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Friday, November 1, 2024Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Celtics124
Hornets109
Q1 BOS +15; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +15
Final · Box score
Magic109
Cavs120
Q1 CLE +18; Q2 CLE +19; Q3 CLE +17; Q4 CLE +11
Final · Box score
Knicks128
Pistons98
Q1 NYK +26; Q2 NYK +23; Q3 NYK +30; Q4 NYK +30
Final · Box score
Kings123
Hawks115
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 SAC +10; Q3 SAC +12; Q4 SAC +8
Final · Box score
Bulls112
Nets120
Q1 BKN +7; Q2 BKN +8; Q3 BKN +2; Q4 BKN +8
Final · Box score
Lakers131
Raptors125
Q1 LAL +24; Q2 LAL +25; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +6
Final · Box score
Pacers118
Pelicans125
Q1 Pelicans 0; Q2 Pelicans 0; Q3 NOP +6; Q4 NOP +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets116
Wolves119
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN +6; Q4 MIN +3
Final · Box score
Thunder137
Blazers114
Q1 OKC +13; Q2 Thunder 0; Q3 OKC +21; Q4 OKC +23
On this day · 2023–24Nov 1, 2023: 13 games. Top scorer: Kawhi Leonard (Clippers-Lakers), 38 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Wolves

Minnesota holds off Denver, 119–116

Nikola Jokic goes for 26 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+3+6+3MIN AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets29322431116
Wolves33312728119
Who led
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 5 games: 27, 32, 24, 37, 29MIN29 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 5 games: 16, 33, 24, 20, 23MIN23 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 5 games: 12, 10, 16, 24, 31DEN31 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 5 games: 16, 41, 40, 29, 26DEN26 PTS · 9 REB · 13 AST
Second story · the whole slate

New York posts the night's biggest win

New York beat Detroit by 30, the widest margin of 9 games.

MIN over DEN3LAL over TOR6NOP over IND7SAC over ATL8BKN over CHI8CLE over ORL11BOS over CHA15OKC over POR23NYK over DET30Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Pacers-Pelicans19
Nuggets-Wolves14
Bulls-Nets10
Celtics-Hornets4
Thunder-Blazers2
Kings-Hawks1
Magic-Cavs0
Knicks-Pistons0
Lakers-Raptors0
The night in charts
Lakers-Raptors combined for 256, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 131, Raptors 125
256
Thunder-BlazersThunder 137, Blazers 114
251
Pacers-PelicansPacers 118, Pelicans 125
243
Kings-HawksKings 123, Hawks 115
238
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 116, Wolves 119
235
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 124, Hornets 109
233
Bulls-NetsBulls 112, Nets 120
232
Magic-CavsMagic 109, Cavs 120
229
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 128, Pistons 98
226
MIN won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 116, Wolves 119
+3 MIN
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 131, Raptors 125
+6 LAL
Pacers-PelicansPacers 118, Pelicans 125
+7 NOP
Kings-HawksKings 123, Hawks 115
+8 SAC
Bulls-NetsBulls 112, Nets 120
+8 BKN
Magic-CavsMagic 109, Cavs 120
+11 CLE
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 124, Hornets 109
+15 BOS
Thunder-BlazersThunder 137, Blazers 114
+23 OKC
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 128, Pistons 98
+30 NYK
Vucevic shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
VucevicCHI · 28 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
91% (10-11)
ADLAL · 38 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
70% (14-20)
ZionNOP · 34 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
70% (14-20)
GobertMIN · 17 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
ReidMIN · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Nuggets-Wolves
Nuggets 116Wolves 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets29322431116
Wolves33312728119
The story
Rudy Gobert had 17 points and 14 rebounds as Minnesota beat Denver 119-116

Michael Porter Jr. led Denver with 26 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 17 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST · 7-10 FG

The swing

The Timberwolves won the first 33-29, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +4+3+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Raptors
Lakers 131Raptors 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers43332332131
Raptors19323737125
The story
LeBron James' 27 points and 10 assists carried Los Angeles past Toronto, 131-125

For Toronto, RJ Barrett had 33 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB 27 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB · 9-17 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 43-19, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +24+25+11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Pelicans
Pacers 118Pelicans 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers35272729118
Pelicans35273330125
The story
New Orleans beat Indiana 125-118 behind 34 points and 10 assists from Zion Williamson

Pascal Siakam paced Indiana: 16 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 34 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB · 14-20 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 33-27 third quarter did the most damage for the Pelicans.

NOP lead by quarter
200 00+6+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 3 vs 2023–24 avg
Points per game
20.22023–24 avg28.0Last 3

28.0 points a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 2023–24 (58 games). Today: 33 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.3minutes, last 3 vs 2023–24 avg
Minutes per game
20.02023–24 avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.0 in 2023–24 (63 games). Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.7Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 6.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 38

Anthony DavisPoints, last 6 games: 36, 35, 31, 29, 22, 38Lakers-Raptors · W
31.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 5 games: 22, 26, 21, 22, 36Knicks-Pistons · W
25.4 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 5 games: 16, 14, 31, 12, 34Pelicans-Pacers · W
21.4 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 3 games: 20, 31, 33Raptors-Lakers · L
28.0 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 6 games: 37, 25, 37, 15, 37, 32Celtics-Hornets · W
30.5 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Cam ThomasPoints, last 6 games: 36, 24, 32, 26, 19, 32Nets-Bulls · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST