FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 18, 2023Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed SAS by 17 at halftime and won 120–108.

Final · Box score
Knicks122
Hornets108
Q1 NYK +11; Q2 NYK +11; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +14
Final · Box score
Wolves121
Pelicans120
Q1 MIN -8; Q2 MIN -5; Q3 MIN -10; Q4 MIN +1
Final · Box score
Heat97
Bulls102
Q1 CHI -12; Q2 CHI -10; Q3 CHI -8; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Mavs125
Bucks132
Q1 MIL -1; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL -9; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies120
Spurs108
Q1 MEM -9; Q2 MEM -17; Q3 MEM -7; Q4 MEM +12
Final · OT · Box score
Thunder130
Warriors123
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC -10; Q3 OKC -2; Q4 Thunder 0; OT1 OKC +7
On this day · 2022–23Nov 18, 2022: 11 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (Suns-Jazz), 49 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Spurs

Memphis erases 17-point lead, steals one from San Antonio

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 40 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-17-7+12MEM AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies26253633120
Spurs35332614108
Who led
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 16, 30, 19, 30, 27, 28, 14, 12, 8, 27MEM27 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 21, 33, 30, 15, 37, 27, 15, 26MEM26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Keldon JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 27, 7, 26, 16, 9, 6, 20, 21, 22SAS22 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 18, 38, 20, 13, 14, 29, 18, 8, 27, 19SAS19 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Heat-Bulls

Chicago climbs back to beat Miami

Miami led by 12 after one. Chicago won it 102–97. DeMar DeRozan led Chicago with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Bulls-Heat
DeMar DeRozan · CHIJimmy Butler · MIAPTS2325REB43AST42Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Thunder-Warriors17
Wolves-Pelicans6
Grizzlies-Spurs2
Heat-Bulls1
Knicks-Hornets0
Shot of the night

KAT's floater with 5 seconds left puts the Timberwolves ahead, 121-120 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Bucks combined for 257, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-BucksMavs 125, Bucks 132
257
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 130, Warriors 123 · OT
253
Wolves-PelicansWolves 121, Pelicans 120
241
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 122, Hornets 108
230
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 120, Spurs 108
228
Heat-BullsHeat 97, Bulls 102
199
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-PelicansWolves 121, Pelicans 120
+1 MIN
Heat-BullsHeat 97, Bulls 102
+5 CHI
Mavs-BucksMavs 125, Bucks 132
+7 MIL
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 130, Warriors 123 · OT
+7 OKC
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 120, Spurs 108
+12 MEM
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 122, Hornets 108
+14 NYK
MEM erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-SpursMEM won · Grizzlies 120, Spurs 108
17 pts
Heat-BullsCHI won · Heat 97, Bulls 102
12 pts
Wolves-PelicansMIN won · Wolves 121, Pelicans 120
10 pts
Thunder-WarriorsOKC won · Thunder 130, Warriors 123 · OT
10 pts
Mavs-BucksMIL won · Mavs 125, Bucks 132
9 pts
KAT shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KATMIN · 29 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 2 BLK
91% (10-11)
DiVincenzoNYK · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
75% (9-12)
GiannisMIL · 40 PTS, 15 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
69% (18-26)
Brandon MillerCHA · 29 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
67% (10-15)
ValanciunasNOP · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
67% (10-15)
Final · Wolves-Pelicans
Wolves 121Pelicans 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves27322636121
Pelicans35293125120
The story
Karl-Anthony Towns' 29 points and 9 assists carried Minnesota past New Orleans, 121-120

For New Orleans, Jonas Valanciunas had 26 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 10-11 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 10 going into the fourth, then won it 36-25.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −8−5−10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Warriors
Thunder 130Warriors 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Thunder3318343213130
Warriors313026306123
The story
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 40 points as Oklahoma City beat Golden State 130-123 in OT

Chris Paul led Golden State with 12 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB 40 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 18-29 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Thunder took the third 34-26.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +2−10−20+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Grizzlies-Spurs
Grizzlies 120Spurs 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies26253633120
Spurs35332614108
The story
Memphis beat San Antonio 120-108 behind 26 points from Desmond Bane

Zach Collins paced San Antonio: 16 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 8-15 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 33-14 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −9−17−7+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Victor Wembanyama topped the game at 66.6 FPTS: 19 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.3Season avg36.0Last 5

36.0 points a game over his last five games, against 28.3 in 11 earlier games. Today: 40 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs 2022–23 avg
Minutes per game
29.22022–23 avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.2 in 2022–23 (73 games). Today: 5 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 21.0 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 40

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 33, 16, 22, 36, 15, 54, 35, 35, 16, 40Bucks-Mavs · W
29.2 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tim Duncan SAS, May 19, 2003: 40 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
40 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 7, 32, 20, 30, 43, 33, 35, 28, 24, 40Thunder-Warriors · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Garnett MIN, Feb 7, 2001: 40 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
40 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 22, 18, 21, 22, 27, 35, 17, 39Mavs-Bucks · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Chet HolmgrenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 24, 16, 15, 12, 18, 9, 13, 36Thunder-Warriors · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 18, 34, 23, 29, 31, 44, 30, 16, 26, 35Mavs-Bucks · L
31.0 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 11, 30, 34, 25, 32, 28, 37, 34Hornets-Knicks · L
24.4 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST