FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, October 23, 2021Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed LAC by 9 after the first quarter and won 120–114.

Final
ATL95
CLE101
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +6
Final · OT
MIA91
IND102
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND 0; OT1 IND +11
Final
DAL103
TOR95
Q1 DAL -7; Q2 DAL -6; Q3 DAL +2; Q4 DAL +8
Final
DET82
CHI97
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +25; Q4 CHI +15
Final
NOP89
MIN96
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN +13; Q3 MIN +2; Q4 MIN +7
Final
MIL121
SAS111
Q1 MIL 0; Q2 MIL +4; Q3 MIL +4; Q4 MIL +10
Final
PHX105
POR134
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +20; Q3 POR +25; Q4 POR +29
Final
MEM120
LAC114
Q1 MEM -9; Q2 MEM -3; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +6
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · MEM @ LAC

Memphis rallies from 9 down to beat Clippers

Trailing by 9 after one, Memphis outscored the Clippers 95–80 the rest of the way. Final: 120–114. Ja Morant led Memphis with 28 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists. Paul George scored 41 for Clippers in the loss.

Game flow · MEM 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-3+8+6MEM AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MEM25343823120
LAC34282725114
Who led
Ja MorantPoints, last 2 games: 37, 28MEM28 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
De'Anthony MeltonPoints, last 2 games: 20, 22MEM22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 2 games: 29, 41LAC41 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 2 games: 11, 17LAC17 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 6. Widest: Portland by 29.

CLE over ATL6MEM over LAC6MIN over NOP7DAL over TOR8MIL over SAS10IND over MIA11CHI over DET15POR over PHX29Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+13.4points, last 2 vs 2020–21 avg
Points per game
15.12020–21 avg28.5Last 2

28.5 points a game over his last two games, against 15.1 in 2020–21 (54 games). Today: 30 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 2 vs 2020–21 avg
Minutes per game
24.12020–21 avg10.0Last 2

10.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 24.1 in 2020–21 (51 games). Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs 2020–21 avg
Minutes per game
12.12020–21 avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 12.1 a game in 2020–21 (61 games). Line: 10 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 41

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.
Paul GeorgePoints, last 2 games: 29, 41LAC vs MEM · L
35.0 PPG season to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Dirk Nowitzki DAL, Nov 11, 2004: 41 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
41 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 3 games: 25, 26, 30NOP @ MIN · L
27.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 2 games: 27, 30MIA @ IND · L
28.5 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 2 games: 37, 28MEM @ LAC · W
32.5 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 3 games: 20, 10, 28MIL @ SAS · W
19.3 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 2 games: 34, 28POR vs PHX · W
31.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST