FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, November 26, 2021Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by NOP (vs UTA) and SAC (vs LAL).

Final
DET96
LAC107
Q1 LAC +12; Q2 LAC +24; Q3 LAC +20; Q4 LAC +11
Final
MIN115
CHA133
Q1 CHA +2; Q2 CHA +10; Q3 CHA +16; Q4 CHA +18
Final
PHX118
NYK97
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +13; Q3 PHX +17; Q4 PHX +21
Final
CHI123
ORL88
Q1 CHI 0; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI +21; Q4 CHI +35
Final
TOR97
IND114
Q1 IND -4; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +17
Final
ATL132
MEM100
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +14; Q3 ATL +39; Q4 ATL +32
Final
WAS101
OKC99
Q1 WAS -2; Q2 WAS +2; Q3 WAS +8; Q4 WAS +2
Final
BOS88
SAS96
Q1 SAS +16; Q2 SAS +15; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +8
Final
MIL120
DEN109
Q1 MIL +11; Q2 MIL +11; Q3 MIL +17; Q4 MIL +11
Final
NOP98
UTA97
Q1 NOP -5; Q2 NOP +1; Q3 NOP -3; Q4 NOP +1
Final
POR103
GSW118
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW +14; Q3 GSW +21; Q4 GSW +15
Final · 3OT
SAC141
LAL137
Q1 SAC 0; Q2 SAC 0; Q3 SAC -5; Q4 SAC 0; OT1 SAC 0; OT2 SAC 0; OT3 SAC +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
The lead · NOP @ UTA

New Orleans takes over late to edge Utah

Down 3 after three, New Orleans won the fourth 26–22. Final: 98–97. Brandon Ingram led New Orleans with 21 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+1-3+1NOP AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NOP2323262698
UTA2817302297
Who led
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 19, 31, 19, 17, 12, 9, 26, 21NOP21 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 33, 16, 21, 4, 24, 8, 6, 14, 12, 15NOP15 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 8, 26, 27, 7, 10, 24, 19, 23UTA23 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 26, 22, 13, 20, 26, 18, 13, 16UTA16 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Bulls rout

Three of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Chicago beat Orlando by 35.

NOP over UTA1WAS over OKC2SAC over LAL4SAS over BOS8LAC over DET11MIL over DEN11GSW over POR15IND over TOR17CHA over MIN18PHX over NYK21ATL over MEM32CHI over ORL35Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.3Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.3 in 18 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.8Season avg24.7Last 3

24.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.8 in 10 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 23.0 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

De'Aaron Fox leads the day with 34

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.
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 24, 37, 16, 19, 28, 17, 13, 23, 21, 34SAC @ LAL · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 50, 25, 40, 24, 37, 40, 12, 25, 32GSW vs POR · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 26, 29, 24, 19, 17, 23, 35, 32PHX @ NYK · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 30, 42, 23, 18, 19, 30, 31, 31ATL @ MEM · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 25, 19, 26, 15, 30, 23, 10, 39, 30LAL vs SAC · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 14, 25, 19, 12, 26, 31, 20, 29LAL vs SAC · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Damian Lillard MIL, Jan 23, 2025: 29 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
29 PTS · 10 REB · 11 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
Dennis SchroderBOS+3.1 20.1 last 10 · 17.1 season
Malik MonkLAL+3.0 12.7 last 10 · 9.7 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC+2.6 23.2 last 10 · 20.6 season
Trae YoungATL+2.3 27.9 last 10 · 25.6 season
Pat ConnaughtonMIL+2.0 14.1 last 10 · 12.1 season
Cold
Carmelo AnthonyLAL−2.8 12.2 last 10 · 15.0 season
Miles BridgesCHA−2.6 17.6 last 10 · 20.2 season
Myles TurnerIND−1.8 11.1 last 10 · 12.9 season
CJ McCollumPOR−1.8 18.6 last 10 · 20.4 season
Domantas SabonisIND−1.4 16.6 last 10 · 18.0 season