FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, August 13, 2020Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed LAL by 10 after the first quarter and won 136–122.

Final · Box score
Wizards96
Celtics90
Q1 WAS +5; Q2 WAS +5; Q3 WAS +1; Q4 WAS +6
Final · Box score
Kings136
Lakers122
Q1 SAC -10; Q2 SAC +10; Q3 SAC +23; Q4 SAC +14
Final · Box score
Bucks106
Grizzlies119
Q1 MEM +1; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +19; Q4 MEM +13
Final · Box score
Mavs102
Suns128
Q1 PHX +11; Q2 PHX +19; Q3 PHX +25; Q4 PHX +26
Final · Box score
Spurs112
Jazz118
Q1 UTA +17; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +6
Final · Box score
Blazers134
Nets133
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR -7; Q4 POR +1
Final · Box score
Pelicans127
Magic133
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL +16; Q3 ORL +12; Q4 ORL +6
The lead · Kings-Lakers

Sacramento fights back from 10 down against Lakers

Damian Lillard goes for 42 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+10+23+14SAC AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings30364129136
Lakers40162838122
Who led
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 6, 12, 21, 3, 17, 16, 11, 28SAC28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Bogdan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 9, 24, 12, 3, 35, 27, 13, 16, 27SAC27 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Dion WaitersPoints, last 10 games: 14, 3, 11, 11, 12, 7, 14, 8, 12, 19LAL19 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 37, 28, 29, 16, 20, 22, 19, 31, 29, 17LAL17 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Blazers-Nets18
Wizards-Celtics14
Mavs-Suns4
Pelicans-Magic4
Kings-Lakers3
Spurs-Jazz2
Bucks-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Blazers-Nets combined for 267, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-NetsBlazers 134, Nets 133
267
Pelicans-MagicPelicans 127, Magic 133
260
Kings-LakersKings 136, Lakers 122
258
Mavs-SunsMavs 102, Suns 128
230
Spurs-JazzSpurs 112, Jazz 118
230
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 106, Grizzlies 119
225
Wizards-CelticsWizards 96, Celtics 90
186
POR won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Blazers-NetsBlazers 134, Nets 133
+1 POR
Wizards-CelticsWizards 96, Celtics 90
+6 WAS
Pelicans-MagicPelicans 127, Magic 133
+6 ORL
Spurs-JazzSpurs 112, Jazz 118
+6 UTA
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 106, Grizzlies 119
+13 MEM
Kings-LakersKings 136, Lakers 122
+14 SAC
Mavs-SunsMavs 102, Suns 128
+26 PHX
SAC erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-LakersSAC won · Kings 136, Lakers 122
10 pts
Blazers-NetsPOR won · Blazers 134, Nets 133
7 pts
Vucevic shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
VucevicORL · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
91% (10-11)
Jabari ParkerSAC · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST
90% (9-10)
AugustinORL · 22 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB
70% (7-10)
BrooksMEM · 31 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
67% (12-18)
BryantWAS · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
67% (10-15)
Final · Blazers-Nets
Blazers 134Nets 133
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers31422437134
Nets31363729133
The story
Caris LeVert had 37 points and 9 assists in a 134-133 loss to Portland

CJ McCollum led Portland with 25 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 37 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 16-29 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Trail Blazers took the fourth 37-29.

POR lead by quarter
200 0+6−7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Grizzlies
Bucks 106Grizzlies 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks21292432106
Grizzlies22383326119
The story
Memphis beat Milwaukee 119-106 behind a 26-19-12 triple-double from Jonas Valanciunas

Frank Mason paced Milwaukee: 18 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 26 PTS, 19 REB, 12 AST · 11-17 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 38-29 second quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +1+10+19+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Lakers
Kings 136Lakers 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings30364129136
Lakers40162838122
The story
Bogdan Bogdanovic's 27 points and 9 assists carried Sacramento past Los Angeles, 136-122

For Los Angeles, Talen Horton-Tucker had 14 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 11-23 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 10 going into the second, then won it 36-16.

SAC lead by quarter
300 −10+10+23+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
29.8Season avg44.2Last 5

44.2 points a game over his last five games, against 29.8 in 65 earlier games. Today: 42 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Season avg5.7Last 3

5.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.0 in 69 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.2Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 9.2 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Phoenix posts the night's biggest win

Phoenix beat Dallas by 26, the widest margin of 7 games.

POR over BKN1WAS over BOS6UTA over SAS6ORL over NOP6MEM over MIL13SAC over LAL14PHX over DAL26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 42

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 29, 30, 21, 45, 22, 51, 61, 42Blazers-Nets · W
30.0 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Steve Nash PHX, Dec 22, 2006: 42 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
42 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 23, 22, 17, 34, 13, 22, 27, 37Nets-Blazers · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Frank JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 3, 0, 11, 0, 8, 13, 5, 18, 31Pelicans-Magic · L
6.3 PPG season to date · +25.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 15, 16, 15, 23, 22, 25, 14, 31Grizzlies-Bucks · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 0, 0, 15, 0, 0, 3, 9, 29Pelicans-Magic · L
5.7 PPG season to date · +23.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 6, 12, 21, 3, 17, 16, 11, 28Kings-Lakers · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 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 9.9 last 10 · 16.7 season
Kemba WalkerBOS−6.0 14.4 last 10 · 20.4 season
Jabari ParkerSAC−5.0 9.0 last 10 · 14.0 season
Markieff MorrisLAL−5.0 4.7 last 10 · 9.7 season
Lou WilliamsLAC−4.9 13.3 last 10 · 18.2 season