FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, October 28, 2016Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed PHX by 15 after the first quarter and won 113–110.

Final · Box score
Cavs94
Raptors91
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Pacers94
Nets103
Q1 BKN -7; Q2 BKN +4; Q3 BKN -7; Q4 BKN +9
Final · Box score
Magic82
Pistons108
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +23; Q3 DET +35; Q4 DET +26
Final · Box score
Hornets97
Heat91
Q1 CHA -2; Q2 CHA -11; Q3 CHA -4; Q4 CHA +6
Final · OT · Box score
Suns110
Thunder113
Q1 OKC -15; Q2 OKC -4; Q3 OKC -6; Q4 Thunder 0; OT1 OKC +3
Final · Box score
Rockets106
Mavs98
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Lakers89
Jazz96
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 UTA +7
Final · Box score
Warriors122
Pelicans114
Q1 GSW +10; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +8
On this day · 2015–16Oct 28, 2015: 14 games. Top scorer: CJ McCollum (Blazers-Pelicans), 37 points.
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The lead · Suns-Thunder

Russell Westbrook scores 51 as OKC beats Phoenix

Anthony Davis goes for 45 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-15-4-60+3OKC AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Suns401330198110
Thunder2524282511113
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 2 games: 32, 51OKC51 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 2 games: 10, 21OKC21 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
T.J. WarrenPoints, last 2 games: 14, 30PHX30 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 2 games: 18, 21PHX21 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Jazz20
Rockets-Mavs19
Pacers-Nets8
Suns-Thunder7
Warriors-Pelicans3
Cavs-Raptors2
Magic-Pistons2
Hornets-Heat1
Shot of the night

Westbrook's layup with 7 seconds left in OT puts the Thunder ahead, 113-110 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Pelicans combined for 236, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 122, Pelicans 114
236
Suns-ThunderSuns 110, Thunder 113
223
Rockets-MavsRockets 106, Mavs 98
204
Pacers-NetsPacers 94, Nets 103
197
Magic-PistonsMagic 82, Pistons 108
190
Hornets-HeatHornets 97, Heat 91
188
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 94, Raptors 91
185
Lakers-JazzLakers 89, Jazz 96
185
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-ThunderSuns 110, Thunder 113
+3 OKC
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 94, Raptors 91
+3 CLE
Hornets-HeatHornets 97, Heat 91
+6 CHA
Lakers-JazzLakers 89, Jazz 96
+7 UTA
Rockets-MavsRockets 106, Mavs 98
+8 HOU
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 122, Pelicans 114
+8 GSW
Pacers-NetsPacers 94, Nets 103
+9 BKN
Magic-PistonsMagic 82, Pistons 108
+26 DET
OKC erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-ThunderOKC won · Suns 110, Thunder 113
15 pts
Hornets-HeatCHA won · Hornets 97, Heat 91
11 pts
Pacers-NetsBKN won · Pacers 94, Nets 103
7 pts
Whiteside shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WhitesideMIA · 20 PTS, 15 REB, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
WarrenPHX · 30 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
72% (13-18)
ArizaHOU · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
KilpatrickBKN · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Ish SmithDET · 16 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Suns-Thunder
Suns 110Thunder 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns401330198110
Thunder2524282511113
The story
Victor Oladipo had 21 points as Oklahoma City beat Phoenix 113-110 in OT

Eric Bledsoe led Phoenix with 17 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 7-17 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the first, the Thunder took the second 24-13.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −15−4−60+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Hornets-Heat
Hornets 97Heat 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2125272497
Heat2334201491
The story
Kemba Walker's 24 points carried Charlotte past Miami, 97-91

For Miami, Goran Dragic had 14 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 24 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB · 7-18 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 24-14.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −2−11−4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Hassan Whiteside was the fantasy play: 40.0 FPTS on 20 PTS, 15 REB

Final · Warriors-Pelicans
Warriors 122Pelicans 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors32273330122
Pelicans22283133114
The story
Golden State beat New Orleans 122-114 behind 30 points and 17 rebounds from Kevin Durant

Tim Frazier paced New Orleans: 21 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB 30 PTS, 17 REB, 6 AST · 9-19 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 32-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +10+9+11+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+23.2points, last 2 vs 2015–16 avg
Points per game
24.32015–16 avg47.5Last 2

47.5 points a game over his last two games, against 24.3 in 2015–16 (61 games). Today: 45 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−26.1minutes, last 2 vs 2015–16 avg
Minutes per game
31.02015–16 avg4.9Last 2

4.9 minutes a game over his last two games, against 31.0 in 2015–16 (82 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs 2015–16 avg
Minutes per game
22.82015–16 avg46.1Today

46 minutes today, against 22.8 a game in 2015–16 (47 games). Line: 30 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Detroit posts the night's biggest win

Detroit beat Orlando by 26, the widest margin of 8 games.

CLE over TOR3OKC over PHX3CHA over MIA6UTA over LAL7HOU over DAL8GSW over NOP8BKN over IND9DET over ORL26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 51

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 2 games: 32, 51Thunder-Suns · W
41.5 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Paolo Banchero ORL, Oct 28, 2024: 50 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
51 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 2 games: 50, 45Pelicans-Warriors · L
47.5 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Joel Embiid PHI, Apr 3, 2022: 44 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
45 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 2 games: 40, 32Raptors-Cavs · L
36.0 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 2 games: 19, 31Mavs-Rockets · L
25.0 PPG season to date
Career high31 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 2 games: 27, 30Warriors-Pelicans · W
28.5 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 17 REB · 6 AST
T.J. WarrenPoints, last 2 games: 14, 30Suns-Thunder · L
22.0 PPG season to date
Career high30 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST