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Thursday, November 7, 2024Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed CHI by 9 at halftime and won 135–119.

Final · Box score
Wolves135
Bulls119
Q1 MIN -6; Q2 MIN -9; Q3 MIN -5; Q4 MIN +16
Final · Box score
Jazz100
Bucks123
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL -4; Q3 MIL +11; Q4 MIL +23
Final · Box score
Blazers105
Spurs118
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +13
The lead · Wolves-Bulls

Anthony Edwards scores 33, Minnesota rallies past Chicago

Damian Lillard goes for 34 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-9-5+16MIN AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves28283445135
Bulls34313024119
Who led
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 8 games: 27, 32, 24, 37, 29, 21, 21, 33MIN33 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 8 games: 16, 33, 24, 20, 23, 21, 13, 22MIN22 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 9 games: 21, 22, 18, 22, 18, 28, 23, 14, 25CHI25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Coby WhitePoints, last 9 games: 10, 35, 9, 20, 21, 21, 28, 8, 24CHI24 PTS · 0 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Jazz-Bucks

Milwaukee rolls past Utah, 123–100

The Jazz were held to 16 points in the third quarter. Damian Lillard led Milwaukee with 34 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over POR13MIN over CHI16MIL over UTA23Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over UTA.
Lead changes
Jazz-Bucks9
Wolves-Bulls4
Blazers-Spurs2
The night in charts
Wolves-Bulls combined for 254, 31 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-BullsWolves 135, Bulls 119
254
Jazz-BucksJazz 100, Bucks 123
223
Blazers-SpursBlazers 105, Spurs 118
223
SAS won the closest game by 13
Closest finishes
Blazers-SpursBlazers 105, Spurs 118
+13 SAS
Wolves-BullsWolves 135, Bulls 119
+16 MIN
Jazz-BucksJazz 100, Bucks 123
+23 MIL
MIN rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-BullsMIN won · Wolves 135, Bulls 119
9 pts
Jazz-BucksMIL won · Jazz 100, Bucks 123
4 pts
Gobert shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GobertMIN · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
VucevicCHI · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (11-15)
AytonPOR · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
Coby WhiteCHI · 24 PTS, 8 AST
60% (9-15)
Jerami GrantPOR · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Blazers-Spurs
Blazers 105Spurs 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers27282426105
Spurs33233527118
The story
San Antonio beat Portland 118-105 behind 12 points from Victor Wembanyama

Deandre Ayton paced Portland: 21 PTS, 10 REB 12 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 4-13 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 35-24 third quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +6+1+12+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Bulls
Wolves 135Bulls 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves28283445135
Bulls34313024119
The story
Julius Randle's 22 points and 10 rebounds carried Minnesota past Chicago, 135-119

For Chicago, Nikola Vucevic had 25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 8-15 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 45-24.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −6−9−5+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Bucks
Jazz 100Bucks 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz29321623100
Bucks31263135123
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 31 points and 16 rebounds as Milwaukee beat Utah 123-100

Collin Sexton led Utah with 14 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 31 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST · 11-21 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Bucks took the third 31-16.

MIL lead by quarter
300 +2−4+11+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+3.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.5Season avg13.2Last 5

13.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.5 in 8 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.4Season avg21.0Last 3

21.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.4 in 7 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.0Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 12.0 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 34

Damian LillardPoints, last 8 games: 30, 28, 21, 33, 4, 41, 36, 34Bucks-Jazz · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 8 games: 27, 32, 24, 37, 29, 21, 21, 33Wolves-Bulls · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 7 games: 25, 38, 22, 30, 37, 34, 31Bucks-Jazz · W
31.0 PPG season to date · +0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 9 games: 21, 22, 18, 22, 18, 28, 23, 14, 25Bulls-Wolves · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Coby WhitePoints, last 9 games: 10, 35, 9, 20, 21, 21, 28, 8, 24Bulls-Wolves · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 0 REB · 8 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 8 games: 16, 33, 24, 20, 23, 21, 13, 22Wolves-Bulls · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST