FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, October 20, 2018Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed MIN by 9 after the first quarter and won 140–136.

Final · Box score
Nets112
Pacers132
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +20
Final · Box score
Raptors117
Wizards113
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR +8; Q4 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Celtics103
Knicks101
Q1 BOS +13; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Magic115
Sixers116
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +1
Final · Box score
Pistons118
Bulls116
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET +1; Q4 DET +2
Final · Box score
Hornets113
Heat112
Q1 CHA +5; Q2 CHA +20; Q3 CHA +10; Q4 CHA +1
Final · Box score
Wolves136
Mavs140
Q1 DAL -9; Q2 Mavs 0; Q3 DAL -2; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Suns91
Nuggets119
Q1 DEN +14; Q2 DEN +16; Q3 DEN +13; Q4 DEN +28
Final · Box score
Spurs108
Blazers121
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR +15; Q4 POR +13
Final · Box score
Rockets124
Lakers115
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +1; Q4 HOU +9
On this day · 2017–18Oct 20, 2017: 10 games. Top scorer: Nikola Vucevic (Magic-Nets), 41 points.
Oct 20 in other seasons20222021
The lead · Wolves-Mavs

Dallas rallies from 9 down to beat Minnesota

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-90-2+4DAL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves46233037136
Mavs37322843140
Who led
Luka DoncicPoints, last 2 games: 10, 26DAL26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
DeAndre JordanPoints, last 2 games: 11, 22DAL22 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 3 games: 8, 12, 31MIN31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 3 games: 8, 12, 28MIN28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games go down to the wire

Six of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Denver by 28.

PHI over ORL1CHA over MIA1BOS over NYK2DET over CHI2TOR over WAS4DAL over MIN4HOU over LAL9POR over SAS13IND over BKN20DEN over PHX28Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Raptors-Wizards19
Pistons-Bulls10
Spurs-Blazers10
Nets-Pacers9
Magic-Sixers3
Celtics-Knicks2
Hornets-Heat1
Suns-Nuggets0
Shot of the night

Smith's layup with 5.4 seconds left breaks the tie, 118-116 final

The night in charts
Wolves-Mavs combined for 276, 32 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-MavsWolves 136, Mavs 140
276
Nets-PacersNets 112, Pacers 132
244
Rockets-LakersRockets 124, Lakers 115
239
Pistons-BullsPistons 118, Bulls 116
234
Magic-SixersMagic 115, Sixers 116
231
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 117, Wizards 113
230
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 108, Blazers 121
229
Hornets-HeatHornets 113, Heat 112
225
Suns-NuggetsSuns 91, Nuggets 119
210
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 103, Knicks 101
204
6 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-SixersMagic 115, Sixers 116
+1 PHI
Hornets-HeatHornets 113, Heat 112
+1 CHA
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 103, Knicks 101
+2 BOS
Pistons-BullsPistons 118, Bulls 116
+2 DET
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 117, Wizards 113
+4 TOR
Wolves-MavsWolves 136, Mavs 140
+4 DAL
Rockets-LakersRockets 124, Lakers 115
+9 HOU
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 108, Blazers 121
+13 POR
Nets-PacersNets 112, Pacers 132
+20 IND
Suns-NuggetsSuns 91, Nuggets 119
+28 DEN
DAL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-MavsDAL won · Wolves 136, Mavs 140
9 pts
Magic-SixersPHI won · Magic 115, Sixers 116
2 pts
Pistons-BullsDET won · Pistons 118, Bulls 116
2 pts
Jokic shot 11-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JokicDEN · 35 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST, 4 STL
100% (11-11)
JordanDAL · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 5 BLK, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
VucevicORL · 27 PTS, 13 REB, 12 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
McGruderMIA · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
McGeeLAL · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Magic-Sixers
Magic 115Sixers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic32203429115
Sixers30332627116
The story
Joel Embiid had 32 points and 10 rebounds as Philadelphia beat Orlando 116-115

Aaron Gordon led Orlando with 20 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 32 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 13-26 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the 76ers took the second 33-20.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −2+11+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Bulls
Pistons 118Bulls 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons25352533118
Bulls27312632116
The story
Detroit beat Chicago 118-116 behind 33 points and 12 rebounds from Blake Griffin

Zach LaVine paced Chicago: 33 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 33 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 12-23 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

A 35-31 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 −2+2+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Nuggets
Suns 91Nuggets 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1633301291
Nuggets30352727119
The story
Jamal Murray's 26 points carried Denver past Phoenix, 119-91

For Phoenix, Devin Booker had 25 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 26 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 9-18 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 27-12, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
300 +14+16+13+28 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.8points, last 2 vs 2017–18 avg
Points per game
16.72017–18 avg31.5Last 2

31.5 points a game over his last two games, against 16.7 in 2017–18 (24 games). Today: 33 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 2 vs 2017–18 avg
Minutes per game
34.22017–18 avg22.9Last 2

22.9 minutes a game over his last two games, against 34.2 in 2017–18 (52 games). Today: 14 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs 2017–18 avg
Minutes per game
12.32017–18 avg30.1Today

30 minutes today, against 12.3 a game in 2017–18 (20 games). Line: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kemba Walker leads the day with 39

Kemba WalkerPoints, last 3 games: 41, 26, 39Hornets-Heat · W
35.3 PPG season to date
39 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 2 games: 18, 36Rockets-Lakers · W
27.0 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 2 games: 21, 35Nuggets-Suns · W
28.0 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Luka Doncic DAL, Mar 7, 2024: 35 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
35 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 2 games: 26, 33Pistons-Bulls · W
29.5 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 2 games: 30, 33Bulls-Pistons · L
31.5 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 3 games: 23, 30, 32Sixers-Magic · W
28.3 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST