FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, October 26, 2021Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAS by 12 after three quarters and won 125–121.

Final · Box score
Sixers99
Knicks112
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK +20; Q3 NYK +18; Q4 NYK +13
Final · Box score
Warriors106
Thunder98
Q1 GSW -5; Q2 GSW -11; Q3 GSW +5; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Rockets106
Mavs116
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL -3; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +10
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers125
Spurs121
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL -12; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +4
Final · Box score
Nuggets110
Jazz122
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +12
The lead · Lakers-Spurs

Anthony Davis posts 35 and 17 as Lakers beat San Antonio

Dejounte Murray posts a triple-double

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-2-1-120+4LAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Lakers2734242911125
Spurs293335177121
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 4 games: 33, 22, 22, 35LAL35 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 4 games: 8, 15, 13, 33LAL33 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Jakob PoeltlPoints, last 4 games: 12, 15, 10, 27SAS27 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 4 games: 15, 15, 10, 21SAS21 PTS · 12 REB · 15 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Jazz30
Rockets-Mavs4
Sixers-Knicks2
Warriors-Thunder1
The night in charts
Lakers-Spurs combined for 246, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-SpursLakers 125, Spurs 121 · OT
246
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 110, Jazz 122
232
Rockets-MavsRockets 106, Mavs 116
222
Sixers-KnicksSixers 99, Knicks 112
211
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 106, Thunder 98
204
LAL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Lakers-SpursLakers 125, Spurs 121 · OT
+4 LAL
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 106, Thunder 98
+8 GSW
Rockets-MavsRockets 106, Mavs 116
+10 DAL
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 110, Jazz 122
+12 UTA
Sixers-KnicksSixers 99, Knicks 112
+13 NYK
LAL erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-SpursLAL won · Lakers 125, Spurs 121 · OT
12 pts
Warriors-ThunderGSW won · Warriors 106, Thunder 98
11 pts
Rockets-MavsDAL won · Rockets 106, Mavs 116
4 pts
Sixers-KnicksNYK won · Sixers 99, Knicks 112
3 pts
Poeltl shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PoeltlSAS · 27 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
76% (13-17)
Lonnie Walker IVSAS · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
Aaron GordonDEN · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Eric GordonHOU · 22 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
64% (7-11)
Monte MorrisDEN · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Lakers-Spurs
Lakers 125Spurs 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers2734242911125
Spurs293335177121
The story
Russell Westbrook had 33 points and 10 rebounds as Los Angeles beat San Antonio 125-121 in OT

Jakob Poeltl led San Antonio with 27 PTS, 14 REB 33 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL · 15-27 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 29-17.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −2−1−120+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Warriors-Thunder
Warriors 106Thunder 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors29193325106
Thunder3425172298
The story
Andrew Wiggins' 21 points carried Golden State past Oklahoma City, 106-98

For Oklahoma City, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 30 PTS, 4 AST 21 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 9-17 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 11 going into the third, then won it 33-17.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −5−11+5+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Mavs
Rockets 106Mavs 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets31292818106
Mavs27303425116
The story
Dallas beat Houston 116-106 behind 26 points and 14 rebounds from Luka Doncic

Christian Wood paced Houston: 17 REB, 16 PTS, 3 AST 26 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST · 10-25 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 25-18 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −4−3+3+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.2points, last 4 vs season avg
Points per game
12.0Season avg17.2Last 4

17.2 points a game over his last four games, against 12.0 in 3 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.3minutes, last 2 vs 2020–21 avg
Minutes per game
24.32020–21 avg6.0Last 2

6.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 24.3 in 2020–21 (68 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs 2020–21 avg
Minutes per game
8.22020–21 avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 8.2 a game in 2020–21 (30 games). Line: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Warriors-Thunder

Golden State climbs back to beat OKC

OKC led by 11 at the half. Golden State won it 106–98. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Warriors-Thunder
Stephen Curry · GSWShai Gilgeous-Alexander · OKCPTS2330REB61AST44Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 35

Anthony DavisPoints, last 4 games: 33, 22, 22, 35Lakers-Spurs · W
28.0 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 4 games: 8, 15, 13, 33Lakers-Spurs · W
17.2 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 4 games: 18, 13, 29, 30Thunder-Warriors · L
22.5 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Jakob PoeltlPoints, last 4 games: 12, 15, 10, 27Spurs-Lakers · L
16.0 PPG season to date
Career high27 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 3 games: 18, 27, 26Mavs-Rockets · W
23.7 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 4 games: 27, 32, 24, 24Nuggets-Jazz · L
26.8 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST