FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 18, 2017Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed PHI by 22 at halftime and won 124–116.

Final · Box score
Clippers87
Hornets102
Q1 CHA +1; Q2 CHA +9; Q3 CHA +2; Q4 CHA +15
Final · Box score
Jazz125
Magic85
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +15; Q3 UTA +30; Q4 UTA +40
Final · Box score
Celtics110
Hawks99
Q1 BOS -15; Q2 BOS -6; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
Warriors124
Sixers116
Q1 GSW -19; Q2 GSW -22; Q3 GSW +10; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Rockets105
Grizzlies83
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +15; Q4 HOU +22
Final · Box score
Bucks79
Mavs111
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +21; Q4 DAL +32
Final · Box score
Kings90
Blazers102
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +12; Q3 POR +17; Q4 POR +12
On this day · 2016–17Nov 18, 2016: 10 games. Top scorer: DeMarcus Cousins (Kings-Clippers), 38 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Sixers

Stephen Curry drops 35 in 22-point comeback win over Philadelphia

James Harden goes for 29 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-19-22+10+8GSW AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors28244725124
Sixers47271527116
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 31, 21, 22, 16, 22, 22, 9, 35GSW35 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 28, 19, 24, 25, 21, 29, 21, 24, 27GSW27 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Ben SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 19, 14, 16, 18, 13, 22, 18, 23PHI23 PTS · 8 REB · 12 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 22, 21, 18, 22, 12, 32, 46, 21PHI21 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Utah posts the night's biggest win

Utah beat Orlando by 40, the widest margin of 7 games.

GSW over PHI8BOS over ATL11POR over SAC12CHA over LAC15HOU over MEM22DAL over MIL32UTA over ORL40Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Clippers-Hornets12
Celtics-Hawks12
Kings-Blazers8
Rockets-Grizzlies2
The night in charts
Warriors-Sixers combined for 240, 30 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-SixersWarriors 124, Sixers 116
240
Jazz-MagicJazz 125, Magic 85
210
Celtics-HawksCeltics 110, Hawks 99
209
Kings-BlazersKings 90, Blazers 102
192
Bucks-MavsBucks 79, Mavs 111
190
Clippers-HornetsClippers 87, Hornets 102
189
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 105, Grizzlies 83
188
GSW won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Warriors-SixersWarriors 124, Sixers 116
+8 GSW
Celtics-HawksCeltics 110, Hawks 99
+11 BOS
Kings-BlazersKings 90, Blazers 102
+12 POR
Clippers-HornetsClippers 87, Hornets 102
+15 CHA
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 105, Grizzlies 83
+22 HOU
Bucks-MavsBucks 79, Mavs 111
+32 DAL
Jazz-MagicJazz 125, Magic 85
+40 UTA
GSW erased a 22-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-SixersGSW won · Warriors 124, Sixers 116
22 pts
Celtics-HawksBOS won · Celtics 110, Hawks 99
15 pts
Favors shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FavorsUTA · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
83% (10-12)
KyrieBOS · 30 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
83% (10-12)
Jaylen BrownBOS · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
MiddletonMIL · 23 PTS, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
SimmonsPHI · 23 PTS, 12 AST, 8 REB, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
Final · Warriors-Sixers
Warriors 124Sixers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors28244725124
Sixers47271527116
The story
Kevin Durant's 27 points carried Golden State past Philadelphia, 124-116

For Philadelphia, Robert Covington had 20 PTS, 6 REB 27 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 11-20 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 22 going into the third, then won it 47-15.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −19−22+10+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ben Simmons was the fantasy play: 52.6 FPTS on 23 PTS, 12 AST, 8 REB

Final · Celtics-Hawks
Celtics 110Hawks 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics20243630110
Hawks3515272299
The story
Kyrie Irving had 30 points as Boston beat Atlanta 110-99

Kent Bazemore led Atlanta with 19 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 30 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 10-12 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the first, the Celtics took the second 24-15.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −15−6+3+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dennis Schroder led the game in fantasy with 43.9 FPTS (23 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB)

Final · Rockets-Grizzlies
Rockets 105Grizzlies 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets33262323105
Grizzlies2525171683
The story
Houston beat Memphis 105-83 behind 17 points and 13 rebounds from Clint Capela

Marc Gasol paced Memphis: 15 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 17 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK · 7-11 FG

The swing

A 33-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
300 +8+9+15+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.2Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 17.2 in 14 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 vs 2016–17 avg
Minutes per game
27.32016–17 avg14.8Last 3

14.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.3 in 2016–17 (77 games). Today: 15 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.0Season avg24.6Today

25 minutes today, against 9.0 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 3 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 35

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 31, 21, 22, 16, 22, 22, 9, 35Warriors-Sixers · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Rodney HoodPoints, last 10 games: 0, 17, 12, 19, 19, 19, 16, 30, 17, 31Jazz-Magic · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 25, 11, 35, 19, 0, 25, 16, 30Celtics-Hawks · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 29, 56, 35, 38, 26, 38, 48, 29Rockets-Grizzlies · W
31.6 PPG season to date · −2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 28, 19, 24, 25, 21, 29, 21, 24, 27Warriors-Sixers · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 18, 11, 9, 10, 18, 14, 22, 27Celtics-Hawks · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST