FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, October 23, 2017Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by MEM (vs HOU) and MIL (vs CHA).

Final
PHI97
DET86
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +13; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +11
Final
ATL93
MIA104
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +18; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +11
Final
MEM98
HOU90
Q1 MEM -2; Q2 MEM -7; Q3 MEM -6; Q4 MEM +8
Final
CHA94
MIL103
Q1 MIL -7; Q2 MIL -1; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +9
Final
GSW133
DAL103
Q1 GSW +16; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +15; Q4 GSW +30
Final
TOR97
SAS101
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS 0; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +4
Final
WAS109
DEN104
Q1 WAS 0; Q2 WAS +1; Q3 WAS +1; Q4 WAS +5
Final
SAC115
PHX117
Q1 PHX +19; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +2
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · MEM @ HOU

Memphis makes it three straight

Memphis beat Houston 98–90 and moved to 3–0. Marc Gasol led Memphis with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-7-6+8MEM AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MEM2426202898
HOU2631191490
Who led
Marc GasolPoints, last 3 games: 14, 34, 26MEM26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 3 games: 27, 10, 17MEM17 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 4 games: 24, 25, 18, 27HOU27 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 4 games: 27, 27, 29, 22HOU22 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Golden State by 30.

PHX over SAC2SAS over TOR4WAS over DEN5MEM over HOU8MIL over CHA9PHI over DET11MIA over ATL11GSW over DAL30Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.9points, last 3 vs 2016–17 avg
Points per game
3.42016–17 avg13.3Last 3

13.3 points a game over his last three games, against 3.4 in 2016–17 (38 games). Today: 16 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 vs 2016–17 avg
Minutes per game
26.52016–17 avg13.1Last 3

13.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.5 in 2016–17 (81 games). Today: 5 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.3minutes, today vs 2016–17 avg
Minutes per game
20.32016–17 avg37.6Today

38 minutes today, against 20.3 a game in 2016–17 (79 games). Line: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 32

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.
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 4 games: 37, 34, 44, 32MIL vs CHA · W
36.8 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 3 games: 18, 11, 30PHI @ DET · W
19.7 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 3 games: 7, 0, 29DEN vs WAS · L
12.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 4 games: 22, 28, 37, 29GSW @ DAL · W
29.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 3 games: 11, 30, 28TOR @ SAS · L
23.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 4 games: 24, 25, 18, 27HOU vs MEM · L
23.5 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST