FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, October 31, 2012Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed DET by 9 after three quarters and won 105–96.

Final · Box score
Nuggets75
Sixers84
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI +8; Q3 PHI +13; Q4 PHI +9
Final · Box score
Pacers90
Raptors88
Q1 IND +2; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 IND -8; Q4 IND +2
Final · Box score
Rockets105
Pistons96
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU -3; Q3 HOU -9; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Kings87
Bulls93
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Spurs99
Hornets95
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS -7; Q3 Spurs 0; Q4 SAS +4
Final · Box score
Mavs94
Jazz113
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA -8; Q3 UTA +16; Q4 UTA +19
Final · Box score
Warriors87
Suns85
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 GSW -2; Q4 GSW +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies92
Clippers101
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC -4; Q3 LAC -4; Q4 LAC +9
Final · Box score
Lakers106
Blazers116
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +16; Q4 POR +10
The lead · Rockets-Pistons

James Harden scores 37, Houston rallies past Detroit

Joakim Noah goes for 23 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-3-9+9HOU AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets27281733105
Pistons2236231596
Who led
James HardenHOU37 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Carlos DelfinoHOU15 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Brandon KnightDET15 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Greg MonroeDET14 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Pacers-Raptors16
Mavs-Jazz13
Lakers-Blazers13
Rockets-Pistons8
Grizzlies-Clippers7
Kings-Bulls5
Nuggets-Sixers3
Shot of the night

Hill's jumper with 2 seconds left breaks the tie, 90-88 final

The night in charts
Lakers-Blazers combined for 222, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-BlazersLakers 106, Blazers 116
222
Mavs-JazzMavs 94, Jazz 113
207
Rockets-PistonsRockets 105, Pistons 96
201
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 99, Hornets 95
194
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 92, Clippers 101
193
Kings-BullsKings 87, Bulls 93
180
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 90, Raptors 88
178
Warriors-SunsWarriors 87, Suns 85
172
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 75, Sixers 84
159
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 90, Raptors 88
+2 IND
Warriors-SunsWarriors 87, Suns 85
+2 GSW
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 99, Hornets 95
+4 SAS
Kings-BullsKings 87, Bulls 93
+6 CHI
Rockets-PistonsRockets 105, Pistons 96
+9 HOU
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 92, Clippers 101
+9 LAC
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 75, Sixers 84
+9 PHI
Lakers-BlazersLakers 106, Blazers 116
+10 POR
Mavs-JazzMavs 94, Jazz 113
+19 UTA
HOU rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-PistonsHOU won · Rockets 105, Pistons 96
9 pts
Mavs-JazzUTA won · Mavs 94, Jazz 113
8 pts
Pacers-RaptorsIND won · Pacers 90, Raptors 88
8 pts
Spurs-HornetsSAS won · Spurs 99, Hornets 95
7 pts
Grizzlies-ClippersLAC won · Grizzlies 92, Clippers 101
4 pts
Crawford shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CrawfordLAC · 29 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
DuncanSAS · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
67% (10-15)
MatthewsPOR · 22 PTS, 4 STL, 2 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
WestIND · 25 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
GasolMEM · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Pacers-Raptors
Pacers 90Raptors 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2721152790
Raptors2523231788
The story
Roy Hibbert had 14 points and 10 rebounds as Indiana beat Toronto 90-88

Andrea Bargnani led Toronto with 16 PTS, 3 REB 14 PTS, 10 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST · 6-13 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Pacers took the fourth 27-17.

IND lead by quarter
200 +20−8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kyle Lowry led the game in fantasy with 55.4 FPTS (21 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB)

Final · Warriors-Suns
Warriors 87Suns 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2523172287
Suns2121251885
The story
Carl Landry's 17 points carried Golden State past Phoenix, 87-85

For Phoenix, Goran Dragic had 17 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 17 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 7-9 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 25-21, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +4+6−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Luis Scola was the fantasy play: 48.2 FPTS on 15 PTS, 11 REB

Final · Kings-Bulls
Kings 87Bulls 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2317232487
Bulls2519252493
The story
Chicago beat Sacramento 93-87 behind 18 points from Carlos Boozer

DeMarcus Cousins paced Sacramento: 14 PTS, 7 REB 18 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 8-13 FG

The swing

A 25-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +2+4+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+20.2points, today vs 2011–12 avg
Points per game
16.82011–12 avg37Today

37 points today in 44 minutes, against 16.8 a game in 2011–12 (62 games).

Losing minutes
−19.0minutes, last 2 vs 2011–12 avg
Minutes per game
33.12011–12 avg14.1Last 2

14.1 minutes a game over his last two games, against 33.1 in 2011–12 (65 games). Today: 2 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.0minutes, today vs 2011–12 avg
Minutes per game
15.02011–12 avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 15.0 a game in 2011–12 (65 games). Line: 12 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Utah by 19.

IND over TOR2GSW over PHX2SAS over NOH4CHI over SAC6PHI over DEN9HOU over DET9LAC over MEM9POR over LAL10UTA over DAL19Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 37

James HardenRockets-Pistons · W
37.0 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 2 games: 19, 33Lakers-Blazers · L
26.0 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 2 games: 22, 30Lakers-Blazers · L
26.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jamal CrawfordClippers-Grizzlies · W
29.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Nicolas BatumBlazers-Lakers · W
26.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Rudy GayGrizzlies-Clippers · L
25.0 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST