FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, November 15, 2019Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed DET by 14 at halftime and won 109–106.

Final · Box score
Pistons106
Hornets109
Q1 CHA -10; Q2 CHA -14; Q3 Hornets 0; Q4 CHA +3
Final · Box score
Spurs109
Magic111
Q1 ORL -7; Q2 ORL -9; Q3 ORL -3; Q4 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Pacers102
Rockets111
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +1; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Jazz106
Grizzlies107
Q1 MEM -3; Q2 MEM +5; Q3 MEM -2; Q4 MEM +1
Final · Box score
Wizards137
Wolves116
Q1 WAS +9; Q2 WAS +3; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 WAS +21
Final · OT · Box score
Sixers119
Thunder127
Q1 OKC -5; Q2 OKC +5; Q3 OKC -3; Q4 Thunder 0; OT1 OKC +8
Final · Box score
Celtics105
Warriors100
Q1 BOS -9; Q2 BOS +1; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +5
Final · Box score
Kings97
Lakers99
Q1 LAL -10; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +2
On this day · 2018–19Nov 15, 2018: 3 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (Spurs-Clippers), 34 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Hornets

Charlotte turns it around against Detroit

James Harden goes for 44 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-140+3CHA AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons35301823106
Hornets25263226109
Who led
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 22, 20, 22, 3, 18, 13, 33, 19CHA19 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Malik MonkPoints, last 10 games: 0, 15, 18, 9, 4, 4, 9, 15, 20, 19CHA19 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Langston GallowayPoints, last 10 games: 6, 17, 11, 12, 10, 13, 19, 18, 11, 32DET32 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 2 games: 19, 19DET19 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Wizards rout

Four of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Washington beat Minnesota by 21.

MEM over UTA1ORL over SAS2LAL over SAC2CHA over DET3BOS over GSW5OKC over PHI8HOU over IND9WAS over MIN21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Pacers-Rockets14
Spurs-Magic13
Sixers-Thunder9
Celtics-Warriors9
Kings-Lakers5
The night in charts
Wizards-Wolves combined for 253, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-WolvesWizards 137, Wolves 116
253
Sixers-ThunderSixers 119, Thunder 127 · OT
246
Spurs-MagicSpurs 109, Magic 111
220
Pistons-HornetsPistons 106, Hornets 109
215
Pacers-RocketsPacers 102, Rockets 111
213
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 106, Grizzlies 107
213
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 105, Warriors 100
205
Kings-LakersKings 97, Lakers 99
196
5 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 106, Grizzlies 107
+1 MEM
Spurs-MagicSpurs 109, Magic 111
+2 ORL
Kings-LakersKings 97, Lakers 99
+2 LAL
Pistons-HornetsPistons 106, Hornets 109
+3 CHA
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 105, Warriors 100
+5 BOS
Sixers-ThunderSixers 119, Thunder 127 · OT
+8 OKC
Pacers-RocketsPacers 102, Rockets 111
+9 HOU
Wizards-WolvesWizards 137, Wolves 116
+21 WAS
CHA erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-HornetsCHA won · Pistons 106, Hornets 109
14 pts
Kings-LakersLAL won · Kings 97, Lakers 99
10 pts
Spurs-MagicORL won · Spurs 109, Magic 111
9 pts
Celtics-WarriorsBOS won · Celtics 105, Warriors 100
9 pts
Sixers-ThunderOKC won · Sixers 119, Thunder 127 · OT
5 pts
Wagner shot 13-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WagnerWAS · 30 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
87% (13-15)
GobertUTA · 23 PTS, 17 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
KATMIN · 36 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
72% (13-18)
HolmesSAC · 17 PTS, 8 REB
70% (7-10)
GallowayDET · 32 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
Final · Jazz-Grizzlies
Jazz 106Grizzlies 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz26223127106
Grizzlies23302430107
The story
Ja Morant's 25 points and 8 assists carried Memphis past Utah, 107-106

For Utah, Donovan Mitchell had 29 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 25 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 9-22 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 30-22.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −3+5−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rudy Gobert was the fantasy play: 56.9 FPTS on 23 PTS, 17 REB

Final · Kings-Lakers
Kings 97Lakers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3020212697
Lakers2029252599
The story
Anthony Davis had 17 points as Los Angeles beat Sacramento 99-97

Buddy Hield led Sacramento with 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 5 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 5-12 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Lakers took the second 29-20.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −10−1+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Hornets
Pistons 106Hornets 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons35301823106
Hornets25263226109
The story
Charlotte beat Detroit 109-106 behind 19 points from Terry Rozier

Andre Drummond paced Detroit: 20 REB, 16 PTS, 2 AST 19 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 8-18 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 32-18 third quarter erased a 14-point hole for the Hornets.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −10−140+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Langston Galloway topped the game at 39.4 FPTS: 32 PTS, 2 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.6Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.6 in 12 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 2 vs 2018–19 avg
Minutes per game
29.82018–19 avg16.0Last 2

16.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 29.8 in 2018–19 (46 games). Today: 0 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.0Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 7.0 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Bradley Beal leads the day with 44

Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 25, 46, 30, 22, 30, 20, 44, 44Wizards-Wolves · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson DEN, Dec 28, 2006: 44 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
44 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 40, 59, 36, 29, 44, 36, 42, 39, 47, 44Rockets-Pacers · W
38.7 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Danny Granger IND, Mar 26, 2010: 44 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
44 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 36, 37, 23, 13, 25, 20, 25, 25, 28, 36Wolves-Wizards · L
26.8 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Langston GallowayPoints, last 10 games: 6, 17, 11, 12, 10, 13, 19, 18, 11, 32Pistons-Hornets · L
13.2 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 8 games: 15, 36, 19, 27, 19, 18, 27, 31Sixers-Thunder · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Moritz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 9, 12, 14, 12, 8, 8, 12, 30Wizards-Wolves · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST