FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 8, 2016Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed LAL by 2 after the first quarter and won 109–97.

Final · Box score
Hawks110
Cavs106
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 ATL +5; Q4 ATL +4
Final · Box score
Wolves110
Nets119
Q1 Nets 0; Q2 BKN +1; Q3 BKN +4; Q4 BKN +9
Final · Box score
Nuggets107
Grizzlies108
Q1 Grizzlies 0; Q2 Grizzlies 0; Q3 MEM +3; Q4 MEM +1
Final · Box score
Suns121
Blazers124
Q1 POR +17; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +3
Final · Box score
Mavs109
Lakers97
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +12
Final · Box score
Pelicans94
Kings102
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +8
On this day · 2015–16Nov 8, 2015: 5 games. Top scorer: Reggie Jackson (Pistons-Blazers), 40 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Lakers

Dallas beats Lakers, 109–97

Anthony Davis goes for 34 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+4+6+12DAL AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs25332526109
Lakers2727232097
Who led
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 7 games: 19, 31, 10, 14, 17, 34, 31DAL31 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Seth CurryPoints, last 7 games: 7, 8, 0, 6, 8, 7, 23DAL23 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 8 games: 25, 4, 12, 15, 18, 9, 18, 22LAL22 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Nick YoungPoints, last 8 games: 8, 13, 16, 8, 17, 12, 22, 20LAL20 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Grizzlies17
Hawks-Cavs12
Wolves-Nets6
Mavs-Lakers5
Suns-Blazers0
Pelicans-Kings0
Shot of the night

Gasol's jumper at the buzzer puts the Grizzlies ahead, 108-107 final

The night in charts
Suns-Blazers combined for 245, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-BlazersSuns 121, Blazers 124
245
Wolves-NetsWolves 110, Nets 119
229
Hawks-CavsHawks 110, Cavs 106
216
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 107, Grizzlies 108
215
Mavs-LakersMavs 109, Lakers 97
206
Pelicans-KingsPelicans 94, Kings 102
196
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 107, Grizzlies 108
+1 MEM
Suns-BlazersSuns 121, Blazers 124
+3 POR
Hawks-CavsHawks 110, Cavs 106
+4 ATL
Pelicans-KingsPelicans 94, Kings 102
+8 SAC
Wolves-NetsWolves 110, Nets 119
+9 BKN
Mavs-LakersMavs 109, Lakers 97
+12 DAL
Clarkson shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ClarksonLAL · 22 PTS, 3 STL, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
HarklessPOR · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
BledsoePHX · 31 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
69% (9-13)
GasolMEM · 19 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
ADNOP · 34 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 2 STL
64% (14-22)
Final · Nuggets-Grizzlies
Nuggets 107Grizzlies 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets26302031107
Grizzlies26302329108
The story
Vince Carter's 20 points carried Memphis past Denver, 108-107

For Denver, Emmanuel Mudiay had 23 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 20 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 8-13 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 23-20, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
200 00+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Danilo Gallinari was the fantasy play: 40.9 FPTS on 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST

Final · Suns-Blazers
Suns 121Blazers 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns25302739121
Blazers42212635124
The story
CJ McCollum had 33 points as Portland beat Phoenix 124-121

Eric Bledsoe led Phoenix with 31 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 33 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 11-18 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the first 42-25, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 +17+8+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Cavs
Hawks 110Cavs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks20333126110
Cavs20223727106
The story
Atlanta beat Cleveland 110-106 behind 28 points from Dennis Schroder

Kevin Love paced Cleveland: 24 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 10-16 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 33-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 0+11+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LeBron James topped the game at 50.3 FPTS: 23 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−19.0minutes, last 3 vs 2015–16 avg
Minutes per game
28.12015–16 avg9.1Last 3

9.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.1 in 2015–16 (72 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.4Season avg23.0Today

23 minutes today, against 7.4 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−9.2points, last 2 vs 2015–16 avg
Points per game
13.72015–16 avg4.5Last 2

4.5 points a game over his last two games, against 13.7 in 2015–16 (61 games). Today: 9 points in 21 minutes.

Second story · Nuggets-Grizzlies

Memphis holds off Denver, 108–107

Memphis led 79–76 after three and held on to win by one. Vince Carter led Memphis with 20 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MEM over DEN1POR over PHX3ATL over CLE4SAC over NOP8BKN over MIN9DAL over LAL12Final margin, points. Pink = MEM over DEN.
Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 38

Damian LillardPoints, last 8 games: 39, 29, 37, 31, 27, 42, 19, 38Blazers-Suns · W
32.8 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 6 games: 25, 29, 17, 25, 7, 36Wolves-Nets · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 8 games: 50, 45, 18, 35, 10, 22, 33, 34Pelicans-Kings · L
30.9 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 8 games: 25, 16, 23, 16, 24, 9, 37, 33Blazers-Suns · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 8 games: 16, 17, 21, 12, 20, 17, 19, 31Suns-Blazers · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 7 games: 19, 31, 10, 14, 17, 34, 31Mavs-Lakers · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST