FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 3, 2021Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by MEM (vs DEN) and GSW (vs CHA).

Final
POR104
CLE107
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +10; Q4 CLE +3
Final
NYK98
IND111
Q1 IND +14; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +13
Final
BOS92
ORL79
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 BOS +19; Q4 BOS +13
Final
CHI98
PHI103
Q1 PHI +10; Q2 PHI +14; Q3 PHI +12; Q4 PHI +5
Final
TOR109
WAS100
Q1 TOR 0; Q2 TOR +11; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +9
Final
ATL108
BKN117
Q1 BKN +7; Q2 BKN +2; Q3 BKN +16; Q4 BKN +9
Final
DEN106
MEM108
Q1 MEM +18; Q2 MEM +1; Q3 MEM -5; Q4 MEM +2
Final
LAC126
MIN115
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +4; Q3 LAC +15; Q4 LAC +11
Final
DAL109
SAS108
Q1 DAL 0; Q2 DAL +1; Q3 DAL -2; Q4 DAL +1
Final
CHA92
GSW114
Q1 GSW -5; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW +13; Q4 GSW +22
Final
NOP99
SAC112
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +13
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 · DEN @ MEM

Memphis wins a tight one over Denver

108–106. Neither team led by more than 18 at any break. Jaren Jackson Jr. led Memphis with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+18+1-5+2MEM AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN19362823106
MEM37192230108
Who led
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 8 games: 13, 21, 12, 7, 15, 8, 11, 22MEM22 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 8 games: 37, 28, 40, 17, 30, 20, 26, 18MEM18 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 8 games: 27, 32, 24, 24, 11, 26, 23, 34DEN34 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Will BartonPoints, last 8 games: 20, 12, 12, 21, 17, 10, 4, 26DEN26 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Golden State by 22.

DAL over SAS1MEM over DEN2CLE over POR3PHI over CHI5TOR over WAS9BKN over ATL9LAC over MIN11IND over NYK13BOS over ORL13SAC over NOP13GSW over CHA22Final 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
+5.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.0Season avg22.2Last 5

22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 17.0 in 8 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 2 vs 2020–21 avg
Minutes per game
21.12020–21 avg7.5Last 2

7.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 21.1 in 2020–21 (47 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

DeMar DeRozan leads the day with 37

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.
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 8 games: 17, 26, 21, 26, 20, 32, 37, 37CHI @ PHI · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 8 games: 27, 32, 24, 24, 11, 26, 23, 34DEN @ MEM · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 9 games: 12, 11, 20, 15, 26, 19, 16, 17, 33TOR @ WAS · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 7 games: 29, 41, 14, 12, 42, 32, 32LAC @ MIN · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 8 games: 32, 29, 38, 25, 25, 22, 23, 32BKN vs ATL · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Miles BridgesPoints, last 9 games: 13, 30, 32, 25, 31, 22, 19, 13, 32CHA @ GSW · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST