FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, October 22, 2022Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed DET by 10 after the first quarter and won 124–115.

Final · Box score
Spurs114
Sixers105
Q1 SAS -6; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Pistons115
Pacers124
Q1 IND -10; Q2 IND -4; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Celtics126
Magic120
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Cavs128
Bulls96
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +16; Q3 CLE +14; Q4 CLE +32
Final · Box score
Raptors109
Heat112
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +21; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Rockets105
Bucks125
Q1 MIL +18; Q2 MIL +19; Q3 MIL +19; Q4 MIL +20
Final · Box score
Grizzlies96
Mavs137
Q1 DAL +22; Q2 DAL +28; Q3 DAL +28; Q4 DAL +41
Final · Box score
Thunder117
Nuggets122
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN +3; Q4 DEN +5
Final · Box score
Clippers111
Kings109
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC -3; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +2
On this day · 2021–22Oct 22, 2021: 10 games. Top scorer: Myles Turner (Pacers-Wizards), 40 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Pacers

Indiana rallies from 10 down to beat Detroit

Joel Embiid goes for 40 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-4+9+9IND AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons35212336115
Pacers25273636124
Who led
Bennedict MathurinPoints, last 3 games: 19, 26, 27IND27 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 3 games: 26, 27, 24IND24 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 3 games: 18, 15, 22DET22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Saddiq BeyPoints, last 3 games: 8, 26, 20DET20 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Clippers-Kings13
Spurs-Sixers10
Pistons-Pacers3
Raptors-Heat1
Cavs-Bulls1
Rockets-Bucks0
Grizzlies-Mavs0
The night in charts
Celtics-Magic combined for 246, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-MagicCeltics 126, Magic 120
246
Pistons-PacersPistons 115, Pacers 124
239
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 117, Nuggets 122
239
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 96, Mavs 137
233
Rockets-BucksRockets 105, Bucks 125
230
Cavs-BullsCavs 128, Bulls 96
224
Raptors-HeatRaptors 109, Heat 112
221
Clippers-KingsClippers 111, Kings 109
220
Spurs-SixersSpurs 114, Sixers 105
219
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-KingsClippers 111, Kings 109
+2 LAC
Raptors-HeatRaptors 109, Heat 112
+3 MIA
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 117, Nuggets 122
+5 DEN
Celtics-MagicCeltics 126, Magic 120
+6 BOS
Spurs-SixersSpurs 114, Sixers 105
+9 SAS
Pistons-PacersPistons 115, Pacers 124
+9 IND
Rockets-BucksRockets 105, Bucks 125
+20 MIL
Cavs-BullsCavs 128, Bulls 96
+32 CLE
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 96, Mavs 137
+41 DAL
IND erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-PacersIND won · Pistons 115, Pacers 124
10 pts
Spurs-SixersSAS won · Spurs 114, Sixers 105
6 pts
Clippers-KingsLAC won · Clippers 111, Kings 109
3 pts
Thunder-NuggetsDEN won · Thunder 117, Nuggets 122
1 pt
Giannis shot 17-of-21 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GiannisMIL · 44 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST
81% (17-21)
Keegan MurraySAC · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
RossORL · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
TatumBOS · 40 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
67% (14-21)
FoxSAC · 36 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
65% (15-23)
Final · Clippers-Kings
Clippers 111Kings 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers29233425111
Kings26292529109
The story
Paul George had 40 points as LA beat Sacramento 111-109

De'Aaron Fox led Sacramento with 36 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 40 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 16-31 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Clippers took the third 34-25.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +3−3+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Nuggets
Thunder 117Nuggets 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder29263032117
Nuggets28273334122
The story
Nikola Jokic's a 19-16-13 triple-double carried Denver past Oklahoma City, 122-117

For Oklahoma City, Josh Giddey had 19 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST 19 PTS, 16 REB, 13 AST · 6-10 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 33-30, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −10+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Magic
Celtics 126Magic 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics36323127126
Magic33352626120
The story
Boston beat Orlando 126-120 behind 40 points from Jayson Tatum

Terrence Ross paced Orlando: 29 PTS, 4 REB 40 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 14-21 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

A 31-26 third quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +30+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.3points, last 2 vs 2021–22 avg
Points per game
23.22021–22 avg34.5Last 2

34.5 points a game over his last two games, against 23.2 in 2021–22 (59 games). Today: 36 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.1minutes, last 2 vs 2021–22 avg
Minutes per game
28.62021–22 avg10.5Last 2

10.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 28.6 in 2021–22 (81 games). Today: 5 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.0minutes, today vs 2021–22 avg
Minutes per game
10.02021–22 avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 10.0 a game in 2021–22 (24 games). Line: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Dallas posts the night's biggest win

Dallas beat Memphis by 41, the widest margin of 9 games.

LAC over SAC2MIA over TOR3DEN over OKC5BOS over ORL6SAS over PHI9IND over DET9MIL over HOU20CLE over CHI32DAL over MEM41Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 44

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 2 games: 21, 44Bucks-Rockets · W
32.5 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Luis Scola HOU, Mar 13, 2010: 44 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
44 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 3 games: 26, 15, 40Sixers-Spurs · L
27.0 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Alonzo Mourning MIA, Mar 12, 1996: 40 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
40 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 2 games: 15, 40Clippers-Kings · W
27.5 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Dec 3, 1996: 40 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
40 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 3 games: 35, 29, 40Celtics-Magic · W
34.7 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Durant OKC, Nov 15, 2009: 40 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
40 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 2 games: 33, 36Kings-Clippers · L
34.5 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 2 games: 31, 32Cavs-Bulls · W
31.5 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST