FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 3, 2018Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed BOS by 10 after the first quarter and won 102–101.

Final · Box score
Pistons99
Sixers109
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI +22; Q3 PHI +13; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Cavs94
Hornets126
Q1 CHA +8; Q2 CHA +7; Q3 CHA +20; Q4 CHA +32
Final · Box score
Celtics101
Pacers102
Q1 IND -10; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 Pacers 0; Q4 IND +1
Final · Box score
Heat118
Hawks123
Q1 ATL +10; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Rockets96
Bulls88
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Pelicans95
Spurs109
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +19; Q3 SAS +19; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Jazz88
Nuggets103
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN -5; Q4 DEN +15
Final · Box score
Lakers114
Blazers110
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +4
On this day · 2017–18Nov 3, 2017: 12 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Wizards), 57 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Pacers

Indiana climbs back to beat Boston

Joel Embiid goes for 39 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1000+1IND AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics28172729101
Pacers18272730102
Who led
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 25, 20, 21, 24, 21, 24, 25, 24IND24 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 9 games: 14, 10, 15, 2, 19, 7, 5, 13, 17IND17 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 9 games: 16, 8, 16, 7, 21, 18, 15, 17, 23BOS23 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 9 games: 7, 21, 16, 22, 15, 3, 31, 28, 18BOS18 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Jazz-Nuggets

Utah's skid reaches three

Denver won 103–88; the Jazz fall to 4–5. Gary Harris led Denver with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · UTA
W@ SAC123–117Lvs GSW123–124Lvs MEM84–92W@ HOU100–89W@ NOP132–111W@ DAL113–104L@ MIN125–128Lvs MEM100–110L@ DEN88–103
Lead changes
Celtics-Pacers18
Jazz-Nuggets18
Rockets-Bulls14
Lakers-Blazers9
Cavs-Hornets4
Pelicans-Spurs2
Pistons-Sixers0
Shot of the night

Oladipo's three with 3.4 seconds left puts the Pacers ahead, 102-101 final

The night in charts
Heat-Hawks combined for 241, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-HawksHeat 118, Hawks 123
241
Lakers-BlazersLakers 114, Blazers 110
224
Cavs-HornetsCavs 94, Hornets 126
220
Pistons-SixersPistons 99, Sixers 109
208
Pelicans-SpursPelicans 95, Spurs 109
204
Celtics-PacersCeltics 101, Pacers 102
203
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 88, Nuggets 103
191
Rockets-BullsRockets 96, Bulls 88
184
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-PacersCeltics 101, Pacers 102
+1 IND
Lakers-BlazersLakers 114, Blazers 110
+4 LAL
Heat-HawksHeat 118, Hawks 123
+5 ATL
Rockets-BullsRockets 96, Bulls 88
+8 HOU
Pistons-SixersPistons 99, Sixers 109
+10 PHI
Pelicans-SpursPelicans 95, Spurs 109
+14 SAS
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 88, Nuggets 103
+15 DEN
Cavs-HornetsCavs 94, Hornets 126
+32 CHA
IND erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-PacersIND won · Celtics 101, Pacers 102
10 pts
Jazz-NuggetsDEN won · Jazz 88, Nuggets 103
5 pts
Rockets-BullsHOU won · Rockets 96, Bulls 88
2 pts
Lakers-BlazersLAL won · Lakers 114, Blazers 110
1 pt
Rondo shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RondoLAL · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
80% (8-10)
Marcus MorrisBOS · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
JrueNOP · 29 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB
62% (13-21)
Gary HarrisDEN · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
BelinelliSAS · 14 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Celtics-Pacers
Celtics 101Pacers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics28172729101
Pacers18272730102
The story
Victor Oladipo had 24 points and 12 rebounds as Indiana beat Boston 102-101

Marcus Morris led Boston with 23 PTS, 6 REB 24 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 6-18 FG, 4-13 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Pacers took the second 27-17.

IND lead by quarter
200 −1000+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Blazers
Lakers 114Blazers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers28283226114
Blazers29281637110
The story
Los Angeles beat Portland 114-110 behind 28 points from LeBron James

CJ McCollum paced Portland: 30 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 28 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 9-20 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 32-16 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −1−1+15+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Damian Lillard topped the game at 50.8 FPTS: 30 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST

Final · Heat-Hawks
Heat 118Hawks 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat31372525118
Hawks41332821123
The story
Trae Young's 24 points and 15 assists carried Atlanta past Miami, 123-118

For Miami, Josh Richardson had 32 PTS, 3 AST 24 PTS, 15 AST, 6 REB · 9-19 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 41-31, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +10+6+9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 8 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 18 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.3 in 6 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg37.7Today

38 minutes today, against 20.3 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 39

Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 32, 33, 30, 27, 10, 31, 41, 39Sixers-Pistons · W
29.6 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 8 games: 26, 33, 50, 26, 7, 24, 25, 38Pistons-Sixers · L
28.6 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Josh RichardsonPoints, last 8 games: 21, 28, 7, 21, 11, 31, 15, 32Heat-Hawks · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 9 games: 21, 24, 13, 22, 19, 17, 19, 8, 30Blazers-Lakers · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 9 games: 28, 29, 29, 41, 42, 16, 22, 26, 30Blazers-Lakers · L
29.2 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 9 games: 10, 15, 8, 26, 18, 16, 28, 17, 29Pelicans-Spurs · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST