FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, October 24, 2023Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed GSW by 6 after three quarters and won 108–104.

Final · Box score
Lakers107
Nuggets119
Q1 DEN +14; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +12
Final · Box score
Suns108
Warriors104
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX +15; Q3 PHX -6; Q4 PHX +4
On this day · 2022–23Oct 24, 2022: 8 games. Top scorer: Ja Morant (Grizzlies-Nets), 38 points.
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The lead · Suns-Warriors

D-Book pours in 32, Phoenix beats Golden State

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00+15-6+4PHX AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns28331928108
Warriors28184018104
Who led
Devin BookerPHX32 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Kevin DurantPHX18 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryGSW27 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Klay ThompsonGSW15 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Lakers-Nuggets

Denver leads Lakers wire to wire

Denver was ahead at every break and won 119–107. Best quarter: the first, 34–20. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 29 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Nuggets-Lakers
Nikola Jokic · DENLeBron James · LALPTS2921REB138AST115Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Suns-Warriors12
Lakers-Nuggets1
The night in charts
Lakers-Nuggets combined for 226, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 107, Nuggets 119
226
Suns-WarriorsSuns 108, Warriors 104
212
PHX won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Suns-WarriorsSuns 108, Warriors 104
+4 PHX
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 107, Nuggets 119
+12 DEN
KCP shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KCPDEN · 20 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Aaron GordonDEN · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
LeBronLAL · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
BookerPHX · 32 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
62% (13-21)
MurrayDEN · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
Final · Suns-Warriors
Suns 108Warriors 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns28331928108
Warriors28184018104
The story
Kevin Durant's 18 points and 11 rebounds carried Phoenix past Golden State, 108-104

For Golden State, Stephen Curry had 27 PTS, 5 REB 18 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 7-22 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 33-18, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 0+15−6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Nuggets
Lakers 107Nuggets 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers20342627107
Nuggets34292432119
The story
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 20 points as Denver beat Los Angeles 119-107

Anthony Davis led Los Angeles with 17 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB, 1 AST · 8-12 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 34-20, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +14+9+7+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, today vs 2022–23 avg
Points per game
7.32022–23 avg17Today

17 points today in 32 minutes, against 7.3 a game in 2022–23 (72 games).

Cooling off
−11.1points, today vs 2022–23 avg
Points per game
29.12022–23 avg18Today

18 points today in 37 minutes, against 29.1 a game in 2022–23 (47 games).

Rebounding up
+6.5rebounds, today vs 2022–23 avg
Rebounds per game
5.52022–23 avg12Today

12 rebounds today in 30 minutes, against 5.5 a game in 2022–23 (62 games).

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 32

Devin BookerSuns-Warriors · W
32.0 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Nikola JokicNuggets-Lakers · W
29.0 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Grant Hill DET, Mar 21, 1999: 29 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST
29 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST
Stephen CurryWarriors-Suns · L
27.0 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesLakers-Nuggets · L
21.0 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Jamal MurrayNuggets-Lakers · W
21.0 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeNuggets-Lakers · W
20.0 PPG season to date
20 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST