FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, October 26, 2024Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAC by 7 after three quarters and won 131–127.

Final
LAC109
DEN104
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC -1; Q4 LAC +5
Final
MIA114
CHA106
Q1 MIA 0; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +8
Final
BOS124
DET118
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 BOS +6
Final
CLE135
WAS116
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +16; Q4 CLE +19
Final
OKC114
CHI95
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +20; Q3 OKC +23; Q4 OKC +19
Final
ORL111
MEM124
Q1 MEM +10; Q2 MEM +26; Q3 MEM +12; Q4 MEM +13
Final
TOR101
MIN112
Q1 MIN +14; Q2 MIN +12; Q3 MIN +17; Q4 MIN +11
Final
HOU106
SAS109
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +21; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +3
Final
DAL102
PHX114
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +12
Final
SAC127
LAL131
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL -7; Q4 LAL +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
On this day · 2023–24Oct 26, 2023: 2 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (PHX @ LAL), 39 points.
The lead · SAC @ LAL

LeBron James posts 32-14-10 as Lakers top Sacramento

A triple-double in a 131–127 win.

Game flow · LAL 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+2+4-7+4LAL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC26343433127
LAL28362344131
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 3 games: 16, 21, 32LAL32 PTS · 14 REB · 10 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 3 games: 36, 35, 31LAL31 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 2 games: 24, 29SAC29 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 2 games: 15, 28SAC28 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Cleveland by 19.

SAS over HOU3LAL over SAC4LAC over DEN5BOS over DET6MIA over CHA8MIN over TOR11PHX over DAL12MEM over ORL13CLE over WAS19OKC over CHI19Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+13.1points, last 2 vs 2023–24 avg
Points per game
13.92023–24 avg27.0Last 2

27.0 points a game over his last two games, against 13.9 in 2023–24 (76 games). Today: 37 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs 2023–24 avg
Minutes per game
30.92023–24 avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.9 in 2023–24 (46 games). Today: 6 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.4minutes, today vs 2023–24 avg
Minutes per game
14.62023–24 avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 14.6 a game in 2023–24 (42 games). Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 41

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.
Nikola JokicPoints, last 2 games: 16, 41DEN vs LAC · L
28.5 PPG season to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Kobe Bryant LAL, Nov 7, 2002: 41 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
41 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 2 games: 28, 40DAL @ PHX · L
34.0 PPG season to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Elden Campbell LAL, Feb 23, 1997: 40 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
40 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 3 games: 37, 25, 37BOS @ DET · W
33.0 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 2 games: 17, 37LAC @ DEN · W
27.0 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 3 games: 16, 21, 32LAL vs SAC · W
23.0 PPG season to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Kevin Durant OKC, Jan 25, 2014: 32 PTS · 14 REB · 10 AST
32 PTS · 14 REB · 10 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 3 games: 36, 35, 31LAL vs SAC · W
34.0 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST