FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, October 22, 2018Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed POR by 4 after the first quarter and won 125–124.

Final · Box score
Magic93
Celtics90
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +5; Q4 ORL +3
Final · Box score
Hornets106
Raptors127
Q1 TOR +9; Q2 TOR +15; Q3 TOR +18; Q4 TOR +21
Final · Box score
Knicks113
Bucks124
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +19; Q3 MIL +1; Q4 MIL +11
Final · Box score
Pacers91
Wolves101
Q1 MIN -3; Q2 MIN +1; Q3 MIN -1; Q4 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Bulls109
Mavs115
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL +4; Q4 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies92
Jazz84
Q1 MEM -3; Q2 MEM +1; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 MEM +8
Final · OT · Box score
Wizards125
Blazers124
Q1 WAS -4; Q2 Wizards 0; Q3 WAS +1; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 WAS +1
Final · Box score
Suns103
Warriors123
Q1 GSW +9; Q2 GSW +23; Q3 GSW +25; Q4 GSW +20
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs143
Lakers142
Q1 SAS +14; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +1
On this day · 2017–18Oct 22, 2017: 3 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (Thunder-Wolves), 31 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Blazers

Washington needs overtime to survive Portland

DeMar DeRozan goes for 32 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-10-50+5+10OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-40+10+1WAS AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Wizards2834163314125
Blazers3230153413124
Who led
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 3 games: 11, 10, 28WAS28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 3 games: 20, 32, 25WAS25 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 3 games: 28, 29, 29POR29 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Jusuf NurkicPoints, last 3 games: 16, 12, 22POR22 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Wizards-Blazers29
Bulls-Mavs17
Pacers-Wolves14
Spurs-Lakers11
Knicks-Bucks2
Suns-Warriors2
Magic-Celtics0
Hornets-Raptors0
Shot of the night

Mills's jumper with 7 seconds left in OT puts the Spurs ahead, 143-142 final

The night in charts
Spurs-Lakers combined for 285, 36 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-LakersSpurs 143, Lakers 142
285
Wizards-BlazersWizards 125, Blazers 124
249
Knicks-BucksKnicks 113, Bucks 124
237
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 106, Raptors 127
233
Suns-WarriorsSuns 103, Warriors 123
226
Bulls-MavsBulls 109, Mavs 115
224
Pacers-WolvesPacers 91, Wolves 101
192
Magic-CelticsMagic 93, Celtics 90
183
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 92, Jazz 84
176
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-BlazersWizards 125, Blazers 124
+1 WAS
Spurs-LakersSpurs 143, Lakers 142
+1 SAS
Magic-CelticsMagic 93, Celtics 90
+3 ORL
Bulls-MavsBulls 109, Mavs 115
+6 DAL
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 92, Jazz 84
+8 MEM
Pacers-WolvesPacers 91, Wolves 101
+10 MIN
Knicks-BucksKnicks 113, Bucks 124
+11 MIL
Suns-WarriorsSuns 103, Warriors 123
+20 GSW
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 106, Raptors 127
+21 TOR
WAS rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-BlazersWAS won · Wizards 125, Blazers 124
4 pts
Pacers-WolvesMIN won · Pacers 91, Wolves 101
3 pts
Grizzlies-JazzMEM won · Grizzlies 92, Jazz 84
3 pts
Bulls-MavsDAL won · Bulls 109, Mavs 115
2 pts
Middleton shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MiddletonMIL · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
LaVineCHI · 34 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
JordanDAL · 18 PTS, 16 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
WarrenPHX · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
OubreWAS · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
Final · Spurs-Lakers
Spurs 143Lakers 142
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs4025342915143
Lakers2634363214142
The story
Rudy Gay had 16 points as San Antonio beat Los Angeles 143-142 in OT

Kyle Kuzma led Los Angeles with 37 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 7-8 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the first 40-26, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +14+5+30+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Wizards-Blazers
Wizards 125Blazers 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards2834163314125
Blazers3230153413124
The story
Markieff Morris' 28 points carried Washington past Portland, 125-124 in OT

For Portland, Jusuf Nurkic had 22 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 9-15 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

The Wizards trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 34-30.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −40+10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Bradley Beal was the fantasy play: 50.6 FPTS on 25 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST

Final · Magic-Celtics
Magic 93Celtics 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2820271893
Celtics1926252090
The story
Orlando beat Boston 93-90 behind 24 points and 12 rebounds from Nikola Vucevic

Kyrie Irving paced Boston: 22 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 12 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 11-18 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 28-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +9+3+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.6points, last 3 vs 2017–18 avg
Points per game
16.72017–18 avg32.3Last 3

32.3 points a game over his last three games, against 16.7 in 2017–18 (24 games). Today: 34 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.0minutes, last 2 vs 2017–18 avg
Minutes per game
25.22017–18 avg3.2Last 2

3.2 minutes a game over his last two games, against 25.2 in 2017–18 (82 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs 2017–18 avg
Minutes per game
10.82017–18 avg31.5Today

32 minutes today, against 10.8 a game in 2017–18 (44 games). Line: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Toronto by 21.

WAS over POR1SAS over LAL1ORL over BOS3DAL over CHI6MEM over UTA8MIN over IND10MIL over NYK11GSW over PHX20TOR over CHA21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

LaMarcus Aldridge leads the day with 37

LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 3 games: 21, 12, 37Spurs-Lakers · W
23.3 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 3 games: 15, 11, 37Lakers-Spurs · L
21.0 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 3 games: 30, 33, 34Bulls-Mavs · L
32.3 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 3 games: 28, 28, 32Spurs-Lakers · W
29.3 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 8 REB · 14 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 3 games: 26, 24, 32Lakers-Spurs · L
27.3 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 8 REB · 14 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 3 games: 25, 26, 31Bucks-Knicks · W
27.3 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST