FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 6, 2021Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed ATL by 12 after three quarters and won 121–117.

Final · Box score
Rockets94
Nuggets95
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN +1; Q4 DEN +1
Final · Box score
Jazz115
Heat118
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Sixers114
Bulls105
Q1 PHI +1; Q2 PHI +10; Q3 PHI +7; Q4 PHI +9
Final · Box score
Celtics104
Mavs107
Q1 DAL +14; Q2 DAL +17; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Hawks117
Suns121
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX +1; Q3 PHX -12; Q4 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Lakers90
Blazers105
Q1 POR +22; Q2 POR +15; Q3 POR +31; Q4 POR +15
The lead · Hawks-Suns

D-Book pours in 38, Phoenix beats Atlanta

Devin Booker goes for 38 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+1-12+4PHX AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks26324019117
Suns25342735121
Who led
Devin BookerPoints, last 8 games: 12, 22, 21, 31, 27, 18, 27, 38PHX38 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 8 games: 15, 23, 4, 6, 16, 14, 9, 16PHX16 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 32, 31, 15, 13, 26, 21, 21, 31ATL31 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
John CollinsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 6, 22, 16, 28, 8, 12, 13, 13, 26ATL26 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Rockets-Nuggets

Denver holds off Houston, 95–94

Denver led 72–71 after three and held on to win by one. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 28 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over HOU1MIA over UTA3DAL over BOS3PHX over ATL4PHI over CHI9POR over LAL15Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over HOU.
Lead changes
Hawks-Suns13
Sixers-Bulls9
Rockets-Nuggets8
Jazz-Heat8
Lakers-Blazers0
The night in charts
Hawks-Suns combined for 238, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-SunsHawks 117, Suns 121
238
Jazz-HeatJazz 115, Heat 118
233
Sixers-BullsSixers 114, Bulls 105
219
Celtics-MavsCeltics 104, Mavs 107
211
Lakers-BlazersLakers 90, Blazers 105
195
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 94, Nuggets 95
189
4 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 94, Nuggets 95
+1 DEN
Celtics-MavsCeltics 104, Mavs 107
+3 DAL
Jazz-HeatJazz 115, Heat 118
+3 MIA
Hawks-SunsHawks 117, Suns 121
+4 PHX
Sixers-BullsSixers 114, Bulls 105
+9 PHI
Lakers-BlazersLakers 90, Blazers 105
+15 POR
PHX erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-SunsPHX won · Hawks 117, Suns 121
12 pts
Rockets-NuggetsDEN won · Rockets 94, Nuggets 95
1 pt
John Collins shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
John CollinsATL · 26 PTS, 10 REB
75% (9-12)
JimmyMIA · 27 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
73% (11-15)
LowryMIA · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
KaminskyPHX · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
KorkmazPHI · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Jazz-Heat
Jazz 115Heat 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz24282637115
Heat27283231118
The story
Kyle Lowry had a 20-12-10 triple-double as Miami beat Utah 118-115

Royce O'Neale led Utah with 15 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST · 8-11 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Heat won the third 32-26, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +3+3+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Donovan Mitchell led the game in fantasy with 53.5 FPTS (37 PTS, 7 AST)

Final · Celtics-Mavs
Celtics 104Mavs 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics15253232104
Mavs29282228107
The story
Dallas beat Boston 107-104 behind 33 points from Luka Doncic

Dennis Schroder paced Boston: 20 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 33 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 12-21 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

A 29-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +14+17+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jayson Tatum topped the game at 56.2 FPTS: 32 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST

Final · Hawks-Suns
Hawks 117Suns 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks26324019117
Suns25342735121
The story
Chris Paul's 16 points and 13 assists carried Phoenix past Atlanta, 121-117

For Atlanta, John Collins had 26 PTS, 10 REB 16 PTS, 13 AST, 6 REB · 5-8 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 12 going into the fourth, then won it 35-19.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −1+1−12+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.6Season avg28.2Last 5

28.2 points a game over his last five games, against 22.6 in 7 earlier games. Today: 38 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.0Season avg25.7Last 3

25.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.0 in 9 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.2Season avg22Today

22 minutes today, against 7.2 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 38

Devin BookerPoints, last 8 games: 12, 22, 21, 31, 27, 18, 27, 38Suns-Hawks · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 8 games: 16, 27, 22, 15, 30, 28, 36, 37Jazz-Heat · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 9 games: 18, 27, 26, 25, 16, 23, 33, 23, 33Mavs-Celtics · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 31, 41, 23, 27, 20, 14, 10, 32Celtics-Mavs · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 9 games: 34, 32, 14, 22, 25, 26, 26, 27, 32Bulls-Sixers · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 32, 31, 15, 13, 26, 21, 21, 31Hawks-Suns · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST