FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, August 3, 2020Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed OKC by 3 after three quarters and won 121–113.

Final · Box score
Raptors107
Heat103
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +5; Q4 TOR +4
Final · OT · Box score
Nuggets121
Thunder113
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN -3; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +8
Final · Box score
Pacers111
Wizards100
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +22; Q4 IND +11
Final · Box score
Grizzlies99
Pelicans109
Q1 NOP +4; Q2 NOP +7; Q3 NOP +5; Q4 NOP +10
Final · Box score
Spurs130
Sixers132
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI +12; Q4 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Lakers116
Jazz108
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +8
The lead · Nuggets-Thunder

Michael Porter Jr. scores 37, Denver wins in overtime

Anthony Davis goes for 42 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+1-1-30+8DEN AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Nuggets2327283112121
Thunder222930284113
Who led
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 2, 13, 7, 11, 3, 7, 0, 0, 11, 37DEN37 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 23, 16, 14, 8, 10, 14, 19, 30DEN30 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 21, 20, 11, 15, 27, 18, 19, 24OKC24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 17, 18, 14, 16, 21, 28, 18, 23OKC23 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Pacers-Wizards

Washington's skid reaches three

Indiana won 111–100; the Wizards fall to 24–43. T.J. Warren led Indiana with 34 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · WAS
L@ UTA119–129W@ GSW124–110L@ SAC126–133L@ POR104–125Wvs ATL118–112Lvs MIA89–100Wvs NYK122–115Lvs PHX112–125L@ BKN110–118Lvs IND100–111
Lead changes
Nuggets-Thunder22
Raptors-Heat13
Pacers-Wizards9
Lakers-Jazz9
Spurs-Sixers8
Grizzlies-Pelicans2
Shot of the night

Milton's three with 7.2 seconds left puts the 76ers ahead, 132-130 final

The night in charts
Spurs-Sixers combined for 262, 28 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-SixersSpurs 130, Sixers 132
262
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 121, Thunder 113 · OT
234
Lakers-JazzLakers 116, Jazz 108
224
Pacers-WizardsPacers 111, Wizards 100
211
Raptors-HeatRaptors 107, Heat 103
210
Grizzlies-PelicansGrizzlies 99, Pelicans 109
208
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-SixersSpurs 130, Sixers 132
+2 PHI
Raptors-HeatRaptors 107, Heat 103
+4 TOR
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 121, Thunder 113 · OT
+8 DEN
Lakers-JazzLakers 116, Jazz 108
+8 LAL
Grizzlies-PelicansGrizzlies 99, Pelicans 109
+10 NOP
Pacers-WizardsPacers 111, Wizards 100
+11 IND
DEN rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-ThunderDEN won · Nuggets 121, Thunder 113 · OT
3 pts
Pacers-WizardsIND won · Pacers 111, Wizards 100
1 pt
MPJ shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MPJDEN · 37 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
BryantWAS · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
DragicMIA · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
GaySAS · 24 PTS, 4 REB
60% (9-15)
MillsapDEN · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Spurs-Sixers
Spurs 130Sixers 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs32302543130
Sixers35293533132
The story
Joel Embiid's 27 points carried Philadelphia past San Antonio, 132-130

For San Antonio, Derrick White had 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 27 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 9-17 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 35-25, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +3+2+12+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

DeMar DeRozan was the fantasy play: 50.5 FPTS on 30 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST

Final · Nuggets-Thunder
Nuggets 121Thunder 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets2327283112121
Thunder222930284113
The story
Nikola Jokic had a 30-12-10 triple-double as Denver beat Oklahoma City 121-113 in OT

Chris Paul led Oklahoma City with 23 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 30 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST · 10-21 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the overtime 12-4.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +1−1−30+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Lakers-Jazz
Lakers 116Jazz 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers24342830116
Jazz24322032108
The story
Los Angeles beat Utah 116-108 behind 22 points and 9 assists from LeBron James

Donovan Mitchell paced Utah: 33 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB · 9-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 28-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 0+2+10+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.2Season avg28.6Last 5

28.6 points a game over his last five games, against 19.2 in 62 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 60 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.2Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in 49 earlier games. Line: 37 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 42

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 15, 37, 30, 30, 26, 34, 14, 42Lakers-Jazz · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL, Jul 8, 2021: 42 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
42 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 2, 13, 7, 11, 3, 7, 0, 0, 11, 37Nuggets-Thunder · W
8.1 PPG season to date · +29.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 29, 16, 22, 14, 8, 14, 13, 36Raptors-Heat · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
T.J. WarrenPoints, last 10 games: 7, 19, 15, 30, 23, 18, 16, 22, 53, 34Pacers-Wizards · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 37, 30, 19, 23, 11, 25, 11, 20, 13, 33Jazz-Lakers · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 23, 16, 14, 8, 10, 14, 19, 30Nuggets-Thunder · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Deni Avdija POR, Mar 2, 2025: 30 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
30 PTS · 12 REB · 10 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
Alec BurksPHI−4.7 10.1 last 10 · 14.8 season
Kemba WalkerBOS−4.6 16.4 last 10 · 21.0 season
Glenn Robinson IIIPHI−4.5 7.3 last 10 · 11.8 season