FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 2, 2025Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed ATL by 2 at halftime and won 117–109.

Final · Box score
NOP106
OKC137
Q1 OKC +17; Q2 OKC +23; Q3 OKC +26; Q4 OKC +31
Final · Box score
PHI129
BKN105
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI +18; Q3 PHI +12; Q4 PHI +24
Final · Box score
UTA103
CHA126
Q1 CHA +14; Q2 CHA +23; Q3 CHA +18; Q4 CHA +23
Final · Box score
ATL109
CLE117
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
MEM104
TOR117
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR +13; Q4 TOR +13
Final · Box score
CHI116
NYK128
Q1 NYK +10; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +16; Q4 NYK +12
Final · Box score
SAS118
PHX130
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX +18; Q3 PHX +24; Q4 PHX +12
Final · Box score
MIA120
LAL130
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +14; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +10
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 · 2024–25Nov 2, 2024: 10 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (MIL vs CLE), 41 points.
The lead · ATL @ CLE

Donovan Mitchell hits eight threes, Cleveland tops Atlanta

37 points for Donovan Mitchell. Final: 117–109.

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9-2+2+8CLE AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ATL22302433109
CLE31192839117
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 6 games: 31, 35, 24, 35, 15, 37CLE37 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
De'Andre HunterPoints, last 5 games: 16, 13, 18, 26, 19CLE19 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jalen JohnsonPoints, last 6 games: 22, 12, 25, 23, 22, 23ATL23 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Dyson DanielsPoints, last 7 games: 4, 6, 8, 2, 7, 18, 18ATL18 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

OKC posts the night's biggest win

OKC beat New Orleans by 31, the widest margin of 8 games.

CLE over ATL8LAL over MIA10NYK over CHI12PHX over SAS12TOR over MEM13CHA over UTA23PHI over BKN24OKC over NOP31Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.3points, last 2 vs 2024–25 avg
Points per game
10.22024–25 avg16.5Last 2

16.5 points a game over his last two games, against 10.2 in 2024–25 (75 games). Today: 13 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.7 in 3 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
2.8Season avg20Today

20 minutes today, against 2.8 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 37

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 6 games: 31, 35, 24, 35, 15, 37CLE vs ATL · W
29.5 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Jaime Jaquez Jr.Points, last 6 games: 13, 17, 17, 28, 6, 31MIA @ LAL · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 6 games: 23, 31, 37, 36, 29, 31NYK vs CHI · W
31.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 7 games: 35, 55, 30, 23, 31, 31, 30OKC vs NOP · W
33.6 PPG season to date · −4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 4 games: 43, 49, 44, 29LAL vs MIA · W
41.2 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Antoine Walker BOS, Jan 18, 2001: 29 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
29 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 6 games: 20, 33, 51, 32, 33, 29UTA @ CHA · L
33.0 PPG season to date · −4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST