FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 3, 2012Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 8 points, by POR (vs HOU) and BKN (vs TOR).

Final · 2OT · Box score
Kings98
Pacers106
Q1 IND -6; Q2 IND +14; Q3 IND +8; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 Pacers 0; OT2 IND +8
Final · Box score
Celtics89
Wizards86
Q1 BOS +14; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Raptors100
Nets107
Q1 BKN -8; Q2 BKN +8; Q3 BKN +6; Q4 BKN +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets116
Heat119
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 MIA -4; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Hornets89
Bulls82
Q1 NOH +3; Q2 NOH +2; Q3 NOH +6; Q4 NOH +7
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers95
Rockets85
Q1 POR -2; Q2 POR -8; Q3 POR +1; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +10
Final · Box score
Bobcats99
Mavs126
Q1 DAL +12; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +16; Q4 DAL +27
Final · Box score
Cavs102
Bucks105
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL -3; Q4 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Jazz100
Spurs110
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +18; Q3 Spurs 0; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Warriors114
Clippers110
Q1 GSW +9; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +4
The lead · Raptors-Nets

Brooklyn rallies from 8 down to beat Toronto

Mike Dunleavy goes for 29 points

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+8+6+7BKN AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors35172622100
Nets27332423107
Who led
Brook LopezBKN27 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Deron WilliamsBKN19 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 2 games: 21, 28TOR28 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 2 games: 10, 25TOR25 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Heat23
Cavs-Bucks12
Bobcats-Mavs7
Blazers-Rockets5
Kings-Pacers4
Raptors-Nets4
Hornets-Bulls2
Jazz-Spurs0
Shot of the night

Jennings's three at the buzzer breaks the tie, 105-102 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Heat combined for 235, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 116, Heat 119
235
Bobcats-MavsBobcats 99, Mavs 126
225
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 114, Clippers 110
224
Jazz-SpursJazz 100, Spurs 110
210
Cavs-BucksCavs 102, Bucks 105
207
Raptors-NetsRaptors 100, Nets 107
207
Kings-PacersKings 98, Pacers 106
204
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 95, Rockets 85
180
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 89, Wizards 86
175
Hornets-BullsHornets 89, Bulls 82
171
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 116, Heat 119
+3 MIA
Cavs-BucksCavs 102, Bucks 105
+3 MIL
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 89, Wizards 86
+3 BOS
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 114, Clippers 110
+4 GSW
Raptors-NetsRaptors 100, Nets 107
+7 BKN
Hornets-BullsHornets 89, Bulls 82
+7 NOH
Kings-PacersKings 98, Pacers 106
+8 IND
Jazz-SpursJazz 100, Spurs 110
+10 SAS
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 95, Rockets 85
+10 POR
Bobcats-MavsBobcats 99, Mavs 126
+27 DAL
POR rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-RocketsPOR won · Blazers 95, Rockets 85
8 pts
Raptors-NetsBKN won · Raptors 100, Nets 107
8 pts
Kings-PacersIND won · Kings 98, Pacers 106
6 pts
Nuggets-HeatMIA won · Nuggets 116, Heat 119
4 pts
Cavs-BucksMIL won · Cavs 102, Bucks 105
4 pts
Dunleavy shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DunleavyMIL · 29 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
Andre MillerDEN · 17 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
ButlerLAC · 20 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
VarejaoCLE · 20 PTS, 17 REB, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
FariedDEN · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
Final · Nuggets-Heat
Nuggets 116Heat 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets34322525116
Heat35292332119
The story
LeBron James had 20 points and 11 assists as Miami beat Denver 119-116

Kenneth Faried led Denver with 22 PTS, 12 REB 20 PTS, 11 AST, 9 REB · 8-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Heat took the fourth 32-25.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +1−2−4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Bucks
Cavs 102Bucks 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs27223023102
Bucks23322129105
The story
Monta Ellis' 23 points carried Milwaukee past Cleveland, 105-102

For Cleveland, Anderson Varejao had 20 PTS, 17 REB 23 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 8-20 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 32-22.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −4+6−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Rockets
Blazers 95Rockets 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers172027171495
Rockets19261818485
The story
Portland beat Houston 95-85 in OT behind 27 points and 11 rebounds from LaMarcus Aldridge

Jeremy Lin paced Houston: 13 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 27 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST · 13-29 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers settled it in overtime, 14-4.

POR lead by quarter
200 −2−8+10+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Nicolas Batum topped the game at 57.8 FPTS: 17 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+18.5points, last 3 vs 2011–12 avg
Points per game
16.82011–12 avg35.3Last 3

35.3 points a game over his last three games, against 16.8 in 2011–12 (62 games). Today: 24 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs 2011–12 avg
Minutes per game
29.42011–12 avg15.2Last 3

15.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.4 in 2011–12 (48 games). Today: 3 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs 2011–12 avg
Minutes per game
10.62011–12 avg32.4Today

32 minutes today, against 10.6 a game in 2011–12 (42 games). Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Dallas posts the night's biggest win

Dallas beat Charlotte by 27, the widest margin of 10 games.

BOS over WAS3MIA over DEN3MIL over CLE3GSW over LAC4BKN over TOR7NOH over CHI7IND over SAC8POR over HOU10SAS over UTA10DAL over CHA27Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Chris Bosh leads the day with 40

Chris BoshPoints, last 3 games: 19, 12, 40Heat-Nuggets · W
23.7 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Nov 25, 1996: 40 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
40 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 3 games: 12, 12, 30Mavs-Bobcats · W
18.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Mike DunleavyPoints, last 2 games: 7, 29Bucks-Cavs · W
18.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 3 games: 21, 16, 29Jazz-Spurs · L
22.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 0 REB · 9 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 2 games: 21, 28Raptors-Nets · L
24.5 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 3 games: 19, 22, 27Blazers-Rockets · W
22.7 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST