FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 9, 2019Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed CHI by 7 after the first quarter and won 117–94.

Final · Box score
Celtics135
Spurs115
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +18; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +20
Final · Box score
Pelicans115
Hornets110
Q1 NOP +5; Q2 NOP -6; Q3 NOP -5; Q4 NOP +5
Final · Box score
Rockets117
Bulls94
Q1 HOU -7; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU +19; Q4 HOU +23
Final · Box score
Mavs138
Grizzlies122
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +16
Final · Box score
Warriors108
Thunder114
Q1 OKC +9; Q2 OKC +17; Q3 Thunder 0; Q4 OKC +6
On this day · 2018–19Nov 9, 2018: 7 games. Top scorer: Joel Embiid (Sixers-Hornets), 42 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Bulls

James Harden scores 42 as Houston wins in Chicago

Luka Doncic goes for 24 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+1+19+23HOU AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets20303631117
Bulls2722182794
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 9 games: 19, 29, 40, 59, 36, 29, 44, 36, 42HOU42 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 8 games: 24, 28, 21, 17, 27, 10, 18, 26HOU26 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Wendell Carter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 12, 7, 12, 20, 15, 16, 20, 11, 2, 13CHI13 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 5, 15, 14, 8, 12, 8, 3, 13CHI13 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Pelicans-Hornets

New Orleans tops Charlotte in Charlotte

Final: 115–110. Brandon Ingram led New Orleans with 25 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NOP over CHA5OKC over GSW6DAL over MEM16BOS over SAS20HOU over CHI23Final margin, points. Pink = NOP over CHA.
Lead changes
Rockets-Bulls6
Mavs-Grizzlies6
Warriors-Thunder2
Celtics-Spurs1
The night in charts
Mavs-Grizzlies combined for 260, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 138, Grizzlies 122
260
Celtics-SpursCeltics 135, Spurs 115
250
Pelicans-HornetsPelicans 115, Hornets 110
225
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 108, Thunder 114
222
Rockets-BullsRockets 117, Bulls 94
211
NOP won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Pelicans-HornetsPelicans 115, Hornets 110
+5 NOP
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 108, Thunder 114
+6 OKC
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 138, Grizzlies 122
+16 DAL
Celtics-SpursCeltics 135, Spurs 115
+20 BOS
Rockets-BullsRockets 117, Bulls 94
+23 HOU
HOU rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-BullsHOU won · Rockets 117, Bulls 94
7 pts
Pelicans-HornetsNOP won · Pelicans 115, Hornets 110
6 pts
Mavs-GrizzliesDAL won · Mavs 138, Grizzlies 122
3 pts
Capela shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CapelaHOU · 20 REB, 16 PTS, 4 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
IngramNOP · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
HutchisonCHI · 13 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
60% (6-10)
Justin JacksonDAL · 17 PTS, 4 REB
60% (6-10)
JJJMEM · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
59% (10-17)
Final · Pelicans-Hornets
Pelicans 115Hornets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans33222634115
Hornets28332524110
The story
Brandon Ingram's 25 points carried New Orleans past Charlotte, 115-110

For Charlotte, Terry Rozier had 18 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 25 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 8-12 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Pelicans trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 34-24.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +5−6−5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Devonte' Graham was the fantasy play: 49.0 FPTS on 24 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB

Final · Warriors-Thunder
Warriors 108Thunder 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors27164124108
Thunder36242430114
The story
Oklahoma City beat Golden State 114-108 behind 16 points and 9 assists from Chris Paul

Alec Burks paced Golden State: 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 16 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 5-11 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 36-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +9+170+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

D'Angelo Russell topped the game at 48.1 FPTS: 30 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB

Final · Rockets-Bulls
Rockets 117Bulls 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets20303631117
Bulls2722182794
The story
Clint Capela had 20 rebounds and 16 points as Houston beat Chicago 117-94

Wendell Carter Jr. led Chicago with 16 REB, 13 PTS, 2 AST 20 REB, 16 PTS, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 7-10 FG

The swing

The Rockets won the third 36-18, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
300 −7+1+19+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.5Season avg30.2Last 5

30.2 points a game over his last five games, against 24.5 in 6 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.6Season avg26.0Last 3

26.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.6 in 7 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.7Season avg20Today

20 minutes today, against 4.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 42

James HardenPoints, last 9 games: 19, 29, 40, 59, 36, 29, 44, 36, 42Rockets-Bulls · W
37.1 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Jan 4, 2007: 42 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
42 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 7 games: 20, 6, 24, 15, 30, 52, 30Warriors-Thunder · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 5 games: 8, 25, 19, 12, 30Celtics-Spurs · W
18.8 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 8 games: 12, 22, 32, 32, 33, 25, 14, 26Celtics-Spurs · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 8 games: 24, 28, 21, 17, 27, 10, 18, 26Rockets-Bulls · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 9 games: 22, 25, 35, 27, 25, 7, 40, 27, 25Pelicans-Hornets · W
25.9 PPG season to date · −1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST