FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 15, 2018Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Warriors86
Rockets107
Q1 Rockets +6; Q2 Rockets +6; Q3 Rockets +13; Q4 Rockets +21
Final · Box score
Hawks93
Nuggets138
Q1 Nuggets +12; Q2 Nuggets +16; Q3 Nuggets +36; Q4 Nuggets +45
Final · Box score
Spurs111
Clippers116
Q1 Clippers +1; Q2 Clippers +1; Q3 Clippers +7; Q4 Clippers +5
On this day · 2017–18Nov 15, 2017: 11 games. Top scorer: Joel Embiid (Sixers-Lakers), 46 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Clippers

Clippers beat San Antonio, 116–111

DeMar DeRozan goes for 34 points

Game flow · Clippers margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+1+7+5Clippers AHEAD ↑Spurs AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs28322427111
Clippers29323025116
Who led
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 17, 26, 28, 20, 20, 12, 25, 23Clippers23 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 27, 25, 13, 22, 20, 13, 14, 19Clippers19 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 34, 25, 26, 25, 18, 13, 23, 24, 34Spurs34 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 16, 11, 16, 15, 12, 6, 14, 19Spurs19 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Warriors-Rockets

Houston leads Golden State wire to wire

Houston was ahead at every break and won 107–86. Best quarter: the fourth, 31–23. James Harden led Houston with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Clippers over Spurs5Rockets over Warriors21Nuggets over Hawks45Final margin, points. Pink = Rockets over Warriors.
Lead changes
Spurs-Clippers12
Warriors-Rockets3
Hawks-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Hawks-Nuggets combined for 231, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 93, Nuggets 138
231
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 111, Clippers 116
227
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 86, Rockets 107
193
Clippers won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 111, Clippers 116
+5 Clippers
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 86, Rockets 107
+21 Rockets
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 93, Nuggets 138
+45 Nuggets
Hernangomez shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HernangomezNuggets · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
GaySpurs · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
EnnisRockets · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
MillsapNuggets · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL
62% (8-13)
Tobias HarrisClippers · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
50% (8-16)
Final · Spurs-Clippers
Spurs 111Clippers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs28322427111
Clippers29323025116
The story
Tobias Harris had 18 points as LA beat San Antonio 116-111

Rudy Gay led San Antonio with 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 8-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Clippers won the third 30-24, their biggest quarter edge.

Clippers lead by quarter
200 +1+1+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Rockets
Warriors 86Rockets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors1922222386
Rockets25222931107
The story
Houston beat Golden State 107-86 behind 27 points from James Harden

Kevin Durant paced Golden State: 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 8-23 FG, 4-14 3PT

The swing

A 31-23 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

Rockets lead by quarter
300 +6+6+13+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Nuggets
Hawks 93Nuggets 138
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2334162093
Nuggets35383629138
The story
Paul Millsap's 18 points carried Denver past Atlanta, 138-93

For Atlanta, Omari Spellman had 10 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 8-13 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 36-16, was where the Nuggets built it.

Nuggets lead by quarter
500 +12+16+36+45 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
Quinn CookWarriors
+6.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.5Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.5 in 12 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.0 in 14 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
Gary ClarkRockets
+11.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.9Season avg27.5Today

28 minutes today, against 15.9 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

DeMar DeRozan leads the day with 34

DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 34, 25, 26, 25, 18, 13, 23, 24, 34Spurs-Clippers · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high34 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 36, 31, 29, 25, 28, 19, 25, 40, 22, 27Rockets-Warriors · W
27.3 PPG season to date · −0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Juancho HernangomezPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 23, 8, 8, 7, 2, 8, 6, 25Nuggets-Hawks · W
7.8 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 17, 26, 28, 20, 20, 12, 25, 23Clippers-Spurs · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 14, 24, 33, 22, 17, 28, 33, 29, 20Warriors-Rockets · L
27.0 PPG season to date · −7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 16, 11, 16, 15, 12, 6, 14, 19Spurs-Clippers · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high19 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST