FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 18, 2025Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed UTA by 9 after the first quarter and won 140–126.

Final
GSW113
ORL121
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +8; Q4 ORL +8
Final
DET120
ATL112
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +8
Final
BOS113
BKN99
Q1 BOS 0; Q2 BOS +1; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +14
Final
MEM101
SAS111
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS -1; Q4 SAS +10
Final
UTA126
LAL140
Q1 LAL -9; Q2 LAL -4; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +14
Final
PHX127
POR110
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +18; Q4 PHX +17
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 18, 2024: 8 games. Top scorer: RJ Barrett (TOR vs IND), 39 points.
The lead · UTA @ LAL

Luka Doncic goes for 37 in Lakers win over Utah

Lakers won 140–126.

Game flow · LAL 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 Q3Final0-9-4+11+14LAL AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA36352233126
LAL27403736140
Who led
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 49, 44, 29, 35, 22, 38, 19, 24, 41, 37LAL37 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 51, 41, 28, 21, 26, 24, 13, 31, 25, 26LAL26 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Keyonte GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 31, 19, 18, 27, 10, 19, 33, 34UTA34 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 33, 29, 20, 25, 12, 21, 35, 40, 47, 31UTA31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 8. Widest: Phoenix by 17.

ORL over GSW8DET over ATL8SAS over MEM10BOS over BKN14LAL over UTA14PHX over POR17Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.6Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.6 in 9 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.9 in 12 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.0Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 9.0 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 37

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.
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 49, 44, 29, 35, 22, 38, 19, 24, 41, 37LAL vs UTA · W
34.6 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Keyonte GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 31, 19, 18, 27, 10, 19, 33, 34UTA @ LAL · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 27, 24, 28, 11, 46, 49, 9, 34GSW @ ORL · L
27.9 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 2, 16, 21, 12, 28, 21, 18, 33GSW @ ORL · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 33, 29, 20, 25, 12, 21, 35, 40, 47, 31UTA @ LAL · L
30.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 32, 12, 36, 35, 32, 27, 24, 19, 33, 29BOS @ BKN · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST