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Thursday, November 2, 2017Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed SAS by 9 after the first quarter and won 112–92.

Final
GSW112
SAS92
Q1 GSW -9; Q2 GSW -5; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +20
Final
LAL110
POR113
Q1 POR +16; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +2; Q4 POR +3
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2016–17Nov 2, 2016: 10 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (TOR @ WAS), 40 points.
The lead · GSW @ SAS

Golden State rallies from 9 down to beat San Antonio

Trailing by 9 after one, Golden State outscored the Spurs 88–59 the rest of the way. Final: 112–92. Klay Thompson led Golden State with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-5+6+20GSW AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
GSW24263428112
SAS3322231492
Who led
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 9 games: 16, 33, 14, 21, 22, 18, 29, 15, 27GSW27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 9 games: 20, 22, 29, 25, 29, 31, 28, 19, 24GSW24 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 8 games: 25, 28, 20, 31, 24, 26, 11, 24SAS24 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Kyle AndersonPoints, last 8 games: 12, 4, 10, 12, 4, 8, 5, 16SAS16 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Second story · LAL @ POR

Portland never trails at a break against Lakers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 113–110. Damian Lillard led Portland with 32 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · POR vs LAL
Damian Lillard · PORBrook Lopez · LALPTS3227REB63AST51Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+4.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.4Season avg30.2Last 5

30.2 points a game over his last five games, against 25.4 in 8 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−4.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.6Season avg10.9Last 3

10.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 15.6 in 7 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+5.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Season avg29.2Today

29 minutes today, against 23.4 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 32

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Damian LillardPoints, last 9 games: 27, 18, 26, 13, 25, 25, 36, 33, 32POR vs LAL · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jusuf NurkicPoints, last 9 games: 11, 11, 17, 12, 12, 17, 8, 19, 28POR vs LAL · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 9 games: 16, 33, 14, 21, 22, 18, 29, 15, 27GSW @ SAS · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 8 games: 20, 19, 7, 9, 13, 6, 8, 27LAL @ POR · L
13.6 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 9 games: 20, 22, 29, 25, 29, 31, 28, 19, 24GSW @ SAS · W
25.2 PPG season to date · −1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 8 games: 25, 28, 20, 31, 24, 26, 11, 24SAS vs GSW · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST