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Tuesday, October 29, 2024Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed NOP by 17 after the first quarter and won 124–106.

Final · OT · Box score
Nuggets144
Nets139
Q1 DEN -13; Q2 DEN -9; Q3 DEN -3; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +5
Final · Box score
Mavs120
Wolves114
Q1 DAL -8; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Kings113
Jazz96
Q1 SAC +12; Q2 SAC +9; Q3 SAC +24; Q4 SAC +17
Final · Box score
Pelicans106
Warriors124
Q1 GSW -17; Q2 GSW -4; Q3 GSW +8; Q4 GSW +18
On this day · 2023–24Oct 29, 2023: 6 games. Top scorer: De'Aaron Fox (Kings-Lakers), 37 points.
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The lead · Pelicans-Warriors

Golden State storms back from 17 down to beat New Orleans

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-17-4+8+18GSW AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans31202827106
Warriors14334037124
Who led
Buddy HieldPoints, last 4 games: 22, 27, 8, 28GSW28 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Lindy Waters IIIPoints, last 4 games: 8, 6, 0, 21GSW21 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 3 games: 16, 14, 31NOP31 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 4 games: 33, 21, 14, 30NOP30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Nets

Denver goes to overtime again, beats Brooklyn

Back-to-back games past regulation for the Nuggets. 125–125 after 48 minutes, 144–139 final. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 29 points, 18 rebounds and 16 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Nuggets-Nets
Nikola Jokic · DENDennis Schroder · BKNPTS2928REB180AST1614Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Mavs-Wolves15
Nuggets-Nets11
Kings-Jazz4
Pelicans-Warriors2
The night in charts
Nuggets-Nets combined for 283, 49 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 144, Nets 139 · OT
283
Mavs-WolvesMavs 120, Wolves 114
234
Pelicans-WarriorsPelicans 106, Warriors 124
230
Kings-JazzKings 113, Jazz 96
209
DEN won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 144, Nets 139 · OT
+5 DEN
Mavs-WolvesMavs 120, Wolves 114
+6 DAL
Kings-JazzKings 113, Jazz 96
+17 SAC
Pelicans-WarriorsPelicans 106, Warriors 124
+18 GSW
GSW erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pelicans-WarriorsGSW won · Pelicans 106, Warriors 124
17 pts
Nuggets-NetsDEN won · Nuggets 144, Nets 139 · OT
13 pts
Mavs-WolvesDAL won · Mavs 120, Wolves 114
8 pts
Aaron Gordon shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Aaron GordonDEN · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
SabonisSAC · 28 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST
72% (13-18)
IngramNOP · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
71% (12-17)
DeRozanSAC · 20 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
ZionNOP · 31 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
63% (12-19)
Final · Nuggets-Nets
Nuggets 144Nets 139
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets2736332919144
Nets4032272614139
The story
Aaron Gordon had 24 points as Denver beat Brooklyn 144-139 in OT

Nicolas Claxton led Brooklyn with 16 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 8-11 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 33-27.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −13−9−30+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Mavs-Wolves
Mavs 120Wolves 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs26353227120
Wolves34252332114
The story
Kyrie Irving's 35 points carried Dallas past Minnesota, 120-114

For Minnesota, Julius Randle had 20 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 35 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 13-23 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 8 going into the second, then won it 35-25.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −8+2+11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Warriors
Pelicans 106Warriors 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans31202827106
Warriors14334037124
The story
Golden State beat New Orleans 124-106 behind 28 points from Buddy Hield

Brandon Ingram paced New Orleans: 30 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST · 9-18 FG, 7-11 3PT

The swing

A 33-20 second quarter erased a 17-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −17−4+8+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Zion Williamson topped the game at 41.6 FPTS: 31 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+3.8points, last 4 vs season avg
Points per game
20.0Season avg23.8Last 4

23.8 points a game over his last four games, against 20.0 in 3 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs 2023–24 avg
Minutes per game
28.02023–24 avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.0 in 2023–24 (77 games). Today: 3 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.3Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 4.3 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 37

Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 4 games: 27, 32, 24, 37Wolves-Mavs · L
30.0 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 4 games: 15, 22, 23, 35Mavs-Wolves · W
23.8 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 3 games: 16, 14, 31Pelicans-Warriors · L
20.3 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 4 games: 33, 21, 14, 30Pelicans-Warriors · L
24.5 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 4 games: 16, 41, 40, 29Nuggets-Nets · W
31.5 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Draymond Green GSW, Jan 2, 2016: 29 PTS · 17 REB · 14 AST
29 PTS · 18 REB · 16 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 4 games: 24, 29, 16, 28Kings-Jazz · W
24.2 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST