FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 20, 2021Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed HOU by 8 after the first quarter and won 106–99.

Final · Box score
HOU99
NYK106
Q1 NYK -8; Q2 NYK 0; Q3 NYK -1; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
NOP94
IND111
Q1 IND +13; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND +32; Q4 IND +17
Final · Box score
MIA100
WAS103
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS -2; Q3 WAS -4; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
CHA105
ATL115
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL +12; Q3 ATL +12; Q4 ATL +10
Final · Box score
OKC105
BOS111
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +13; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
ORL108
MIL117
Q1 MIL +12; Q2 MIL +12; Q3 MIL +25; Q4 MIL +9
Final · Box score
MEM95
MIN138
Q1 MIN +17; Q2 MIN +29; Q3 MIN +42; Q4 MIN +43
Final · Box score
PHI111
POR118
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +7
Final · Box score
UTA123
SAC105
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +18
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 · HOU @ NYK

New York climbs out of an 8-point hole against Houston

Down 8 after one, the Knicks won the second quarter 34–26 and the game 106–99. Alec Burks led New York with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · NYK 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-80-1+7NYK AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU2126262699
NYK13342534106
Who led
Alec BurksPoints, last 10 games: 5, 10, 0, 10, 5, 14, 15, 8, 15, 20NYK20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Evan FournierPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 7, 15, 11, 2, 5, 7, 5, 19NYK19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Christian WoodPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 12, 4, 20, 8, 17, 11, 10, 18HOU18 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 9, 9, 23, 9, 12, 15, 21, 16HOU16 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Minnesota posts the night's biggest win

Minnesota beat Memphis by 43, the widest margin of 9 games.

WAS over MIA3BOS over OKC6NYK over HOU7POR over PHI7MIL over ORL9ATL over CHA10IND over NOP17UTA over SAC18MIN over MEM43Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.8Season avg24.6Last 5

24.6 points a game over his last five games, against 17.8 in 16 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.2Season avg18.7Last 3

18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.2 in 17 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.7Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 19.7 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 39

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.
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 4, 25, 27, 28, 20, 24, 22, 39POR vs PHI · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST
Miles BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 10, 21, 19, 10, 24, 22, 17, 14, 35CHA @ ATL · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 32, 22, 27, 21, 23, 34, 37, 33BOS vs OKC · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 25, 29, 31, 15, 26, 47, 21, 32MIL vs ORL · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 20 REB · 5 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 20, 20, 38, 28, 14, 15, 21, 29BOS vs OKC · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 27, 23, 20, 27, 31, 7, 31, 32, 29MIA @ WAS · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST