FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, October 29, 2018Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed MIA by 11 after the first quarter and won 123–113.

Final
POR103
IND93
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR -4; Q3 POR +2; Q4 POR +10
Final
ATL92
PHI113
Q1 PHI -5; Q2 PHI 0; Q3 PHI +18; Q4 PHI +21
Final
SAC123
MIA113
Q1 SAC -11; Q2 SAC 0; Q3 SAC +11; Q4 SAC +10
Final
BKN96
NYK115
Q1 NYK 0; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +18; Q4 NYK +19
Final
GSW149
CHI124
Q1 GSW +16; Q2 GSW +42; Q3 GSW +36; Q4 GSW +25
Final
TOR109
MIL124
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL +15; Q4 MIL +15
Final
LAL120
MIN124
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 MIN -1; Q4 MIN +4
Final · OT
DAL108
SAS113
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +2; Q4 SAS 0; OT1 SAS +5
Final
NOP111
DEN116
Q1 DEN -4; Q2 DEN +13; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +5
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 29, 2017: 7 games. Top scorer: Kemba Walker (CHA vs ORL), 34 points.
The lead · SAC @ MIA

Sacramento rallies from 11 down to beat Miami

Trailing by 11 after one, Sacramento outscored the Heat 106–85 the rest of the way. Final: 123–113. Willie Cauley-Stein led Sacramento with 26 points, 13 rebounds and 1 assist.

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 Q3Final0-110+11+10SAC AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC17344329123
MIA28233230113
Who led
Willie Cauley-SteinPoints, last 7 games: 23, 20, 13, 11, 15, 17, 26SAC26 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 7 games: 19, 17, 17, 5, 23, 22, 23SAC23 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Josh RichardsonPoints, last 6 games: 21, 28, 7, 21, 11, 31MIA31 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 6 games: 26, 8, 20, 13, 28, 20MIA20 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.1Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 15.1 in 7 earlier games. Today: 52 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.1minutes, last 2 vs 2017–18 avg
Minutes per game
20.42017–18 avg4.3Last 2

4.3 minutes a game over his last two games, against 20.4 in 2017–18 (51 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.1Season avg31.4Today

31 minutes today, against 12.1 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Golden State by 25.

MIN over LAL4SAS over DAL5DEN over NOP5POR over IND10SAC over MIA10MIL over TOR15NYK over BKN19PHI over ATL21GSW over CHI25Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Klay Thompson leads the day with 52

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.
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 8 games: 14, 12, 15, 16, 19, 12, 18, 52GSW @ CHI · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +36.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Jamal Crawford NYK, Jan 26, 2007: 52 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Season high52 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 6 games: 28, 28, 32, 18, 30, 34SAS vs DAL · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 6 games: 23, 33, 20, 23, 4, 32MIN vs LAL · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 7 games: 10, 26, 19, 21, 22, 14, 31DAL @ SAS · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Josh RichardsonPoints, last 6 games: 21, 28, 7, 21, 11, 31MIA vs SAC · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 7 games: 9, 21, 16, 15, 15, 11, 30TOR @ MIL · L
16.7 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST