FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 2, 2021Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed NOP by 14 after the first quarter and won 112–100.

Final · Box score
MIL117
DET89
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +18; Q3 MIL +28; Q4 MIL +28
Final · Box score
MIA125
DAL110
Q1 MIA -6; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +15
Final · Box score
SAC113
UTA119
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +6
Final · Box score
NOP100
PHX112
Q1 PHX -14; Q2 PHX -11; Q3 PHX -6; Q4 PHX +12
Final · Box score
HOU117
LAL119
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 LAL -2; Q4 LAL +2
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · NOP @ PHX

Phoenix climbs out of a 14-point hole against New Orleans

Down 14 after one, the Suns won the fourth quarter 36–18 and the game 112–100. Mikal Bridges led Phoenix with 22 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.

Game flow · PHX 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 Q3Final0-14-11-6+12PHX AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NOP36232318100
PHX22262836112
Who led
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 6 games: 16, 21, 14, 15, 10, 22PHX22 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 6 games: 12, 22, 21, 31, 27, 18PHX18 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 8 games: 9, 18, 20, 22, 16, 24, 27, 23NOP23 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Josh HartPoints, last 4 games: 5, 6, 16, 16NOP16 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Second story · HOU @ LAL

Lakers take over late to edge Houston

Down 2 after three, Lakers won the fourth 32–28. Final: 119–117. LeBron James led Lakers with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over HOU2UTA over SAC6PHX over NOP12MIA over DAL15MIL over DET28Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over HOU.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.3Season avg23.8Last 5

23.8 points a game over his last five games, against 18.3 in 7 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.7 in 7 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.4Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 10.4 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 36

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.
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 7 games: 16, 27, 22, 15, 30, 28, 36UTA vs SAC · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 7 games: 18, 27, 26, 25, 16, 23, 33DAL vs MIA · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 6 games: 34, 25, 19, 26, 15, 30LAL vs HOU · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 6 games: 10, 17, 15, 6, 20, 30UTA vs SAC · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 8 games: 32, 15, 21, 30, 40, 28, 25, 28MIL @ DET · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 8 games: 8, 15, 13, 33, 20, 19, 20, 27LAL vs HOU · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST