FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 3, 2016Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed MIN by 12 after the first quarter and won 102–99.

Final · Box score
Kings94
Magic102
Q1 ORL -6; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Celtics122
Cavs128
Q1 CLE +11; Q2 CLE +17; Q3 CLE +17; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Pacers107
Bucks125
Q1 MIL -1; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL +11; Q4 MIL +18
Final · Box score
Nuggets102
Wolves99
Q1 DEN -12; Q2 DEN -6; Q3 DEN +13; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Thunder96
Warriors122
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW +25; Q3 GSW +28; Q4 GSW +26
On this day · 2015–16Nov 3, 2015: 7 games. Top scorer: Evan Fournier (Magic-Pelicans), 30 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Wolves

Denver fights back from 12 down against Minnesota

Karl-Anthony Towns goes for 32 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-6+13+3DEN AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets25303314102
Wolves3724142499
Who led
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 4 games: 15, 17, 16, 19DEN19 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Wilson ChandlerPoints, last 4 games: 12, 11, 9, 19DEN19 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 4 games: 21, 15, 11, 32MIN32 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 4 games: 25, 29, 17, 25MIN25 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Kings-Magic

Sacramento's skid reaches three

Orlando won 102–94; the Kings fall to 2–4. Evan Fournier led Orlando with 29 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.

Streak strip · SAC
W@ PHX113–94Lvs SAS94–102Wvs MIN106–103L@ ATL95–106L@ MIA96–108L@ ORL94–102
Lead changes
Pacers-Bucks11
Kings-Magic6
Nuggets-Wolves4
Thunder-Warriors3
The night in charts
Celtics-Cavs combined for 250, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-CavsCeltics 122, Cavs 128
250
Pacers-BucksPacers 107, Bucks 125
232
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 96, Warriors 122
218
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 102, Wolves 99
201
Kings-MagicKings 94, Magic 102
196
DEN won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 102, Wolves 99
+3 DEN
Celtics-CavsCeltics 122, Cavs 128
+6 CLE
Kings-MagicKings 94, Magic 102
+8 ORL
Pacers-BucksPacers 107, Bucks 125
+18 MIL
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 96, Warriors 122
+26 GSW
DEN erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-WolvesDEN won · Nuggets 102, Wolves 99
12 pts
Kings-MagicORL won · Kings 94, Magic 102
6 pts
Thunder-WarriorsGSW won · Thunder 96, Warriors 122
1 pt
Pacers-BucksMIL won · Pacers 107, Bucks 125
1 pt
Fournier shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FournierORL · 29 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
ChandlerDEN · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Jabari ParkerMIL · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
KDGSW · 39 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
63% (15-24)
OladipoOKC · 21 PTS, 3 REB
62% (8-13)
Final · Nuggets-Wolves
Nuggets 102Wolves 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets25303314102
Wolves3724142499
The story
Emmanuel Mudiay had 12 points as Denver beat Minnesota 102-99

Andrew Wiggins led Minnesota with 25 PTS, 3 REB 12 PTS, 6 REB, 5 STL, 3 AST · 4-18 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 33-14.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −12−6+13+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Cavs
Celtics 122Cavs 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics25263239122
Cavs36323228128
The story
LeBron James' 30 points and 12 assists carried Cleveland past Boston, 128-122

For Boston, Avery Bradley had 26 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 30 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB · 12-22 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 36-25, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +11+17+17+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Bucks
Pacers 107Bucks 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers30272228107
Bucks29342735125
The story
Milwaukee beat Indiana 125-107 behind 27 points and 9 assists from Giannis Antetokounmpo

Paul George paced Indiana: 23 PTS, 5 REB 27 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB · 11-18 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 34-27 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −1+6+11+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.1points, last 4 vs season avg
Points per game
15.7Season avg19.8Last 4

19.8 points a game over his last four games, against 15.7 in 3 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 vs 2015–16 avg
Minutes per game
27.32015–16 avg13.9Last 3

13.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.3 in 2015–16 (69 games). Today: 12 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.2Season avg35.4Today

35 minutes today, against 15.2 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 39

Kevin DurantPoints, last 5 games: 27, 30, 37, 20, 39Warriors-Thunder · W
30.6 PPG season to date
39 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 6 games: 24, 37, 29, 14, 30, 33Kings-Magic · L
27.8 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 4 games: 21, 15, 11, 32Wolves-Nuggets · L
19.8 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 5 games: 19, 21, 23, 19, 30Cavs-Celtics · W
22.4 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 5 games: 25, 25, 24, 23, 30Celtics-Cavs · L
25.4 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Evan FournierPoints, last 5 games: 20, 8, 22, 17, 29Magic-Kings · W
19.2 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST