FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, October 22, 2018Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed POR by 4 after the first quarter and won 125–124.

Final
ORL93
BOS90
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +5; Q4 ORL +3
Final
CHA106
TOR127
Q1 TOR +9; Q2 TOR +15; Q3 TOR +18; Q4 TOR +21
Final
NYK113
MIL124
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +19; Q3 MIL +1; Q4 MIL +11
Final
IND91
MIN101
Q1 MIN -3; Q2 MIN +1; Q3 MIN -1; Q4 MIN +10
Final
CHI109
DAL115
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL +4; Q4 DAL +6
Final
MEM92
UTA84
Q1 MEM -3; Q2 MEM +1; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 MEM +8
Final · OT
WAS125
POR124
Q1 WAS -4; Q2 WAS 0; Q3 WAS +1; Q4 WAS 0; OT1 WAS +1
Final
PHX103
GSW123
Q1 GSW +9; Q2 GSW +23; Q3 GSW +25; Q4 GSW +20
Final · OT
SAS143
LAL142
Q1 SAS +14; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS 0; OT1 SAS +1
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 · 2017–18Oct 22, 2017: 3 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (OKC vs MIN), 31 points.
The lead · WAS @ POR

Washington needs overtime to survive Portland

Tied 111–111 after regulation. Washington won the final period 14–13 for a 125–124 win. Markieff Morris led Washington with 28 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-40+10+1WAS AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
WAS2834163314125
POR3230153413124
Who led
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 3 games: 11, 10, 28WAS28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 3 games: 20, 32, 25WAS25 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 3 games: 28, 29, 29POR29 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Jusuf NurkicPoints, last 3 games: 16, 12, 22POR22 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+15.6points, last 3 vs 2017–18 avg
Points per game
16.72017–18 avg32.3Last 3

32.3 points a game over his last three games, against 16.7 in 2017–18 (24 games). Today: 34 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.0minutes, last 2 vs 2017–18 avg
Minutes per game
25.22017–18 avg3.2Last 2

3.2 minutes a game over his last two games, against 25.2 in 2017–18 (82 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs 2017–18 avg
Minutes per game
10.82017–18 avg31.5Today

32 minutes today, against 10.8 a game in 2017–18 (44 games). Line: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Toronto by 21.

WAS over POR1SAS over LAL1ORL over BOS3DAL over CHI6MEM over UTA8MIN over IND10MIL over NYK11GSW over PHX20TOR over CHA21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

LaMarcus Aldridge 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.
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 3 games: 21, 12, 37SAS @ LAL · W
23.3 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 3 games: 15, 11, 37LAL vs SAS · L
21.0 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 3 games: 30, 33, 34CHI @ DAL · L
32.3 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 3 games: 28, 28, 32SAS @ LAL · W
29.3 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 8 REB · 14 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 3 games: 26, 24, 32LAL vs SAS · L
27.3 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 8 REB · 14 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 3 games: 25, 26, 31MIL vs NYK · W
27.3 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST