FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 27, 2018Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed MEM by 12 at halftime and won 122–114.

Final · Box score
Knicks108
Pistons115
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Hawks115
Heat113
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL +16; Q3 ATL +14; Q4 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Raptors122
Grizzlies114
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR -12; Q3 TOR -4; Q4 TOR +8
Final · Box score
Lakers85
Nuggets117
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +18; Q4 DEN +32
Final · Box score
Pacers109
Suns104
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +5
On this day · 2017–18Nov 27, 2017: 8 games. Top scorer: Lou Williams (Clippers-Lakers), 42 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Grizzlies

Toronto rallies from 12 down to beat Memphis

Marc Gasol goes for 27 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-12-4+8TOR AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors31283429122
Grizzlies32392617114
Who led
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 14, 14, 8, 9, 21, 15, 12, 24TOR24 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 4, 0, 18, 4, 11, 13, 10, 18TOR18 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 29, 19, 26, 17, 20, 27, 27, 27MEM27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 24, 26, 19, 18, 28, 30, 19, 23, 20MEM20 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Hawks-Heat

Atlanta wins a tight one over Miami

115–113. Neither team led by more than 16 at any break. Taurean Prince led Atlanta with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over MIA2IND over PHX5DET over NYK7TOR over MEM8DEN over LAL32Final margin, points. Pink = ATL over MIA.
Lead changes
Raptors-Grizzlies12
Knicks-Pistons5
Lakers-Nuggets2
The night in charts
Raptors-Grizzlies combined for 236, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 122, Grizzlies 114
236
Hawks-HeatHawks 115, Heat 113
228
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 108, Pistons 115
223
Pacers-SunsPacers 109, Suns 104
213
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 85, Nuggets 117
202
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-HeatHawks 115, Heat 113
+2 ATL
Pacers-SunsPacers 109, Suns 104
+5 IND
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 108, Pistons 115
+7 DET
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 122, Grizzlies 114
+8 TOR
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 85, Nuggets 117
+32 DEN
TOR erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-GrizzliesTOR won · Raptors 122, Grizzlies 114
12 pts
Hawks-HeatATL won · Hawks 115, Heat 113
3 pts
Gasol shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GasolMEM · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
MillsapDEN · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
TrierNYK · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST
64% (7-11)
IbakaTOR · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
KuzmaLAL · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
60% (9-15)
Final · Hawks-Heat
Hawks 115Heat 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks35333215115
Heat38143427113
The story
Trae Young had 17 points and 10 assists as Atlanta beat Miami 115-113

Wayne Ellington led Miami with 15 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 5-12 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Hawks took the second 33-14.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −3+16+14+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Josh Richardson led the game in fantasy with 48.6 FPTS (22 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Pacers-Suns
Pacers 109Suns 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers26352028109
Suns26282327104
The story
Indiana beat Phoenix 109-104 behind 21 points and 16 rebounds from Domantas Sabonis

Devin Booker paced Phoenix: 20 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 21 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST · 7-14 FG

The swing

A 35-28 second quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 0+7+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Myles Turner topped the game at 48.6 FPTS: 16 PTS, 13 REB

Final · Raptors-Grizzlies
Raptors 122Grizzlies 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors31283429122
Grizzlies32392617114
The story
Kawhi Leonard's 17 points and 10 rebounds carried Toronto past Memphis, 122-114

For Memphis, Garrett Temple had 12 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 17 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 5-11 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 29-17.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −1−12−4+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.5Season avg13.8Last 5

13.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.5 in 20 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg14.1Last 3

14.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.0 in 21 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.3Season avg35.9Today

36 minutes today, against 17.3 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Blake Griffin leads the day with 30

Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 6, 10, 30, 21, 37, 28, 16, 30Pistons-Knicks · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 29, 19, 26, 17, 20, 27, 27, 27Grizzlies-Raptors · L
18.5 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
T.J. WarrenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 21, 27, 23, 21, 21, 19, 6, 25Suns-Pacers · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Allonzo TrierPoints, last 10 games: 7, 9, 11, 11, 7, 9, 8, 25, 10, 24Knicks-Pistons · L
12.0 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 14, 14, 8, 9, 21, 15, 12, 24Raptors-Grizzlies · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Josh RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 17, 15, 28, 17, 16, 27, 19, 22Heat-Hawks · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marc GasolMEM+4.1 22.6 last 10 · 18.5 season
Mike ConleyMEM+3.6 23.9 last 10 · 20.3 season
Nikola VucevicORL+3.6 24.4 last 10 · 20.8 season
Kevin DurantGSW+2.8 32.0 last 10 · 29.2 season
Kyrie IrvingBOS+2.8 24.7 last 10 · 21.9 season
Cold
Nemanja BjelicaSAC−3.2 8.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Trae YoungATL−3.2 12.6 last 10 · 15.8 season
Kyle LowryTOR−2.5 13.1 last 10 · 15.6 season
Kyle KuzmaLAL−2.3 14.3 last 10 · 16.6 season
Frank NtilikinaNYK−2.3 3.8 last 10 · 6.1 season