FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, October 27, 2018Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed LAL by 7 after the first quarter and won 110–106.

Final · Box score
Celtics109
Pistons89
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +22; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +20
Final · Box score
Jazz132
Pelicans111
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA +15; Q3 UTA +20; Q4 UTA +21
Final · Box score
Bulls97
Hawks85
Q1 CHI -3; Q2 CHI -3; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 CHI +12
Final · Box score
Pacers119
Cavs107
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +12
Final · Box score
Hornets103
Sixers105
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +1; Q3 PHI -2; Q4 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Suns96
Grizzlies117
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 MEM +25; Q3 MEM +16; Q4 MEM +21
Final · Box score
Blazers111
Heat120
Q1 MIA +11; Q2 MIA +15; Q3 MIA +10; Q4 MIA +9
Final · Box score
Magic91
Bucks113
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +14; Q3 MIL +25; Q4 MIL +22
Final · Box score
Lakers106
Spurs110
Q1 SAS -7; Q2 SAS -6; Q3 SAS -1; Q4 SAS +4
On this day · 2017–18Oct 27, 2017: 7 games. Top scorer: Karl-Anthony Towns (Wolves-Thunder), 33 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Spurs

DeMar DeRozan posts 30 and 12 as San Antonio beats Lakers

Kemba Walker goes for 37 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-6-1+4SAS AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers36242818106
Spurs29253323110
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 5 games: 28, 28, 32, 18, 30SAS30 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 5 games: 18, 12, 16, 11, 16SAS16 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 6 games: 26, 24, 32, 19, 28, 35LAL35 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 6 games: 15, 11, 37, 17, 22, 15LAL15 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Bulls-Hawks

Chicago beats Atlanta, 97–85

Chicago led 67–63 after three and won by 12. Zach LaVine led Chicago with 27 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHI over CHA2SAS over LAL4MIA over POR9CHI over ATL12IND over CLE12BOS over DET20UTA over NOP21MEM over PHX21MIL over ORL22Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over ATL.
Lead changes
Hornets-Sixers14
Pacers-Cavs11
Bulls-Hawks8
Celtics-Pistons3
Magic-Bucks3
Lakers-Spurs3
Suns-Grizzlies2
The night in charts
Jazz-Pelicans combined for 243, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-PelicansJazz 132, Pelicans 111
243
Blazers-HeatBlazers 111, Heat 120
231
Pacers-CavsPacers 119, Cavs 107
226
Lakers-SpursLakers 106, Spurs 110
216
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 96, Grizzlies 117
213
Hornets-SixersHornets 103, Sixers 105
208
Magic-BucksMagic 91, Bucks 113
204
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 109, Pistons 89
198
Bulls-HawksBulls 97, Hawks 85
182
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-SixersHornets 103, Sixers 105
+2 PHI
Lakers-SpursLakers 106, Spurs 110
+4 SAS
Blazers-HeatBlazers 111, Heat 120
+9 MIA
Pacers-CavsPacers 119, Cavs 107
+12 IND
Bulls-HawksBulls 97, Hawks 85
+12 CHI
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 109, Pistons 89
+20 BOS
Jazz-PelicansJazz 132, Pelicans 111
+21 UTA
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 96, Grizzlies 117
+21 MEM
Magic-BucksMagic 91, Bucks 113
+22 MIL
SAS rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-SpursSAS won · Lakers 106, Spurs 110
7 pts
Jazz-PelicansUTA won · Jazz 132, Pelicans 111
3 pts
Bulls-HawksCHI won · Bulls 97, Hawks 85
3 pts
Hornets-SixersPHI won · Hornets 103, Sixers 105
2 pts
Ayton shot 12-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AytonPHX · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
92% (12-13)
GobertUTA · 25 PTS, 14 REB, 4 BLK, 1 STL
85% (11-13)
GiannisMIL · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
BogdanovicIND · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
MitchellUTA · 22 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Hornets-Sixers
Hornets 103Sixers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets28342318103
Sixers32312022105
The story
Joel Embiid had 27 points and 15 rebounds as Philadelphia beat Charlotte 105-103

Nicolas Batum led Charlotte with 10 REB, 4 AST, 2 PTS 27 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST · 10-22 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The 76ers won the first 32-28, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +4+1−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Spurs
Lakers 106Spurs 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers36242818106
Spurs29253323110
The story
LeBron James had 35 points and 11 rebounds, but San Antonio won 110-106

For San Antonio, Rudy Gay had 16 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 35 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 13-21 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 33-28.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −7−6−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Heat
Blazers 111Heat 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers22203732111
Heat33243231120
The story
Miami beat Portland 120-111 behind 28 points from Goran Dragic

CJ McCollum paced Portland: 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 10-19 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

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

MIA lead by quarter
200 +11+15+10+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.4points, last 3 vs 2017–18 avg
Points per game
8.32017–18 avg12.7Last 3

12.7 points a game over his last three games, against 8.3 in 2017–18 (65 games). Today: 12 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.7minutes, last 3 vs 2017–18 avg
Minutes per game
25.22017–18 avg3.5Last 3

3.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.2 in 2017–18 (82 games). Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.9Season avg24.1Today

24 minutes today, against 10.9 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 42

Damian LillardPoints, last 5 games: 28, 29, 29, 41, 42Blazers-Heat · L
33.8 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Danny Granger IND, Dec 12, 2008: 42 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
42 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 7 games: 41, 26, 39, 26, 23, 30, 37Hornets-Sixers · L
31.7 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 6 games: 26, 24, 32, 19, 28, 35Lakers-Spurs · L
27.3 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 5 games: 28, 28, 32, 18, 30Spurs-Lakers · W
27.2 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Ricky RubioPoints, last 5 games: 1, 13, 6, 4, 28Jazz-Pelicans · W
10.4 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 5 games: 26, 8, 20, 13, 28Heat-Blazers · W
19.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST