FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, October 28, 2014Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed DAL by 8 at halftime and won 101–100.

Final · Box score
Magic84
Pelicans101
Q1 NOP -1; Q2 NOP +7; Q3 NOP +14; Q4 NOP +17
Final · Box score
Mavs100
Spurs101
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS -8; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +1
Final · Box score
Rockets108
Lakers90
Q1 HOU +12; Q2 HOU +17; Q3 HOU +16; Q4 HOU +18
The lead · Mavs-Spurs

San Antonio rallies from 8 down to beat Dallas

Anthony Davis goes for 26 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-8+3+1SAS AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs24292027100
Spurs26193125101
Who led
Tony ParkerSAS23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Manu GinobiliSAS20 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Monta EllisDAL26 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiDAL18 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Magic-Pelicans

New Orleans beats Orlando, 101–84

New Orleans led 78–64 after three and won by 17. Anthony Davis led New Orleans with 26 points, 17 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over DAL1NOP over ORL17HOU over LAL18Final margin, points. Pink = NOP over ORL.
Lead changes
Mavs-Spurs18
Magic-Pelicans7
Rockets-Lakers2
The night in charts
Mavs-Spurs combined for 201, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-SpursMavs 100, Spurs 101
201
Rockets-LakersRockets 108, Lakers 90
198
Magic-PelicansMagic 84, Pelicans 101
185
SAS won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Mavs-SpursMavs 100, Spurs 101
+1 SAS
Magic-PelicansMagic 84, Pelicans 101
+17 NOP
Rockets-LakersRockets 108, Lakers 90
+18 HOU
SAS rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-SpursSAS won · Mavs 100, Spurs 101
8 pts
Magic-PelicansNOP won · Magic 84, Pelicans 101
1 pt
Asik shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AsikNOP · 17 REB, 14 PTS, 5 BLK, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
DirkDAL · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
ParkerSAS · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
60% (9-15)
BoozerLAL · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
EllisDAL · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
52% (11-21)
Final · Mavs-Spurs
Mavs 100Spurs 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs24292027100
Spurs26193125101
The story
Manu Ginobili had 20 points as San Antonio beat Dallas 101-100

Devin Harris led Dallas with 17 PTS, 5 AST 20 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 6-13 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Spurs took the third 31-20.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +2−8+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Monta Ellis led the game in fantasy with 40.3 FPTS (26 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Magic-Pelicans
Magic 84Pelicans 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2516232084
Pelicans24243023101
The story
Omer Asik's 17 rebounds and 14 points carried New Orleans past Orlando, 101-84

Ryan Anderson chipped in 22 PTS, 9 REB 17 REB, 14 PTS, 5 BLK, 2 AST · 7-10 FG

The swing

The Pelicans trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 24-16.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −1+7+14+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Lakers
Rockets 108Lakers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets31312323108
Lakers1926242190
The story
Houston beat Los Angeles 108-90 behind 16 points and 13 rebounds from Terrence Jones

Carlos Boozer paced Los Angeles: 17 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 8-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 31-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +12+17+16+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, today vs 2013–14 avg
Points per game
14.62013–14 avg25Today

25 points today in 37 minutes, against 14.6 a game in 2013–14 (61 games).

Stepped-up role
+14.7minutes, today vs 2013–14 avg
Minutes per game
12.22013–14 avg26.9Today

27 minutes today, against 12.2 a game in 2013–14 (31 games). Line: 7 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−11.6points, today vs 2013–14 avg
Points per game
16.62013–14 avg5Today

5 points today in 34 minutes, against 16.6 a game in 2013–14 (74 games).

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 32

James HardenRockets-Lakers · W
32.0 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Anthony DavisPelicans-Magic · W
26.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisMavs-Spurs · L
26.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Tobias HarrisMagic-Pelicans · L
25.0 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Tony ParkerSpurs-Mavs · W
23.0 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Ryan AndersonPelicans-Magic · W
22.0 PPG season to date
22 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST