FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, October 20, 2022Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Bucks90
Sixers88
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL +10; Q4 MIL +2
Final · Box score
Clippers103
Lakers97
Q1 LAC +12; Q2 Clippers 0; Q3 LAC +8; Q4 LAC +6
On this day · 2021–22Oct 20, 2021: 11 games. Top scorer: Jaylen Brown (Celtics-Knicks), 46 points.
Oct 20 in other seasons20182017
The lead · Bucks-Sixers

Milwaukee holds off Philadelphia, 90–88

James Harden goes for 31 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+2+10+2MIL AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks3017261790
Sixers2421182588
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL21 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Brook LopezMIL17 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 2 games: 35, 31PHI31 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 2 games: 26, 15PHI15 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Clippers-Lakers

Clippers beat Lakers, 103–97

Clippers led 85–77 after three and won by 6. Paul George led Clippers with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Clippers-Lakers
Paul George · LACLonnie Walker IV · LALPTS1526REB103AST43Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Clippers-Lakers7
Bucks-Sixers3
The night in charts
Clippers-Lakers combined for 200, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-LakersClippers 103, Lakers 97
200
Bucks-SixersBucks 90, Sixers 88
178
MIL won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Bucks-SixersBucks 90, Sixers 88
+2 MIL
Clippers-LakersClippers 103, Lakers 97
+6 LAC
AD shot 9-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ADLAL · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL
56% (9-16)
GiannisMIL · 21 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST, 3 BLK
56% (9-16)
HardenPHI · 31 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB, 2 STL
54% (13-24)
KawhiLAC · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
50% (6-12)
PortisMIL · 11 PTS, 10 REB
50% (5-10)
Final · Bucks-Sixers
Bucks 90Sixers 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks3017261790
Sixers2421182588
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 21 points and 13 rebounds as Milwaukee beat Philadelphia 90-88

Joel Embiid led Philadelphia with 15 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST, 3 BLK · 9-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Bucks won the third 26-18, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +6+2+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Lakers
Clippers 103Lakers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers35212918103
Lakers2333212097
The story
Ivica Zubac's 17 rebounds and 14 points carried LA past Los Angeles, 103-97

For Los Angeles, Lonnie Walker IV had 26 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 17 REB, 14 PTS, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 6-6 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 35-23, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +120+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.0points, last 2 vs 2021–22 avg
Points per game
22.02021–22 avg33.0Last 2

33.0 points a game over his last two games, against 22.0 in 2021–22 (65 games). Today: 31 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.1minutes, last 2 vs 2021–22 avg
Minutes per game
23.12021–22 avg7.0Last 2

7.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 23.1 in 2021–22 (71 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.0minutes, today vs 2021–22 avg
Minutes per game
23.02021–22 avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 23.0 a game in 2021–22 (70 games). Line: 26 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 31

James HardenPoints, last 2 games: 35, 31Sixers-Bucks · L
33.0 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Lonnie Walker IVPoints, last 2 games: 5, 26Lakers-Clippers · L
15.5 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 2 games: 27, 25Lakers-Clippers · L
26.0 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoBucks-Sixers · W
21.0 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 2 games: 31, 20Lakers-Clippers · L
25.5 PPG season to date
20 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Brook LopezBucks-Sixers · W
17.0 PPG season to date
17 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST