FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, October 23, 2018Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Pistons trailed Sixers by 7 after three quarters and won 133–132.

Final · OT · Box score
Sixers132
Pistons133
Q1 Pistons -1; Q2 Pistons -3; Q3 Pistons -7; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 Pistons +1
Final · Box score
Clippers109
Pelicans116
Q1 Pelicans +1; Q2 Pelicans -3; Q3 Pelicans +7; Q4 Pelicans +7
Final · Box score
Kings112
Nuggets126
Q1 Nuggets +7; Q2 Nuggets +13; Q3 Nuggets +24; Q4 Nuggets +14
On this day · 2017–18Oct 23, 2017: 8 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks-Hornets), 32 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Pistons

Blake Griffin scores 50 as Detroit beats Philadelphia

Anthony Davis goes for 34 points

Game flow · Pistons margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-1-3-70+1Pistons AHEAD ↑Sixers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Sixers2836302612132
Pistons2734263313133
Who led
Blake GriffinPoints, last 3 games: 26, 33, 50Pistons50 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 3 games: 19, 18, 23Pistons23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 4 games: 23, 30, 32, 33Sixers33 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 4 games: 16, 10, 31, 30Sixers30 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Clippers-Pelicans

New Orleans makes it three straight

New Orleans beat Clippers 116–109 and moved to 3–0. Anthony Davis led New Orleans with 34 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · Pelicans
W@ Rockets131–112Wvs Kings149–129Wvs Clippers116–109
Lead changes
Sixers-Pistons25
Clippers-Pelicans8
Kings-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Sixers-Pistons combined for 265, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-PistonsSixers 132, Pistons 133
265
Kings-NuggetsKings 112, Nuggets 126
238
Clippers-PelicansClippers 109, Pelicans 116
225
Pistons won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Sixers-PistonsSixers 132, Pistons 133
+1 Pistons
Clippers-PelicansClippers 109, Pelicans 116
+7 Pelicans
Kings-NuggetsKings 112, Nuggets 126
+14 Nuggets
Pistons rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-PistonsPistons won · Sixers 132, Pistons 133
7 pts
Clippers-PelicansPelicans won · Clippers 109, Pelicans 116
3 pts
Bagley shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BagleyKings · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST
82% (9-11)
Ish SmithPistons · 21 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
Gary HarrisNuggets · 18 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Elfrid PaytonPelicans · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
64% (7-11)
Justin JacksonKings · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Sixers-Pistons
Sixers 132Pistons 133
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers2836302612132
Pistons2734263313133
The story
Andre Drummond had 16 rebounds and 14 points as Detroit beat Philadelphia 133-132 in OT

JJ Redick led Philadelphia with 30 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 16 REB, 14 PTS, 3 STL, 2 AST · 6-20 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Pistons took the fourth 33-26.

Pistons lead by quarter
200 −1−3−70+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Clippers-Pelicans
Clippers 109Pelicans 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers26362225109
Pelicans27323225116
The story
New Orleans beat LA 116-109 behind 20 points from Elfrid Payton

Tobias Harris paced LA: 26 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 7-11 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 32-22 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Pelicans.

Pelicans lead by quarter
200 +1−3+7+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Nuggets
Kings 112Nuggets 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings26292631112
Nuggets33353721126
The story
Nikola Jokic's 14 points and 12 rebounds carried Denver past Sacramento, 126-112

For Sacramento, Frank Mason had 14 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 14 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST · 6-11 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 37-26, was where the Nuggets built it.

Nuggets lead by quarter
300 +7+13+24+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Marvin Bagley III was the fantasy play: 46.8 FPTS on 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.9points, last 3 vs 2017–18 avg
Points per game
21.42017–18 avg36.3Last 3

36.3 points a game over his last three games, against 21.4 in 2017–18 (58 games). Today: 50 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 vs 2017–18 avg
Minutes per game
20.72017–18 avg5.0Last 3

5.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.7 in 2017–18 (60 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.6Season avg32.0Today

32 minutes today, against 17.6 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Blake Griffin leads the day with 50

Blake GriffinPoints, last 3 games: 26, 33, 50Pistons-Sixers · W
36.3 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Giannis Antetokounmpo Bucks, Nov 25, 2019: 50 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Career high50 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 3 games: 32, 25, 34Pelicans-Clippers · W
30.3 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 4 games: 23, 30, 32, 33Sixers-Pistons · L
29.5 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 4 games: 16, 10, 31, 30Sixers-Pistons · L
21.8 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 4 games: 19, 26, 23, 26Clippers-Pelicans · L
23.5 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 4 games: 16, 26, 20, 24Clippers-Pelicans · L
21.5 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST