FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 4, 2021Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed LAL by 8 after three quarters and won 107–104.

Final
PHI109
DET98
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +11
Final
UTA116
ATL98
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +18
Final
BOS95
MIA78
Q1 BOS -6; Q2 BOS +18; Q3 BOS +18; Q4 BOS +17
Final
HOU111
PHX123
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX -5; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +12
Final
OKC107
LAL104
Q1 OKC -4; Q2 OKC -4; Q3 OKC -8; Q4 OKC +3
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 · OKC @ LAL

OKC fights back late to top Lakers

Lakers led 80–72 after three. OKC won the fourth 35–24 and the game 107–104. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 28 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · OKC 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 Q3Final0-4-4-8+3OKC AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
OKC21272435107
LAL25272824104
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 8 games: 18, 13, 29, 30, 27, 15, 28, 28OKC28 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Luguentz DortPoints, last 7 games: 7, 8, 13, 11, 17, 14, 17OKC17 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 9 games: 33, 22, 22, 35, 30, 15, 16, 27, 29LAL29 PTS · 18 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 9 games: 8, 15, 13, 33, 20, 19, 20, 27, 27LAL27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Second story · BOS @ MIA

Boston handles Miami by 17

The Celtics won the second quarter 33–9. Final: 95–78. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
OKC over LAL3PHI over DET11PHX over HOU12BOS over MIA17UTA over ATL18Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over MIA.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Losing minutes
−5.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.4Season avg31.7Last 3

31.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.4 in 7 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 29 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.8Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 18.8 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists.

Cooling off
−5.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.2Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 24.2 in 8 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 29 minutes.

Top performances

Jordan Clarkson leads the day with 30

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.
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 8 games: 18, 15, 19, 16, 16, 15, 2, 30UTA @ ATL · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 9 games: 33, 22, 22, 35, 30, 15, 16, 27, 29LAL vs OKC · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 18 REB · 5 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 8 games: 18, 13, 29, 30, 27, 15, 28, 28OKC @ LAL · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 7 games: 12, 22, 21, 31, 27, 18, 27PHX vs HOU · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 9 games: 8, 15, 13, 33, 20, 19, 20, 27, 27LAL vs OKC · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 7 games: 24, 9, 14, 22, 11, 21, 27DET vs PHI · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST