FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 1, 2021Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed BOS by 14 after three quarters and won 128–114.

Final · Box score
Cavs113
Hornets110
Q1 CLE +19; Q2 CLE +16; Q3 CLE +12; Q4 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Spurs118
Pacers131
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND +22; Q3 IND +26; Q4 IND +13
Final · Box score
Blazers103
Sixers113
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI +1; Q3 PHI +5; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Wizards111
Hawks118
Q1 ATL +11; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Bulls128
Celtics114
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI -8; Q3 CHI -14; Q4 CHI +14
Final · Box score
Raptors113
Knicks104
Q1 TOR -8; Q2 TOR -4; Q3 TOR +12; Q4 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Nuggets97
Grizzlies106
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +2; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +9
Final · Box score
Magic115
Wolves97
Q1 ORL -6; Q2 ORL -5; Q3 ORL -6; Q4 ORL +18
Final · Box score
Thunder94
Clippers99
Q1 LAC -9; Q2 LAC -4; Q3 LAC -8; Q4 LAC +5
The lead · Bulls-Celtics

DeMar DeRozan scores 37, Chicago rallies past Boston

Paul George goes for 32 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-8-14+14CHI AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls34253039128
Celtics35323611114
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 7 games: 17, 26, 21, 26, 20, 32, 37CHI37 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 7 games: 34, 32, 14, 22, 25, 26, 26CHI26 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 6 games: 46, 9, 30, 13, 34, 28BOS28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 5 games: 11, 17, 16, 8, 20BOS20 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Orlando by 18.

CLE over CHA3LAC over OKC5ATL over WAS7TOR over NYK9MEM over DEN9PHI over POR10IND over SAS13CHI over BOS14ORL over MIN18Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Grizzlies9
Bulls-Celtics8
Raptors-Knicks6
Magic-Wolves6
Wizards-Hawks5
Thunder-Clippers3
Cavs-Hornets2
Spurs-Pacers2
The night in charts
Spurs-Pacers combined for 249, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-PacersSpurs 118, Pacers 131
249
Bulls-CelticsBulls 128, Celtics 114
242
Wizards-HawksWizards 111, Hawks 118
229
Cavs-HornetsCavs 113, Hornets 110
223
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 113, Knicks 104
217
Blazers-SixersBlazers 103, Sixers 113
216
Magic-WolvesMagic 115, Wolves 97
212
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 97, Grizzlies 106
203
Thunder-ClippersThunder 94, Clippers 99
193
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-HornetsCavs 113, Hornets 110
+3 CLE
Thunder-ClippersThunder 94, Clippers 99
+5 LAC
Wizards-HawksWizards 111, Hawks 118
+7 ATL
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 113, Knicks 104
+9 TOR
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 97, Grizzlies 106
+9 MEM
Blazers-SixersBlazers 103, Sixers 113
+10 PHI
Spurs-PacersSpurs 118, Pacers 131
+13 IND
Bulls-CelticsBulls 128, Celtics 114
+14 CHI
Magic-WolvesMagic 115, Wolves 97
+18 ORL
CHI erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-CelticsCHI won · Bulls 128, Celtics 114
14 pts
Thunder-ClippersLAC won · Thunder 94, Clippers 99
9 pts
Raptors-KnicksTOR won · Raptors 113, Knicks 104
8 pts
Magic-WolvesORL won · Magic 115, Wolves 97
6 pts
DeRozan shot 15-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DeRozanCHI · 37 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (15-20)
SabonisIND · 24 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
TurnerIND · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
RJNYK · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Jarrett AllenCLE · 24 PTS, 16 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Cavs-Hornets
Cavs 113Hornets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs40252325113
Hornets21282734110
The story
Jarrett Allen had 24 points and 16 rebounds as Cleveland beat Charlotte 113-110

Miles Bridges led Charlotte with 13 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST 24 PTS, 16 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 9-13 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 40-21, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +19+16+12+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LaMelo Ball led the game in fantasy with 58.9 FPTS (30 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Thunder-Clippers
Thunder 94Clippers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2321302094
Clippers1426263399
The story
Nicolas Batum's 14 points carried LA past Oklahoma City, 99-94

For Oklahoma City, Josh Giddey had 15 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 14 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 5-10 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 33-20.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −9−4−8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Celtics
Bulls 128Celtics 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls34253039128
Celtics35323611114
The story
Chicago beat Boston 128-114 behind 26 points from Zach LaVine

Al Horford paced Boston: 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 9-20 FG, 1-8 3PT

The swing

A 39-11 fourth quarter erased a 14-point hole for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −1−8−14+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.0Season avg22.8Last 5

22.8 points a game over his last five games, against 18.0 in 7 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 2 vs 2020–21 avg
Minutes per game
31.72020–21 avg20.0Last 2

20.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 31.7 in 2020–21 (47 games). Today: 16 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.4Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 14.4 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

DeMar DeRozan leads the day with 37

DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 7 games: 17, 26, 21, 26, 20, 32, 37Bulls-Celtics · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
OG AnunobyPoints, last 8 games: 11, 14, 23, 22, 25, 16, 15, 36Raptors-Knicks · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 6 games: 29, 41, 14, 12, 42, 32Clippers-Thunder · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Cole AnthonyPoints, last 8 games: 10, 10, 29, 12, 24, 24, 15, 31Magic-Wolves · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 8 games: 31, 17, 18, 25, 7, 6, 27, 30Hornets-Cavs · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 6 games: 46, 9, 30, 13, 34, 28Celtics-Bulls · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST