FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, October 27, 2017Regular season · 7 games
← Oct 26CalendarOct 28 →

7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed WAS by 14 at halftime and won 120–117.

Final · Box score
Rockets109
Hornets93
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +16
Final · Box score
Spurs87
Magic114
Q1 ORL +14; Q2 ORL +27; Q3 ORL +31; Q4 ORL +27
Final · Box score
Nuggets105
Hawks100
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN +4; Q4 DEN +5
Final · Box score
Nets86
Knicks107
Q1 NYK -5; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +17; Q4 NYK +21
Final · Box score
Thunder116
Wolves119
Q1 MIN -7; Q2 Wolves 0; Q3 MIN +1; Q4 MIN +3
Final · Box score
Wizards117
Warriors120
Q1 GSW -7; Q2 GSW -14; Q3 GSW -10; Q4 GSW +3
Final · Box score
Raptors101
Lakers92
Q1 TOR -7; Q2 TOR -6; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +9
On this day · 2016–17Oct 27, 2016: 4 games. Top scorer: DeMarcus Cousins (Kings-Spurs), 37 points.
Oct 27 in other seasons2025202420232022202120192018201520102009
The lead · Wizards-Warriors

Kevin Durant scores 31, Golden State rallies past Washington

Karl-Anthony Towns goes for 33 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-14-10+3GSW AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards34333020117
Warriors27263433120
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 6 games: 20, 22, 29, 25, 29, 31GSW31 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 6 games: 22, 28, 37, 29, 30, 20GSW20 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Otto Porter Jr.Points, last 5 games: 10, 28, 17, 12, 29WAS29 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
John WallPoints, last 5 games: 28, 26, 19, 18, 20WAS20 PTS · 2 REB · 14 AST
Lead changes
Thunder-Wolves31
Nuggets-Hawks21
Raptors-Lakers16
Nets-Knicks10
Wizards-Warriors10
Rockets-Hornets3
Spurs-Magic2
The night in charts
Wizards-Warriors combined for 237, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 117, Warriors 120
237
Thunder-WolvesThunder 116, Wolves 119
235
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 105, Hawks 100
205
Rockets-HornetsRockets 109, Hornets 93
202
Spurs-MagicSpurs 87, Magic 114
201
Raptors-LakersRaptors 101, Lakers 92
193
Nets-KnicksNets 86, Knicks 107
193
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-WolvesThunder 116, Wolves 119
+3 MIN
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 117, Warriors 120
+3 GSW
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 105, Hawks 100
+5 DEN
Raptors-LakersRaptors 101, Lakers 92
+9 TOR
Rockets-HornetsRockets 109, Hornets 93
+16 HOU
Nets-KnicksNets 86, Knicks 107
+21 NYK
Spurs-MagicSpurs 87, Magic 114
+27 ORL
GSW erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-WarriorsGSW won · Wizards 117, Warriors 120
14 pts
Thunder-WolvesMIN won · Thunder 116, Wolves 119
7 pts
Raptors-LakersTOR won · Raptors 101, Lakers 92
7 pts
Nets-KnicksNYK won · Nets 86, Knicks 107
5 pts
Rockets-HornetsHOU won · Rockets 109, Hornets 93
3 pts
Fournier shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FournierORL · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
AdamsOKC · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
SiakamTOR · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
IbakaTOR · 18 PTS, 8 REB
80% (8-10)
JimmyMIN · 25 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Wizards-Warriors
Wizards 117Warriors 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards34333020117
Warriors27263433120
The story
Stephen Curry had 20 points and 8 assists as Golden State beat Washington 120-117

John Wall led Washington with 20 PTS, 14 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 7-19 FG, 3-13 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Warriors took the fourth 33-20.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −7−14−10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Wolves
Thunder 116Wolves 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder33263027116
Wolves26333129119
The story
Jimmy Butler's 25 points carried Minnesota past Oklahoma City, 119-116

For Oklahoma City, Paul George had 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 7-10 FG

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 7 going into the second, then won it 33-26.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −70+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Hornets
Rockets 109Hornets 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets27292231109
Hornets3016281993
The story
Houston beat Charlotte 109-93 behind a 27-10-11 triple-double from James Harden

Dwight Howard paced Charlotte: 19 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB · 8-18 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

A 29-16 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −3+10+4+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.0points, last 3 vs 2016–17 avg
Points per game
12.72016–17 avg23.7Last 3

23.7 points a game over his last three games, against 12.7 in 2016–17 (80 games). Today: 16 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 3 vs 2016–17 avg
Minutes per game
25.92016–17 avg8.8Last 3

8.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.9 in 2016–17 (61 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs 2016–17 avg
Minutes per game
4.92016–17 avg26.1Today

26 minutes today, against 4.9 a game in 2016–17 (25 games). Line: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Orlando posts the night's biggest win

Orlando beat San Antonio by 27, the widest margin of 7 games.

MIN over OKC3GSW over WAS3DEN over ATL5TOR over LAL9HOU over CHA16NYK over BKN21ORL over SAS27Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Karl-Anthony Towns leads the day with 33

Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 6 games: 18, 20, 27, 28, 23, 33Wolves-Thunder · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 19 REB · 0 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 6 games: 20, 22, 29, 25, 29, 31Warriors-Wizards · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 4 games: 31, 33, 12, 30Knicks-Nets · W
26.5 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Otto Porter Jr.Points, last 5 games: 10, 28, 17, 12, 29Wizards-Warriors · L
19.2 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 6 games: 27, 27, 29, 22, 27, 27Rockets-Hornets · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jrue Holiday NOP, May 8, 2018: 27 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
27 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 5 games: 21, 6, 31, 28, 27Thunder-Wolves · L
22.6 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST