FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, October 25, 2016Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed UTA by 6 after three quarters and won 113–104.

Final · Box score
Knicks88
Cavs117
Q1 CLE +10; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE +18; Q4 CLE +29
Final · Box score
Jazz104
Blazers113
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR -6; Q4 POR +9
Final · Box score
Spurs129
Warriors100
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +18; Q3 SAS +20; Q4 SAS +29
The lead · Jazz-Blazers

Damian Lillard goes for 39 in Portland win over Utah

Kawhi Leonard goes for 35 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00+8-6+9POR AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz26203721104
Blazers26282336113
Who led
Damian LillardPOR39 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
CJ McCollumPOR25 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Joe JohnsonUTA29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Rodney HoodUTA26 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Knicks-Cavs

Cleveland leads New York wire to wire

Cleveland was ahead at every break and won 117–88. Best quarter: the fourth, 35–24. Kyrie Irving led Cleveland with 29 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over UTA9CLE over NYK29SAS over GSW29Final margin, points. Pink = CLE over NYK.
Lead changes
Jazz-Blazers11
Spurs-Warriors2
Knicks-Cavs1
The night in charts
Spurs-Warriors combined for 229, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 129, Warriors 100
229
Jazz-BlazersJazz 104, Blazers 113
217
Knicks-CavsKnicks 88, Cavs 117
205
POR won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Jazz-BlazersJazz 104, Blazers 113
+9 POR
Knicks-CavsKnicks 88, Cavs 117
+29 CLE
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 129, Warriors 100
+29 SAS
Joe Johnson shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Joe JohnsonUTA · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
DamePOR · 39 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST
65% (13-20)
LeBronCLE · 19 PTS, 14 AST, 11 REB, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
KDGSW · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
61% (11-18)
CrabbePOR · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Jazz-Blazers
Jazz 104Blazers 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz26203721104
Blazers26282336113
The story
Portland beat Utah 113-104 behind 25 points from CJ McCollum

Rodney Hood paced Utah: 26 PTS, 2 REB 25 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 8-16 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 36-21 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 0+8−6+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Cavs
Knicks 88Cavs 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1827192488
Cavs28203435117
The story
LeBron James had a 19-11-14 triple-double as Cleveland beat New York 117-88

Kristaps Porzingis led New York with 16 PTS, 7 REB 19 PTS, 14 AST, 11 REB · 9-14 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the third 34-19, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
300 +10+3+18+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Warriors
Spurs 129Warriors 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs31333332129
Warriors20263123100
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge's 26 points and 14 rebounds carried San Antonio past Golden State, 129-100

For Golden State, Kevin Durant had 27 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST · 10-20 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-20, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +11+18+20+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+16.8points, today vs 2015–16 avg
Points per game
12.22015–16 avg29Today

29 points today in 30 minutes, against 12.2 a game in 2015–16 (81 games).

Stepped-up role
+14.0minutes, today vs 2015–16 avg
Minutes per game
18.22015–16 avg32.2Today

32 minutes today, against 18.2 a game in 2015–16 (76 games). Line: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−14.5points, today vs 2015–16 avg
Points per game
16.52015–16 avg2Today

2 points today in 18 minutes, against 16.5 a game in 2015–16 (72 games).

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 39

Damian LillardBlazers-Jazz · W
39.0 PPG season to date
39 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Kawhi LeonardSpurs-Warriors · W
35.0 PPG season to date
Career high35 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Joe JohnsonJazz-Blazers · L
29.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Kyrie IrvingCavs-Knicks · W
29.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantWarriors-Spurs · L
27.0 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
LaMarcus AldridgeSpurs-Warriors · W
26.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST