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Saturday, November 2, 2024Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Thunder trailed Clippers by 9 after the first quarter and won 105–92.

Final · Box score
Celtics113
Hornets103
Q1 Celtics +14; Q2 Celtics +18; Q3 Celtics +11; Q4 Celtics +10
Final · Box score
Grizzlies124
Sixers107
Q1 Grizzlies -4; Q2 Grizzlies +7; Q3 Grizzlies +17; Q4 Grizzlies +17
Final · OT · Box score
Kings128
Raptors131
Q1 Raptors +8; Q2 Raptors +3; Q3 Raptors +10; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 Raptors +3
Final · OT · Box score
Warriors127
Rockets121
Q1 Warriors +18; Q2 Warriors +28; Q3 Warriors +16; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 Warriors +6
Final · Box score
Cavs114
Bucks113
Q1 Cavs -8; Q2 Cavs -1; Q3 Cavs +3; Q4 Cavs +1
Final · Box score
Wolves103
Spurs113
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 Spurs +5; Q3 Spurs +13; Q4 Spurs +10
Final · Box score
Heat118
Wizards98
Q1 Heat +10; Q2 Heat +8; Q3 Heat +19; Q4 Heat +20
Final · Box score
Jazz103
Nuggets129
Q1 Nuggets +11; Q2 Nuggets +9; Q3 Nuggets +24; Q4 Nuggets +26
Final · Box score
Blazers97
Suns103
Q1 Suns +4; Q2 Suns -4; Q3 Suns +22; Q4 Suns +6
Final · Box score
Thunder105
Clippers92
Q1 Thunder -9; Q2 Thunder -4; Q3 Thunder +3; Q4 Thunder +13
On this day · 2023–24Nov 2, 2023: 4 games. Top scorer: Victor Wembanyama (Spurs-Suns), 38 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Clippers

Thunder climbs out of a 9-point hole against Clippers

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 34 points

Game flow · Thunder margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-4+3+13Thunder AHEAD ↑Clippers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder19342824105
Clippers2829211492
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 6 games: 28, 23, 35, 18, 30, 25Thunder25 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Luguentz DortPoints, last 6 games: 5, 7, 16, 20, 8, 16Thunder16 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 6 games: 17, 37, 20, 30, 23, 24Clippers24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 6 games: 29, 23, 23, 19, 25, 12Clippers12 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Denver by 26.

Cavs over Bucks1Raptors over Kings3Warriors over Rockets6Suns over Blazers6Celtics over Hornets10Spurs over Wolves10Thunder over Clippers13Grizzlies over Sixers17Heat over Wizards20Nuggets over Jazz26Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Cavs-Bucks19
Kings-Raptors16
Blazers-Suns11
Wolves-Spurs7
Thunder-Clippers7
Celtics-Hornets4
Jazz-Nuggets3
Grizzlies-Sixers2
Warriors-Rockets2
Heat-Wizards0
Shot of the night

Mitchell's jumper at the buzzer puts the Cavaliers ahead, 114-113 final

The night in charts
Kings-Raptors combined for 259, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-RaptorsKings 128, Raptors 131 · OT
259
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 127, Rockets 121 · OT
248
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 103, Nuggets 129
232
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 124, Sixers 107
231
Cavs-BucksCavs 114, Bucks 113
227
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 113, Hornets 103
216
Wolves-SpursWolves 103, Spurs 113
216
Heat-WizardsHeat 118, Wizards 98
216
Blazers-SunsBlazers 97, Suns 103
200
Thunder-ClippersThunder 105, Clippers 92
197
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-BucksCavs 114, Bucks 113
+1 Cavs
Kings-RaptorsKings 128, Raptors 131 · OT
+3 Raptors
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 127, Rockets 121 · OT
+6 Warriors
Blazers-SunsBlazers 97, Suns 103
+6 Suns
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 113, Hornets 103
+10 Celtics
Wolves-SpursWolves 103, Spurs 113
+10 Spurs
Thunder-ClippersThunder 105, Clippers 92
+13 Thunder
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 124, Sixers 107
+17 Grizzlies
Heat-WizardsHeat 118, Wizards 98
+20 Heat
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 103, Nuggets 129
+26 Nuggets
Thunder rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-ClippersThunder won · Thunder 105, Clippers 92
9 pts
Cavs-BucksCavs won · Cavs 114, Bucks 113
8 pts
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies won · Grizzlies 124, Sixers 107
4 pts
Blazers-SunsSuns won · Blazers 97, Suns 103
4 pts
Agbaji shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AgbajiRaptors · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
HuffGrizzlies · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
SochanSpurs · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BoucherRaptors · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
JJJGrizzlies · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
69% (11-16)
Final · Cavs-Bucks
Cavs 114Bucks 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs30312627114
Bucks38242229113
The story
Donovan Mitchell's 30 points carried Cleveland past Milwaukee, 114-113

For Milwaukee, Taurean Prince had 16 PTS, 6 REB 30 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 11-25 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 8 going into the second, then won it 31-24.

Cavs lead by quarter
200 −8−1+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Raptors
Kings 128Raptors 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings293423348128
Raptors3729302411131
The story
RJ Barrett had 31 points as Toronto beat Sacramento 131-128 in OT

DeMar DeRozan led Sacramento with 33 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 31 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 10-26 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the first 37-29, their biggest quarter edge.

Raptors lead by quarter
200 +8+3+100+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Domantas Sabonis led the game in fantasy with 56.0 FPTS (20 REB, 17 PTS, 10 AST)

Final · Warriors-Rockets
Warriors 127Rockets 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors383325238127
Rockets202337392121
The story
Golden State beat Houston 127-121 in OT behind 27 points from Buddy Hield

Amen Thompson paced Houston: 18 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 9-14 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

A 38-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

Warriors lead by quarter
300 +18+28+160+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Tari Eason topped the game at 58.8 FPTS: 27 PTS, 9 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
Tari EasonRockets
+5.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.4Season avg13.4Last 5

13.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.4 in 5 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.1minutes, last 2 vs 2023–24 avg
Minutes per game
22.12023–24 avg6.0Last 2

6.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 22.1 in 2023–24 (82 games). Today: 3 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 20.6 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 41

Damian LillardPoints, last 6 games: 30, 28, 21, 33, 4, 41Bucks-Cavs · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden Rockets, Apr 3, 2016: 41 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Season high41 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 6 games: 34, 34, 27, 19, 31, 36Hornets-Celtics · L
30.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 6 games: 25, 38, 22, 30, 37, 34Bucks-Cavs · L
31.0 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 16 REB · 9 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 6 games: 26, 23, 23, 20, 27, 33Kings-Raptors · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 5 games: 9, 12, 12, 11, 32Heat-Wizards · W
15.2 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 4 games: 20, 31, 33, 31Raptors-Kings · W
28.8 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST