FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 8, 2018Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed PHX by 20 at halftime and won 116–109.

Final
HOU80
OKC98
Q1 OKC +10; Q2 OKC +14; Q3 OKC +20; Q4 OKC +18
Final · OT
BOS116
PHX109
Q1 BOS -19; Q2 BOS -20; Q3 BOS -15; Q4 BOS 0; OT1 BOS +7
Final
LAC105
POR116
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +11
Final
MIL134
GSW111
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +26; Q4 MIL +23
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 · 2017–18Nov 8, 2017: 5 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (PHX vs MIA), 30 points.
The lead · BOS @ PHX

Kyrie Irving drops 39 in 20-point comeback win over Phoenix

Phoenix led by 20 at the half. Final: 116–109. Devin Booker scored 38 for Phoenix in the loss.

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-30-20-100+10+20+30OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-19-20-150+7BOS AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
BOS1322303516116
PHX322325209109
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 22, 15, 3, 31, 28, 18, 31, 39BOS39 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 7, 21, 18, 15, 17, 23, 6, 17BOS17 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 8 games: 35, 25, 28, 23, 18, 25, 20, 38PHX38 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
T.J. WarrenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 27, 10, 3, 18, 21, 10, 0, 29PHX29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.2Season avg29.4Last 5

29.4 points a game over his last five games, against 19.2 in 10 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 vs 2017–18 avg
Minutes per game
21.22017–18 avg5.7Last 3

5.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.2 in 2017–18 (72 games). Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Season avg41.7Today

42 minutes today, against 23.4 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 29 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · LAC @ POR

Portland never trails at a break against Clippers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 116–105. Damian Lillard led Portland with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BOS over PHX7POR over LAC11OKC over HOU18MIL over GSW23Final margin, points. Pink = POR over LAC.
Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 39

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.
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 22, 15, 3, 31, 28, 18, 31, 39BOS @ PHX · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 8 games: 35, 25, 28, 23, 18, 25, 20, 38PHX vs BOS · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
T.J. WarrenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 27, 10, 3, 18, 21, 10, 0, 29PHX vs BOS · L
15.1 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 18, 6, 6, 17, 13, 17, 5, 26MIL @ GSW · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 41, 42, 16, 22, 26, 30, 18, 13, 25POR vs LAC · W
26.6 PPG season to date · −1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 31, 32, 15, 21, 33, 26, 23, 24MIL @ GSW · W
25.6 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST