FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, August 7, 2020Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed OKC by 12 after the first quarter and won 121–92.

Final · Box score
Jazz111
Spurs119
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Thunder92
Grizzlies121
Q1 MEM -12; Q2 MEM +3; Q3 MEM +17; Q4 MEM +29
Final · Box score
Kings106
Nets119
Q1 BKN -3; Q2 BKN +10; Q3 BKN +11; Q4 BKN +13
Final · Box score
Magic101
Sixers108
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI -2; Q3 PHI -2; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Wizards107
Pelicans118
Q1 NOP -4; Q2 NOP -2; Q3 NOP +10; Q4 NOP +11
Final · Box score
Celtics122
Raptors100
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +34; Q4 BOS +22
The lead · Thunder-Grizzlies

Memphis rallies from 12 down to beat OKC

Ish Smith goes for 18 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12+3+17+29MEM AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder3723181492
Grizzlies25383226121
Who led
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 15, 13, 21, 15, 16, 15, 23, 22MEM22 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 11, 24, 21, 22, 25, 11, 20, 19MEM19 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 14, 16, 21, 28, 18, 23, 21, 17OKC17 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Luguentz DortPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 7, 6, 6, 8, 5, 10, 14, 16OKC16 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Sixers8
Kings-Nets7
Wizards-Pelicans7
Thunder-Grizzlies5
Jazz-Spurs2
Celtics-Raptors0
The night in charts
Jazz-Spurs combined for 230, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-SpursJazz 111, Spurs 119
230
Kings-NetsKings 106, Nets 119
225
Wizards-PelicansWizards 107, Pelicans 118
225
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 122, Raptors 100
222
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 92, Grizzlies 121
213
Magic-SixersMagic 101, Sixers 108
209
PHI won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Magic-SixersMagic 101, Sixers 108
+7 PHI
Jazz-SpursJazz 111, Spurs 119
+8 SAS
Wizards-PelicansWizards 107, Pelicans 118
+11 NOP
Kings-NetsKings 106, Nets 119
+13 BKN
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 122, Raptors 100
+22 BOS
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 92, Grizzlies 121
+29 MEM
MEM erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-GrizzliesMEM won · Thunder 92, Grizzlies 121
12 pts
Wizards-PelicansNOP won · Wizards 107, Pelicans 118
4 pts
Kings-NetsBKN won · Kings 106, Nets 119
3 pts
Magic-SixersPHI won · Magic 101, Sixers 108
2 pts
Poeltl shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PoeltlSAS · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
ValanciunasMEM · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Joe HarrisBKN · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
73% (8-11)
JrueNOP · 28 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
HachimuraWAS · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
63% (10-16)
Final · Wizards-Pelicans
Wizards 107Pelicans 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards32242526107
Pelicans28263727118
The story
Brandon Ingram's 17 points carried New Orleans past Washington, 118-107

For Washington, Thomas Bryant had 22 PTS, 8 REB 17 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 4-15 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Pelicans trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 37-25.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −4−2+10+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Nets
Kings 106Nets 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings27262924106
Nets24393026119
The story
Brooklyn beat Sacramento 119-106 behind 22 points from Caris LeVert

Bogdan Bogdanovic paced Sacramento: 27 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 9-21 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 39-26 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Nets.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −3+10+11+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Grizzlies
Thunder 92Grizzlies 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder3723181492
Grizzlies25383226121
The story
Jonas Valanciunas had 19 points and 11 rebounds as Memphis beat Oklahoma City 121-92

Luguentz Dort led Oklahoma City with 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 8-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the first, the Grizzlies took the second 38-23.

MEM lead by quarter
300 −12+3+17+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Paul led the game in fantasy with 41.5 FPTS (17 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.0Season avg21.8Last 5

21.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.0 in 65 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.3Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.3 in 34 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
3.0Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 3.0 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 7. Widest: Memphis by 29.

PHI over ORL7SAS over UTA8NOP over WAS11BKN over SAC13BOS over TOR22MEM over OKC29Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Jrue Holiday leads the day with 28

Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 11, 27, 19, 20, 37, 20, 4, 15, 17, 28Pelicans-Wizards · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Bogdan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 13, 27, 9, 24, 12, 3, 35, 27Kings-Nets · L
15.0 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 19, 17, 14, 26, 16, 20, 23, 24Spurs-Jazz · W
11.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 17, 14, 9, 23, 11, 6, 14, 24Jazz-Spurs · L
15.1 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 34, 25, 18, 28, 24, 15, 30, 25, 18, 23Sixers-Magic · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 26, 39, 17, 49, 3, 30, 41, 27, 29, 23Sixers-Magic · W
24.0 PPG season to date · −1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 13 REB · 1 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
Derrick WhiteSAS+6.5 17.7 last 10 · 11.2 season
Cold
Marcus MorrisLAC−8.4 8.5 last 10 · 16.9 season
Lou WilliamsLAC−6.5 11.8 last 10 · 18.3 season
Markieff MorrisLAL−5.6 4.0 last 10 · 9.6 season
Kemba WalkerBOS−5.4 15.4 last 10 · 20.8 season
Jabari ParkerSAC−5.0 8.9 last 10 · 13.9 season