FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, October 31, 2016Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed SAC by 2 after three quarters and won 106–95.

Final · Box score
Kings95
Hawks106
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL -2; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
Bulls118
Nets88
Q1 CHI +18; Q2 CHI +21; Q3 CHI +27; Q4 CHI +30
Final · Box score
Nuggets102
Raptors105
Q1 TOR +9; Q2 TOR +13; Q3 TOR +4; Q4 TOR +3
Final · Box score
Suns98
Clippers116
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC +12; Q3 LAC +12; Q4 LAC +18
On this day · 2015–16Oct 31, 2015: 6 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Pelicans), 53 points.
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The lead · Kings-Hawks

Atlanta makes it three straight

Jusuf Nurkic goes for 18 rebounds

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+9-2+11ATL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings1529371495
Hawks22312627106
Who led
Dwight HowardPoints, last 3 games: 11, 2, 18ATL18 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 3 games: 14, 11, 17ATL17 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 4 games: 22, 17, 28, 22SAC22 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 4 games: 24, 37, 29, 14SAC14 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Suns-Clippers11
Nuggets-Raptors8
Kings-Hawks4
Bulls-Nets0
The night in charts
Suns-Clippers combined for 214, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-ClippersSuns 98, Clippers 116
214
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 102, Raptors 105
207
Bulls-NetsBulls 118, Nets 88
206
Kings-HawksKings 95, Hawks 106
201
TOR won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 102, Raptors 105
+3 TOR
Kings-HawksKings 95, Hawks 106
+11 ATL
Suns-ClippersSuns 98, Clippers 116
+18 LAC
Bulls-NetsBulls 118, Nets 88
+30 CHI
Jordan shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JordanLAC · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
GaySAC · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
JimmyCHI · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
60% (6-10)
LinBKN · 14 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB
60% (6-10)
DeRozanTOR · 33 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
57% (13-23)
Final · Nuggets-Raptors
Nuggets 102Raptors 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets24253518102
Raptors33292617105
The story
Kyle Lowry had 29 points as Toronto beat Denver 105-102

Emmanuel Mudiay led Denver with 16 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 10-20 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the first 33-24, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +9+13+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Hawks
Kings 95Hawks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings1529371495
Hawks22312627106
The story
Paul Millsap's 13 points and 13 rebounds carried Atlanta past Sacramento, 106-95

For Sacramento, Rudy Gay had 22 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 13 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL · 5-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 27-14.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +7+9−2+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Clippers
Suns 98Clippers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2412342898
Clippers24243434116
The story
LA beat Phoenix 116-98 behind 21 points and 11 rebounds from Blake Griffin

Eric Bledsoe paced Phoenix: 12 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 4-7 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 24-12 second quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 0+12+12+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.5points, last 3 vs 2015–16 avg
Points per game
23.52015–16 avg35.0Last 3

35.0 points a game over his last three games, against 23.5 in 2015–16 (78 games). Today: 33 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 vs 2015–16 avg
Minutes per game
30.52015–16 avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.5 in 2015–16 (54 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.0minutes, today vs 2015–16 avg
Minutes per game
17.12015–16 avg38.1Today

38 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 2015–16 (32 games). Line: 13 points, 18 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Nuggets-Raptors

Toronto controls Denver start to finish

Toronto won 105–102, leading by as many as 13 at a break. DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 33 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
TOR over DEN3ATL over SAC11LAC over PHX18CHI over BKN30Final margin, points. Pink = TOR over DEN.
Top performances

DeMar DeRozan leads the day with 33

DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 3 games: 40, 32, 33Raptors-Nuggets · W
35.0 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 3 games: 10, 17, 29Raptors-Nuggets · W
18.7 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 3 games: 27, 9, 24Clippers-Suns · W
20.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 3 games: 24, 16, 22Bulls-Nets · W
20.7 PPG season to date
22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 4 games: 22, 17, 28, 22Kings-Hawks · L
22.2 PPG season to date
22 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 3 games: 27, 18, 21Clippers-Suns · W
22.0 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST