FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, October 16, 2018Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Sixers87
Celtics105
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 Celtics +5; Q3 Celtics +11; Q4 Celtics +18
Final · Box score
Thunder100
Warriors108
Q1 Warriors +8; Q2 Warriors +10; Q3 Warriors +4; Q4 Warriors +8
The lead · Thunder-Warriors

Stephen Curry scores 32 in Golden State win over Thunder

Ben Simmons goes for 19 points

Game flow · Warriors margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+10+4+8Warriors AHEAD ↑Thunder AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder23243221100
Warriors31262625108
Who led
Stephen CurryWarriors32 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Kevin DurantWarriors27 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Paul GeorgeThunder27 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Dennis SchroderThunder21 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Sixers-Celtics

Boston beats Philadelphia, 105–87

Boston led 77–66 after three and won by 18. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Celtics-Sixers
Jayson Tatum · CelticsJoel Embiid · SixersPTS2323REB910AST32Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Thunder-Warriors combined for 208, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 100, Warriors 108
208
Sixers-CelticsSixers 87, Celtics 105
192
Warriors won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 100, Warriors 108
+8 Warriors
Sixers-CelticsSixers 87, Celtics 105
+18 Celtics
Marcus Morris shot 7-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Marcus MorrisCeltics · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL
58% (7-12)
StephWarriors · 32 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB, 1 STL
55% (11-20)
TatumCeltics · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
53% (9-17)
SimmonsSixers · 19 PTS, 15 REB, 8 AST, 4 STL
50% (7-14)
AdamsThunder · 17 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
50% (6-12)
Final · Thunder-Warriors
Thunder 100Warriors 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder23243221100
Warriors31262625108
The story
Kevin Durant's 27 points carried Golden State past Oklahoma City, 108-100

For Oklahoma City, Paul George had 27 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 27 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 9-21 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-23, was where the Warriors built it.

Warriors lead by quarter
200 +8+10+4+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Celtics
Sixers 87Celtics 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2121242187
Celtics21263028105
The story
Jayson Tatum had 23 points as Boston beat Philadelphia 105-87

JJ Redick led Philadelphia with 16 PTS, 2 REB 23 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 9-17 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the fourth 28-21, their biggest quarter edge.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 0+5+11+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, today vs 2017–18 avg
Points per game
13.92017–18 avg23Today

23 points today in 29 minutes, against 13.9 a game in 2017–18 (80 games).

Stepped-up role
+14.0minutes, today vs 2017–18 avg
Minutes per game
12.52017–18 avg26.5Today

26 minutes today, against 12.5 a game in 2017–18 (61 games). Line: 0 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−17.4points, today vs 2017–18 avg
Points per game
24.42017–18 avg7Today

7 points today in 29 minutes, against 24.4 a game in 2017–18 (60 games).

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 32

Stephen CurryWarriors-Thunder · W
32.0 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Kevin DurantWarriors-Thunder · W
27.0 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Paul GeorgeThunder-Warriors · L
27.0 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumCeltics-Sixers · W
23.0 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Joel EmbiidSixers-Celtics · L
23.0 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Dennis SchroderThunder-Warriors · L
21.0 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST