FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, October 28, 2023Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed TOR by 9 after the first quarter and won 114–107.

Final · Box score
CHI102
DET118
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +7; Q4 DET +16
Final · Box score
NYK87
NOP96
Q1 NOP +14; Q2 NOP +18; Q3 NOP +9; Q4 NOP +9
Final · Box score
MEM106
WAS113
Q1 WAS +3; Q2 WAS +16; Q3 WAS +12; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
IND125
CLE113
Q1 IND -6; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +12
Final · Box score
PHI114
TOR107
Q1 PHI -9; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI +12; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
MIA90
MIN106
Q1 MIN -5; Q2 MIN +2; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +16
Final · Box score
UTA104
PHX126
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +16; Q3 PHX +28; Q4 PHX +22
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 · 2022–23Oct 28, 2022: 11 games. Top scorer: Tyrese Maxey (PHI @ TOR), 44 points.
The lead · PHI @ TOR

Joel Embiid scores 34 as Philadelphia wins in Toronto

Final: 114–107. Joel Embiid made 14 of 21 shots from the field.

Game flow · PHI 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 Q3Final0-9-3+12+7PHI AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHI27293523114
TOR36232028107
Who led
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 2 games: 24, 34PHI34 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 2 games: 31, 34PHI34 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Scottie BarnesPoints, last 3 games: 17, 22, 24TOR24 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Gary Trent Jr.Points, last 3 games: 5, 16, 17TOR17 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 7. Widest: Phoenix by 22.

WAS over MEM7PHI over TOR7NOP over NYK9IND over CLE12DET over CHI16MIN over MIA16PHX over UTA22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+12.2points, last 2 vs 2022–23 avg
Points per game
20.32022–23 avg32.5Last 2

32.5 points a game over his last two games, against 20.3 in 2022–23 (60 games). Today: 34 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 2 vs 2022–23 avg
Minutes per game
24.42022–23 avg10.0Last 2

10.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 24.4 in 2022–23 (77 games). Today: 0 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.7minutes, today vs 2022–23 avg
Minutes per game
15.32022–23 avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 15.3 a game in 2022–23 (37 games). Line: 16 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Zach LaVine leads the day with 51

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.
Zach LaVinePoints, last 3 games: 16, 8, 51CHI @ DET · L
25.0 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Nov 6, 1996: 50 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Career high51 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 2 games: 24, 34PHI @ TOR · W
29.0 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 2 games: 31, 34PHI @ TOR · W
32.5 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Evan MobleyPoints, last 3 games: 10, 14, 33CLE vs IND · L
19.0 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 3 games: 11, 17, 31CLE vs IND · L
19.7 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 2 games: 18, 27WAS vs MEM · W
22.5 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST