FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 1, 2016Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed PHI by 14 at halftime and won 103–101.

Final · Box score
Rockets120
Cavs128
Q1 CLE -6; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Lakers108
Pacers115
Q1 IND +9; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Magic103
Sixers101
Q1 ORL -5; Q2 ORL -14; Q3 ORL -3; Q4 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Knicks89
Pistons102
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +7; Q4 DET +13
Final · OT · Box score
Kings96
Heat108
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Grizzlies80
Wolves116
Q1 MIN +13; Q2 MIN +26; Q3 MIN +38; Q4 MIN +36
Final · Box score
Bucks117
Pelicans113
Q1 MIL -3; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL -2; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Jazz106
Spurs91
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +2; Q4 UTA +15
Final · Box score
Warriors127
Blazers104
Q1 GSW +9; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 GSW +27; Q4 GSW +23
On this day · 2015–16Nov 1, 2015: 7 games. Top scorer: Hassan Whiteside (Heat-Rockets), 25 points.
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The lead · Magic-Sixers

Orlando climbs back to beat Philadelphia

James Harden goes for 41 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-14-3+2ORL AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic24194119103
Sixers29283014101
Who led
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 4 games: 17, 7, 11, 24ORL24 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 4 games: 14, 4, 19, 21ORL21 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Hollis ThompsonPoints, last 3 games: 4, 3, 22PHI22 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Dario SaricPoints, last 3 games: 5, 5, 21PHI21 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Kings-Heat12
Grizzlies-Wolves7
Bucks-Pelicans5
Jazz-Spurs5
Rockets-Cavs4
Warriors-Blazers4
Magic-Sixers3
The night in charts
Rockets-Cavs combined for 248, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-CavsRockets 120, Cavs 128
248
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 127, Blazers 104
231
Bucks-PelicansBucks 117, Pelicans 113
230
Lakers-PacersLakers 108, Pacers 115
223
Kings-HeatKings 96, Heat 108
204
Magic-SixersMagic 103, Sixers 101
204
Jazz-SpursJazz 106, Spurs 91
197
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 80, Wolves 116
196
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 89, Pistons 102
191
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-SixersMagic 103, Sixers 101
+2 ORL
Bucks-PelicansBucks 117, Pelicans 113
+4 MIL
Lakers-PacersLakers 108, Pacers 115
+7 IND
Rockets-CavsRockets 120, Cavs 128
+8 CLE
Kings-HeatKings 96, Heat 108
+12 MIA
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 89, Pistons 102
+13 DET
Jazz-SpursJazz 106, Spurs 91
+15 UTA
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 127, Blazers 104
+23 GSW
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 80, Wolves 116
+36 MIN
ORL erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-SixersORL won · Magic 103, Sixers 101
14 pts
Rockets-CavsCLE won · Rockets 120, Cavs 128
6 pts
Bucks-PelicansMIL won · Bucks 117, Pelicans 113
3 pts
Hollis Thompson shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Hollis ThompsonPHI · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
George HillUTA · 22 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
VucevicORL · 24 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
Tobias HarrisDET · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
IbakaORL · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Magic-Sixers
Magic 103Sixers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic24194119103
Sixers29283014101
The story
Nikola Vucevic had 24 points and 14 rebounds as Orlando beat Philadelphia 103-101

Joel Embiid led Philadelphia with 18 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST · 11-16 FG

The swing

Down 14 after the second, the Magic took the third 41-30.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −5−14−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Cavs
Rockets 120Cavs 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets35242536120
Cavs29342243128
The story
Cleveland beat Houston 128-120 behind 32 points from Kyrie Irving

Eric Gordon paced Houston: 16 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 32 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 10-19 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 34-24 second quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −6+4+1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Heat
Kings 96Heat 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings26241724596
Heat2826191817108
The story
Goran Dragic's 25 points and 8 assists carried Miami past Sacramento, 108-96 in OT

For Sacramento, Rudy Gay had 30 PTS, 12 REB 25 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB · 8-14 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Heat took it 17-5.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +2+4+60+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 3 vs 2015–16 avg
Points per game
14.02015–16 avg23.7Last 3

23.7 points a game over his last three games, against 14.0 in 2015–16 (82 games). Today: 31 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.3minutes, last 2 vs 2015–16 avg
Minutes per game
28.12015–16 avg10.8Last 2

10.8 minutes a game over his last two games, against 28.1 in 2015–16 (72 games). Today: 9 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
2.4Season avg26.1Today

26 minutes today, against 2.4 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Rockets-Cavs

Cleveland stays perfect at 4–0

Latest: 128–120 over Houston. Kyrie Irving led Cleveland with 32 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · CLE
Wvs NYK117–88W@ TOR94–91Wvs ORL105–99Wvs HOU128–120
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 41

James HardenPoints, last 4 games: 34, 26, 28, 41Rockets-Cavs · L
32.2 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Trae Young ATL, Jan 20, 2020: 42 PTS · 6 REB · 15 AST
41 PTS · 7 REB · 15 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 4 games: 50, 45, 18, 35Pelicans-Bucks · L
37.0 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 4 games: 29, 26, 20, 32Cavs-Rockets · W
26.8 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 3 games: 19, 21, 31Wolves-Grizzlies · W
23.7 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 4 games: 39, 29, 37, 31Blazers-Warriors · L
34.0 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 5 games: 22, 17, 28, 22, 30Kings-Heat · L
23.8 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST