FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, October 31, 2014Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed SAS by 13 after the first quarter and won 94–89.

Final
MEM97
IND89
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM -8; Q3 MEM +11; Q4 MEM +8
Final · OT
CLE114
CHI108
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +9; Q4 CLE 0; OT1 CLE +6
Final
PHI81
MIL93
Q1 MIL 0; Q2 MIL -1; Q3 MIL -1; Q4 MIL +12
Final
SAS89
PHX94
Q1 PHX -13; Q2 PHX -9; Q3 PHX -4; Q4 PHX +5
Final
POR94
SAC103
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC 0; Q3 SAC 0; Q4 SAC +9
Final
LAC118
LAL111
Q1 LAC +9; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC -4; Q4 LAC +7
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2013–14Oct 31, 2013: 2 games. Top scorer: Chris Paul (LAC vs GSW), 42 points.
The lead · SAS @ PHX

Phoenix climbs out of a 13-point hole against San Antonio

Down 13 after one, the Suns won the third quarter 31–26 and the game 94–89. Isaiah Thomas led Phoenix with 23 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-9-4+5PHX AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS2421261889
PHX1125312794
Who led
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 2 games: 23, 23PHX23 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 2 games: 12, 20PHX20 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 2 games: 23, 19SAS19 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 2 games: 14, 16SAS16 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.7points, last 2 vs 2013–14 avg
Points per game
2.32013–14 avg14.0Last 2

14.0 points a game over his last two games, against 2.3 in 2013–14 (48 games). Today: 12 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.1minutes, last 2 vs 2013–14 avg
Minutes per game
31.62013–14 avg12.5Last 2

12.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 31.6 in 2013–14 (76 games). Today: 4 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.2minutes, today vs 2013–14 avg
Minutes per game
7.02013–14 avg31.2Today

31 minutes today, against 7.0 a game in 2013–14 (38 games). Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · MEM @ IND

Memphis climbs back to beat Indiana

Indiana led by 8 at the half. Memphis won it 97–89. Zach Randolph led Memphis with 22 points, 13 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · MEM vs IND
Zach Randolph · MEMChris Copeland · INDPTS2216REB136AST12Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Rudy Gay leads the day with 40

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Rudy GayPoints, last 2 games: 14, 40SAC vs POR · W
27.0 PPG season to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Kevin Durant OKC, Nov 15, 2009: 40 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
40 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 2 games: 23, 39LAC @ LAL · W
31.0 PPG season to date
39 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 2 games: 17, 36CLE @ CHI · W
26.5 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 2 games: 17, 25MIL vs PHI · W
21.0 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 2 games: 23, 23PHX vs SAS · W
23.0 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Jordan HillPoints, last 3 games: 7, 6, 23LAL vs LAC · L
12.0 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST