FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, October 31, 2021Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed POR by 7 at halftime and won 125–113.

Final
SAC99
DAL105
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +10; Q4 DAL +6
Final
POR113
CHA125
Q1 CHA -2; Q2 CHA -7; Q3 CHA +1; Q4 CHA +12
Final
UTA107
MIL95
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +15; Q4 UTA +12
Final
DET91
BKN117
Q1 BKN +3; Q2 BKN +15; Q3 BKN +22; Q4 BKN +26
Final
HOU85
LAL95
Q1 LAL +12; Q2 LAL +19; Q3 LAL +21; Q4 LAL +10
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 · POR @ CHA

Charlotte beats Portland, 125–113

Charlotte led 89–88 after three and won by 12. LaMelo Ball led Charlotte with 27 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-7+1+12CHA AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR29312825113
CHA27263636125
Who led
LaMelo BallPoints, last 7 games: 31, 17, 18, 25, 7, 6, 27CHA27 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Kelly Oubre Jr.Points, last 7 games: 14, 25, 9, 19, 4, 17, 26CHA26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 6 games: 34, 28, 20, 25, 14, 25POR25 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 6 games: 11, 18, 12, 17, 5, 19POR19 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 3 vs 2020–21 avg
Minutes per game
21.42020–21 avg4.3Last 3

4.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.4 in 2020–21 (43 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.2Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−10.4points, last 2 vs 2020–21 avg
Points per game
20.42020–21 avg10.0Last 2

10.0 points a game over his last two games, against 20.4 in 2020–21 (69 games). Today: 14 points in 33 minutes.

Second story · SAC @ DAL

Dallas leads Sacramento wire to wire

Dallas was ahead at every break and won 105–99. Best quarter: the first, 31–22. Luka Doncic led Dallas with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DAL over SAC6LAL over HOU10CHA over POR12UTA over MIL12BKN over DET26Final margin, points. Pink = DAL over SAC.
Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 28

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.
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 6 games: 16, 27, 22, 15, 30, 28UTA @ MIL · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 7 games: 31, 17, 18, 25, 7, 6, 27CHA vs POR · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Kelly Oubre Jr.Points, last 7 games: 14, 25, 9, 19, 4, 17, 26CHA vs POR · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 7 games: 32, 15, 21, 30, 40, 28, 25MIL vs UTA · L
27.3 PPG season to date · −2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 6 games: 34, 28, 20, 25, 14, 25POR @ CHA · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 6 games: 18, 27, 26, 25, 16, 23DAL vs SAC · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST