FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 7, 2017Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed OKC by 15 after the first quarter and won 94–86.

Final · Box score
MIL119
CLE124
Q1 CLE +11; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
NOP117
IND112
Q1 NOP -3; Q2 NOP -14; Q3 NOP +2; Q4 NOP +5
Final · Box score
DAL113
WAS99
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +14; Q4 DAL +14
Final · Box score
CHA113
NYK118
Q1 NYK -9; Q2 NYK -11; Q3 NYK -11; Q4 NYK +5
Final · Box score
CHI114
TOR119
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR +20; Q3 TOR +17; Q4 TOR +5
Final · Box score
LAC107
SAS120
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS -3; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +13
Final · Box score
BKN104
DEN112
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +20; Q4 DEN +8
Final · Box score
PHI104
UTA97
Q1 PHI +11; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI +9; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
MEM98
POR97
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM -3; Q3 MEM +3; Q4 MEM +1
Final · Box score
OKC86
SAC94
Q1 SAC -15; Q2 SAC +1; Q3 SAC +10; Q4 SAC +8
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 · 2016–17Nov 7, 2016: 7 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (GSW vs NOP), 46 points.
The lead · OKC @ SAC

Sacramento storms back from 15 down to beat OKC

The Kings trailed by 15 after one and won 94–86. Buddy Hield led Sacramento with 21 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · SAC 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+1+10+8SAC AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
OKC2516162986
SAC1032252794
Who led
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 3, 14, 12, 7, 4, 17, 13, 21SAC21 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 8 games: 13, 11, 0, 13, 12, 16, 19, 18SAC18 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 21, 6, 31, 28, 27, 12, 12, 19, 25, 20OKC20 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 23, 28, 23, 21, 17, 10, 15, 16OKC16 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Dallas by 14.

MEM over POR1CLE over MIL5NOP over IND5NYK over CHA5TOR over CHI5PHI over UTA7DEN over BKN8SAC over OKC8SAS over LAC13DAL over WAS14Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+14.2points, today vs 2016–17 avg
Points per game
6.82016–17 avg21Today

21 points today in 24 minutes, against 6.8 a game in 2016–17 (64 games).

Losing minutes
−21.1minutes, last 3 vs 2016–17 avg
Minutes per game
27.32016–17 avg6.2Last 3

6.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.3 in 2016–17 (80 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Season avg33.1Today

33 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 6 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 10 games: 0, 29, 18, 18, 21, 28, 8, 19, 8, 41DEN vs BKN · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +25.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Joel Embiid PHI, Feb 25, 2023: 41 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Career high41 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 37, 34, 44, 32, 28, 33, 28, 14, 29, 40MIL @ CLE · L
31.9 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Elton Brand LAC, May 8, 2006: 40 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
40 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 33, 35, 27, 2, 30, 39, 24, 30, 27, 37NOP @ IND · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 23, 23, 23, 16, 16, 22, 22, 36POR vs MEM · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 35, 22, 39, 41, 29, 12, 35, 20, 25, 32NOP @ IND · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 20, 15, 26, 22, 13, 11, 4, 32CLE vs MIL · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST