FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, October 29, 2023Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Nuggets128
Thunder95
Q1 DEN +11; Q2 DEN +18; Q3 DEN +22; Q4 DEN +33
Final · Box score
Warriors106
Rockets95
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW +10; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +11
Final · Box score
Hawks127
Bucks110
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL +21; Q3 ATL +21; Q4 ATL +17
Final · Box score
Blazers98
Sixers126
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI +18; Q4 PHI +28
Final · Box score
Spurs83
Clippers123
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +19; Q3 LAC +33; Q4 LAC +40
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers127
Kings132
Q1 SAC +13; Q2 SAC +11; Q3 SAC +4; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +5
On this day · 2022–23Oct 29, 2022: 7 games. Top scorer: Trae Young (Hawks-Bucks), 42 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Kings

De'Aaron Fox scores 37, Sacramento wins in overtime

Joel Embiid goes for 35 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+13+11+40+5SAC AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Lakers2827283212127
Kings4125212817132
Who led
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 3 games: 18, 39, 37SAC37 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Malik MonkPoints, last 3 games: 10, 9, 22SAC22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 3 games: 17, 30, 30LAL30 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 3 games: 21, 21, 27LAL27 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Kings4
Blazers-Sixers3
Spurs-Clippers1
Hawks-Bucks0
The night in charts
Lakers-Kings combined for 259, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-KingsLakers 127, Kings 132 · OT
259
Hawks-BucksHawks 127, Bucks 110
237
Blazers-SixersBlazers 98, Sixers 126
224
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 128, Thunder 95
223
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 83, Clippers 123
206
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 106, Rockets 95
201
SAC won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Lakers-KingsLakers 127, Kings 132 · OT
+5 SAC
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 106, Rockets 95
+11 GSW
Hawks-BucksHawks 127, Bucks 110
+17 ATL
Blazers-SixersBlazers 98, Sixers 126
+28 PHI
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 128, Thunder 95
+33 DEN
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 83, Clippers 123
+40 LAC
Jokic shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JokicDEN · 28 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST
75% (12-16)
WatsonDEN · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Tobias HarrisPHI · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
MurrayDEN · 19 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB
64% (9-14)
GiannisMIL · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
Final · Lakers-Kings
Lakers 127Kings 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers2827283212127
Kings4125212817132
The story
Keegan Murray had 17 points as Sacramento beat Los Angeles 132-127 in OT

LeBron James led Los Angeles with 27 PTS, 15 REB, 8 AST 17 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 6-14 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

The Kings won the first 41-28, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +13+11+40+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Anthony Davis led the game in fantasy with 67.7 FPTS (30 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Hawks-Bucks
Hawks 127Bucks 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks31373326127
Bucks25223330110
The story
Atlanta beat Milwaukee 127-110 behind 20 points and 11 assists from Trae Young

Malik Beasley paced Milwaukee: 18 PTS, 4 REB 20 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB · 5-14 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 37-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
300 +6+21+21+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Giannis Antetokounmpo topped the game at 49.7 FPTS: 26 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST

Final · Blazers-Sixers
Blazers 98Sixers 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2832211798
Sixers36303327126
The story
Tyrese Maxey's 26 points and 10 rebounds carried Philadelphia past Portland, 126-98

For Portland, Jabari Walker had 12 PTS, 7 REB 26 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 6-14 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 33-21, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
300 +8+6+18+28 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 3 vs 2022–23 avg
Points per game
20.32022–23 avg30.3Last 3

30.3 points a game over his last three games, against 20.3 in 2022–23 (60 games). Today: 26 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.1minutes, last 3 vs 2022–23 avg
Minutes per game
30.42022–23 avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.4 in 2022–23 (78 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs 2022–23 avg
Minutes per game
22.42022–23 avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 22.4 a game in 2022–23 (56 games). Line: 20 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Clippers post the night's biggest win

Clippers beat San Antonio by 40, the widest margin of 6 games.

SAC over LAL5GSW over HOU11ATL over MIL17PHI over POR28DEN over OKC33LAC over SAS40Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

De'Aaron Fox leads the day with 37

De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 3 games: 18, 39, 37Kings-Lakers · W
31.3 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 3 games: 24, 34, 35Sixers-Blazers · W
31.0 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 3 games: 17, 30, 30Lakers-Kings · L
25.7 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 3 games: 29, 22, 28Nuggets-Thunder · W
26.3 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 3 games: 21, 21, 27Lakers-Kings · L
23.0 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 2 games: 23, 26Bucks-Hawks · L
24.5 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST