FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, November 2, 2012Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 4 points, by PHX (vs DET) and CHA (vs IND).

Final · Box score
Pacers89
Bobcats90
Q1 CHA -3; Q2 CHA -4; Q3 CHA +4; Q4 CHA +1
Final · Box score
Nuggets89
Magic102
Q1 ORL +11; Q2 ORL +21; Q3 ORL +10; Q4 ORL +13
Final · Box score
Rockets109
Hawks102
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Bucks99
Celtics88
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +16; Q3 MIL +18; Q4 MIL +11
Final · Box score
Bulls115
Cavs86
Q1 CHI +16; Q2 CHI +25; Q3 CHI +27; Q4 CHI +29
Final · Box score
Kings80
Wolves92
Q1 MIN +10; Q2 MIN +9; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +12
Final · Box score
Jazz86
Hornets88
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 NOH -1; Q3 NOH +4; Q4 NOH +2
Final · Box score
Heat84
Knicks104
Q1 NYK +16; Q2 NYK +11; Q3 NYK +18; Q4 NYK +20
Final · Box score
Blazers92
Thunder106
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +7; Q3 OKC +8; Q4 OKC +14
Final · Box score
Pistons89
Suns92
Q1 PHX -4; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +8; Q4 PHX +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies104
Warriors94
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 MEM +4; Q3 MEM +12; Q4 MEM +10
Final · Box score
Clippers105
Lakers95
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +15; Q4 LAC +10
The lead · Pacers-Bobcats

Kemba Walker scores 30, Charlotte holds off Indiana

Brandon Jennings goes for 21 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-4+4+1CHA AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2023271989
Bobcats1722351690
Who led
Kemba WalkerCHA30 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Gerald HendersonCHA18 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Lance StephensonPoints, last 2 games: 5, 15IND15 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Tyler HansbroughPoints, last 2 games: 8, 15IND15 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Jazz-Hornets23
Pistons-Suns9
Rockets-Hawks7
Blazers-Thunder6
Pacers-Bobcats4
Nuggets-Magic2
Bucks-Celtics2
Bulls-Cavs0
Heat-Knicks0
Shot of the night

Vasquez's jumper with 1 second left breaks the tie, 88-86 final

The night in charts
Rockets-Hawks combined for 211, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-HawksRockets 109, Hawks 102
211
Bulls-CavsBulls 115, Cavs 86
201
Clippers-LakersClippers 105, Lakers 95
200
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 92, Thunder 106
198
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 104, Warriors 94
198
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 89, Magic 102
191
Heat-KnicksHeat 84, Knicks 104
188
Bucks-CelticsBucks 99, Celtics 88
187
Pistons-SunsPistons 89, Suns 92
181
Pacers-BobcatsPacers 89, Bobcats 90
179
Jazz-HornetsJazz 86, Hornets 88
174
Kings-WolvesKings 80, Wolves 92
172
3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-BobcatsPacers 89, Bobcats 90
+1 CHA
Jazz-HornetsJazz 86, Hornets 88
+2 NOH
Pistons-SunsPistons 89, Suns 92
+3 PHX
Rockets-HawksRockets 109, Hawks 102
+7 HOU
Clippers-LakersClippers 105, Lakers 95
+10 LAC
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 104, Warriors 94
+10 MEM
Bucks-CelticsBucks 99, Celtics 88
+11 MIL
Kings-WolvesKings 80, Wolves 92
+12 MIN
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 89, Magic 102
+13 ORL
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 92, Thunder 106
+14 OKC
Heat-KnicksHeat 84, Knicks 104
+20 NYK
Bulls-CavsBulls 115, Cavs 86
+29 CHI
PHX rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-SunsPHX won · Pistons 89, Suns 92
4 pts
Pacers-BobcatsCHA won · Pacers 89, Bobcats 90
4 pts
Jazz-HornetsNOH won · Jazz 86, Hornets 88
1 pt
Harden shot 14-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HardenHOU · 45 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
74% (14-19)
Tobias HarrisMIL · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
D WadeMIA · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
70% (7-10)
AminuNOH · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
HamiltonCHI · 19 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
67% (8-12)
Final · Pacers-Bobcats
Pacers 89Bobcats 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2023271989
Bobcats1722351690
The story
Gerald Henderson's 18 points carried Charlotte past Indiana, 90-89

For Indiana, Lance Stephenson had 15 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 5 STL, 3 AST, 1 REB · 6-14 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Bobcats trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 35-27.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −3−4+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Hornets
Jazz 86Hornets 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1922222386
Hornets1921272188
The story
New Orleans beat Utah 88-86 behind 15 points from Al-Farouq Aminu

Mo Williams paced Utah: 16 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 7-10 FG

The swing

A 27-22 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Hornets.

NOH lead by quarter
200 0−1+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Randy Foye topped the game at 34.3 FPTS: 20 PTS, 4 REB

Final · Pistons-Suns
Pistons 89Suns 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2818172689
Suns2430172192
The story
Marcin Gortat had 16 points and 16 rebounds as Phoenix beat Detroit 92-89

Jason Maxiell led Detroit with 16 PTS, 6 REB 16 PTS, 16 REB, 3 BLK · 7-13 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Suns took the second 30-18.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −4+8+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+24.2points, last 2 vs 2011–12 avg
Points per game
16.82011–12 avg41.0Last 2

41.0 points a game over his last two games, against 16.8 in 2011–12 (62 games). Today: 45 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.0minutes, last 3 vs 2011–12 avg
Minutes per game
33.12011–12 avg16.1Last 3

16.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.1 in 2011–12 (65 games). Today: 4 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.0minutes, today vs 2011–12 avg
Minutes per game
14.02011–12 avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 14.0 a game in 2011–12 (64 games). Line: 19 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Bulls rout

Three of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Chicago beat Cleveland by 29.

CHA over IND1NOH over UTA2PHX over DET3HOU over ATL7MEM over GSW10LAC over LAL10MIL over BOS11MIN over SAC12ORL over DEN13OKC over POR14NYK over MIA20CHI over CLE29Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 45

James HardenPoints, last 2 games: 37, 45Rockets-Hawks · W
41.0 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Glenn Robinson MIL, Feb 25, 2001: 45 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Career high45 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 3 games: 22, 30, 40Lakers-Clippers · L
30.7 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Andrew Wiggins MIN, Jan 22, 2018: 40 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
40 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 2 games: 18, 32Thunder-Blazers · W
25.0 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyKnicks-Heat · W
30.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Kemba WalkerBobcats-Pacers · W
30.0 PPG season to date
Career high30 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Glen DavisMagic-Nuggets · W
29.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST