FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, October 25, 2018Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed OKC by 16 at halftime and won 101–95.

Final · Box score
Cavs103
Pistons110
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Blazers128
Magic114
Q1 POR +11; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +14
Final · Box score
Celtics101
Thunder95
Q1 BOS -6; Q2 BOS -16; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Nuggets114
Lakers121
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL -2; Q4 LAL +7
On this day · 2017–18Oct 25, 2017: 10 games. Top scorer: Victor Oladipo (Pacers-Thunder), 35 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Thunder

Boston erases 16-point lead, steals one from OKC

LeBron James posts a triple-double

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-16+1+6BOS AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics16184027101
Thunder2228232295
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 5 games: 23, 16, 24, 7, 24BOS24 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 5 games: 16, 8, 16, 7, 21BOS21 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 4 games: 27, 20, 29, 22OKC22 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 2 games: 32, 13OKC13 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Lakers

Lakers handle Denver by 7

The Lakers won the second quarter 36–31. Final: 121–114. LeBron James led Lakers with 28 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BOS over OKC6DET over CLE7LAL over DEN7POR over ORL14Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over DEN.
Lead changes
Cavs-Pistons12
Celtics-Thunder9
Blazers-Magic0
The night in charts
Blazers-Magic combined for 242, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-MagicBlazers 128, Magic 114
242
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 114, Lakers 121
235
Cavs-PistonsCavs 103, Pistons 110
213
Celtics-ThunderCeltics 101, Thunder 95
196
BOS won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Celtics-ThunderCeltics 101, Thunder 95
+6 BOS
Cavs-PistonsCavs 103, Pistons 110
+7 DET
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 114, Lakers 121
+7 LAL
Blazers-MagicBlazers 128, Magic 114
+14 POR
BOS erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-ThunderBOS won · Celtics 101, Thunder 95
16 pts
Nuggets-LakersLAL won · Nuggets 114, Lakers 121
4 pts
Korver shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KorverCLE · 21 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
BlakeDET · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
ClarksonCLE · 18 PTS, 1 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
DrummondDET · 26 PTS, 22 REB, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
VucevicORL · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Celtics-Thunder
Celtics 101Thunder 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics16184027101
Thunder2228232295
The story
Jayson Tatum had 24 points as Boston beat Oklahoma City 101-95

Russell Westbrook led Oklahoma City with 15 REB, 13 PTS, 8 AST 24 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 8-18 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the second, the Celtics took the third 40-23.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −6−16+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al Horford led the game in fantasy with 39.3 FPTS (19 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Nuggets-Lakers
Nuggets 114Lakers 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets26313225114
Lakers22362934121
The story
Lonzo Ball's 12 points and 8 assists carried Los Angeles past Denver, 121-114

For Denver, Monte Morris had 20 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 12 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 5 STL · 5-10 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 34-25.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −4+1−2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Magic
Blazers 128Magic 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers33253337128
Magic22263630114
The story
Portland beat Orlando 128-114 behind 18 points and 10 rebounds from Jusuf Nurkic

Terrence Ross paced Orlando: 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 7-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 33-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +11+10+7+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−18.8minutes, last 3 vs 2017–18 avg
Minutes per game
22.32017–18 avg3.5Last 3

3.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.3 in 2017–18 (74 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.7Season avg22.2Today

22 minutes today, against 12.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Rebounding up
+3.4rebounds, last 2 vs 2017–18 avg
Rebounds per game
10.12017–18 avg13.5Last 2

13.5 rebounds a game over his last two games, against 10.1 in 2017–18 (80 games). Today: 13 points in 32 minutes.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 41

Damian LillardPoints, last 4 games: 28, 29, 29, 41Blazers-Magic · W
31.8 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, Mar 3, 1997: 41 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
41 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 5 games: 26, 24, 32, 19, 28Lakers-Nuggets · W
25.8 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Latrell Sprewell NYK, Feb 28, 2003: 28 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
28 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 4 games: 24, 10, 14, 26Pistons-Cavs · W
18.5 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 22 REB · 0 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 4 games: 26, 33, 50, 26Pistons-Cavs · W
33.8 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 5 games: 21, 35, 23, 14, 24Nuggets-Lakers · L
23.4 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 5 games: 12, 12, 27, 24, 24Magic-Blazers · L
19.8 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST