FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, October 24, 2017Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed CHI by 10 after the first quarter and won 119–112.

Final · Box score
Bulls112
Cavs119
Q1 CLE -10; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE -1; Q4 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Nets121
Magic125
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 ORL -9; Q4 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Knicks89
Celtics110
Q1 BOS +13; Q2 BOS +21; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +21
Final · Box score
Pacers130
Wolves107
Q1 IND +13; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 IND +14; Q4 IND +23
Final · Box score
Pelicans93
Blazers103
Q1 POR +10; Q2 POR -1; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +10
Final · Box score
Jazz84
Clippers102
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC +19; Q4 LAC +18
The lead · Bulls-Cavs

LeBron James scores 34 in Cleveland win over Chicago

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 39 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-3-1+7CLE AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls38302420112
Cavs28372628119
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 4 games: 29, 24, 22, 34CLE34 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 4 games: 15, 17, 19, 20CLE20 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Justin HolidayPoints, last 3 games: 15, 15, 25CHI25 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 3 games: 17, 13, 19CHI19 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Nets-Magic

Orlando rallies from 9 down to beat Brooklyn

Trailing by 9 after three, Orlando outscored the Nets 38–25 the rest of the way. Final: 125–121. Aaron Gordon led Orlando with 41 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Magic-Nets
Aaron Gordon · ORLD'Angelo Russell · BKNPTS4129REB145AST21Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Pelicans-Blazers14
Pacers-Wolves10
Jazz-Clippers9
Knicks-Celtics5
Bulls-Cavs3
The night in charts
Nets-Magic combined for 246, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-MagicNets 121, Magic 125
246
Pacers-WolvesPacers 130, Wolves 107
237
Bulls-CavsBulls 112, Cavs 119
231
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 89, Celtics 110
199
Pelicans-BlazersPelicans 93, Blazers 103
196
Jazz-ClippersJazz 84, Clippers 102
186
ORL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Nets-MagicNets 121, Magic 125
+4 ORL
Bulls-CavsBulls 112, Cavs 119
+7 CLE
Pelicans-BlazersPelicans 93, Blazers 103
+10 POR
Jazz-ClippersJazz 84, Clippers 102
+18 LAC
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 89, Celtics 110
+21 BOS
Pacers-WolvesPacers 130, Wolves 107
+23 IND
CLE erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-CavsCLE won · Bulls 112, Cavs 119
10 pts
Nets-MagicORL won · Nets 121, Magic 125
9 pts
Pelicans-BlazersPOR won · Pelicans 93, Blazers 103
2 pts
Aaron Gordon shot 14-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Aaron GordonORL · 41 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST
78% (14-18)
BogdanovicIND · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
JosephIND · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
KATMIN · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
71% (12-17)
OladipoIND · 28 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Nets-Magic
Nets 121Magic 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets30313525121
Magic30312638125
The story
Evan Fournier had 28 points as Orlando beat Brooklyn 125-121

D'Angelo Russell led Brooklyn with 29 PTS, 5 REB 28 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 9-15 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Magic took the fourth 38-25.

ORL lead by quarter
200 00−9+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Cavs
Bulls 112Cavs 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls38302420112
Cavs28372628119
The story
Kevin Love's 20 points and 12 rebounds carried Cleveland past Chicago, 119-112

For Chicago, Jerian Grant had 12 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB 20 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 7-16 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 28-20.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −10−3−1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Celtics
Knicks 89Celtics 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1716272989
Celtics30242333110
The story
Boston beat New York 110-89 behind 22 points from Jayson Tatum

Enes Kanter paced New York: 19 REB, 16 PTS 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 9-15 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 30-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
300 +13+21+17+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.8points, last 2 vs 2016–17 avg
Points per game
12.72016–17 avg27.5Last 2

27.5 points a game over his last two games, against 12.7 in 2016–17 (80 games). Today: 41 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
39.8Season avg28.1Last 3

28.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 39.8 in 3 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3Season avg31.0Today

31 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Aaron Gordon leads the day with 41

Aaron GordonPoints, last 2 games: 14, 41Magic-Nets · W
27.5 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Amar'e Stoudemire PHX, Mar 31, 2008: 41 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Career high41 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 4 games: 28, 35, 22, 39Pelicans-Blazers · L
31.0 PPG season to date
39 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 4 games: 29, 24, 22, 34Cavs-Bulls · W
27.2 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 4 games: 30, 17, 16, 29Nets-Magic · L
23.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Evan FournierPoints, last 4 games: 23, 22, 13, 28Magic-Nets · W
21.5 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 4 games: 18, 20, 27, 28Wolves-Pacers · L
23.2 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST