FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 4, 2017Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed CHI by 7 after three quarters and won 96–90.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies113
Clippers104
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM +4; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 MEM +9
Final · Box score
Kings99
Pistons108
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +3; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +9
Final · OT · Box score
Pelicans96
Bulls90
Q1 NOP -2; Q2 Pelicans 0; Q3 NOP -7; Q4 Pelicans 0; OT1 NOP +6
Final · Box score
Mavs99
Wolves112
Q1 MIN +9; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +24; Q4 MIN +13
Final · Box score
Warriors127
Nuggets108
Q1 GSW +13; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW +27; Q4 GSW +19
On this day · 2016–17Nov 4, 2016: 9 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Mavs), 42 points.
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The lead · Pelicans-Bulls

New Orleans outlasts Chicago in overtime

Andre Drummond goes for 19 rebounds

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-20-70+6NOP AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Pelicans172119261396
Bulls19192619790
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 9 games: 33, 35, 27, 2, 30, 39, 24, 30, 27NOP27 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 35, 22, 39, 41, 29, 12, 35, 20, 25NOP25 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Justin HolidayPoints, last 8 games: 15, 15, 25, 13, 11, 9, 19, 18CHI18 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Denzel ValentinePoints, last 8 games: 12, 4, 13, 11, 8, 7, 11, 16CHI16 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Pelicans-Bulls11
Warriors-Nuggets8
Grizzlies-Clippers6
Kings-Pistons4
Mavs-Wolves1
The night in charts
Warriors-Nuggets combined for 235, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 127, Nuggets 108
235
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 113, Clippers 104
217
Mavs-WolvesMavs 99, Wolves 112
211
Kings-PistonsKings 99, Pistons 108
207
Pelicans-BullsPelicans 96, Bulls 90
186
NOP won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Pelicans-BullsPelicans 96, Bulls 90
+6 NOP
Kings-PistonsKings 99, Pistons 108
+9 DET
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 113, Clippers 104
+9 MEM
Mavs-WolvesMavs 99, Wolves 112
+13 MIN
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 127, Nuggets 108
+19 GSW
Drummond shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DrummondDET · 19 REB, 16 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
KDGSW · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
BradleyDET · 24 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
ADNOP · 27 PTS, 16 REB, 3 BLK
65% (11-17)
WigginsMIN · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
Final · Pelicans-Bulls
Pelicans 96Bulls 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pelicans172119261396
Bulls19192619790
The story
Anthony Davis had 27 points and 16 rebounds as New Orleans beat Chicago 96-90 in OT

Justin Holiday led Chicago with 18 PTS, 9 REB 27 PTS, 16 REB, 3 BLK · 11-17 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Pelicans took the fourth 26-19.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −20−70+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Kings-Pistons
Kings 99Pistons 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2623252599
Pistons29233323108
The story
Avery Bradley's 24 points carried Detroit past Sacramento, 108-99

For Sacramento, Zach Randolph had 19 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 10-15 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 33-25, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 +3+3+11+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Wolves
Mavs 99Wolves 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1831203099
Wolves27323419112
The story
Minnesota beat Dallas 112-99 behind 11 points and 10 assists from Jeff Teague

Dennis Smith Jr. paced Dallas: 18 PTS, 5 REB 11 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 5-13 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 34-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
300 +9+10+24+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.6Season avg20.8Last 5

20.8 points a game over his last five games, against 15.6 in 8 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.1minutes, last 3 vs 2016–17 avg
Minutes per game
20.42016–17 avg4.3Last 3

4.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.4 in 2016–17 (79 games). Today: 6 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.8Season avg25.6Today

26 minutes today, against 7.8 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 3 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Grizzlies-Clippers

Memphis controls Clippers start to finish

Memphis won 113–104, leading by as many as 9 at a break. Mike Conley led Memphis with 22 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NOP over CHI6MEM over LAC9DET over SAC9MIN over DAL13GSW over DEN19Final margin, points. Pink = MEM over LAC.
Top performances

Karl-Anthony Towns leads the day with 31

Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 9 games: 18, 20, 27, 28, 23, 33, 20, 2, 31Wolves-Mavs · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 8 games: 29, 29, 22, 25, 19, 16, 20, 30Clippers-Grizzlies · L
23.8 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 9 games: 33, 35, 27, 2, 30, 39, 24, 30, 27Pelicans-Bulls · W
27.4 PPG season to date · −0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 35, 22, 39, 41, 29, 12, 35, 20, 25Pelicans-Bulls · W
28.6 PPG season to date · −4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 29, 25, 29, 31, 28, 19, 24, 25Warriors-Nuggets · W
25.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 5, 15, 20, 12, 23, 8, 23, 24Pistons-Kings · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST