FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, October 29, 2019Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by DAL (vs DEN) and LAL (vs MEM).

Final · Box score
Hawks97
Heat112
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +18; Q4 MIA +15
Final · Box score
Mavs109
Nuggets106
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL -5; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies91
Lakers120
Q1 LAL -5; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +21; Q4 LAL +29
On this day · 2018–19Oct 29, 2018: 9 games. Top scorer: Klay Thompson (Warriors-Bulls), 52 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Nuggets

Dallas takes over late to edge Denver

Anthony Davis goes for 40 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-1-5+3DAL AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs27332326109
Nuggets31302718106
Who led
Maxi KleberPoints, last 4 games: 0, 8, 14, 14DAL14 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 4 games: 4, 8, 11, 14DAL14 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 4 games: 11, 8, 9, 23DEN23 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Will BartonPoints, last 4 games: 19, 5, 13, 19DEN19 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Lakers

Lakers rout Memphis by 29

Lakers led by 2 at halftime and won 120–91. Anthony Davis led Lakers with 40 points, 20 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DAL over DEN3MIA over ATL15LAL over MEM29Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over MEM.
Lead changes
Hawks-Heat7
Grizzlies-Lakers7
Mavs-Nuggets4
The night in charts
Mavs-Nuggets combined for 215, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 109, Nuggets 106
215
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 91, Lakers 120
211
Hawks-HeatHawks 97, Heat 112
209
DAL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 109, Nuggets 106
+3 DAL
Hawks-HeatHawks 97, Heat 112
+15 MIA
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 91, Lakers 120
+29 LAL
DAL rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-NuggetsDAL won · Mavs 109, Nuggets 106
5 pts
Grizzlies-LakersLAL won · Grizzlies 91, Lakers 120
5 pts
John Collins shot 10-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
John CollinsATL · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
DragicMIA · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
58% (7-12)
KCPLAL · 13 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
55% (6-11)
MurrayDEN · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
54% (7-13)
LeBronLAL · 23 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
53% (8-15)
Final · Mavs-Nuggets
Mavs 109Nuggets 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs27332326109
Nuggets31302718106
The story
Maxi Kleber had 14 points as Dallas beat Denver 109-106

Will Barton led Denver with 19 PTS, 11 REB 14 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 6-12 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Mavericks took the fourth 26-18.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −4−1−5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Jokic led the game in fantasy with 42.0 FPTS (10 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST)

Final · Hawks-Heat
Hawks 97Heat 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2623212797
Heat29302924112
The story
Miami beat Atlanta 112-97 behind 17 points and 10 rebounds from Bam Adebayo

Jabari Parker paced Atlanta: 12 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 4-7 FG

The swing

A 29-21 third quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +3+10+18+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

John Collins topped the game at 51.9 FPTS: 30 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST

Final · Grizzlies-Lakers
Grizzlies 91Lakers 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies3215202491
Lakers27223932120
The story
LeBron James' 23 points and 8 assists carried Los Angeles past Memphis, 120-91

For Memphis, Jonas Valanciunas had 14 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB · 8-15 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 39-20, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
300 −5+2+21+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.2points, last 4 vs season avg
Points per game
12.0Season avg16.2Last 4

16.2 points a game over his last four games, against 12.0 in 3 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.0minutes, last 2 vs 2018–19 avg
Minutes per game
23.52018–19 avg6.5Last 2

6.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 23.5 in 2018–19 (34 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.0Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 15.0 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 40

Anthony DavisPoints, last 4 games: 25, 21, 29, 40Lakers-Grizzlies · W
28.8 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Antonio McDyess DEN, Nov 30, 2000: 40 PTS · 20 REB · 3 AST
40 PTS · 20 REB · 2 AST
John CollinsPoints, last 4 games: 18, 9, 16, 30Hawks-Heat · L
18.2 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 4 games: 14, 14, 8, 29Heat-Hawks · W
16.2 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 4 games: 18, 32, 20, 23Lakers-Grizzlies · W
23.2 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 4 games: 11, 8, 9, 23Nuggets-Mavs · L
12.8 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Jimmy ButlerHeat-Hawks · W
21.0 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST