FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, October 30, 2018Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Thunder trailed Clippers by 13 at halftime and won 128–110.

Final · Box score
Heat113
Hornets125
Q1 Hornets +2; Q2 Hornets +10; Q3 Hornets +19; Q4 Hornets +12
Final · Box score
Hawks114
Cavs136
Q1 Cavs +4; Q2 Cavs +1; Q3 Cavs +12; Q4 Cavs +22
Final · Box score
Kings107
Magic99
Q1 Kings -5; Q2 Kings +3; Q3 Kings +13; Q4 Kings +8
Final · Box score
Pistons105
Celtics108
Q1 Celtics +3; Q2 Celtics -2; Q3 Celtics +10; Q4 Celtics +3
Final · Box score
Sixers112
Raptors129
Q1 Raptors +9; Q2 Raptors +14; Q3 Raptors +19; Q4 Raptors +17
Final · Box score
Blazers104
Rockets85
Q1 Blazers +4; Q2 Blazers +15; Q3 Blazers +23; Q4 Blazers +19
Final · Box score
Wizards95
Grizzlies107
Q1 Grizzlies -2; Q2 Grizzlies +1; Q3 Grizzlies +6; Q4 Grizzlies +12
Final · Box score
Clippers110
Thunder128
Q1 Thunder -8; Q2 Thunder -13; Q3 Thunder +16; Q4 Thunder +18
On this day · 2017–18Oct 30, 2017: 9 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Pelicans-Magic), 39 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Thunder

Paul George scores 32, Thunder rallies past Clippers

Kawhi Leonard goes for 31 points

Game flow · Thunder margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-13+16+18Thunder AHEAD ↑Clippers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers33341033110
Thunder25293935128
Who led
Paul GeorgePoints, last 6 games: 27, 20, 29, 22, 23, 32Thunder32 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 4 games: 32, 13, 23, 32Thunder32 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 7 games: 16, 26, 20, 24, 16, 11, 27Clippers27 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 7 games: 14, 17, 12, 17, 23, 17, 17Clippers17 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Kings-Magic

Sacramento makes it four straight

Sacramento beat Orlando 107–99 and moved to 5–3. Buddy Hield led Sacramento with 25 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · Kings
Lvs Jazz117–123L@ Pelicans129–149W@ Thunder131–120L@ Nuggets112–126Wvs Grizzlies97–92Wvs Wizards116–112W@ Heat123–113W@ Magic107–99
Lead changes
Hawks-Cavs10
Pistons-Celtics9
Heat-Hornets2
Sixers-Raptors2
Kings-Magic1
Wizards-Grizzlies1
Blazers-Rockets0
The night in charts
Hawks-Cavs combined for 250, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-CavsHawks 114, Cavs 136
250
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 112, Raptors 129
241
Heat-HornetsHeat 113, Hornets 125
238
Clippers-ThunderClippers 110, Thunder 128
238
Pistons-CelticsPistons 105, Celtics 108
213
Kings-MagicKings 107, Magic 99
206
Wizards-GrizzliesWizards 95, Grizzlies 107
202
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 104, Rockets 85
189
Celtics won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Pistons-CelticsPistons 105, Celtics 108
+3 Celtics
Kings-MagicKings 107, Magic 99
+8 Kings
Heat-HornetsHeat 113, Hornets 125
+12 Hornets
Wizards-GrizzliesWizards 95, Grizzlies 107
+12 Grizzlies
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 112, Raptors 129
+17 Raptors
Clippers-ThunderClippers 110, Thunder 128
+18 Thunder
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 104, Rockets 85
+19 Blazers
Hawks-CavsHawks 114, Cavs 136
+22 Cavs
Thunder erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-ThunderThunder won · Clippers 110, Thunder 128
13 pts
Kings-MagicKings won · Kings 107, Magic 99
5 pts
Pistons-CelticsCeltics won · Pistons 105, Celtics 108
2 pts
Wizards-GrizzliesGrizzlies won · Wizards 95, Grizzlies 107
2 pts
Dame shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DameBlazers · 22 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
BatumHornets · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
MonkHornets · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
NurkicBlazers · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
GasolGrizzlies · 19 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 5 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Pistons-Celtics
Pistons 105Celtics 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons28301334105
Celtics31252527108
The story
Kyrie Irving had 31 points as Boston beat Detroit 108-105

Blake Griffin led Detroit with 24 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 10-16 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Celtics took the third 25-13.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 +3−2+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Thunder
Clippers 110Thunder 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers33341033110
Thunder25293935128
The story
Russell Westbrook's 32 points and 8 assists carried Oklahoma City past LA, 128-110

For LA, Danilo Gallinari had 27 PTS, 3 REB 32 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 13-25 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 13 going into the third, then won it 39-10.

Thunder lead by quarter
200 −8−13+16+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Cavs
Hawks 114Cavs 136
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks31263027114
Cavs35234137136
The story
Cleveland beat Atlanta 136-114 behind 26 points from Rodney Hood

Trae Young paced Atlanta: 24 PTS, 4 AST 26 PTS, 3 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB · 9-13 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

A 41-30 third quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

Cavs lead by quarter
300 +4+1+12+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Alex Len topped the game at 45.8 FPTS: 22 PTS, 9 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.3Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.3 in 7 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 17 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 vs 2017–18 avg
Minutes per game
25.22017–18 avg11.6Last 3

11.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.2 in 2017–18 (45 games). Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.2minutes, today vs 2017–18 avg
Minutes per game
14.62017–18 avg33.8Today

34 minutes today, against 14.6 a game in 2017–18 (21 games). Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 32

Paul GeorgePoints, last 6 games: 27, 20, 29, 22, 23, 32Thunder-Clippers · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 4 games: 32, 13, 23, 32Thunder-Clippers · W
25.0 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 8 games: 23, 30, 32, 33, 30, 27, 10, 31Sixers-Raptors · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 6 games: 24, 31, 22, 35, 21, 31Raptors-Sixers · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 7 games: 7, 21, 16, 22, 15, 3, 31Celtics-Pistons · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 7 games: 16, 26, 20, 24, 16, 11, 27Clippers-Thunder · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST