PHX +1
Final · Box score
Lakers94
Rockets128
Q1 HOU +13; Q2 HOU +21; Q3 HOU +28; Q4 HOU +34
Final · Box score
Heat108
Grizzlies102
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +1; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Pistons118
Bucks120
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL +10; Q3 MIL -5; Q4 MIL +2
Final · Box score
Pelicans101
Wolves122
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +28; Q3 MIN +29; Q4 MIN +21
Final · Box score
Cavs120
Thunder128
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC +13; Q3 OKC +12; Q4 OKC +8
Final · Box score
Raptors127
Mavs116
Q1 TOR -6; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +11
Final · Box score
Warriors105
Nuggets108
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN -2; Q4 DEN +3
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers118
Kings121
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC -4; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +3
The lead · Clippers-Nets

Brooklyn fights back from 8 down against Clippers

Nikola Jokic goes for 35 points

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-3+2+7BKN AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2128222293
Nets13332727100
Who led
Lonnie Walker IVPoints, last 7 games: 14, 19, 17, 11, 13, 19, 21BKN21 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Cam ThomasPoints, last 8 games: 36, 30, 33, 13, 17, 27, 45, 14BKN14 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 7 games: 27, 36, 19, 27, 35, 10, 24LAC24 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 7 games: 23, 25, 21, 8, 38, 18, 17LAC17 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Five close finishes and one Rockets rout

Five of 14 games were decided by four points or fewer. Houston beat Lakers by 34.

PHX over CHI1MIL over DET2PHI over BOS3DEN over GSW3SAC over POR3MIA over MEM6BKN over LAC7OKC over CLE8TOR over DAL11WAS over CHA16IND over UTA16NYK over SAS21MIN over NOP21HOU over LAL34Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Blazers-Kings24
Jazz-Pacers14
Suns-Bulls10
Raptors-Mavs10
Warriors-Nuggets9
Clippers-Nets7
Celtics-Sixers4
Wizards-Hornets3
Heat-Grizzlies3
Pelicans-Wolves3
Cavs-Thunder1
Spurs-Knicks0
Shot of the night

Nurkic's layup with 7.1 seconds left in OT puts the Suns ahead, 116-115 final

The night in charts
Jazz-Pacers combined for 252, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-PacersJazz 118, Pacers 134
252
Wizards-HornetsWizards 132, Hornets 116
248
Cavs-ThunderCavs 120, Thunder 128
248
Raptors-MavsRaptors 127, Mavs 116
243
Blazers-KingsBlazers 118, Kings 121 · OT
239
Pistons-BucksPistons 118, Bucks 120
238
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 105, Knicks 126
231
Suns-BullsSuns 116, Bulls 115 · OT
231
Pelicans-WolvesPelicans 101, Wolves 122
223
Lakers-RocketsLakers 94, Rockets 128
222
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 105, Nuggets 108
213
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 108, Grizzlies 102
210
Celtics-SixersCeltics 103, Sixers 106
209
Clippers-NetsClippers 93, Nets 100
193
5 of 14 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-BullsSuns 116, Bulls 115 · OT
+1 PHX
Pistons-BucksPistons 118, Bucks 120
+2 MIL
Celtics-SixersCeltics 103, Sixers 106
+3 PHI
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 105, Nuggets 108
+3 DEN
Blazers-KingsBlazers 118, Kings 121 · OT
+3 SAC
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 108, Grizzlies 102
+6 MIA
Clippers-NetsClippers 93, Nets 100
+7 BKN
Cavs-ThunderCavs 120, Thunder 128
+8 OKC
Raptors-MavsRaptors 127, Mavs 116
+11 TOR
Wizards-HornetsWizards 132, Hornets 116
+16 WAS
Jazz-PacersJazz 118, Pacers 134
+16 IND
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 105, Knicks 126
+21 NYK
Pelicans-WolvesPelicans 101, Wolves 122
+21 MIN
Lakers-RocketsLakers 94, Rockets 128
+34 HOU
BKN rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-NetsBKN won · Clippers 93, Nets 100
8 pts
Raptors-MavsTOR won · Raptors 127, Mavs 116
6 pts
Wizards-HornetsWAS won · Wizards 132, Hornets 116
5 pts
Celtics-SixersPHI won · Celtics 103, Sixers 106
5 pts
Pistons-BucksMIL won · Pistons 118, Bucks 120
5 pts
Sengun shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SengunHOU · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST
80% (8-10)
SabonisSAC · 27 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
KATMIN · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
Jalen GreenHOU · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
ChetOKC · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Suns-Bulls
Suns 116Bulls 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns362131199116
Bulls282927238115
The story
Kevin Durant's 25 points and 9 assists carried Phoenix past Chicago, 116-115 in OT

For Chicago, Zach LaVine had 22 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST 25 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB · 7-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 36-28, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +80+40+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Grayson Allen was the fantasy play: 53.6 FPTS on 26 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST

Final · Blazers-Kings
Blazers 118Kings 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers293124277118
Kings3422292610121
The story
Domantas Sabonis had 27 points and 11 rebounds as Sacramento beat Portland 121-118 in OT

Skylar Mays led Portland with 18 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB 27 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST · 11-14 FG

The swing

The Kings won the first 34-29, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +5−4+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Jerami Grant led the game in fantasy with 63.8 FPTS (38 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Warriors-Nuggets
Warriors 105Nuggets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors21263127105
Nuggets26272332108
The story
Denver beat Golden State 108-105 behind 14 points and 11 rebounds from Aaron Gordon

Stephen Curry paced Golden State: 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 14 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 5-14 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 26-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +5+6−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.0Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.0 in 8 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.7Season avg26.3Last 3

26.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.7 in 7 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.5Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 10.5 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 2 rebounds, 11 assists.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 43

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 7 games: 31, 34, 7, 32, 20, 30, 43Thunder-Cavs · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Glenn Robinson MIL, Dec 7, 1996: 44 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Season high43 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 8 games: 13, 15, 17, 22, 24, 26, 27, 38Blazers-Kings · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 9 games: 29, 22, 28, 27, 25, 33, 28, 35, 35Nuggets-Warriors · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high35 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 7 games: 15, 20, 8, 19, 11, 30, 34Hornets-Wizards · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 7 games: 39, 6, 25, 15, 30, 21, 34Bucks-Pistons · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 9 games: 30, 12, 25, 17, 30, 22, 26, 21, 33Pistons-Bucks · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST