FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, November 12, 2010Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed NYK by 14 at halftime and won 112–103.

Final · Box score
Jazz90
Hawks86
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA -3; Q3 UTA -6; Q4 UTA +4
Final · Box score
Rockets102
Pacers99
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 Rockets 0; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Raptors110
Magic106
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 Raptors 0; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Bobcats93
Wizards85
Q1 CHA -3; Q2 CHA -1; Q3 CHA +3; Q4 CHA +8
Final · Box score
Knicks103
Wolves112
Q1 MIN -3; Q2 MIN -14; Q3 MIN -7; Q4 MIN +9
Final · Box score
Sixers90
Mavs99
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Kings89
Suns103
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +14
Final · Box score
Blazers108
Thunder110
Q1 OKC -6; Q2 OKC -4; Q3 OKC -3; Q4 OKC +2
Final · OT · Box score
Pistons113
Clippers107
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +10; Q3 Pistons 0; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +6
On this day · 2009–10Nov 12, 2009: 2 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Cavs), 36 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Wolves

Michael Beasley goes for 35 in Minnesota win over New York

Kevin Love goes for 31 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-14-7+9MIN AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks30352216103
Wolves27242932112
Who led
Michael BeasleyPoints, last 9 games: 17, 21, 6, 11, 16, 15, 17, 42, 35MIN35 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 14, 20, 22, 18, 16, 23, 8, 31MIN31 PTS · 31 REB · 5 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 9 games: 12, 2, 4, 24, 16, 15, 5, 15, 25NYK25 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 9 games: 15, 17, 16, 20, 13, 7, 10, 20, 22NYK22 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Lead changes
Raptors-Magic27
Rockets-Pacers17
Blazers-Thunder16
Jazz-Hawks13
Bobcats-Wizards8
Pistons-Clippers8
Knicks-Wolves6
Kings-Suns3
Sixers-Mavs2
Shot of the night

Weems's three with 7.1 seconds left breaks the tie, 110-106 final

The night in charts
Pistons-Clippers combined for 220, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-ClippersPistons 113, Clippers 107
220
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 108, Thunder 110
218
Raptors-MagicRaptors 110, Magic 106
216
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 103, Wolves 112
215
Rockets-PacersRockets 102, Pacers 99
201
Kings-SunsKings 89, Suns 103
192
Sixers-MavsSixers 90, Mavs 99
189
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 93, Wizards 85
178
Jazz-HawksJazz 90, Hawks 86
176
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 108, Thunder 110
+2 OKC
Rockets-PacersRockets 102, Pacers 99
+3 HOU
Raptors-MagicRaptors 110, Magic 106
+4 TOR
Jazz-HawksJazz 90, Hawks 86
+4 UTA
Pistons-ClippersPistons 113, Clippers 107
+6 DET
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 93, Wizards 85
+8 CHA
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 103, Wolves 112
+9 MIN
Sixers-MavsSixers 90, Mavs 99
+9 DAL
Kings-SunsKings 89, Suns 103
+14 PHX
MIN erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-WolvesMIN won · Knicks 103, Wolves 112
14 pts
Blazers-ThunderOKC won · Blazers 108, Thunder 110
6 pts
Jazz-HawksUTA won · Jazz 90, Hawks 86
6 pts
Bobcats-WizardsCHA won · Bobcats 93, Wizards 85
3 pts
Rockets-PacersHOU won · Rockets 102, Pacers 99
2 pts
Diaw shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DiawCHA · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
PietrusORL · 24 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
Josh SmithATL · 20 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
MarionDAL · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
NashPHX · 28 PTS, 14 AST, 7 REB, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
Final · Blazers-Thunder
Blazers 108Thunder 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers35302221108
Thunder29322326110
The story
Serge Ibaka's 12 points carried Oklahoma City past Portland, 110-108

For Portland, Brandon Roy had 24 PTS, 4 REB 12 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 6-13 FG

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 26-21.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −6−4−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Clippers
Pistons 113Clippers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons2631172910113
Clippers192827294107
The story
Charlie Villanueva had 30 points as Detroit beat Los Angeles 113-107 in OT

Eric Bledsoe led Los Angeles with 18 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 30 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST · 9-15 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the first 26-19, their biggest quarter edge.

DET lead by quarter
200 +7+1000+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Blake Griffin led the game in fantasy with 51.6 FPTS (18 PTS, 18 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Knicks-Wolves
Knicks 103Wolves 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks30352216103
Wolves27242932112
The story
Minnesota beat New York 112-103 behind 15 points from Wesley Johnson

Raymond Felton paced New York: 22 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 15 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 6-9 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 32-16 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −3−14−7+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.1Season avg25.0Last 5

25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 18.1 in 8 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 vs 2009–10 avg
Minutes per game
25.72009–10 avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.7 in 2009–10 (70 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.8Season avg34.3Today

34 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Blazers-Thunder

OKC wins a tight one over Portland

110–108. Neither team led by more than 6 at any break. Russell Westbrook led OKC with 36 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
OKC over POR2HOU over IND3UTA over ATL4TOR over ORL4DET over LAC6CHA over WAS8MIN over NYK9DAL over PHI9PHX over SAC14Final margin, points. Pink = OKC over POR.
Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 36

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 8 games: 28, 17, 22, 16, 28, 16, 31, 36Thunder-Blazers · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Michael BeasleyPoints, last 9 games: 17, 21, 6, 11, 16, 15, 17, 42, 35Wolves-Knicks · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 8 games: 30, 30, 28, 16, 28, 34, 31, 34Thunder-Blazers · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high34 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 14, 20, 22, 18, 16, 23, 8, 31Wolves-Knicks · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 31 REB · 5 AST
Charlie VillanuevaPoints, last 9 games: 14, 12, 15, 17, 14, 10, 16, 8, 30Pistons-Clippers · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 8 games: 26, 18, 8, 19, 25, 19, 16, 28Suns-Kings · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST