FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 6, 2023Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed ORL by 13 at halftime and won 117–102.

Final
GSW120
DET109
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 GSW +1; Q4 GSW +11
Final
SAS111
IND152
Q1 IND +16; Q2 IND +25; Q3 IND +32; Q4 IND +41
Final
DAL117
ORL102
Q1 DAL -6; Q2 DAL -13; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +15
Final
WAS128
PHI146
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +17; Q3 PHI +22; Q4 PHI +18
Final
MIL129
BKN125
Q1 MIL -3; Q2 MIL -4; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +4
Final
LAL107
MIA108
Q1 MIA 0; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +1
Final
LAC97
NYK111
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 NYK 0; Q4 NYK +14
Final
UTA113
CHI130
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +14; Q3 CHI +20; Q4 CHI +17
Final
SAC97
HOU122
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU +25; Q3 HOU +37; Q4 HOU +25
Final · OT
BOS109
MIN114
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN -3; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN 0; OT1 MIN +5
Final
ATL117
OKC126
Q1 OKC +1; Q2 OKC +8; Q3 OKC +19; Q4 OKC +9
Final
NOP116
DEN134
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN -12; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +18
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2022–23Nov 6, 2022: 4 games. Top scorer: Paul George (LAC vs UTA), 34 points.
The lead · DAL @ ORL

Dallas climbs back to beat Orlando

Orlando led by 13 at the half. Dallas won it 117–102. Luka Doncic led Dallas with 29 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · DAL 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.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-13+3+15DAL AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL27263331117
ORL33331719102
Who led
Luka DoncicPoints, last 7 games: 33, 49, 35, 18, 34, 23, 29DAL29 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 5 games: 22, 17, 22, 18, 21DAL21 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 7 games: 12, 14, 9, 15, 30, 25, 22ORL22 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Cole AnthonyPoints, last 7 games: 20, 18, 12, 10, 18, 14, 19ORL19 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Indiana posts the night's biggest win

Indiana beat San Antonio by 41, the widest margin of 12 games.

MIA over LAL1MIL over BKN4MIN over BOS5OKC over ATL9GSW over DET11NYK over LAC14DAL over ORL15CHI over UTA17PHI over WAS18DEN over NOP18HOU over SAC25IND over SAS41Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.5Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.5 in 6 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Season avg20.3Last 3

20.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.4 in 5 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 21.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 48

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.
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 6 games: 24, 34, 35, 28, 26, 48PHI vs WAS · W
32.5 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kyrie Irving BKN, Jan 20, 2023: 48 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Season high48 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Cam ThomasPoints, last 7 games: 36, 30, 33, 13, 17, 27, 45BKN vs MIL · L
28.7 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kobe Bryant LAL, Dec 21, 2000: 45 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Season high45 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 6 games: 26, 19, 31, 24, 31, 38MIN vs BOS · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 6 games: 23, 26, 33, 16, 22, 36MIL @ BKN · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 8 games: 29, 22, 28, 27, 25, 33, 28, 35DEN vs NOP · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Russell Westbrook OKC, Nov 30, 2016: 35 PTS · 14 REB · 11 AST
Season high35 PTS · 14 REB · 12 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 8 games: 27, 41, 24, 42, 21, 30, 28, 34GSW @ DET · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST