FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, August 2, 2020Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed DAL by 13 at halftime and won 117–115.

Final · Box score
Wizards110
Nets118
Q1 BKN +3; Q2 Nets 0; Q3 BKN -2; Q4 BKN +8
Final · Box score
Blazers124
Celtics128
Q1 BOS +13; Q2 BOS +19; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Spurs108
Grizzlies106
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Kings116
Magic132
Q1 ORL +18; Q2 ORL +24; Q3 ORL +35; Q4 ORL +16
Final · Box score
Bucks116
Rockets120
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +8; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Mavs115
Suns117
Q1 PHX -12; Q2 PHX -13; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX +2
The lead · Mavs-Suns

Devin Booker scores 30, Phoenix rallies past Dallas

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 36 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-13+4+2PHX AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs35381923115
Suns23373621117
Who led
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 26, 21, 22, 23, 36, 29, 27, 30PHX30 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Ricky RubioPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 16, 6, 16, 13, 25, 21, 15, 20PHX20 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 23, 30, 21, 36, 38, 28, 28, 40DAL40 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 24, 38, 34, 26, 9, 9, 39, 30DAL30 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Wizards-Nets16
Spurs-Grizzlies12
Bucks-Rockets11
Mavs-Suns6
Kings-Magic0
The night in charts
Blazers-Celtics combined for 252, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 124, Celtics 128
252
Kings-MagicKings 116, Magic 132
248
Bucks-RocketsBucks 116, Rockets 120
236
Mavs-SunsMavs 115, Suns 117
232
Wizards-NetsWizards 110, Nets 118
228
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 108, Grizzlies 106
214
4 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 108, Grizzlies 106
+2 SAS
Mavs-SunsMavs 115, Suns 117
+2 PHX
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 124, Celtics 128
+4 BOS
Bucks-RocketsBucks 116, Rockets 120
+4 HOU
Wizards-NetsWizards 110, Nets 118
+8 BKN
Kings-MagicKings 116, Magic 132
+16 ORL
PHX erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-SunsPHX won · Mavs 115, Suns 117
13 pts
Wizards-NetsBKN won · Wizards 110, Nets 118
2 pts
Bucks-RocketsHOU won · Bucks 116, Rockets 120
1 pt
Giles shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GilesSAC · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
Joe HarrisBKN · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
Aaron GordonORL · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
67% (8-12)
VucevicORL · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
JJJMEM · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
62% (8-13)
Final · Mavs-Suns
Mavs 115Suns 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs35381923115
Suns23373621117
The story
Ricky Rubio had 20 points as Phoenix beat Dallas 117-115

Seth Curry led Dallas with 16 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 7-17 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the second, the Suns took the third 36-19.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −12−13+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Grizzlies
Spurs 108Grizzlies 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs31282623108
Grizzlies25292230106
The story
Dejounte Murray's 21 points and 10 rebounds carried San Antonio past Memphis, 108-106

For Memphis, Jaren Jackson Jr. had 21 PTS, 3 REB 21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 9-19 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-25, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +6+5+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ja Morant was the fantasy play: 46.3 FPTS on 25 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST

Final · Bucks-Rockets
Bucks 116Rockets 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks29253626116
Rockets32302731120
The story
Houston beat Milwaukee 120-116 behind 24 points from James Harden

Khris Middleton paced Milwaukee: 27 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 6 STL · 5-14 FG, 3-12 3PT

The swing

A 30-25 second quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +3+8−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 2 vs 2018–19 avg
Points per game
15.62018–19 avg24.0Last 2

24.0 points a game over his last two games, against 15.6 in 2018–19 (72 games). Today: 30 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.3Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.3 in 33 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 20.3 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Orlando by 16.

SAS over MEM2PHX over DAL2BOS over POR4HOU over MIL4BKN over WAS8ORL over SAC16Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 40

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 23, 30, 21, 36, 38, 28, 28, 40Mavs-Suns · L
28.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady ORL, Dec 25, 2003: 41 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
40 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 19, 32, 41, 13, 29, 32, 36, 36Bucks-Rockets · L
29.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 18 REB · 8 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 41, 36, 33, 32, 32, 18, 19, 30, 5, 34Celtics-Blazers · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 34, 18, 15, 51, 14, 27, 23, 22, 17, 34Nets-Wizards · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 21, 34, 33, 41, 24, 29, 24, 27, 31, 31Rockets-Bucks · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 42, 33, 20, 20, 22, 24, 12, 25, 29, 30Blazers-Celtics · L
28.9 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 16 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
Caris LeVertBKN+7.4 25.5 last 10 · 18.1 season
Bradley BealWAS+7.0 37.5 last 10 · 30.5 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−4.6 16.4 last 10 · 21.0 season
Glenn Robinson IIIPHI−4.5 7.3 last 10 · 11.8 season
Alec BurksPHI−4.4 10.6 last 10 · 15.0 season