FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 2, 2021Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Suns trailed Pelicans by 14 after the first quarter and won 112–100.

Final · Box score
Bucks117
Pistons89
Q1 Bucks +7; Q2 Bucks +18; Q3 Bucks +28; Q4 Bucks +28
Final · Box score
Heat125
Mavs110
Q1 Heat -6; Q2 Heat +8; Q3 Heat +11; Q4 Heat +15
Final · Box score
Kings113
Jazz119
Q1 Jazz +4; Q2 Jazz -1; Q3 Jazz +3; Q4 Jazz +6
Final · Box score
Pelicans100
Suns112
Q1 Suns -14; Q2 Suns -11; Q3 Suns -6; Q4 Suns +12
Final · Box score
Rockets117
Lakers119
Q1 Lakers -3; Q2 Lakers -6; Q3 Lakers -2; Q4 Lakers +2
The lead · Pelicans-Suns

Phoenix climbs out of a 14-point hole against New Orleans

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 28 points

Game flow · Suns margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-11-6+12Suns AHEAD ↑Pelicans AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans36232318100
Suns22262836112
Who led
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 6 games: 16, 21, 14, 15, 10, 22Suns22 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 6 games: 12, 22, 21, 31, 27, 18Suns18 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 8 games: 9, 18, 20, 22, 16, 24, 27, 23Pelicans23 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Josh HartPoints, last 4 games: 5, 6, 16, 16Pelicans16 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Rockets-Lakers

Lakers take over late to edge Houston

Down 2 after three, Lakers won the fourth 32–28. Final: 119–117. LeBron James led Lakers with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Lakers over Rockets2Jazz over Kings6Suns over Pelicans12Heat over Mavs15Bucks over Pistons28Final margin, points. Pink = Lakers over Rockets.
Lead changes
Kings-Jazz22
Rockets-Lakers13
Pelicans-Suns10
Heat-Mavs8
Bucks-Pistons4
The night in charts
Rockets-Lakers combined for 236, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-LakersRockets 117, Lakers 119
236
Heat-MavsHeat 125, Mavs 110
235
Kings-JazzKings 113, Jazz 119
232
Pelicans-SunsPelicans 100, Suns 112
212
Bucks-PistonsBucks 117, Pistons 89
206
Lakers won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Rockets-LakersRockets 117, Lakers 119
+2 Lakers
Kings-JazzKings 113, Jazz 119
+6 Jazz
Pelicans-SunsPelicans 100, Suns 112
+12 Suns
Heat-MavsHeat 125, Mavs 110
+15 Heat
Bucks-PistonsBucks 117, Pistons 89
+28 Bucks
Suns erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pelicans-SunsSuns won · Pelicans 100, Suns 112
14 pts
Heat-MavsHeat won · Heat 125, Mavs 110
6 pts
Rockets-LakersLakers won · Rockets 117, Lakers 119
6 pts
Kings-JazzJazz won · Kings 113, Jazz 119
1 pt
Brunson shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrunsonMavs · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
77% (10-13)
LowryHeat · 22 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB
70% (7-10)
McGeeSuns · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
BogdanovicJazz · 20 PTS, 3 REB
64% (7-11)
LeBronLakers · 30 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
62% (13-21)
Final · Rockets-Lakers
Rockets 117Lakers 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets35351928117
Lakers32322332119
The story
Anthony Davis had 27 points as Los Angeles beat Houston 119-117

Christian Wood led Houston with 26 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 11-18 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Lakers took the third 23-19.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 −3−6−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Jazz
Kings 113Jazz 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings29302826113
Jazz33253229119
The story
Utah beat Sacramento 119-113 behind 30 points from Mike Conley

De'Aaron Fox paced Sacramento: 13 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 30 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 11-19 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

A 33-29 first quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

Jazz lead by quarter
200 +4−1+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Suns
Pelicans 100Suns 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans36232318100
Suns22262836112
The story
Chris Paul's 18 assists and 14 points carried Phoenix past New Orleans, 112-100

For New Orleans, Jonas Valanciunas had 23 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 18 AST, 14 PTS, 7 REB · 6-8 FG

The swing

The Suns trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 36-18.

Suns lead by quarter
200 −14−11−6+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.3Season avg23.8Last 5

23.8 points a game over his last five games, against 18.3 in 7 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.7 in 7 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.4Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 10.4 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 36

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 7 games: 16, 27, 22, 15, 30, 28, 36Jazz-Kings · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 7 games: 18, 27, 26, 25, 16, 23, 33Mavs-Heat · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 6 games: 34, 25, 19, 26, 15, 30Lakers-Rockets · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 6 games: 10, 17, 15, 6, 20, 30Jazz-Kings · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 8 games: 32, 15, 21, 30, 40, 28, 25, 28Bucks-Pistons · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 8 games: 8, 15, 13, 33, 20, 19, 20, 27Lakers-Rockets · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST