FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, October 18, 2017Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed DEN by 9 after the first quarter and won 106–96.

Final · Box score
Hornets90
Pistons102
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +11; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +12
Final · Box score
Nets131
Pacers140
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Heat109
Magic116
Q1 ORL -5; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +10; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Sixers115
Wizards120
Q1 WAS +9; Q2 WAS -3; Q3 WAS +8; Q4 WAS +5
Final · Box score
Bucks108
Celtics100
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL -4; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Pelicans91
Grizzlies103
Q1 MEM -7; Q2 MEM +2; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +12
Final · Box score
Hawks117
Mavs111
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 Hawks 0; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Nuggets96
Jazz106
Q1 UTA -9; Q2 UTA -9; Q3 UTA -5; Q4 UTA +10
Final · Box score
Wolves99
Spurs107
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Blazers124
Suns76
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +25; Q3 POR +43; Q4 POR +48
Final · Box score
Rockets105
Kings100
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +5
The lead · Nuggets-Jazz

Utah climbs out of a 9-point hole against Denver

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 28 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-9-5+10UTA AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets3028251396
Jazz21282928106
Who led
Rudy GobertUTA18 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Alec BurksUTA16 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Will BartonDEN23 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Paul MillsapDEN19 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Hawks-Mavs18
Sixers-Wizards12
Nets-Pacers10
Pelicans-Grizzlies8
Wolves-Spurs8
Rockets-Kings8
Nuggets-Jazz4
Heat-Magic3
Blazers-Suns3
Hornets-Pistons2
The night in charts
Nets-Pacers combined for 271, 36 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-PacersNets 131, Pacers 140
271
Sixers-WizardsSixers 115, Wizards 120
235
Hawks-MavsHawks 117, Mavs 111
228
Heat-MagicHeat 109, Magic 116
225
Bucks-CelticsBucks 108, Celtics 100
208
Wolves-SpursWolves 99, Spurs 107
206
Rockets-KingsRockets 105, Kings 100
205
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 96, Jazz 106
202
Blazers-SunsBlazers 124, Suns 76
200
Pelicans-GrizzliesPelicans 91, Grizzlies 103
194
Hornets-PistonsHornets 90, Pistons 102
192
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-WizardsSixers 115, Wizards 120
+5 WAS
Rockets-KingsRockets 105, Kings 100
+5 HOU
Hawks-MavsHawks 117, Mavs 111
+6 ATL
Heat-MagicHeat 109, Magic 116
+7 ORL
Bucks-CelticsBucks 108, Celtics 100
+8 MIL
Wolves-SpursWolves 99, Spurs 107
+8 SAS
Nets-PacersNets 131, Pacers 140
+9 IND
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 96, Jazz 106
+10 UTA
Hornets-PistonsHornets 90, Pistons 102
+12 DET
Pelicans-GrizzliesPelicans 91, Grizzlies 103
+12 MEM
Blazers-SunsBlazers 124, Suns 76
+48 POR
UTA rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-JazzUTA won · Nuggets 96, Jazz 106
9 pts
Pelicans-GrizzliesMEM won · Pelicans 91, Grizzlies 103
7 pts
Heat-MagicORL won · Heat 109, Magic 116
5 pts
Bucks-CelticsMIL won · Bucks 108, Celtics 100
4 pts
Sixers-WizardsWAS won · Sixers 115, Wizards 120
3 pts
Capela shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CapelaHOU · 22 PTS, 17 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
83% (10-12)
CollisonIND · 21 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
BradleyDET · 15 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
BookerBKN · 20 PTS, 10 REB
70% (7-10)
BurksUTA · 16 PTS, 1 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Rockets-Kings
Rockets 105Kings 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets26262330105
Kings25232428100
The story
Clint Capela had 22 points and 17 rebounds as Houston beat Sacramento 105-100

Willie Cauley-Stein led Sacramento with 21 PTS, 10 REB 22 PTS, 17 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 10-12 FG

The swing

The Rockets won the second 26-23, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +1+4+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Wizards
Sixers 115Wizards 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers23362333115
Wizards32243430120
The story
John Wall's 28 points and 8 assists carried Washington past Philadelphia, 120-115

For Philadelphia, Robert Covington had 29 PTS, 7 REB 28 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 10-28 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Wizards trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 34-23.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +9−3+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Mavs
Hawks 117Mavs 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks27312435117
Mavs24233529111
The story
Atlanta beat Dallas 117-111 behind 28 points from Dennis Schroder

Nerlens Noel paced Dallas: 16 PTS, 11 REB 28 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 13-26 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 31-23 second quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +3+110+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+21.5points, today vs 2016–17 avg
Points per game
2.52016–17 avg24Today

24 points today in 32 minutes, against 2.5 a game in 2016–17 (39 games).

Stepped-up role
+22.5minutes, today vs 2016–17 avg
Minutes per game
17.82016–17 avg40.3Today

40 minutes today, against 17.8 a game in 2016–17 (77 games). Line: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−11.9points, today vs 2016–17 avg
Points per game
23.92016–17 avg12Today

12 points today in 35 minutes, against 23.9 a game in 2016–17 (76 games).

Second story · the whole slate

Portland posts the night's biggest win

Portland beat Phoenix by 48, the widest margin of 11 games.

WAS over PHI5HOU over SAC5ATL over DAL6ORL over MIA7MIL over BOS8SAS over MIN8IND over BKN9UTA over DEN10DET over CHA12MEM over NOP12POR over PHX48Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 37

Giannis AntetokounmpoBucks-Celtics · W
37.0 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Anthony DavisPelicans-Grizzlies · L
33.0 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 18 REB · 0 AST
D'Angelo RussellNets-Pacers · L
30.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Robert CovingtonSixers-Wizards · L
29.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
John WallWizards-Sixers · W
28.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPelicans-Grizzlies · L
28.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST