FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 6, 2021Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed ATL by 12 after three quarters and won 121–117.

Final · Box score
HOU94
DEN95
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN +1; Q4 DEN +1
Final · Box score
UTA115
MIA118
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
PHI114
CHI105
Q1 PHI +1; Q2 PHI +10; Q3 PHI +7; Q4 PHI +9
Final · Box score
BOS104
DAL107
Q1 DAL +14; Q2 DAL +17; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
ATL117
PHX121
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX +1; Q3 PHX -12; Q4 PHX +4
Final · Box score
LAL90
POR105
Q1 POR +22; Q2 POR +15; Q3 POR +31; Q4 POR +15
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 · ATL @ PHX

D-Book pours in 38, Phoenix beats Atlanta

Devin Booker finished with 38 points in a 121–117 win.

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 Q3Final0-1+1-12+4PHX AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ATL26324019117
PHX25342735121
Who led
Devin BookerPoints, last 8 games: 12, 22, 21, 31, 27, 18, 27, 38PHX38 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 8 games: 15, 23, 4, 6, 16, 14, 9, 16PHX16 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 32, 31, 15, 13, 26, 21, 21, 31ATL31 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
John CollinsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 6, 22, 16, 28, 8, 12, 13, 13, 26ATL26 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Second story · HOU @ DEN

Denver holds off Houston, 95–94

Denver led 72–71 after three and held on to win by one. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 28 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over HOU1MIA over UTA3DAL over BOS3PHX over ATL4PHI over CHI9POR over LAL15Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over HOU.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.6Season avg28.2Last 5

28.2 points a game over his last five games, against 22.6 in 7 earlier games. Today: 38 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.0Season avg25.7Last 3

25.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.0 in 9 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.2Season avg22Today

22 minutes today, against 7.2 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 38

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.
Devin BookerPoints, last 8 games: 12, 22, 21, 31, 27, 18, 27, 38PHX vs ATL · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 8 games: 16, 27, 22, 15, 30, 28, 36, 37UTA @ MIA · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 9 games: 18, 27, 26, 25, 16, 23, 33, 23, 33DAL vs BOS · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 31, 41, 23, 27, 20, 14, 10, 32BOS @ DAL · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 9 games: 34, 32, 14, 22, 25, 26, 26, 27, 32CHI vs PHI · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 32, 31, 15, 13, 26, 21, 21, 31ATL @ PHX · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST