FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, October 29, 2018Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed MIA by 11 after the first quarter and won 123–113.

Final · Box score
Blazers103
Pacers93
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR -4; Q3 POR +2; Q4 POR +10
Final · Box score
Hawks92
Sixers113
Q1 PHI -5; Q2 Sixers 0; Q3 PHI +18; Q4 PHI +21
Final · Box score
Kings123
Heat113
Q1 SAC -11; Q2 Kings 0; Q3 SAC +11; Q4 SAC +10
Final · Box score
Nets96
Knicks115
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +18; Q4 NYK +19
Final · Box score
Warriors149
Bulls124
Q1 GSW +16; Q2 GSW +42; Q3 GSW +36; Q4 GSW +25
Final · Box score
Raptors109
Bucks124
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL +15; Q4 MIL +15
Final · Box score
Lakers120
Wolves124
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 MIN -1; Q4 MIN +4
Final · OT · Box score
Mavs108
Spurs113
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +2; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +5
Final · Box score
Pelicans111
Nuggets116
Q1 DEN -4; Q2 DEN +13; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +5
On this day · 2017–18Oct 29, 2017: 7 games. Top scorer: Kemba Walker (Hornets-Magic), 34 points.
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The lead · Kings-Heat

Sacramento rallies from 11 down to beat Miami

Klay Thompson goes for 52 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-110+11+10SAC AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings17344329123
Heat28233230113
Who led
Willie Cauley-SteinPoints, last 7 games: 23, 20, 13, 11, 15, 17, 26SAC26 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 7 games: 19, 17, 17, 5, 23, 22, 23SAC23 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Josh RichardsonPoints, last 6 games: 21, 28, 7, 21, 11, 31MIA31 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 6 games: 26, 8, 20, 13, 28, 20MIA20 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Mavs-Spurs10
Blazers-Pacers6
Nets-Knicks5
Kings-Heat3
Pelicans-Nuggets3
Hawks-Sixers2
Raptors-Bucks2
Warriors-Bulls0
The night in charts
Warriors-Bulls combined for 273, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-BullsWarriors 149, Bulls 124
273
Lakers-WolvesLakers 120, Wolves 124
244
Kings-HeatKings 123, Heat 113
236
Raptors-BucksRaptors 109, Bucks 124
233
Pelicans-NuggetsPelicans 111, Nuggets 116
227
Mavs-SpursMavs 108, Spurs 113
221
Nets-KnicksNets 96, Knicks 115
211
Hawks-SixersHawks 92, Sixers 113
205
Blazers-PacersBlazers 103, Pacers 93
196
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-WolvesLakers 120, Wolves 124
+4 MIN
Mavs-SpursMavs 108, Spurs 113
+5 SAS
Pelicans-NuggetsPelicans 111, Nuggets 116
+5 DEN
Blazers-PacersBlazers 103, Pacers 93
+10 POR
Kings-HeatKings 123, Heat 113
+10 SAC
Raptors-BucksRaptors 109, Bucks 124
+15 MIL
Nets-KnicksNets 96, Knicks 115
+19 NYK
Hawks-SixersHawks 92, Sixers 113
+21 PHI
Warriors-BullsWarriors 149, Bulls 124
+25 GSW
SAC erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-HeatSAC won · Kings 123, Heat 113
11 pts
Hawks-SixersPHI won · Hawks 92, Sixers 113
5 pts
Blazers-PacersPOR won · Blazers 103, Pacers 93
4 pts
Pelicans-NuggetsDEN won · Pelicans 111, Nuggets 116
4 pts
Lakers-WolvesMIN won · Lakers 120, Wolves 124
2 pts
Simmons shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SimmonsPHI · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 9 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Zach CollinsPOR · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
WhitesideMIA · 24 REB, 16 PTS, 5 BLK, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
E'Twaun MooreNOP · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
IlyasovaMIL · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Mavs-Spurs
Mavs 108Spurs 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs182729286108
Spurs2033232611113
The story
DeMar DeRozan had 34 points and 9 assists as San Antonio beat Dallas 113-108 in OT

Luka Doncic led Dallas with 31 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 34 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 12-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the second 33-27, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +2+8+20+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Kings-Heat
Kings 123Heat 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings17344329123
Heat28233230113
The story
Buddy Hield's 23 points carried Sacramento past Miami, 123-113

For Miami, Josh Richardson had 31 PTS, 3 REB 23 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 8-14 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 11 going into the second, then won it 34-23.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −110+11+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Hassan Whiteside was the fantasy play: 59.8 FPTS on 24 REB, 16 PTS

Final · Warriors-Bulls
Warriors 149Bulls 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors44483324149
Bulls28223935124
The story
Golden State beat Chicago 149-124 behind 23 points from Stephen Curry

Jabari Parker paced Chicago: 15 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 23 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 7-9 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 48-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
500 +16+42+36+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.1Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 15.1 in 7 earlier games. Today: 52 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.1minutes, last 2 vs 2017–18 avg
Minutes per game
20.42017–18 avg4.3Last 2

4.3 minutes a game over his last two games, against 20.4 in 2017–18 (51 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.1Season avg31.4Today

31 minutes today, against 12.1 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Golden State by 25.

MIN over LAL4SAS over DAL5DEN over NOP5POR over IND10SAC over MIA10MIL over TOR15NYK over BKN19PHI over ATL21GSW over CHI25Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Klay Thompson leads the day with 52

Klay ThompsonPoints, last 8 games: 14, 12, 15, 16, 19, 12, 18, 52Warriors-Bulls · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +36.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jamal Crawford NYK, Jan 26, 2007: 52 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Season high52 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 6 games: 28, 28, 32, 18, 30, 34Spurs-Mavs · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 6 games: 23, 33, 20, 23, 4, 32Wolves-Lakers · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 7 games: 10, 26, 19, 21, 22, 14, 31Mavs-Spurs · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Josh RichardsonPoints, last 6 games: 21, 28, 7, 21, 11, 31Heat-Kings · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 7 games: 9, 21, 16, 15, 15, 11, 30Raptors-Bucks · L
16.7 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST