FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 28, 2023Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed GSW by 17 at halftime and won 124–123.

Final · Box score
Raptors103
Nets115
Q1 BKN +1; Q2 BKN +8; Q3 BKN +1; Q4 BKN +12
Final · Box score
Bulls97
Celtics124
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +19; Q3 BOS +29; Q4 BOS +27
Final · Box score
Hawks105
Cavs128
Q1 CLE -4; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE +12; Q4 CLE +23
Final · Box score
Bucks131
Heat124
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL -4; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Hornets91
Knicks115
Q1 NYK +13; Q2 NYK +9; Q3 NYK +14; Q4 NYK +24
Final · Box score
Thunder103
Wolves106
Q1 MIN -10; Q2 MIN -8; Q3 MIN -2; Q4 MIN +3
Final · Box score
Rockets115
Mavs121
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL -4; Q4 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Warriors123
Kings124
Q1 SAC -8; Q2 SAC -17; Q3 SAC -9; Q4 SAC +1
On this day · 2022–23Nov 28, 2022: 10 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Nets-Magic), 45 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Kings

Sacramento erases 17-point lead, steals one from Golden State

Luka Doncic goes for 41 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-17-9+1SAC AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors37353219123
Kings29264029124
Who led
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 39, 37, 28, 28, 43, 30, 14, 26, 36, 29SAC29 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Kevin HuerterPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 28, 20, 28, 9, 10, 8, 10, 21SAC21 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 23, 30, 38, 25, 32, 16, 35, 29GSW29 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 6, 9, 12, 31, 12, 11, 10, 29GSW29 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Boston by 27.

SAC over GSW1MIN over OKC3DAL over HOU6MIL over MIA7BKN over TOR12CLE over ATL23NYK over CHA24BOS over CHI27Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Raptors-Nets14
Warriors-Kings8
Thunder-Wolves7
Rockets-Mavs6
Bulls-Celtics2
Hornets-Knicks0
Shot of the night

Monk's jumper with 7.1 seconds left puts the Kings ahead, 124-123 final

The night in charts
Bucks-Heat combined for 255, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-HeatBucks 131, Heat 124
255
Warriors-KingsWarriors 123, Kings 124
247
Rockets-MavsRockets 115, Mavs 121
236
Hawks-CavsHawks 105, Cavs 128
233
Bulls-CelticsBulls 97, Celtics 124
221
Raptors-NetsRaptors 103, Nets 115
218
Thunder-WolvesThunder 103, Wolves 106
209
Hornets-KnicksHornets 91, Knicks 115
206
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-KingsWarriors 123, Kings 124
+1 SAC
Thunder-WolvesThunder 103, Wolves 106
+3 MIN
Rockets-MavsRockets 115, Mavs 121
+6 DAL
Bucks-HeatBucks 131, Heat 124
+7 MIL
Raptors-NetsRaptors 103, Nets 115
+12 BKN
Hawks-CavsHawks 105, Cavs 128
+23 CLE
Hornets-KnicksHornets 91, Knicks 115
+24 NYK
Bulls-CelticsBulls 97, Celtics 124
+27 BOS
SAC erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-KingsSAC won · Warriors 123, Kings 124
17 pts
Thunder-WolvesMIN won · Thunder 103, Wolves 106
10 pts
Hawks-CavsCLE won · Hawks 105, Cavs 128
4 pts
Bucks-HeatMIL won · Bucks 131, Heat 124
4 pts
Rockets-MavsDAL won · Rockets 115, Mavs 121
4 pts
Mobley shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MobleyCLE · 19 REB, 17 PTS, 7 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
ClaxtonBKN · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK
70% (7-10)
LowryMIA · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
HartNYK · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
GiannisMIL · 33 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Warriors-Kings
Warriors 123Kings 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors37353219123
Kings29264029124
The story
De'Aaron Fox had 29 points as Sacramento beat Golden State 124-123

Stephen Curry led Golden State with 29 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST 29 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 9-20 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Kings took the fourth 29-19.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −8−17−9+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Wolves
Thunder 103Wolves 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder29321725103
Wolves19342330106
The story
Rudy Gobert's 17 points and 16 rebounds carried Minnesota past Oklahoma City, 106-103

For Oklahoma City, Chet Holmgren had 16 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 17 PTS, 16 REB, 4 BLK · 6-10 FG

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 23-17.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −10−8−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the fantasy play: 54.8 FPTS on 32 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST

Final · Rockets-Mavs
Rockets 115Mavs 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets22283827115
Mavs29253037121
The story
Dallas beat Houston 121-115 behind 27 points from Kyrie Irving

Fred VanVleet paced Houston: 12 AST, 10 PTS, 4 REB 27 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB · 8-22 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

A 37-27 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +7+4−4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.3Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.3 in 17 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.1Season avg17.0Last 3

17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.1 in 17 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 21.7 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 41

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 31, 44, 30, 16, 26, 35, 25, 30, 30, 41Mavs-Rockets · W
31.1 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Nick Van Exel DEN, Apr 5, 1999: 41 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
41 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 30, 38, 31, 20, 21, 22, 34, 22, 10, 40Cavs-Hawks · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: David Robinson SAS, Apr 7, 1996: 40 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 54, 35, 35, 16, 40, 42, 21, 31, 33, 33Bucks-Heat · W
30.1 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 34, 12, 37, 27, 27, 22, 27, 31, 31, 32Bucks-Heat · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 43, 33, 35, 28, 24, 40, 28, 40, 31, 32Thunder-Wolves · L
30.5 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Alperen SengunPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 24, 23, 23, 23, 30, 11, 21, 31Rockets-Mavs · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST