FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 16, 2025Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed PHX by 18 after three quarters and won 124–122.

Final
LAC118
BOS121
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +14; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +3
Final
SAC110
SAS123
Q1 SAS +12; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +13
Final
BKN129
WAS106
Q1 BKN 0; Q2 BKN +10; Q3 BKN +10; Q4 BKN +23
Final · OT
ORL113
HOU117
Q1 HOU -7; Q2 HOU -9; Q3 HOU -3; Q4 HOU 0; OT1 HOU +4
Final
GSW124
NOP106
Q1 GSW +16; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +14; Q4 GSW +18
Final · OT
POR133
DAL138
Q1 DAL -8; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL -6; Q4 DAL 0; OT1 DAL +5
Final
ATL124
PHX122
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 ATL -18; Q4 ATL +2
Final · 2OT
CHI147
UTA150
Q1 UTA 0; Q2 UTA -9; Q3 UTA -4; Q4 UTA 0; OT1 UTA 0; OT2 UTA +3
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 · 2024–25Nov 16, 2024: 5 games. Top scorer: De'Aaron Fox (SAC vs UTA), 49 points.
The lead · ATL @ PHX

Atlanta storms back from 18 down to beat Phoenix

The Hawks trailed by 18 after three and won 124–122. Onyeka Okongwu led Atlanta with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · ATL 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+4-1-18+2ATL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ATL25322047124
PHX21373727122
Who led
Onyeka OkongwuPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 7, 14, 7, 12, 10, 21, 32, 27ATL27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 18, 21, 16, 20, 20, 14, 16, 26ATL26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 8 games: 22, 21, 15, 16, 18, 18, 32, 34PHX34 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 36, 28, 38, 24, 21, 19, 26, 33, 27PHX27 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Nets rout

Four of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Brooklyn beat Washington by 23.

ATL over PHX2BOS over LAC3UTA over CHI3HOU over ORL4DAL over POR5SAS over SAC13GSW over NOP18BKN over WAS23Final 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
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.8Season avg27.8Last 5

27.8 points a game over his last five games, against 19.8 in 12 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.5Season avg21.7Last 3

21.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.5 in 12 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 38 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 21.8 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Lauri Markkanen leads the day with 47

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.
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 33, 29, 20, 25, 12, 21, 35, 40, 47UTA vs CHI · W
30.6 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Vince Carter ORL, Feb 8, 2010: 48 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
47 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 24, 29, 25, 13, 35, 23, 41, 37LAC @ BOS · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Shaedon SharpePoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 19, 23, 18, 21, 31, 35, 19, 36POR @ DAL · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 26, 21, 11, 24, 31, 23, 30, 35HOU vs ORL · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 15, 18, 32, 17, 32, 28, 25, 21, 24, 34BKN @ WAS · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 8 games: 22, 21, 15, 16, 18, 18, 32, 34PHX vs ATL · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST