FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 21, 2018Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed MIN by 6 at halftime and won 103–101.

Final
IND109
CHA127
Q1 CHA +5; Q2 CHA +8; Q3 CHA +21; Q4 CHA +18
Final
NOP120
PHI121
Q1 PHI +15; Q2 PHI +10; Q3 PHI +9; Q4 PHI +1
Final
TOR124
ATL108
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +11; Q3 TOR +13; Q4 TOR +16
Final
NYK117
BOS109
Q1 NYK +8; Q2 NYK +16; Q3 NYK +15; Q4 NYK +8
Final
PHX116
CHI124
Q1 CHI -3; Q2 CHI -5; Q3 CHI +1; Q4 CHI +8
Final
LAL109
CLE105
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 LAL 0; Q4 LAL +4
Final
DET124
HOU126
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +2
Final
POR100
MIL143
Q1 MIL +11; Q2 MIL +22; Q3 MIL +30; Q4 MIL +43
Final
DEN103
MIN101
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN -6; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +2
Final
BKN113
DAL119
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +4; Q4 DAL +6
Final
MEM104
SAS103
Q1 MEM -2; Q2 MEM +2; Q3 MEM +4; Q4 MEM +1
Final
SAC119
UTA110
Q1 SAC +11; Q2 SAC +6; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 SAC +9
Final
OKC123
GSW95
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +14; Q3 OKC +8; Q4 OKC +28
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 21, 2017: 1 game. Top scorer: Kyle Kuzma (LAL vs CHI), 22 points.
The lead · DEN @ MIN

Denver holds off Minnesota, 103–101

Denver led 85–74 after three and held on to win by two. Paul Millsap led Denver with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-6+11+2DEN AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN23273518103
MIN25311827101
Who led
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 2, 11, 25, 13, 18, 7, 8, 25DEN25 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 48, 15, 16, 14, 15, 14, 11, 17, 18DEN18 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 20, 13, 39, 25, 25, 14, 15, 22MIN22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 11, 50, 3, 21, 31, 21, 23, 17, 18, 20MIN20 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Five close finishes and one Bucks rout

Five of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. Milwaukee beat Portland by 43.

PHI over NOP1MEM over SAS1HOU over DET2DEN over MIN2LAL over CLE4DAL over BKN6NYK over BOS8CHI over PHX8SAC over UTA9TOR over ATL16CHA over IND18OKC over GSW28MIL over POR43Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.6Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.6 in 15 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.6 in 15 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.3Season avg22.0Today

22 minutes today, against 5.3 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 43

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.
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 28, 19, 25, 40, 22, 27, 34, 43HOU vs DET · W
29.0 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Gary Payton SEA, Mar 4, 2001: 44 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Season high43 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 38, 24, 20, 6, 10, 30, 21, 37DET @ HOU · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 23, 21, 12, 10, 31, 28, 7, 35UTA vs SAC · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 33, 26, 23, 24, 27, 22, 31, 23, 29, 33MIL vs POR · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 16 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 18, 24, 25, 26, 44, 22, 51, 32LAL @ CLE · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 28, 14, 19, 20, 15, 15, 6, 32OKC @ GSW · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST