FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, October 31, 2016Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed SAC by 2 after three quarters and won 106–95.

Final
SAC95
ATL106
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL -2; Q4 ATL +11
Final
CHI118
BKN88
Q1 CHI +18; Q2 CHI +21; Q3 CHI +27; Q4 CHI +30
Final
DEN102
TOR105
Q1 TOR +9; Q2 TOR +13; Q3 TOR +4; Q4 TOR +3
Final
PHX98
LAC116
Q1 LAC 0; Q2 LAC +12; Q3 LAC +12; Q4 LAC +18
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 31, 2015: 6 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (GSW @ NOP), 53 points.
The lead · SAC @ ATL

Atlanta makes it three straight

Atlanta beat Sacramento 106–95 and moved to 3–0. Dwight Howard led Atlanta with 18 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+9-2+11ATL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC1529371495
ATL22312627106
Who led
Dwight HowardPoints, last 3 games: 11, 2, 18ATL18 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 3 games: 14, 11, 17ATL17 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 4 games: 22, 17, 28, 22SAC22 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 4 games: 24, 37, 29, 14SAC14 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.5points, last 3 vs 2015–16 avg
Points per game
23.52015–16 avg35.0Last 3

35.0 points a game over his last three games, against 23.5 in 2015–16 (78 games). Today: 33 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 vs 2015–16 avg
Minutes per game
30.52015–16 avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.5 in 2015–16 (54 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.0minutes, today vs 2015–16 avg
Minutes per game
17.12015–16 avg38.1Today

38 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 2015–16 (32 games). Line: 13 points, 18 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · DEN @ TOR

Toronto controls Denver start to finish

Toronto won 105–102, leading by as many as 13 at a break. DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 33 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
TOR over DEN3ATL over SAC11LAC over PHX18CHI over BKN30Final margin, points. Pink = TOR over DEN.
Top performances

DeMar DeRozan leads the day with 33

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.
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 3 games: 40, 32, 33TOR vs DEN · W
35.0 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 3 games: 10, 17, 29TOR vs DEN · W
18.7 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 3 games: 27, 9, 24LAC vs PHX · W
20.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 3 games: 24, 16, 22CHI @ BKN · W
20.7 PPG season to date
22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 4 games: 22, 17, 28, 22SAC @ ATL · L
22.2 PPG season to date
22 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 3 games: 27, 18, 21LAC vs PHX · W
22.0 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST