FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 18, 2019Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed OKC by 5 at halftime and won 90–88.

Final · Box score
Cavs105
Knicks123
Q1 NYK +12; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK +23; Q4 NYK +18
Final · Box score
Pacers115
Nets86
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +24; Q3 IND +16; Q4 IND +29
Final · Box score
Hornets96
Raptors132
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +18; Q4 TOR +36
Final · Box score
Bucks115
Bulls101
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +4; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +14
Final · Box score
Blazers108
Rockets132
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +14; Q3 HOU +23; Q4 HOU +24
Final · Box score
Spurs110
Mavs117
Q1 DAL +14; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +14; Q4 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Celtics99
Suns85
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +14
Final · Box score
Wolves112
Jazz102
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN -2; Q4 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Thunder88
Clippers90
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC -5; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +2
On this day · 2018–19Nov 18, 2018: 5 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Lakers-Heat), 51 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Clippers

Clippers hold off OKC, 90–88

Luka Doncic posts a triple-double

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6-5+2+2LAC AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder1730172488
Clippers2319242490
Who led
Montrezl HarrellPoints, last 10 games: 10, 24, 19, 34, 15, 14, 4, 18, 17, 28LAC28 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 3 games: 33, 37, 18LAC18 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 15, 20, 19, 16, 17, 7, 27, 22OKC22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 16, 16, 27, 21, 14, 14, 28, 14OKC14 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Wolves-Jazz

Minnesota handles Utah by 10

The Timberwolves won the first quarter 36–32. Final: 112–102. Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 29 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAC over OKC2DAL over SAS7MIN over UTA10MIL over CHI14BOS over PHX14NYK over CLE18HOU over POR24IND over BKN29TOR over CHA36Final margin, points. Pink = MIN over UTA.
Lead changes
Bucks-Bulls20
Wolves-Jazz16
Thunder-Clippers10
Blazers-Rockets7
Pacers-Nets3
Celtics-Suns3
Cavs-Knicks0
Spurs-Mavs0
The night in charts
Blazers-Rockets combined for 240, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 108, Rockets 132
240
Cavs-KnicksCavs 105, Knicks 123
228
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 96, Raptors 132
228
Spurs-MavsSpurs 110, Mavs 117
227
Bucks-BullsBucks 115, Bulls 101
216
Wolves-JazzWolves 112, Jazz 102
214
Pacers-NetsPacers 115, Nets 86
201
Celtics-SunsCeltics 99, Suns 85
184
Thunder-ClippersThunder 88, Clippers 90
178
LAC won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Thunder-ClippersThunder 88, Clippers 90
+2 LAC
Spurs-MavsSpurs 110, Mavs 117
+7 DAL
Wolves-JazzWolves 112, Jazz 102
+10 MIN
Bucks-BullsBucks 115, Bulls 101
+14 MIL
Celtics-SunsCeltics 99, Suns 85
+14 BOS
Cavs-KnicksCavs 105, Knicks 123
+18 NYK
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 108, Rockets 132
+24 HOU
Pacers-NetsPacers 115, Nets 86
+29 IND
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 96, Raptors 132
+36 TOR
LAC rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-ClippersLAC won · Thunder 88, Clippers 90
5 pts
Wolves-JazzMIN won · Wolves 112, Jazz 102
2 pts
Blazers-RocketsHOU won · Blazers 108, Rockets 132
1 pt
Gafford shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GaffordCHI · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
83% (10-12)
Finney-SmithDAL · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
OGTOR · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
RandleNYK · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
DeRozanSAS · 36 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (14-20)
Final · Thunder-Clippers
Thunder 88Clippers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder1730172488
Clippers2319242490
The story
Montrezl Harrell's 28 points and 12 rebounds carried LA past Oklahoma City, 90-88

For Oklahoma City, Chris Paul had 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 28 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 13-20 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 24-17.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +6−5+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 110Mavs 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs22273031110
Mavs36233424117
The story
DeMar DeRozan had 36 points in a 117-110 loss to Dallas

Dorian Finney-Smith led Dallas with 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 36 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 14-20 FG

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 36-22, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +14+10+14+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Rockets
Blazers 108Rockets 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers30202632108
Rockets29353533132
The story
Houston beat Portland 132-108 behind a 28-13-10 triple-double from Russell Westbrook

CJ McCollum paced Portland: 25 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST · 9-26 FG, 3-11 3PT

The swing

A 35-20 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
300 −1+14+23+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.5Season avg15.0Last 5

15.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.5 in 11 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs 2018–19 avg
Minutes per game
36.92018–19 avg24.3Last 3

24.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.9 in 2018–19 (77 games). Today: 18 points in 29 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.4Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 7.4 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 42

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 12, 31, 29, 27, 38, 24, 34, 33, 26, 42Mavs-Spurs · W
29.5 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, May 15, 2018: 42 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
Career high42 PTS · 11 REB · 12 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 22, 16, 22, 12, 27, 21, 16, 36Spurs-Mavs · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 36, 29, 44, 36, 42, 39, 47, 44, 49, 36Rockets-Blazers · W
39.2 PPG season to date · −3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 36, 34, 38, 30, 35, 38, 26, 33Bucks-Bulls · W
30.3 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 8, 20, 21, 20, 17, 17, 12, 30Knicks-Cavs · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 25, 20, 25, 25, 28, 36, 27, 29Wolves-Jazz · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST