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Thursday, October 31, 2024Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Suns trailed Clippers by 18 at halftime and won 125–119.

Final · Box score
Bucks99
Grizzlies122
Q1 Grizzlies +16; Q2 Grizzlies +22; Q3 Grizzlies +29; Q4 Grizzlies +23
Final · Box score
Rockets108
Mavs102
Q1 Rockets +13; Q2 Rockets +13; Q3 Rockets +16; Q4 Rockets +6
Final · Box score
Spurs106
Jazz88
Q1 Spurs -11; Q2 Spurs -6; Q3 Spurs +10; Q4 Spurs +18
Final · Box score
Suns125
Clippers119
Q1 Suns -17; Q2 Suns -18; Q3 Suns -2; Q4 Suns +6
On this day · 2023–24Oct 31, 2023: 3 games. Top scorer: Paul George (Clippers-Magic), 27 points.
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The lead · Suns-Clippers

D-Book pours in 40, Phoenix beats Clippers

Victor Wembanyama goes for 25 points

Game flow · Suns margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-17-18-2+6Suns AHEAD ↑Clippers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns20323934125
Clippers37332326119
Who led
Devin BookerPoints, last 5 games: 15, 23, 21, 33, 40Suns40 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Royce O'NealePoints, last 5 games: 5, 7, 7, 12, 21Suns21 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 5 games: 29, 23, 23, 19, 25Clippers25 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 5 games: 17, 37, 20, 30, 23Clippers23 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Bucks-Grizzlies3
Spurs-Jazz3
Suns-Clippers3
Rockets-Mavs0
The night in charts
Suns-Clippers combined for 244, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-ClippersSuns 125, Clippers 119
244
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 99, Grizzlies 122
221
Rockets-MavsRockets 108, Mavs 102
210
Spurs-JazzSpurs 106, Jazz 88
194
Rockets won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Rockets-MavsRockets 108, Mavs 102
+6 Rockets
Suns-ClippersSuns 125, Clippers 119
+6 Suns
Spurs-JazzSpurs 106, Jazz 88
+18 Spurs
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 99, Grizzlies 122
+23 Grizzlies
Suns erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-ClippersSuns won · Suns 125, Clippers 119
18 pts
Spurs-JazzSpurs won · Spurs 106, Jazz 88
11 pts
Zubac shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZubacClippers · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
GiannisBucks · 37 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
77% (17-22)
CP3Spurs · 19 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
BookerSuns · 40 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
61% (11-18)
EasonRockets · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
Final · Suns-Clippers
Suns 125Clippers 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns20323934125
Clippers37332326119
The story
Kevin Durant had 18 points as Phoenix beat LA 125-119

Ivica Zubac led LA with 22 PTS, 12 REB 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 7-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 18 after the second, the Suns took the third 39-23.

Suns lead by quarter
200 −17−18−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Jazz
Spurs 106Jazz 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs19283029106
Jazz3023142188
The story
Chris Paul's 19 points and 10 assists carried San Antonio past Utah, 106-88

For Utah, John Collins had 14 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB · 8-13 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 30-14.

Spurs lead by quarter
200 −11−6+10+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Grizzlies
Bucks 99Grizzlies 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2424222999
Grizzlies40302923122
The story
Memphis beat Milwaukee 122-99 behind a 26-10-14 triple-double from Ja Morant

Santi Aldama backed him with 19 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 14 AST, 10 REB · 9-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 40-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

Grizzlies lead by quarter
300 +16+22+29+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Giannis Antetokounmpo topped the game at 61.2 FPTS: 37 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+3.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.0Season avg26.4Last 5

26.4 points a game over his last five games, against 23.0 in 4 earlier games. Today: 40 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 3 vs 2023–24 avg
Minutes per game
33.52023–24 avg17.3Last 3

17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.5 in 2023–24 (75 games). Today: 2 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.8Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 14.8 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Spurs-Jazz

San Antonio rallies from 11 down to beat Utah

Trailing by 11 after one, San Antonio outscored the Jazz 87–58 the rest of the way. Final: 106–88. Victor Wembanyama led San Antonio with 25 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Spurs-Jazz
Victor Wembanyama · SpursCollin Sexton · JazzPTS2516REB93AST73Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 40

Devin BookerPoints, last 5 games: 15, 23, 21, 33, 40Suns-Clippers · W
26.4 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant Lakers, Feb 15, 2005: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
40 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 5 games: 25, 38, 22, 30, 37Bucks-Grizzlies · L
30.4 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 5 games: 28, 40, 15, 24, 29Mavs-Rockets · L
27.2 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 5 games: 15, 22, 23, 35, 28Mavs-Rockets · L
24.6 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 5 games: 22, 24, 16, 14, 26Grizzlies-Bucks · W
20.4 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook Thunder, Jan 29, 2016: 26 PTS · 10 REB · 14 AST
26 PTS · 10 REB · 14 AST
James HardenPoints, last 5 games: 29, 23, 23, 19, 25Clippers-Suns · L
23.8 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Andre Iguodala Sixers, Feb 2, 2007: 25 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
25 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST