FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 5, 2023Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed SAS by 19 at halftime and won 123–116.

Final · Box score
Suns120
Pistons106
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +14
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors123
Spurs116
Q1 TOR -4; Q2 TOR -19; Q3 TOR -15; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Warriors104
Cavs115
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE +12; Q3 CLE +9; Q4 CLE +11
Final · Box score
Hornets118
Mavs124
Q1 DAL -5; Q2 DAL -12; Q3 DAL -1; Q4 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies112
Blazers100
Q1 MEM -2; Q2 MEM +8; Q3 MEM -4; Q4 MEM +12
On this day · 2022–23Nov 5, 2022: 8 games. Top scorer: De'Aaron Fox (Kings-Magic), 37 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Spurs

Scottie Barnes drops 30 in 19-point comeback win over San Antonio

LaMelo Ball posts a triple-double

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4-19-150+7TOR AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Raptors2213363913123
Spurs262832246116
Who led
Scottie BarnesPoints, last 7 games: 17, 22, 24, 20, 21, 24, 30TOR30 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
OG AnunobyPoints, last 6 games: 20, 11, 10, 16, 16, 24TOR24 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Keldon JohnsonPoints, last 6 games: 17, 20, 5, 27, 7, 26SAS26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Zach CollinsPoints, last 6 games: 14, 9, 9, 14, 19, 21SAS21 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
The night in charts
Hornets-Mavs combined for 242, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-MavsHornets 118, Mavs 124
242
Raptors-SpursRaptors 123, Spurs 116 · OT
239
Suns-PistonsSuns 120, Pistons 106
226
Warriors-CavsWarriors 104, Cavs 115
219
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 112, Blazers 100
212
DAL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Hornets-MavsHornets 118, Mavs 124
+6 DAL
Raptors-SpursRaptors 123, Spurs 116 · OT
+7 TOR
Warriors-CavsWarriors 104, Cavs 115
+11 CLE
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 112, Blazers 100
+12 MEM
Suns-PistonsSuns 120, Pistons 106
+14 PHX
TOR erased a 19-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-SpursTOR won · Raptors 123, Spurs 116 · OT
19 pts
Hornets-MavsDAL won · Hornets 118, Mavs 124
12 pts
Grizzlies-BlazersMEM won · Grizzlies 112, Blazers 100
4 pts
Warriors-CavsCLE won · Warriors 104, Cavs 115
1 pt
Poeltl shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PoeltlTOR · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
Keldon JohnsonSAS · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
61% (11-18)
JJJMEM · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
DurenDET · 12 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
MobleyCLE · 16 REB, 13 PTS, 2 AST, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
Final · Hornets-Mavs
Hornets 118Mavs 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets31312234118
Mavs26243341124
The story
Luka Doncic had 23 points and 12 rebounds as Dallas beat Charlotte 124-118

Gordon Hayward led Charlotte with 20 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 12 REB, 9 AST · 8-19 FG, 1-9 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the second, the Mavericks took the third 33-22.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −5−12−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Spurs
Raptors 123Spurs 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors2213363913123
Spurs262832246116
The story
Dennis Schroder's 24 points carried Toronto past San Antonio, 123-116 in OT

For San Antonio, Keldon Johnson had 26 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 10-19 FG, 1-8 3PT

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 15 going into the fourth, then won it 39-24.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −4−19−150+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Suns-Pistons
Suns 120Pistons 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns28303428120
Pistons27223126106
The story
Phoenix beat Detroit 120-106 behind 14 points from Grayson Allen

Marcus Sasser paced Detroit: 22 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 14 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 6-12 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 30-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +1+9+12+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−18.1minutes, last 2 vs 2022–23 avg
Minutes per game
21.62022–23 avg3.5Last 2

3.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 21.6 in 2022–23 (70 games). Today: 2 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.0Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 14.0 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Rebounding up
+6.7rebounds, today vs 2022–23 avg
Rebounds per game
4.32022–23 avg11Today

11 rebounds today in 26 minutes, against 4.3 a game in 2022–23 (60 games).

Second story · Hornets-Mavs

Dallas climbs out of a 12-point hole against Charlotte

Down 12 at the half, the Mavericks won the fourth quarter 41–34 and the game 124–118. Luka Doncic led Dallas with 23 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Mavs-Hornets
Luka Doncic · DALLaMelo Ball · CHAPTS2330REB1210AST913Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 41

Kevin DurantPoints, last 7 games: 18, 39, 26, 26, 28, 31, 41Suns-Pistons · W
29.9 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, May 19, 1998: 41 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Season high41 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 6 games: 27, 43, 26, 30, 38, 31Cavs-Warriors · W
32.5 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 6 games: 15, 20, 8, 19, 11, 30Hornets-Mavs · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Chris Paul NOH, Mar 11, 2009: 30 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
Season high30 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
Scottie BarnesPoints, last 7 games: 17, 22, 24, 20, 21, 24, 30Raptors-Spurs · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 7 games: 31, 15, 26, 30, 21, 33, 30Grizzlies-Blazers · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 7 games: 27, 41, 24, 42, 21, 30, 28Warriors-Cavs · L
30.4 PPG season to date · −2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST