FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, October 23, 2017Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by MEM (vs HOU) and MIL (vs CHA).

Final · Box score
Sixers97
Pistons86
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +13; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +11
Final · Box score
Hawks93
Heat104
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +18; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +11
Final · Box score
Grizzlies98
Rockets90
Q1 MEM -2; Q2 MEM -7; Q3 MEM -6; Q4 MEM +8
Final · Box score
Hornets94
Bucks103
Q1 MIL -7; Q2 MIL -1; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +9
Final · Box score
Warriors133
Mavs103
Q1 GSW +16; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +15; Q4 GSW +30
Final · Box score
Raptors97
Spurs101
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +4
Final · Box score
Wizards109
Nuggets104
Q1 Wizards 0; Q2 WAS +1; Q3 WAS +1; Q4 WAS +5
Final · Box score
Kings115
Suns117
Q1 PHX +19; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +2
The lead · Grizzlies-Rockets

Memphis makes it three straight

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 32 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-7-6+8MEM AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2426202898
Rockets2631191490
Who led
Marc GasolPoints, last 3 games: 14, 34, 26MEM26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 3 games: 27, 10, 17MEM17 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 4 games: 24, 25, 18, 27HOU27 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 4 games: 27, 27, 29, 22HOU22 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Golden State by 30.

PHX over SAC2SAS over TOR4WAS over DEN5MEM over HOU8MIL over CHA9PHI over DET11MIA over ATL11GSW over DAL30Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Raptors-Spurs22
Hornets-Bucks14
Wizards-Nuggets13
Grizzlies-Rockets2
Kings-Suns1
Warriors-Mavs0
Shot of the night

James's jumper with 14 seconds left breaks the tie, 117-115 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Mavs combined for 236, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-MavsWarriors 133, Mavs 103
236
Kings-SunsKings 115, Suns 117
232
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 109, Nuggets 104
213
Raptors-SpursRaptors 97, Spurs 101
198
Hornets-BucksHornets 94, Bucks 103
197
Hawks-HeatHawks 93, Heat 104
197
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 98, Rockets 90
188
Sixers-PistonsSixers 97, Pistons 86
183
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-SunsKings 115, Suns 117
+2 PHX
Raptors-SpursRaptors 97, Spurs 101
+4 SAS
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 109, Nuggets 104
+5 WAS
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 98, Rockets 90
+8 MEM
Hornets-BucksHornets 94, Bucks 103
+9 MIL
Sixers-PistonsSixers 97, Pistons 86
+11 PHI
Hawks-HeatHawks 93, Heat 104
+11 MIA
Warriors-MavsWarriors 133, Mavs 103
+30 GSW
MEM rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-RocketsMEM won · Grizzlies 98, Rockets 90
7 pts
Hornets-BucksMIL won · Hornets 94, Bucks 103
7 pts
Raptors-SpursSAS won · Raptors 97, Spurs 101
2 pts
James shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JamesPHX · 18 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB
80% (8-10)
EmbiidPHI · 30 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
SimmonsPHI · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
JokicDEN · 29 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
PrinceATL · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
Final · Kings-Suns
Kings 115Suns 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings17342539115
Suns36232830117
The story
Devin Booker had 22 points as Phoenix beat Sacramento 117-115

Buddy Hield led Sacramento with 14 PTS, 2 REB 22 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 8-16 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the first 36-17, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +19+8+11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

De'Aaron Fox led the game in fantasy with 39.0 FPTS (19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Wizards-Nuggets
Wizards 109Nuggets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards29272231109
Nuggets29262227104
The story
Washington beat Denver 109-104 behind 17 points and 10 rebounds from Otto Porter Jr.

Nikola Jokic paced Denver: 29 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 17 PTS, 10 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 6-13 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 31-27 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 0+1+1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Pistons
Sixers 97Pistons 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers3125192297
Pistons2221241986
The story
Joel Embiid's 30 points carried Philadelphia past Detroit, 97-86

For Detroit, Andre Drummond had 14 PTS, 14 REB 30 PTS, 9 REB · 11-15 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-22, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +9+13+8+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ben Simmons was the fantasy play: 49.4 FPTS on 21 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 3 vs 2016–17 avg
Points per game
3.42016–17 avg13.3Last 3

13.3 points a game over his last three games, against 3.4 in 2016–17 (38 games). Today: 16 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 vs 2016–17 avg
Minutes per game
26.52016–17 avg13.1Last 3

13.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.5 in 2016–17 (81 games). Today: 5 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.3minutes, today vs 2016–17 avg
Minutes per game
20.32016–17 avg37.6Today

38 minutes today, against 20.3 a game in 2016–17 (79 games). Line: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 32

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 4 games: 37, 34, 44, 32Bucks-Hornets · W
36.8 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 3 games: 18, 11, 30Sixers-Pistons · W
19.7 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 3 games: 7, 0, 29Nuggets-Wizards · L
12.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 4 games: 22, 28, 37, 29Warriors-Mavs · W
29.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 3 games: 11, 30, 28Raptors-Spurs · L
23.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 4 games: 24, 25, 18, 27Rockets-Grizzlies · L
23.5 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST