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Friday, November 8, 2024Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed BKN by 4 after the first quarter and won 108–104.

Final · Box score
Pacers83
Hornets103
Q1 CHA +3; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 CHA +8; Q4 CHA +20
Final · Box score
Hawks121
Pistons122
Q1 DET +17; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +1
Final · Box score
Pelicans88
Magic115
Q1 ORL +14; Q2 ORL +10; Q3 ORL +13; Q4 ORL +27
Final · OT · Box score
Nets104
Celtics108
Q1 BOS -4; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 BOS -2; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Warriors117
Cavs136
Q1 CLE +17; Q2 CLE +41; Q3 CLE +29; Q4 CLE +19
Final · Box score
Suns114
Mavs113
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +13; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX +1
Final · Box score
Bucks94
Knicks116
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +19; Q3 NYK +19; Q4 NYK +22
Final · Box score
Wizards104
Grizzlies128
Q1 MEM +10; Q2 MEM +17; Q3 MEM +27; Q4 MEM +24
Final · Box score
Rockets107
Thunder126
Q1 Thunder 0; Q2 OKC +24; Q3 OKC +22; Q4 OKC +19
Final · Box score
Heat122
Nuggets135
Q1 DEN +13; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +14; Q4 DEN +13
Final · Box score
Blazers102
Wolves127
Q1 MIN +18; Q2 MIN +13; Q3 MIN +23; Q4 MIN +25
Final · Box score
Sixers106
Lakers116
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +10
Final · Box score
Clippers107
Kings98
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC +9
On this day · 2023–24Nov 8, 2023: 14 games. Top scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder-Cavs), 43 points.
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The lead · Nets-Celtics

Jayson Tatum scores 33, Boston wins in overtime

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-10-50+5+10OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4-2-20+4BOS AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Nets2823271610104
Celtics2425271814108
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 37, 25, 37, 15, 37, 32, 29, 28, 32, 33BOS33 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Payton PritchardPoints, last 10 games: 3, 15, 19, 28, 16, 7, 22, 18, 16, 20BOS20 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Cam ThomasPoints, last 9 games: 36, 24, 32, 26, 19, 32, 17, 13, 31BKN31 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 9 games: 13, 20, 29, 28, 33, 9, 7, 20, 20BKN20 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Orlando posts the night's biggest win

Orlando beat New Orleans by 27, the widest margin of 13 games.

DET over ATL1PHX over DAL1BOS over BKN4LAC over SAC9LAL over PHI10DEN over MIA13CLE over GSW19OKC over HOU19CHA over IND20NYK over MIL22MEM over WAS24MIN over POR25ORL over NOP27Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Suns-Mavs15
Rockets-Thunder11
Pacers-Hornets7
Nets-Celtics3
Hawks-Pistons2
Wizards-Grizzlies2
Sixers-Lakers2
Clippers-Kings1
Pelicans-Magic0
Warriors-Cavs0
Bucks-Knicks0
Blazers-Wolves0
Heat-Nuggets0
Shot of the night

Cade's jumper with 8.1 seconds left puts the Pistons ahead, 122-121 final

The night in charts
Heat-Nuggets combined for 257, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-NuggetsHeat 122, Nuggets 135
257
Warriors-CavsWarriors 117, Cavs 136
253
Hawks-PistonsHawks 121, Pistons 122
243
Rockets-ThunderRockets 107, Thunder 126
233
Wizards-GrizzliesWizards 104, Grizzlies 128
232
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 102, Wolves 127
229
Suns-MavsSuns 114, Mavs 113
227
Sixers-LakersSixers 106, Lakers 116
222
Nets-CelticsNets 104, Celtics 108 · OT
212
Bucks-KnicksBucks 94, Knicks 116
210
Clippers-KingsClippers 107, Kings 98
205
Pelicans-MagicPelicans 88, Magic 115
203
Pacers-HornetsPacers 83, Hornets 103
186
3 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-PistonsHawks 121, Pistons 122
+1 DET
Suns-MavsSuns 114, Mavs 113
+1 PHX
Nets-CelticsNets 104, Celtics 108 · OT
+4 BOS
Clippers-KingsClippers 107, Kings 98
+9 LAC
Sixers-LakersSixers 106, Lakers 116
+10 LAL
Heat-NuggetsHeat 122, Nuggets 135
+13 DEN
Warriors-CavsWarriors 117, Cavs 136
+19 CLE
Rockets-ThunderRockets 107, Thunder 126
+19 OKC
Pacers-HornetsPacers 83, Hornets 103
+20 CHA
Bucks-KnicksBucks 94, Knicks 116
+22 NYK
Wizards-GrizzliesWizards 104, Grizzlies 128
+24 MEM
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 102, Wolves 127
+25 MIN
Pelicans-MagicPelicans 88, Magic 115
+27 ORL
Jokic shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JokicDEN · 30 PTS, 14 AST, 11 REB, 2 STL
85% (11-13)
SabonisSAC · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
WagnerORL · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
SGAOKC · 29 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
SiakamIND · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Hawks-Pistons
Hawks 121Pistons 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks23303236121
Pistons40262927122
The story
Cade Cunningham had a 22-11-13 triple-double as Detroit beat Atlanta 122-121

Dyson Daniels led Atlanta with 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 13 AST, 11 REB · 8-17 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the first 40-23, their biggest quarter edge.

DET lead by quarter
200 +17+13+10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Trae Young led the game in fantasy with 62.9 FPTS (35 PTS, 13 AST, 2 REB)

Final · Suns-Mavs
Suns 114Mavs 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns36272427114
Mavs26243330113
The story
Phoenix beat Dallas 114-113 behind 26 points from Kevin Durant

Luka Doncic paced Dallas: 30 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 8-14 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 36-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +10+13+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kyrie Irving topped the game at 54.4 FPTS: 29 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST

Final · Nets-Celtics
Nets 104Celtics 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets2823271610104
Celtics2425271814108
The story
Derrick White's 14 points carried Boston past Brooklyn, 108-104 in OT

For Brooklyn, Dennis Schroder had 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 14 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 3 BLK · 5-11 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Celtics took it 14-10.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −4−2−20+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.5Season avg17.6Last 5

17.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.5 in 6 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 7 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Jaren Jackson Jr. leads the day with 39

Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 8 games: 13, 19, 30, 13, 27, 15, 20, 39Grizzlies-Wizards · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 9 games: 27, 32, 24, 37, 29, 21, 21, 33, 37Wolves-Blazers · W
29.0 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 30, 38, 24, 14, 35, 25, 23, 2, 23, 35Hawks-Pistons · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 37, 25, 37, 15, 37, 32, 29, 28, 32, 33Celtics-Nets · W
30.5 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 8 games: 12, 21, 13, 44, 21, 17, 34, 32Knicks-Bucks · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 9 games: 17, 37, 20, 30, 23, 24, 23, 26, 31Clippers-Kings · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST