FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 4, 2021Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed LAL by 8 after three quarters and won 107–104.

Final · Box score
Sixers109
Pistons98
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +11
Final · Box score
Jazz116
Hawks98
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +18
Final · Box score
Celtics95
Heat78
Q1 BOS -6; Q2 BOS +18; Q3 BOS +18; Q4 BOS +17
Final · Box score
Rockets111
Suns123
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX -5; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +12
Final · Box score
Thunder107
Lakers104
Q1 OKC -4; Q2 OKC -4; Q3 OKC -8; Q4 OKC +3
The lead · Thunder-Lakers

OKC fights back late to top Lakers

Anthony Davis goes for 29 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-4-8+3OKC AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder21272435107
Lakers25272824104
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 8 games: 18, 13, 29, 30, 27, 15, 28, 28OKC28 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Luguentz DortPoints, last 7 games: 7, 8, 13, 11, 17, 14, 17OKC17 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 9 games: 33, 22, 22, 35, 30, 15, 16, 27, 29LAL29 PTS · 18 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 9 games: 8, 15, 13, 33, 20, 19, 20, 27, 27LAL27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Celtics-Heat

Boston handles Miami by 17

The Celtics won the second quarter 33–9. Final: 95–78. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
OKC over LAL3PHI over DET11PHX over HOU12BOS over MIA17UTA over ATL18Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over MIA.
Lead changes
Jazz-Hawks7
Thunder-Lakers3
Celtics-Heat1
The night in charts
Rockets-Suns combined for 234, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-SunsRockets 111, Suns 123
234
Jazz-HawksJazz 116, Hawks 98
214
Thunder-LakersThunder 107, Lakers 104
211
Sixers-PistonsSixers 109, Pistons 98
207
Celtics-HeatCeltics 95, Heat 78
173
OKC won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Thunder-LakersThunder 107, Lakers 104
+3 OKC
Sixers-PistonsSixers 109, Pistons 98
+11 PHI
Rockets-SunsRockets 111, Suns 123
+12 PHX
Celtics-HeatCeltics 95, Heat 78
+17 BOS
Jazz-HawksJazz 116, Hawks 98
+18 UTA
OKC rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-LakersOKC won · Thunder 107, Lakers 104
8 pts
Celtics-HeatBOS won · Celtics 95, Heat 78
6 pts
Rockets-SunsPHX won · Rockets 111, Suns 123
5 pts
Sixers-PistonsPHI won · Sixers 109, Pistons 98
3 pts
Jazz-HawksUTA won · Jazz 116, Hawks 98
1 pt
Maxey shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MaxeyPHI · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
CurryPHI · 23 PTS, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
Mikal BridgesPHX · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
ADLAL · 29 PTS, 18 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
55% (11-20)
MiltonPHI · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
54% (7-13)
Final · Thunder-Lakers
Thunder 107Lakers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder21272435107
Lakers25272824104
The story
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 28 points as Oklahoma City beat Los Angeles 107-104

Russell Westbrook led Los Angeles with 27 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 9-17 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 35-24.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −4−4−8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Pistons
Sixers 109Pistons 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers31322323109
Pistons3234161698
The story
Philadelphia beat Detroit 109-98 behind 20 points from Tyrese Maxey

Cade Cunningham paced Detroit: 18 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 8-12 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 23-16 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −1−3+4+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jerami Grant topped the game at 43.2 FPTS: 27 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST

Final · Rockets-Suns
Rockets 111Suns 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets30312525111
Suns36203730123
The story
Devin Booker's 27 points carried Phoenix past Houston, 123-111

For Houston, Christian Wood had 18 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST 27 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 8-18 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 37-25.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +6−5+7+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Paul was the fantasy play: 54.0 FPTS on 13 AST, 9 PTS, 5 REB

Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−5.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.4Season avg31.7Last 3

31.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.4 in 7 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 29 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.8Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 18.8 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists.

Cooling off
−5.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.2Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 24.2 in 8 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 29 minutes.

Top performances

Jordan Clarkson leads the day with 30

Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 8 games: 18, 15, 19, 16, 16, 15, 2, 30Jazz-Hawks · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 9 games: 33, 22, 22, 35, 30, 15, 16, 27, 29Lakers-Thunder · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 18 REB · 5 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 8 games: 18, 13, 29, 30, 27, 15, 28, 28Thunder-Lakers · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 7 games: 12, 22, 21, 31, 27, 18, 27Suns-Rockets · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 9 games: 8, 15, 13, 33, 20, 19, 20, 27, 27Lakers-Thunder · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 7 games: 24, 9, 14, 22, 11, 21, 27Pistons-Sixers · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST