FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, October 28, 2018Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Warriors120
Nets114
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +14; Q3 GSW +16; Q4 GSW +6
Final · Box score
Jazz113
Mavs104
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Suns110
Thunder117
Q1 OKC +10; Q2 OKC +14; Q3 OKC +20; Q4 OKC +7
Final · Box score
Wizards104
Clippers136
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +15; Q3 LAC +20; Q4 LAC +32
On this day · 2017–18Oct 28, 2017: 8 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (Suns-Blazers), 34 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Nets

Stephen Curry scores 35 as Golden State wins in Brooklyn

Rudy Gobert goes for 23 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+14+16+6GSW AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors32313027120
Nets29202837114
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 7 games: 32, 31, 30, 29, 51, 29, 35GSW35 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 7 games: 27, 38, 20, 22, 30, 41, 34GSW34 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 6 games: 8, 15, 12, 18, 24, 25BKN25 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 6 games: 27, 28, 19, 10, 21, 23BKN23 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
The night in charts
Wizards-Clippers combined for 240, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-ClippersWizards 104, Clippers 136
240
Warriors-NetsWarriors 120, Nets 114
234
Suns-ThunderSuns 110, Thunder 117
227
Jazz-MavsJazz 113, Mavs 104
217
GSW won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Warriors-NetsWarriors 120, Nets 114
+6 GSW
Suns-ThunderSuns 110, Thunder 117
+7 OKC
Jazz-MavsJazz 113, Mavs 104
+9 UTA
Wizards-ClippersWizards 104, Clippers 136
+32 LAC
Gobert shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GobertUTA · 23 PTS, 16 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
RussellBKN · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
NoelOKC · 20 PTS, 15 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
Tobias HarrisLAC · 22 PTS, 11 REB
64% (9-14)
Dennis Smith Jr.DAL · 27 PTS, 3 AST, 2 BLK, 1 REB
63% (12-19)
Final · Warriors-Nets
Warriors 120Nets 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors32313027120
Nets29202837114
The story
Kevin Durant had 34 points as Golden State beat Brooklyn 120-114

D'Angelo Russell led Brooklyn with 25 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 34 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 11-20 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the second 31-20, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +3+14+16+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Thunder
Suns 110Thunder 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns20282834110
Thunder30323421117
The story
Oklahoma City beat Phoenix 117-110 behind 20 points and 15 rebounds from Nerlens Noel

Deandre Ayton paced Phoenix: 16 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 15 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 9-14 FG

The swing

A 30-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +10+14+20+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Mavs
Jazz 113Mavs 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz26243231113
Mavs19273127104
The story
Donovan Mitchell's 20 points carried Utah past Dallas, 113-104

For Dallas, Dennis Smith Jr. had 27 PTS, 3 AST 20 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB · 10-19 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 26-19, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +7+4+5+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−24.6minutes, last 3 vs 2017–18 avg
Minutes per game
28.42017–18 avg3.8Last 3

3.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.4 in 2017–18 (30 games). Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.8Season avg30.6Today

31 minutes today, against 9.8 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists.

Cooling off
−8.4points, last 2 vs 2017–18 avg
Points per game
18.92017–18 avg10.5Last 2

10.5 points a game over his last two games, against 18.9 in 2017–18 (77 games). Today: 7 points in 34 minutes.

Second story · Suns-Thunder

OKC leads Phoenix wire to wire

OKC was ahead at every break and won 117–110. Best quarter: the third, 34–28. Russell Westbrook led OKC with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
GSW over BKN6OKC over PHX7UTA over DAL9LAC over WAS32Final margin, points. Pink = OKC over PHX.
Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 35

Stephen CurryPoints, last 7 games: 32, 31, 30, 29, 51, 29, 35Warriors-Nets · W
33.9 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 7 games: 27, 38, 20, 22, 30, 41, 34Warriors-Nets · W
30.3 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Dennis Smith Jr.Points, last 5 games: 13, 19, 7, 16, 27Mavs-Jazz · L
16.4 PPG season to date
Ties career high27 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 6 games: 8, 15, 12, 18, 24, 25Nets-Warriors · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Rudy GobertPoints, last 6 games: 19, 16, 11, 12, 25, 23Jazz-Mavs · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 3 games: 32, 13, 23Thunder-Suns · W
22.7 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST