FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, October 30, 2024Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed ORL by 15 after the first quarter and won 102–99.

Final
TOR133
CHA138
Q1 CHA +14; Q2 CHA +5; Q3 CHA +7; Q4 CHA +5
Final
LAL110
CLE134
Q1 CLE +19; Q2 CLE +19; Q3 CLE +20; Q4 CLE +24
Final · OT
BOS132
IND135
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND +14; Q4 IND 0; OT1 IND +3
Final
DET105
PHI95
Q1 DET -4; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +18; Q4 DET +10
Final
ATL120
WAS133
Q1 WAS -1; Q2 WAS -8; Q3 WAS +1; Q4 WAS +13
Final
NYK116
MIA107
Q1 NYK -6; Q2 NYK -6; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +9
Final
ORL99
CHI102
Q1 CHI -15; Q2 CHI -10; Q3 CHI -1; Q4 CHI +3
Final
BKN119
MEM106
Q1 BKN +5; Q2 BKN +5; Q3 BKN +1; Q4 BKN +13
Final
SAS93
OKC105
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC +15; Q3 OKC +12; Q4 OKC +12
Final
NOP89
GSW104
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW +13; Q4 GSW +15
Final
POR106
LAC105
Q1 POR -2; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR -3; Q4 POR +1
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 30, 2023: 11 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (GSW @ NOP), 42 points.
The lead · ORL @ CHI

Chicago overcomes 15-point deficit, beats Orlando 102–99

The Bulls trailed by 15 after one and finished 84–66. Coby White led Chicago with 21 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-10-1+3CHI AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ORL3329251299
CHI18343416102
Who led
Coby WhitePoints, last 5 games: 10, 35, 9, 20, 21CHI21 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Josh GiddeyPoints, last 5 games: 14, 17, 14, 12, 20CHI20 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 5 games: 33, 15, 16, 50, 31ORL31 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jalen SuggsPoints, last 5 games: 11, 10, 21, 25, 17ORL17 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Cavaliers rout

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Cleveland beat Lakers by 24.

POR over LAC1IND over BOS3CHI over ORL3CHA over TOR5NYK over MIA9DET over PHI10OKC over SAS12WAS over ATL13BKN over MEM13GSW over NOP15CLE over LAL24Final 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
+7.2points, last 4 vs season avg
Points per game
15.3Season avg22.5Last 4

22.5 points a game over his last four games, against 15.3 in 3 earlier games. Today: 44 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.2minutes, last 3 vs 2023–24 avg
Minutes per game
32.22023–24 avg25.0Last 3

25.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.2 in 2023–24 (66 games). Today: 30 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 21.8 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 30 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Karl-Anthony Towns leads the day with 44

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.
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 4 games: 12, 21, 13, 44NYK @ MIA · W
22.5 PPG season to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Shaquille O'Neal LAL, Feb 13, 1998: 44 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
44 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 5 games: 37, 25, 37, 15, 37BOS @ IND · L
30.2 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 5 games: 30, 38, 24, 14, 35ATL @ WAS · L
28.2 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 4 REB · 15 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 4 games: 14, 22, 19, 34MIA vs NYK · L
22.2 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 5 games: 13, 20, 29, 28, 33BKN @ MEM · W
24.6 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 4 games: 25, 24, 45, 32PHI vs DET · L
31.5 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST