FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, August 1, 2020Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed PHI by 6 after three quarters and won 127–121.

Final · Box score
Heat125
Nuggets105
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA -1; Q3 MIA +15; Q4 MIA +20
Final · Box score
Jazz94
Thunder110
Q1 OKC +14; Q2 OKC +24; Q3 OKC +24; Q4 OKC +16
Final · Box score
Pelicans103
Clippers126
Q1 LAC +12; Q2 LAC +32; Q3 LAC +37; Q4 LAC +23
Final · Box score
Sixers121
Pacers127
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND -6; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Lakers92
Raptors107
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR -3; Q3 TOR +2; Q4 TOR +15
The lead · Sixers-Pacers

T.J. Warren hits nine threes, Indiana tops Philadelphia

Joel Embiid goes for 41 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+6-6+6IND AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers29263234121
Pacers35262046127
Who led
T.J. WarrenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 7, 19, 15, 30, 23, 18, 16, 22, 53IND53 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Aaron HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 6, 3, 6, 5, 9, 7, 4, 15IND15 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 28, 26, 39, 17, 49, 3, 30, 41PHI41 PTS · 21 REB · 4 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 25, 11, 34, 25, 18, 28, 24, 15, 30PHI30 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Lakers-Raptors

Toronto makes it five straight

Toronto beat Lakers 107–92 and moved to 47–18. Kyle Lowry led Toronto with 33 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists.

Streak strip · TOR
Wvs PHX118–101Wvs IND127–81Lvs MIL97–108Lvs CHA96–99L@ DEN118–133W@ PHX123–114W@ GSW121–113W@ SAC118–113W@ UTA101–92Wvs LAL107–92
Lead changes
Heat-Nuggets10
Lakers-Raptors10
Sixers-Pacers9
Jazz-Thunder0
Pelicans-Clippers0
The night in charts
Sixers-Pacers combined for 248, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-PacersSixers 121, Pacers 127
248
Heat-NuggetsHeat 125, Nuggets 105
230
Pelicans-ClippersPelicans 103, Clippers 126
229
Jazz-ThunderJazz 94, Thunder 110
204
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 92, Raptors 107
199
IND won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Sixers-PacersSixers 121, Pacers 127
+6 IND
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 92, Raptors 107
+15 TOR
Jazz-ThunderJazz 94, Thunder 110
+16 OKC
Heat-NuggetsHeat 125, Nuggets 105
+20 MIA
Pelicans-ClippersPelicans 103, Clippers 126
+23 LAC
IND rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-PacersIND won · Sixers 121, Pacers 127
6 pts
Lakers-RaptorsTOR won · Lakers 92, Raptors 107
3 pts
Heat-NuggetsMIA won · Heat 125, Nuggets 105
1 pt
Olynyk shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OlynykMIA · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
AdamsOKC · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
WarrenIND · 53 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
69% (20-29)
EmbiidPHI · 41 PTS, 21 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
65% (15-23)
CP3OKC · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Sixers-Pacers
Sixers 121Pacers 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers29263234121
Pacers35262046127
The story
Aaron Holiday had 15 points and 10 assists as Indiana beat Philadelphia 127-121

Ben Simmons led Philadelphia with 19 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 5-10 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Pacers took the fourth 46-34.

IND lead by quarter
200 +6+6−6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Raptors
Lakers 92Raptors 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2123262292
Raptors23183135107
The story
Kyle Lowry's 33 points and 14 rebounds carried Toronto past Los Angeles, 107-92

For Los Angeles, LeBron James had 20 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 33 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST · 8-16 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 35-22, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +2−3+2+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Clippers
Pelicans 103Clippers 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans25202137103
Clippers37402623126
The story
LA beat New Orleans 126-103 behind 28 points from Paul George

Nickeil Alexander-Walker paced New Orleans: 15 PTS, 2 AST 28 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 8-17 FG, 8-11 3PT

The swing

A 40-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
400 +12+32+37+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.7Season avg27.6Last 5

27.6 points a game over his last five games, against 19.7 in 52 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 47 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 24.9 a game in 65 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

T.J. Warren leads the day with 53

T.J. WarrenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 7, 19, 15, 30, 23, 18, 16, 22, 53Pacers-Sixers · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +34.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Nov 30, 2006: 52 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Career high53 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 28, 26, 39, 17, 49, 3, 30, 41Sixers-Pacers · L
23.8 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl-Anthony Towns MIN, Apr 9, 2017: 40 PTS · 21 REB · 4 AST
41 PTS · 21 REB · 4 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 10, 21, 17, 28, 26, 30, 21, 33Raptors-Lakers · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 25, 11, 34, 25, 18, 28, 24, 15, 30Sixers-Pacers · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 7, 11, 24, 24, 16, 13, 31, 15, 30, 28Clippers-Pelicans · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 19, 30, 25, 25, 27, 23, 28, 24Clippers-Pelicans · W
26.8 PPG season to date · −2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Coby WhiteCHI+11.5 24.7 last 10 · 13.2 season
Christian WoodDET+11.1 24.2 last 10 · 13.1 season
Malik BeasleyMIN+8.5 19.7 last 10 · 11.2 season
Bradley BealWAS+7.0 37.5 last 10 · 30.5 season
CJ McCollumPOR+6.7 29.4 last 10 · 22.7 season
Cold
Marcus MorrisLAC−8.5 8.4 last 10 · 16.9 season
Markieff MorrisLAL−5.4 4.4 last 10 · 9.8 season
Kemba WalkerBOS−4.8 16.3 last 10 · 21.1 season
Glenn Robinson IIIPHI−4.5 7.3 last 10 · 11.8 season
Buddy HieldSAC−4.4 15.2 last 10 · 19.6 season