FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, October 28, 2019Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed CHI by 18 after the first quarter and won 105–98.

Final · Box score
Pacers94
Pistons96
Q1 DET +8; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +7; Q4 DET +2
Final · Box score
Bulls98
Knicks105
Q1 NYK -18; Q2 NYK -10; Q3 NYK -8; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Sixers105
Hawks103
Q1 PHI -9; Q2 PHI -2; Q3 PHI -1; Q4 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Magic95
Raptors104
Q1 TOR +9; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Thunder112
Rockets116
Q1 HOU -13; Q2 HOU -10; Q3 HOU +11; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Cavs112
Bucks129
Q1 MIL -1; Q2 MIL +7; Q3 MIL +11; Q4 MIL +17
Final · Box score
Warriors134
Pelicans123
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +17; Q3 GSW +24; Q4 GSW +11
Final · Box score
Blazers110
Spurs113
Q1 SAS -14; Q2 SAS -6; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Jazz96
Suns95
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 UTA +1
Final · Box score
Nuggets101
Kings94
Q1 DEN -7; Q2 DEN -6; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +7
Final · Box score
Hornets96
Clippers111
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC +3; Q3 LAC +12; Q4 LAC +15
On this day · 2018–19Oct 28, 2018: 4 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Nets), 35 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Knicks

New York storms back from 18 down to beat Chicago

Joel Embiid goes for 36 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-18-10-8+7NYK AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls3319281898
Knicks15273033105
Who led
Bobby PortisPoints, last 4 games: 8, 2, 8, 28NYK28 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 4 games: 21, 16, 26, 19NYK19 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 4 games: 16, 37, 11, 21CHI21 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Wendell Carter Jr.Points, last 4 games: 12, 7, 12, 20CHI20 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Five games go down to the wire

Five of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Milwaukee by 17.

UTA over PHX1DET over IND2PHI over ATL2SAS over POR3HOU over OKC4NYK over CHI7DEN over SAC7TOR over ORL9GSW over NOP11LAC over CHA15MIL over CLE17Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Sixers-Hawks9
Nuggets-Kings6
Hornets-Clippers6
Thunder-Rockets5
Blazers-Spurs5
Pacers-Pistons2
Bulls-Knicks1
The night in charts
Warriors-Pelicans combined for 257, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 134, Pelicans 123
257
Cavs-BucksCavs 112, Bucks 129
241
Thunder-RocketsThunder 112, Rockets 116
228
Blazers-SpursBlazers 110, Spurs 113
223
Sixers-HawksSixers 105, Hawks 103
208
Hornets-ClippersHornets 96, Clippers 111
207
Bulls-KnicksBulls 98, Knicks 105
203
Magic-RaptorsMagic 95, Raptors 104
199
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 101, Kings 94
195
Jazz-SunsJazz 96, Suns 95
191
Pacers-PistonsPacers 94, Pistons 96
190
5 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-SunsJazz 96, Suns 95
+1 UTA
Pacers-PistonsPacers 94, Pistons 96
+2 DET
Sixers-HawksSixers 105, Hawks 103
+2 PHI
Blazers-SpursBlazers 110, Spurs 113
+3 SAS
Thunder-RocketsThunder 112, Rockets 116
+4 HOU
Bulls-KnicksBulls 98, Knicks 105
+7 NYK
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 101, Kings 94
+7 DEN
Magic-RaptorsMagic 95, Raptors 104
+9 TOR
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 134, Pelicans 123
+11 GSW
Hornets-ClippersHornets 96, Clippers 111
+15 LAC
Cavs-BucksCavs 112, Bucks 129
+17 MIL
NYK erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-KnicksNYK won · Bulls 98, Knicks 105
18 pts
Blazers-SpursSAS won · Blazers 110, Spurs 113
14 pts
Thunder-RocketsHOU won · Thunder 112, Rockets 116
13 pts
Sixers-HawksPHI won · Sixers 105, Hawks 103
9 pts
Nuggets-KingsDEN won · Nuggets 101, Kings 94
7 pts
Hayes shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HayesNOP · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
WoodDET · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
Derrick WhiteSAS · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
PortisNYK · 28 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
HolmesSAC · 24 PTS, 13 REB, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
Final · Blazers-Spurs
Blazers 110Spurs 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers33182039110
Spurs19263731113
The story
DeMar DeRozan's 27 points carried San Antonio past Portland, 113-110

For Portland, CJ McCollum had 27 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 27 PTS, 7 REB · 10-16 FG

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 37-20.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −14−6+11+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Damian Lillard was the fantasy play: 55.8 FPTS on 28 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST

Final · Thunder-Rockets
Thunder 112Rockets 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder35271832112
Rockets22303925116
The story
Russell Westbrook had 21 points and 12 rebounds as Houston beat Oklahoma City 116-112

Dennis Schroder led Oklahoma City with 22 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 21 PTS, 12 REB, 9 AST · 9-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Rockets took the third 39-18.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −13−10+11+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Knicks
Bulls 98Knicks 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls3319281898
Knicks15273033105
The story
New York beat Chicago 105-98 behind 28 points and 11 rebounds from Bobby Portis

Wendell Carter Jr. paced Chicago: 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 10-14 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

A 33-18 fourth quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −18−10−8+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.9points, last 3 vs 2018–19 avg
Points per game
19.12018–19 avg34.0Last 3

34.0 points a game over his last three games, against 19.1 in 2018–19 (81 games). Today: 25 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs 2018–19 avg
Minutes per game
26.72018–19 avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.7 in 2018–19 (76 games). Today: 4 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.0Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 9.0 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 40

James HardenPoints, last 3 games: 19, 29, 40Rockets-Thunder · W
29.3 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Mike Bibby SAC, Feb 4, 2005: 40 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
40 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 2 games: 15, 36Sixers-Hawks · W
25.5 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 4 games: 30, 21, 27, 30Clippers-Hornets · W
27.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 3 games: 16, 26, 29Jazz-Suns · W
23.7 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 4 games: 32, 35, 28, 28Blazers-Spurs · L
30.8 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Bobby PortisPoints, last 4 games: 8, 2, 8, 28Knicks-Bulls · W
11.5 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST