FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, October 29, 2016Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed MIN by 11 at halftime and won 106–103.

Final
ATL104
PHI72
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +14; Q3 ATL +16; Q4 ATL +32
Final
BOS104
CHA98
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS -1; Q4 BOS +6
Final
ORL99
CLE105
Q1 CLE +13; Q2 CLE +17; Q3 CLE +18; Q4 CLE +6
Final
MEM104
NYK111
Q1 NYK +13; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +5; Q4 NYK +7
Final
IND101
CHI118
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +21; Q3 CHI +25; Q4 CHI +17
Final
BKN108
MIL110
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +2
Final
NOP79
SAS98
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +23; Q4 SAS +19
Final · OT
POR115
DEN113
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR -7; Q4 POR 0; OT1 POR +2
Final
MIN103
SAC106
Q1 SAC -9; Q2 SAC -11; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +3
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 · 2015–16Oct 29, 2015: 3 games. Top scorer: Blake Griffin (LAC vs DAL), 26 points.
The lead · MIN @ SAC

Sacramento climbs out of an 11-point hole against Minnesota

Down 11 at the half, the Kings won the third quarter 31–12 and the game 106–103. DeMarcus Cousins led Sacramento with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · SAC 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 Q3Final0-9-11+8+3SAC AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN34311226103
SAC25293121106
Who led
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 3 games: 24, 37, 29SAC29 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 3 games: 22, 17, 28SAC28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 2 games: 25, 29MIN29 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 2 games: 19, 21MIN21 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Hawks rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Atlanta beat Philadelphia by 32.

MIL over BKN2POR over DEN2SAC over MIN3BOS over CHA6CLE over ORL6NYK over MEM7CHI over IND17SAS over NOP19ATL over PHI32Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+13.4points, last 3 vs 2015–16 avg
Points per game
24.32015–16 avg37.7Last 3

37.7 points a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 2015–16 (61 games). Today: 18 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.1minutes, last 2 vs 2015–16 avg
Minutes per game
27.32015–16 avg9.2Last 2

9.2 minutes a game over his last two games, against 27.3 in 2015–16 (69 games). Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.5minutes, today vs 2015–16 avg
Minutes per game
18.72015–16 avg32.2Today

32 minutes today, against 18.7 a game in 2015–16 (78 games). Line: 7 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 37

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.
Damian LillardPoints, last 3 games: 39, 29, 37POR @ DEN · W
35.0 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 3 games: 17, 16, 31BOS @ CHA · W
21.3 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 3 games: 24, 37, 29SAC vs MIN · W
30.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 3 games: 17, 24, 29CHA vs BOS · L
23.3 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 2 games: 25, 29MIN @ SAC · L
27.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 3 games: 22, 17, 28SAC vs MIN · W
22.3 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST