FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 1, 2012Regular season · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed OKC by 3 after the first quarter and won 86–84.

Final · Box score
Thunder84
Spurs86
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 Spurs 0; Q4 SAS +2
The lead · Thunder-Spurs

San Antonio wins a tight one over OKC

Kevin Durant goes for 23 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+50+2SAS AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2416261884
Spurs2124212086
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 2 games: 24, 20SAS20 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 2 games: 23, 14SAS14 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Kevin DurantOKC23 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookOKC18 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Final · Thunder-Spurs
Thunder 84Spurs 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2416261884
Spurs2124212086
The story
Tim Duncan had 20 points as San Antonio beat Oklahoma City 86-84

Russell Westbrook led Oklahoma City with 18 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 8-19 FG

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Spurs took the second 24-16.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −3+50+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 2 vs 2011–12 avg
Points per game
15.42011–12 avg22.0Last 2

22.0 points a game over his last two games, against 15.4 in 2011–12 (58 games). Today: 20 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 2 vs 2011–12 avg
Minutes per game
20.72011–12 avg9.0Last 2

9.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 20.7 in 2011–12 (64 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.9minutes, today vs 2011–12 avg
Minutes per game
23.12011–12 avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 23.1 a game in 2011–12 (66 games). Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 23

Kevin DurantThunder-Spurs · L
23.0 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 2 games: 24, 20Spurs-Thunder · W
22.0 PPG season to date
20 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookThunder-Spurs · L
18.0 PPG season to date
18 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Kevin MartinThunder-Spurs · L
15.0 PPG season to date
15 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 2 games: 23, 14Spurs-Thunder · W
18.5 PPG season to date
14 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Danny GreenPoints, last 2 games: 9, 13Spurs-Thunder · W
11.0 PPG season to date
13 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST