FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, October 21, 2017Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed NYK by 13 at halftime and won 111–107.

Final · Box score
Sixers94
Raptors128
Q1 TOR +17; Q2 TOR +13; Q3 TOR +31; Q4 TOR +34
Final · Box score
Spurs87
Bulls77
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Magic114
Cavs93
Q1 ORL +18; Q2 ORL +11; Q3 ORL +23; Q4 ORL +21
Final · Box score
Mavs91
Rockets107
Q1 HOU +13; Q2 HOU +23; Q3 HOU +34; Q4 HOU +16
Final · Box score
Warriors101
Grizzlies111
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +5; Q3 MEM +17; Q4 MEM +10
Final · Box score
Pacers108
Heat112
Q1 MIA -5; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +15; Q4 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Pistons111
Knicks107
Q1 DET -9; Q2 DET -13; Q3 DET -1; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Blazers110
Bucks113
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL +4; Q4 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Kings79
Nuggets96
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +14; Q4 DEN +17
Final · Box score
Thunder87
Jazz96
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +16; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Suns88
Clippers130
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +14; Q3 LAC +26; Q4 LAC +42
The lead · Pistons-Knicks

Tobias Harris scores 31 as Detroit wins in New York

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 44 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-13-1+4DET AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons19322832111
Knicks28361627107
Who led
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 3 games: 27, 15, 31DET31 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 3 games: 8, 9, 21DET21 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 2 games: 31, 33NYK33 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Enes KanterPoints, last 2 games: 10, 17NYK17 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Pistons-Knicks14
Spurs-Bulls13
Warriors-Grizzlies10
Kings-Nuggets3
Thunder-Jazz3
Suns-Clippers3
Sixers-Raptors1
Magic-Cavs0
The night in charts
Blazers-Bucks combined for 223, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-BucksBlazers 110, Bucks 113
223
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 94, Raptors 128
222
Pacers-HeatPacers 108, Heat 112
220
Suns-ClippersSuns 88, Clippers 130
218
Pistons-KnicksPistons 111, Knicks 107
218
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 101, Grizzlies 111
212
Magic-CavsMagic 114, Cavs 93
207
Mavs-RocketsMavs 91, Rockets 107
198
Thunder-JazzThunder 87, Jazz 96
183
Kings-NuggetsKings 79, Nuggets 96
175
Spurs-BullsSpurs 87, Bulls 77
164
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-BucksBlazers 110, Bucks 113
+3 MIL
Pacers-HeatPacers 108, Heat 112
+4 MIA
Pistons-KnicksPistons 111, Knicks 107
+4 DET
Thunder-JazzThunder 87, Jazz 96
+9 UTA
Spurs-BullsSpurs 87, Bulls 77
+10 SAS
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 101, Grizzlies 111
+10 MEM
Mavs-RocketsMavs 91, Rockets 107
+16 HOU
Kings-NuggetsKings 79, Nuggets 96
+17 DEN
Magic-CavsMagic 114, Cavs 93
+21 ORL
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 94, Raptors 128
+34 TOR
Suns-ClippersSuns 88, Clippers 130
+42 LAC
DET erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-KnicksDET won · Pistons 111, Knicks 107
13 pts
Pacers-HeatMIA won · Pacers 108, Heat 112
5 pts
Spurs-BullsSAS won · Spurs 87, Bulls 77
2 pts
Blazers-BucksMIL won · Blazers 110, Bucks 113
2 pts
Kings-NuggetsDEN won · Kings 79, Nuggets 96
1 pt
Drummond shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DrummondDET · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
GiannisMIL · 44 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
74% (17-23)
GobertUTA · 16 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
FariedDEN · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
KanterNYK · 17 PTS, 10 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Blazers-Bucks
Blazers 110Bucks 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers26292530110
Bucks24362429113
The story
Malcolm Brogdon had 13 points as Milwaukee beat Portland 113-110

Jusuf Nurkic led Portland with 17 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 13 PTS, 6 AST, 4 STL, 1 REB · 5-14 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Bucks took the second 36-29.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −2+5+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Knicks
Pistons 111Knicks 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons19322832111
Knicks28361627107
The story
Andre Drummond's 21 points and 12 rebounds carried Detroit past New York, 111-107

For New York, Kyle O'Quinn had 15 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 9-11 FG

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 13 going into the third, then won it 28-16.

DET lead by quarter
200 −9−13−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kristaps Porzingis was the fantasy play: 47.5 FPTS on 33 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST

Final · Pacers-Heat
Pacers 108Heat 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers31192632108
Heat26372821112
The story
Miami beat Indiana 112-108 behind 14 points and 8 assists from James Johnson

Domantas Sabonis paced Indiana: 18 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 8 AST, 5 BLK, 4 REB · 5-10 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 37-19 second quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −5+13+15+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Victor Oladipo topped the game at 55.3 FPTS: 28 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.4points, last 3 vs 2016–17 avg
Points per game
22.92016–17 avg38.3Last 3

38.3 points a game over his last three games, against 22.9 in 2016–17 (80 games). Today: 44 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 2 vs 2016–17 avg
Minutes per game
25.92016–17 avg10.1Last 2

10.1 minutes a game over his last two games, against 25.9 in 2016–17 (61 games). Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs 2016–17 avg
Minutes per game
8.52016–17 avg26.4Today

26 minutes today, against 8.5 a game in 2016–17 (38 games). Line: 8 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Clippers rout

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Clippers beat Phoenix by 42.

MIL over POR3MIA over IND4DET over NYK4UTA over OKC9SAS over CHI10MEM over GSW10HOU over DAL16DEN over SAC17ORL over CLE21TOR over PHI34LAC over PHX42Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 44

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 3 games: 37, 34, 44Bucks-Blazers · W
38.3 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Tyrese Maxey PHI, Oct 28, 2022: 44 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Career high44 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 3 games: 22, 28, 37Warriors-Grizzlies · L
29.0 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 2 games: 14, 34Grizzlies-Warriors · W
24.0 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 2 games: 31, 33Knicks-Pistons · L
32.0 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 3 games: 27, 15, 31Pistons-Knicks · W
24.3 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 2 games: 11, 30Raptors-Sixers · W
20.5 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST