FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, August 11, 2020Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed PHI by 4 after the first quarter and won 130–117.

Final · Box score
Nets108
Magic96
Q1 BKN +12; Q2 BKN +17; Q3 BKN +13; Q4 BKN +12
Final · Box score
Rockets105
Spurs123
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +17; Q3 SAS +20; Q4 SAS +18
Final · Box score
Suns130
Sixers117
Q1 PHX -4; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +13
Final · Box score
Celtics122
Grizzlies107
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +16; Q3 BOS +10; Q4 BOS +15
Final · Box score
Blazers134
Mavs131
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +3
Final · Box score
Pelicans106
Kings112
Q1 SAC -2; Q2 SAC +1; Q3 SAC +10; Q4 SAC +6
Final · Box score
Bucks126
Wizards113
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +10; Q3 MIL +15; Q4 MIL +13
The lead · Suns-Sixers

D-Book pours in 35, Phoenix beats Philadelphia

Damian Lillard goes for 61 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+5+5+13PHX AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns23403235130
Sixers27313227117
Who led
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 36, 29, 27, 30, 35, 20, 35, 35, 35PHX35 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 8, 13, 4, 9, 10, 10, 18, 24PHX24 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Alec BurksPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 11, 7, 9, 3, 9, 22, 20, 23PHI23 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Raul NetoPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 6, 0, 7, 16, 11, 2, 8, 22PHI22 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Pelicans-Kings

Sacramento gets past New Orleans

112–106, with Sacramento ahead 62–61 at halftime. Harrison Barnes led Sacramento with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over DAL3SAC over NOP6BKN over ORL12PHX over PHI13MIL over WAS13BOS over MEM15SAS over HOU18Final margin, points. Pink = SAC over NOP.
Lead changes
Pelicans-Kings23
Suns-Sixers12
Blazers-Mavs10
Nets-Magic3
Rockets-Spurs3
Bucks-Wizards0
The night in charts
Blazers-Mavs combined for 265, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-MavsBlazers 134, Mavs 131
265
Suns-SixersSuns 130, Sixers 117
247
Bucks-WizardsBucks 126, Wizards 113
239
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 122, Grizzlies 107
229
Rockets-SpursRockets 105, Spurs 123
228
Pelicans-KingsPelicans 106, Kings 112
218
Nets-MagicNets 108, Magic 96
204
POR won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Blazers-MavsBlazers 134, Mavs 131
+3 POR
Pelicans-KingsPelicans 106, Kings 112
+6 SAC
Nets-MagicNets 108, Magic 96
+12 BKN
Suns-SixersSuns 130, Sixers 117
+13 PHX
Bucks-WizardsBucks 126, Wizards 113
+13 MIL
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 122, Grizzlies 107
+15 BOS
Rockets-SpursRockets 105, Spurs 123
+18 SAS
PHX rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-SixersPHX won · Suns 130, Sixers 117
4 pts
Pelicans-KingsSAC won · Pelicans 106, Kings 112
2 pts
Okafor shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OkaforNOP · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
Brook LopezMIL · 24 PTS, 3 REB
82% (9-11)
Mikal BridgesPHX · 24 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
TatumBOS · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
Frank JacksonNOP · 18 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Final · Blazers-Mavs
Blazers 134Mavs 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers38283236134
Mavs31273736131
The story
Carmelo Anthony had 26 points as Portland beat Dallas 134-131

Luka Doncic led Dallas with 25 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB 26 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 10-17 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the first 38-31, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 +7+8+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Kings
Pelicans 106Kings 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans29322322106
Kings27353218112
The story
Sacramento beat New Orleans 112-106 behind 25 points from Harrison Barnes

Jahlil Okafor paced New Orleans: 21 PTS, 4 REB 25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 9-19 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 32-23 third quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −2+1+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Grizzlies
Celtics 122Grizzlies 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics24322739122
Grizzlies17233334107
The story
Jayson Tatum's 29 points carried Boston past Memphis, 122-107

For Memphis, Jonas Valanciunas had 14 PTS, 10 REB 29 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 10-13 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 32-23, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +7+16+10+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ja Morant was the fantasy play: 56.8 FPTS on 26 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
29.3Season avg40.0Last 5

40.0 points a game over his last five games, against 29.3 in 64 earlier games. Today: 61 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 36 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.6Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 11.6 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 61

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 25, 29, 30, 21, 45, 22, 51, 61Blazers-Mavs · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +31.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Nov 30, 2019: 60 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Ties career high61 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 34, 26, 9, 9, 39, 30, 22, 30, 26, 36Mavs-Blazers · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 36, 29, 27, 30, 35, 20, 35, 35, 35Suns-Sixers · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 30, 5, 34, 23, 19, 18, 29, 29Celtics-Grizzlies · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 21, 22, 25, 11, 20, 19, 17, 26Grizzlies-Celtics · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 21, 21, 13, 15, 7, 21, 20, 26Blazers-Mavs · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 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+6.9 18.2 last 10 · 11.2 season
Cold
Marcus MorrisLAC−6.8 10.0 last 10 · 16.8 season
Lou WilliamsLAC−6.6 11.6 last 10 · 18.2 season
Kemba WalkerBOS−6.0 14.4 last 10 · 20.4 season
Jabari ParkerSAC−5.7 8.1 last 10 · 13.8 season
Markieff MorrisLAL−5.3 4.3 last 10 · 9.6 season