FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, October 29, 2021Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed IND by 12 after the first quarter and won 105–98.

Final · Box score
Magic109
Raptors110
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR -1; Q4 TOR +1
Final · Box score
Pacers98
Nets105
Q1 BKN -12; Q2 BKN +3; Q3 BKN +11; Q4 BKN +7
Final · Box score
Hornets99
Heat114
Q1 MIA +11; Q2 MIA +18; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +15
Final · Box score
Kings113
Pelicans109
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 SAC +11; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +4
Final · Box score
Mavs75
Nuggets106
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 DEN +10; Q3 DEN +31; Q4 DEN +31
Final · Box score
Clippers92
Blazers111
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +9; Q4 POR +19
Final · Box score
Cavs101
Lakers113
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +12
The lead · Pacers-Nets

Indiana's skid reaches three

Paul George goes for 42 points

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12+3+11+7BKN AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers3817192498
Nets26322720105
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 6 games: 20, 20, 15, 14, 14, 29BKN29 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 6 games: 32, 29, 38, 25, 25, 22BKN22 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Torrey CraigPoints, last 6 games: 5, 0, 2, 0, 8, 28IND28 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Chris DuartePoints, last 6 games: 27, 15, 19, 18, 14, 19IND19 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Raptors18
Cavs-Lakers8
Mavs-Nuggets3
Clippers-Blazers2
The night in charts
Kings-Pelicans combined for 222, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-PelicansKings 113, Pelicans 109
222
Magic-RaptorsMagic 109, Raptors 110
219
Cavs-LakersCavs 101, Lakers 113
214
Hornets-HeatHornets 99, Heat 114
213
Clippers-BlazersClippers 92, Blazers 111
203
Pacers-NetsPacers 98, Nets 105
203
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 75, Nuggets 106
181
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-RaptorsMagic 109, Raptors 110
+1 TOR
Kings-PelicansKings 113, Pelicans 109
+4 SAC
Pacers-NetsPacers 98, Nets 105
+7 BKN
Cavs-LakersCavs 101, Lakers 113
+12 LAL
Hornets-HeatHornets 99, Heat 114
+15 MIA
Clippers-BlazersClippers 92, Blazers 111
+19 POR
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 75, Nuggets 106
+31 DEN
BKN erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-NetsBKN won · Pacers 98, Nets 105
12 pts
Cavs-LakersLAL won · Cavs 101, Lakers 113
7 pts
Magic-RaptorsTOR won · Magic 109, Raptors 110
1 pt
Melo shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MeloLAL · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
ValanciunasNOP · 24 PTS, 13 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
KDBKN · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
HerroMIA · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Wendell Carter Jr.ORL · 17 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Magic-Raptors
Magic 109Raptors 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic20312731109
Raptors23312333110
The story
Scottie Barnes had 21 points as Toronto beat Orlando 110-109

Cole Anthony led Orlando with 24 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 9-14 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the first 23-20, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +3+3−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mo Bamba led the game in fantasy with 50.1 FPTS (18 REB, 14 PTS, 5 AST)

Final · Pacers-Nets
Pacers 98Nets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers3817192498
Nets26322720105
The story
James Harden's 29 points and 8 assists carried Brooklyn past Indiana, 105-98

For Indiana, Torrey Craig had 28 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST · 5-11 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 12 going into the second, then won it 32-17.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −12+3+11+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Blazers
Clippers 92Blazers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2416272592
Blazers25232835111
The story
Portland beat LA 111-92 behind 25 points from Damian Lillard

Luke Kennard paced LA: 16 PTS, 4 REB 25 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 9-17 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

A 35-25 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +1+8+9+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 2 vs 2020–21 avg
Minutes per game
21.42020–21 avg6.0Last 2

6.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 21.4 in 2020–21 (43 games). Today: 1 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.8Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 28 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−5.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.6Season avg14.6Last 5

14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 19.6 in 5 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 30 minutes.

Second story · the whole slate

Denver posts the night's biggest win

Denver beat Dallas by 31, the widest margin of 7 games.

TOR over ORL1SAC over NOP4BKN over IND7LAL over CLE12MIA over CHA15POR over LAC19DEN over DAL31Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 42

Paul GeorgePoints, last 5 games: 29, 41, 14, 12, 42Clippers-Blazers · L
27.6 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Anfernee Hardaway ORL, Apr 29, 1997: 42 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
42 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 5 games: 21, 19, 36, 17, 32Heat-Hornets · W
25.0 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 6 games: 20, 20, 15, 14, 14, 29Nets-Pacers · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Torrey CraigPoints, last 6 games: 5, 0, 2, 0, 8, 28Pacers-Nets · L
7.2 PPG season to date · +25.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 5 games: 20, 17, 16, 24, 26Heat-Hornets · W
20.6 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 19 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 4 games: 34, 25, 19, 26Lakers-Cavs · W
26.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST