FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 9, 2017Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed OKC by 6 after the first quarter and won 102–94.

Final · Box score
Lakers95
Wizards111
Q1 WAS +3; Q2 WAS +13; Q3 WAS +14; Q4 WAS +16
Final · Box score
Pelicans118
Raptors122
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 Raptors 0; Q4 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Cavs113
Rockets117
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Sixers108
Kings109
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +3; Q4 SAC +1
Final · Box score
Thunder94
Nuggets102
Q1 DEN -6; Q2 DEN -2; Q3 Nuggets 0; Q4 DEN +8
On this day · 2016–17Nov 9, 2016: 11 games. Top scorer: Jimmy Butler (Bulls-Hawks), 39 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Nuggets

OKC's skid reaches four

James Harden posts a triple-double

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-20+8DEN AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2825221994
Nuggets22292427102
Who led
Emmanuel MudiayPoints, last 10 games: 15, 2, 16, 15, 15, 16, 12, 15, 2, 21DEN21 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 17, 8, 16, 13, 8, 20, 27, 6, 17, 17DEN17 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 28, 23, 21, 17, 10, 15, 16, 28OKC28 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 6, 31, 28, 27, 12, 12, 19, 25, 20, 13OKC13 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Cavs-Rockets

Houston makes it four straight

Houston beat Cleveland 117–113 and moved to 9–3. James Harden led Houston with 35 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists.

Streak strip · HOU
Wvs DAL107–91Lvs MEM90–98W@ PHI105–104W@ CHA109–93L@ MEM89–103Lvs PHI107–115W@ NYK119–97W@ ATL119–104Wvs UTA137–110Wvs CLE117–113
Lead changes
Pelicans-Raptors22
Thunder-Nuggets11
Cavs-Rockets6
Lakers-Wizards4
The night in charts
Pelicans-Raptors combined for 240, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-RaptorsPelicans 118, Raptors 122
240
Cavs-RocketsCavs 113, Rockets 117
230
Sixers-KingsSixers 108, Kings 109
217
Lakers-WizardsLakers 95, Wizards 111
206
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 94, Nuggets 102
196
3 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-KingsSixers 108, Kings 109
+1 SAC
Pelicans-RaptorsPelicans 118, Raptors 122
+4 TOR
Cavs-RocketsCavs 113, Rockets 117
+4 HOU
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 94, Nuggets 102
+8 DEN
Lakers-WizardsLakers 95, Wizards 111
+16 WAS
DEN rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-NuggetsDEN won · Thunder 94, Nuggets 102
6 pts
Cavs-RocketsHOU won · Cavs 113, Rockets 117
2 pts
Mudiay shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MudiayDEN · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST
80% (8-10)
Jeff GreenCLE · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
73% (11-15)
JrueNOP · 34 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB
70% (14-20)
LeBronCLE · 33 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
63% (15-24)
FeltonOKC · 12 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
60% (6-10)
Final · Sixers-Kings
Sixers 108Kings 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers26312427108
Kings26382025109
The story
Zach Randolph's 20 points carried Sacramento past Philadelphia, 109-108

For Philadelphia, Robert Covington had 24 PTS, 7 REB 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 7-14 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 38-31, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
200 0+7+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Joel Embiid was the fantasy play: 47.5 FPTS on 22 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST

Final · Cavs-Rockets
Cavs 113Rockets 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs25422620113
Rockets36293517117
The story
Clint Capela had 19 points and 13 rebounds as Houston beat Cleveland 117-113

Kevin Love led Cleveland with 17 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 7-9 FG

The swing

The Rockets won the first 36-25, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +11−2+7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Raptors
Pelicans 118Raptors 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans32283226118
Raptors34322630122
The story
Toronto beat New Orleans 122-118 behind 33 points and 8 assists from DeMar DeRozan

DeMarcus Cousins paced New Orleans: 20 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST 33 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB · 10-23 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 32-28 second quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +2+60+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jrue Holiday topped the game at 52.5 FPTS: 34 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.9Season avg35.8Last 5

35.8 points a game over his last five games, against 28.9 in 11 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.5minutes, last 3 vs 2016–17 avg
Minutes per game
20.92016–17 avg11.4Last 3

11.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.9 in 2016–17 (57 games). Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg37.7Today

38 minutes today, against 20.2 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 35

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 27, 27, 20, 29, 31, 29, 56, 35Rockets-Cavs · W
29.9 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL, Feb 15, 2018: 36 PTS · 11 REB · 13 AST
35 PTS · 11 REB · 13 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 20, 29, 11, 14, 6, 10, 10, 34Pelicans-Raptors · L
14.9 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 34, 29, 18, 16, 33, 57, 26, 30, 33Cavs-Rockets · L
29.2 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 24, 24, 25, 10, 37, 26, 24, 33Raptors-Pelicans · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 28, 23, 21, 17, 10, 15, 16, 28Thunder-Nuggets · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 18, 7, 6, 15, 7, 9, 4, 27Cavs-Rockets · L
11.0 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST