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Monday, November 8, 2021Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed MIN by 11 after three quarters and won 125–118.

Final
NYK103
PHI96
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +14; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +7
Final
BKN95
CHI118
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI -6; Q3 CHI -2; Q4 CHI +23
Final · OT
MIN118
MEM125
Q1 MEM 0; Q2 MEM +4; Q3 MEM -11; Q4 MEM 0; OT1 MEM +7
Final
NOP92
DAL108
Q1 DAL -5; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +16
Final
MIA96
DEN113
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +15; Q3 DEN +21; Q4 DEN +17
Final
ATL113
GSW127
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW -4; Q3 GSW +17; Q4 GSW +14
Final
PHX109
SAC104
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +22; Q4 PHX +5
Final · OT
CHA123
LAL126
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL 0; OT1 LAL +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
The lead · MIN @ MEM

Ja Morant scores 33, Memphis rallies past Minnesota

Memphis trailed by 11 after three and won 125–118.

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final00+4-110+7MEM AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
MIN342038215118
MEM3424233212125
Who led
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 37, 28, 40, 17, 30, 20, 26, 18, 11, 33MEM33 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Brandon ClarkePoints, last 7 games: 6, 3, 4, 6, 2, 6, 20MEM20 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 7 games: 22, 12, 9, 29, 14, 3, 30MIN30 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 9 games: 29, 19, 28, 25, 14, 24, 28, 17, 27MIN27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Chicago by 23.

LAL over CHA3PHX over SAC5NYK over PHI7MEM over MIN7GSW over ATL14DAL over NOP16DEN over MIA17CHI over BKN23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.8Season avg31.8Last 5

31.8 points a game over his last five games, against 26.8 in 9 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.4Season avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.4 in 10 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.6Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 17.6 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 25 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 50

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.
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 21, 45, 27, 23, 36, 20, 15, 19, 20, 50GSW vs ATL · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +24.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: LeBron James CLE, Mar 5, 2008: 50 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Season high50 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 38, 25, 25, 22, 23, 32, 29, 31, 38BKN @ CHI · L
29.5 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high38 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 37, 28, 40, 17, 30, 20, 26, 18, 11, 33MEM vs MIN · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 35, 30, 15, 16, 27, 29, 2, 32LAL vs CHA · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 16, 13, 10, 22, 18, 32, 19, 31NYK @ PHI · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 36, 17, 32, 27, 23, 20, 27, 31MIA @ DEN · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST