FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, October 31, 2015Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by LAC (vs SAC) and UTA (vs IND).

Final · Box score
Jazz97
Pacers76
Q1 UTA -6; Q2 UTA -7; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +21
Final · Box score
Knicks117
Wizards110
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK -3; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Warriors134
Pelicans120
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW -1; Q3 GSW +14; Q4 GSW +14
Final · Box score
Nets91
Grizzlies101
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +11; Q3 MEM +10; Q4 MEM +10
Final · Box score
Suns101
Blazers90
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +11
Final · Box score
Kings109
Clippers114
Q1 LAC -7; Q2 LAC +4; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +5
On this day · 2014–15Oct 31, 2014: 6 games. Top scorer: Rudy Gay (Kings-Blazers), 40 points.
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The lead · Kings-Clippers

Blake Griffin goes for 37 in Clippers win over Sacramento

Stephen Curry goes for 53 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+4+4+5LAC AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings31242430109
Clippers24352431114
Who led
Blake GriffinPoints, last 3 games: 33, 26, 37LAC37 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 3 games: 15, 12, 23LAC23 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 3 games: 4, 21, 21SAC21 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 3 games: 16, 19, 20SAC20 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Suns-Blazers16
Knicks-Wizards13
Warriors-Pelicans13
Kings-Clippers12
Jazz-Pacers3
Nets-Grizzlies1
The night in charts
Warriors-Pelicans combined for 254, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 134, Pelicans 120
254
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 117, Wizards 110
227
Kings-ClippersKings 109, Clippers 114
223
Nets-GrizzliesNets 91, Grizzlies 101
192
Suns-BlazersSuns 101, Blazers 90
191
Jazz-PacersJazz 97, Pacers 76
173
LAC won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Kings-ClippersKings 109, Clippers 114
+5 LAC
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 117, Wizards 110
+7 NYK
Nets-GrizzliesNets 91, Grizzlies 101
+10 MEM
Suns-BlazersSuns 101, Blazers 90
+11 PHX
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 134, Pelicans 120
+14 GSW
Jazz-PacersJazz 97, Pacers 76
+21 UTA
LAC rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-ClippersLAC won · Kings 109, Clippers 114
7 pts
Jazz-PacersUTA won · Jazz 97, Pacers 76
7 pts
Knicks-WizardsNYK won · Knicks 117, Wizards 110
3 pts
Warriors-PelicansGSW won · Warriors 134, Pelicans 120
1 pt
Steph shot 17-of-27 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StephGSW · 53 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL
63% (17-27)
HoodUTA · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
MeloNYK · 37 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
61% (11-18)
BlakeLAC · 37 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
59% (13-22)
Draymond GreenGSW · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Kings-Clippers
Kings 109Clippers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings31242430109
Clippers24352431114
The story
DeAndre Jordan's 18 rebounds and 15 points carried LA past Sacramento, 114-109

For Sacramento, Rajon Rondo had 21 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 18 REB, 15 PTS, 7 BLK, 1 AST · 5-6 FG

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 7 going into the second, then won it 35-24.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −7+4+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Blazers
Suns 101Blazers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns27291827101
Blazers2325231990
The story
Phoenix beat Portland 101-90 behind 33 points from Eric Bledsoe

Damian Lillard paced Portland: 23 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 33 PTS, 6 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 12-21 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 27-19 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +4+8+3+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Pelicans
Warriors 134Pelicans 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors31334129134
Pelicans28372629120
The story
Draymond Green had 21 points as Golden State beat New Orleans 134-120

Ryan Anderson led New Orleans with 19 PTS, 7 REB 21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 7-12 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Warriors took the third 41-26.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +3−1+14+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.9points, last 3 vs 2014–15 avg
Points per game
6.82014–15 avg22.7Last 3

22.7 points a game over his last three games, against 6.8 in 2014–15 (62 games). Today: 15 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−25.0minutes, last 2 vs 2014–15 avg
Minutes per game
28.62014–15 avg3.6Last 2

3.6 minutes a game over his last two games, against 28.6 in 2014–15 (67 games). Today: 0 points in 0 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.3minutes, today vs 2014–15 avg
Minutes per game
13.22014–15 avg30.5Today

30 minutes today, against 13.2 a game in 2014–15 (63 games). Line: 4 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 5. Widest: Utah by 21.

LAC over SAC5NYK over WAS7MEM over BKN10PHX over POR11GSW over NOP14UTA over IND21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 53

Stephen CurryPoints, last 3 games: 40, 25, 53Warriors-Pelicans · W
39.3 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: John Wall WAS, Dec 6, 2016: 52 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
53 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 3 games: 33, 26, 37Clippers-Kings · W
32.0 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 3 games: 11, 25, 37Knicks-Wizards · W
24.3 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 3 games: 13, 22, 33Suns-Blazers · W
22.7 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 3 games: 15, 18, 27Suns-Blazers · W
20.0 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 3 games: 18, 25, 26Pelicans-Warriors · L
23.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST