FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 25, 2018Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed BKN by 14 at halftime and won 127–125.

Final
ORL108
LAL104
Q1 ORL -10; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 ORL +15; Q4 ORL +4
Final
PHX107
DET118
Q1 DET -5; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET -1; Q4 DET +11
Final
CHA123
ATL124
Q1 ATL -11; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 ATL +3; Q4 ATL +1
Final
PHI127
BKN125
Q1 PHI -7; Q2 PHI -14; Q3 PHI -13; Q4 PHI +2
Final
NYK103
MEM98
Q1 NYK -5; Q2 NYK -9; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +5
Final
MIA115
TOR125
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR +12; Q4 TOR +10
Final
UTA133
SAC112
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +21
Final
LAC104
POR100
Q1 LAC -4; Q2 LAC -13; Q3 LAC +9; Q4 LAC +4
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 25, 2017: 10 games. Top scorer: James Harden (HOU vs NYK), 37 points.
The lead · PHI @ BKN

Jimmy Butler scores 34 as Philadelphia wins in Brooklyn

Final: 127–125. Jimmy Butler made 11 of 20 shots from the field. D'Angelo Russell scored 38 for Brooklyn in the loss.

Game flow · PHI 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 Q3Final0-7-14-13+2PHI AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHI25293538127
BKN32363423125
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 13, 14, 28, 15, 16, 13, 22, 34PHI34 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 42, 14, 35, 19, 23, 33, 33, 31, 24, 32PHI32 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 31, 12, 23, 23, 20, 17, 5, 38BKN38 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 14, 18, 25, 11, 16, 19, 18, 31BKN31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Utah by 21.

ATL over CHA1PHI over BKN2ORL over LAL4LAC over POR4NYK over MEM5TOR over MIA10DET over PHX11UTA over SAC21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.2Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 13.2 in 17 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Season avg16.5Last 3

16.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.3 in 19 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.0Season avg36.5Today

36 minutes today, against 18.0 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 21 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

D'Angelo Russell leads the day with 38

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.
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 31, 12, 23, 23, 20, 17, 5, 38BKN vs PHI · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 38, 12, 19, 13, 16, 37, 23, 29, 37PHX @ DET · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 21, 7, 19, 8, 19, 19, 18, 5, 10, 35MIA @ TOR · L
14.9 PPG season to date · +21.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 13, 14, 28, 15, 16, 13, 22, 34PHI @ BKN · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 20, 17, 18, 27, 24, 29, 12, 34LAC @ POR · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high34 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 42, 14, 35, 19, 23, 33, 33, 31, 24, 32PHI @ BKN · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Pascal SiakamTOR+3.1 17.6 last 10 · 14.5 season
D'Angelo RussellBKN+2.6 20.4 last 10 · 17.8 season
E'Twaun MooreNOP+2.5 18.8 last 10 · 16.3 season
Ricky RubioUTA+2.5 15.3 last 10 · 12.8 season
Nikola VucevicORL+2.4 22.8 last 10 · 20.4 season
Cold
Trae YoungATL−3.3 12.4 last 10 · 15.7 season
Nemanja BjelicaSAC−3.2 8.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Kyle LowryTOR−2.9 12.3 last 10 · 15.2 season
Jae CrowderUTA−1.7 10.8 last 10 · 12.5 season
Damian LillardPOR−1.6 24.8 last 10 · 26.4 season