FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, October 23, 2024Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed HOU by 11 at halftime and won 110–105.

Final
IND115
DET109
Q1 IND -6; Q2 IND -9; Q3 IND -8; Q4 IND +6
Final
BKN116
ATL120
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL -4; Q3 ATL 0; Q4 ATL +4
Final
ORL116
MIA97
Q1 ORL 0; Q2 ORL +4; Q3 ORL +25; Q4 ORL +19
Final
MIL124
PHI109
Q1 MIL -1; Q2 MIL +11; Q3 MIL +19; Q4 MIL +15
Final
CLE136
TOR106
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +20; Q3 CLE +26; Q4 CLE +30
Final
CHA110
HOU105
Q1 CHA -5; Q2 CHA -11; Q3 CHA -4; Q4 CHA +5
Final
CHI111
NOP123
Q1 NOP +4; Q2 NOP +1; Q3 NOP +12; Q4 NOP +12
Final
MEM126
UTA124
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +11; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 MEM +2
Final · OT
PHX116
LAC113
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX -2; Q4 PHX 0; OT1 PHX +3
Final
GSW140
POR104
Q1 GSW 0; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +28; Q4 GSW +36
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 · CHA @ HOU

LaMelo Ball scores 34, Charlotte rallies past Houston

Charlotte trailed by 11 at the half and won 110–105.

Game flow · CHA 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-11-4+5CHA AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHA21283031110
HOU26342322105
Who led
LaMelo BallCHA34 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Tre MannCHA24 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Jalen GreenHOU28 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Alperen SengunHOU25 PTS · 18 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+17.8points, today vs 2023–24 avg
Points per game
10.22023–24 avg28Today

28 points today in 28 minutes, against 10.2 a game in 2023–24 (55 games).

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs 2023–24 avg
Minutes per game
15.42023–24 avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 15.4 a game in 2023–24 (43 games). Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−17.7points, today vs 2023–24 avg
Points per game
20.72023–24 avg3Today

3 points today in 26 minutes, against 20.7 a game in 2023–24 (61 games).

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Warriors rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Golden State beat Portland by 36.

MEM over UTA2PHX over LAC3ATL over BKN4CHA over HOU5IND over DET6NOP over CHI12MIL over PHI15ORL over MIA19CLE over TOR30GSW over POR36Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Cam Thomas leads the day with 36

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.
Cam ThomasBKN @ ATL · L
36.0 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Lauri MarkkanenUTA vs MEM · L
35.0 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
LaMelo BallCHA @ HOU · W
34.0 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Paolo BancheroORL @ MIA · W
33.0 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Brandon IngramNOP vs CHI · W
33.0 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Trae YoungATL vs BKN · W
30.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST