FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 5, 2016Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed WAS by 10 at halftime and won 88–86.

Final · Box score
Wolves92
Thunder112
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC +6; Q3 OKC +18; Q4 OKC +20
Final · Box score
Nuggets86
Pistons103
Q1 DET +17; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +17
Final · Box score
Bulls94
Pacers111
Q1 IND +16; Q2 IND +19; Q3 IND +24; Q4 IND +17
Final · Box score
Wizards86
Magic88
Q1 ORL -4; Q2 ORL -10; Q3 ORL -9; Q4 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Cavs102
Sixers101
Q1 CLE +15; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +1
Final · Box score
Rockets97
Hawks112
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +15
Final · Box score
Kings91
Bucks117
Q1 MIL +10; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +27; Q4 MIL +26
Final · Box score
Clippers116
Spurs92
Q1 LAC +15; Q2 LAC +18; Q3 LAC +17; Q4 LAC +24
On this day · 2015–16Nov 5, 2015: 5 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Bulls), 33 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Magic

Orlando climbs out of a 10-point hole against Washington

James Harden goes for 30 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-10-9+2ORL AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2426201686
Magic2020212788
Who led
Jeff GreenPoints, last 6 games: 7, 10, 10, 2, 15, 18ORL18 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Evan FournierPoints, last 6 games: 20, 8, 22, 17, 29, 13ORL13 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 5 games: 22, 11, 6, 18, 18WAS18 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 5 games: 13, 14, 15, 28, 15WAS15 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Sixers12
Rockets-Hawks7
Wizards-Magic6
Clippers-Spurs1
Nuggets-Pistons0
Bulls-Pacers0
Kings-Bucks0
The night in charts
Rockets-Hawks combined for 209, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-HawksRockets 97, Hawks 112
209
Clippers-SpursClippers 116, Spurs 92
208
Kings-BucksKings 91, Bucks 117
208
Bulls-PacersBulls 94, Pacers 111
205
Wolves-ThunderWolves 92, Thunder 112
204
Cavs-SixersCavs 102, Sixers 101
203
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 86, Pistons 103
189
Wizards-MagicWizards 86, Magic 88
174
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-SixersCavs 102, Sixers 101
+1 CLE
Wizards-MagicWizards 86, Magic 88
+2 ORL
Rockets-HawksRockets 97, Hawks 112
+15 ATL
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 86, Pistons 103
+17 DET
Bulls-PacersBulls 94, Pacers 111
+17 IND
Wolves-ThunderWolves 92, Thunder 112
+20 OKC
Clippers-SpursClippers 116, Spurs 92
+24 LAC
Kings-BucksKings 91, Bucks 117
+26 MIL
Dwight shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightATL · 20 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
TempleSAC · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
BlakeLAC · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
KATMIN · 33 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK
65% (13-20)
TeagueIND · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Cavs-Sixers
Cavs 102Sixers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs34232520102
Sixers19273421101
The story
Kevin Love's 20 points and 11 rebounds carried Cleveland past Philadelphia, 102-101

For Philadelphia, Sergio Rodriguez had 11 AST, 7 PTS, 6 REB 20 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 8-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-19, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +15+11+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Magic
Wizards 86Magic 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2426201686
Magic2020212788
The story
Jeff Green had 18 points as Orlando beat Washington 88-86

Bradley Beal led Washington with 15 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 5-12 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Magic took the fourth 27-16.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −4−10−9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Markieff Morris led the game in fantasy with 35.4 FPTS (18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Rockets-Hawks
Rockets 97Hawks 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets3029251397
Hawks30352819112
The story
Atlanta beat Houston 112-97 behind 23 points and 11 rebounds from Paul Millsap

Clint Capela paced Houston: 12 PTS, 10 REB 23 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 5 STL · 10-20 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 35-29 second quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 0+6+9+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 2 vs 2015–16 avg
Minutes per game
20.72015–16 avg5.4Last 2

5.4 minutes a game over his last two games, against 20.7 in 2015–16 (73 games). Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.3Season avg32.4Today

32 minutes today, against 9.3 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−9.3points, today vs 2015–16 avg
Points per game
12.32015–16 avg3Today

3 points today in 16 minutes, against 12.3 a game in 2015–16 (76 games).

Second story · the whole slate

Milwaukee posts the night's biggest win

Milwaukee beat Sacramento by 26, the widest margin of 8 games.

CLE over PHI1ORL over WAS2ATL over HOU15DET over DEN17IND over CHI17OKC over MIN20LAC over SAS24MIL over SAC26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Karl-Anthony Towns leads the day with 33

Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 5 games: 21, 15, 11, 32, 33Wolves-Thunder · L
22.4 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
James HardenPoints, last 6 games: 34, 26, 28, 41, 30, 30Rockets-Hawks · L
31.5 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 11 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 6 games: 32, 51, 33, 35, 20, 28Thunder-Wolves · W
33.2 PPG season to date · −6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 6 games: 27, 18, 21, 14, 14, 28Clippers-Spurs · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 6 games: 19, 21, 23, 19, 30, 25Cavs-Sixers · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 14 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 6 games: 28, 17, 13, 10, 16, 23Hawks-Rockets · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST