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Wednesday, November 6, 2024Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed OKC by 11 at halftime and won 124–122.

Final · Box score
Pistons107
Hornets108
Q1 CHA -1; Q2 CHA +1; Q3 CHA +1; Q4 CHA +1
Final · Box score
Magic111
Pacers118
Q1 IND +12; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Knicks116
Hawks121
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 Hawks 0; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Warriors118
Celtics112
Q1 GSW -5; Q2 GSW +11; Q3 GSW +1; Q4 GSW +6
Final · Box score
Spurs100
Rockets127
Q1 HOU +12; Q2 HOU +25; Q3 HOU +23; Q4 HOU +27
Final · Box score
Lakers114
Grizzlies131
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 MEM +6; Q3 MEM +14; Q4 MEM +17
Final · Box score
Cavs131
Pelicans122
Q1 CLE -5; Q2 Cavs 0; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +9
Final · Box score
Bulls99
Mavs119
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +20; Q4 DAL +20
Final · Box score
Thunder122
Nuggets124
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN -11; Q3 Nuggets 0; Q4 DEN +2
Final · Box score
Heat112
Suns115
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX -3; Q3 PHX -3; Q4 PHX +3
Final · Box score
Sixers98
Clippers110
Q1 LAC -3; Q2 Clippers 0; Q3 LAC +16; Q4 LAC +12
Final · Box score
Raptors107
Kings122
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC -4; Q4 SAC +15
On this day · 2023–24Nov 6, 2023: 12 games. Top scorer: Joel Embiid (Sixers-Wizards), 48 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Nuggets

Denver climbs back to beat OKC

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-110+2DEN AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder32342927122
Nuggets30254029124
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 8 games: 6, 2, 9, 22, 5, 5, 21, 29DEN29 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 8 games: 15, 9, 13, 16, 26, 20, 19, 24DEN24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 8 games: 12, 24, 20, 12, 22, 15, 23, 29OKC29 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 8 games: 28, 23, 35, 18, 30, 25, 21, 28OKC28 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Heat-Suns22
Pistons-Hornets18
Raptors-Kings15
Sixers-Clippers14
Knicks-Hawks10
Cavs-Pelicans10
Thunder-Nuggets9
Warriors-Celtics7
Magic-Pacers6
Bulls-Mavs4
Spurs-Rockets0
Lakers-Grizzlies0
Shot of the night

Miller's tip-in at the buzzer puts the Hornets ahead, 108-107 final

The night in charts
Cavs-Pelicans combined for 253, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-PelicansCavs 131, Pelicans 122
253
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 122, Nuggets 124
246
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 114, Grizzlies 131
245
Knicks-HawksKnicks 116, Hawks 121
237
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 118, Celtics 112
230
Magic-PacersMagic 111, Pacers 118
229
Raptors-KingsRaptors 107, Kings 122
229
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 100, Rockets 127
227
Heat-SunsHeat 112, Suns 115
227
Bulls-MavsBulls 99, Mavs 119
218
Pistons-HornetsPistons 107, Hornets 108
215
Sixers-ClippersSixers 98, Clippers 110
208
4 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-HornetsPistons 107, Hornets 108
+1 CHA
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 122, Nuggets 124
+2 DEN
Heat-SunsHeat 112, Suns 115
+3 PHX
Knicks-HawksKnicks 116, Hawks 121
+5 ATL
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 118, Celtics 112
+6 GSW
Magic-PacersMagic 111, Pacers 118
+7 IND
Cavs-PelicansCavs 131, Pelicans 122
+9 CLE
Sixers-ClippersSixers 98, Clippers 110
+12 LAC
Raptors-KingsRaptors 107, Kings 122
+15 SAC
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 114, Grizzlies 131
+17 MEM
Bulls-MavsBulls 99, Mavs 119
+20 DAL
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 100, Rockets 127
+27 HOU
DEN erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-NuggetsDEN won · Thunder 122, Nuggets 124
11 pts
Warriors-CelticsGSW won · Warriors 118, Celtics 112
5 pts
Cavs-PelicansCLE won · Cavs 131, Pelicans 122
5 pts
Raptors-KingsSAC won · Raptors 107, Kings 122
4 pts
Heat-SunsPHX won · Heat 112, Suns 115
3 pts
FVV shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FVVHOU · 21 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB, 2 STL
91% (10-11)
PowellLAC · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Davion MitchellTOR · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
AlvaradoNOP · 27 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
71% (10-14)
WellsMEM · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Pistons-Hornets
Pistons 107Hornets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons24213131107
Hornets23233131108
The story
Charlotte beat Detroit 108-107 behind 25 points and 8 assists from LaMelo Ball

Cade Cunningham paced Detroit: 20 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST 25 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 10-23 FG, 5-12 3PT

The swing

A 23-21 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Hornets.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −1+1+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Nuggets
Thunder 122Nuggets 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder32342927122
Nuggets30254029124
The story
Russell Westbrook had 29 points as Denver beat Oklahoma City 124-122

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City with 28 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 29 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 10-15 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 40-29.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −2−110+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Hawks
Knicks 116Hawks 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks22392827116
Hawks26392432121
The story
Zaccharie Risacher's 33 points carried Atlanta past New York, 121-116

For New York, Josh Hart had 14 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST 33 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 11-18 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 32-27, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +4+40+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl-Anthony Towns was the fantasy play: 66.2 FPTS on 34 PTS, 16 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.4Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.4 in 8 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 vs 2023–24 avg
Minutes per game
22.12023–24 avg6.3Last 3

6.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.1 in 2023–24 (82 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.6Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 14.6 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Rockets rout

Three of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Houston beat San Antonio by 27.

CHA over DET1DEN over OKC2PHX over MIA3ATL over NYK5GSW over BOS6IND over ORL7CLE over NOP9LAC over PHI12SAC over TOR15MEM over LAL17DAL over CHI20HOU over SAS27Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 39

LeBron JamesPoints, last 8 games: 16, 21, 32, 11, 26, 27, 20, 39Lakers-Grizzlies · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 7 games: 12, 21, 13, 44, 21, 17, 34Knicks-Hawks · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Zaccharie RisacherPoints, last 9 games: 7, 5, 13, 4, 17, 3, 11, 15, 33Hawks-Knicks · W
12.0 PPG season to date · +23.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 8 games: 25, 30, 31, 30, 18, 21, 35, 32Suns-Heat · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 9 games: 37, 25, 37, 15, 37, 32, 29, 28, 32Celtics-Warriors · L
30.2 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 8 games: 12, 24, 20, 12, 22, 15, 23, 29Thunder-Nuggets · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST