FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 4, 2012Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed PHX by 10 at halftime and won 115–94.

Final · Box score
Sixers84
Knicks100
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +16
Final · Box score
Suns94
Magic115
Q1 ORL -7; Q2 ORL -10; Q3 ORL +10; Q4 ORL +21
Final · Box score
Wolves86
Raptors105
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +19
Final · Box score
Hawks104
Thunder95
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL -4; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +9
Final · Box score
Pistons79
Lakers108
Q1 LAL +21; Q2 LAL +28; Q3 LAL +31; Q4 LAL +29
The lead · Suns-Magic

Orlando climbs out of a 10-point hole against Phoenix

Kevin Durant goes for 22 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-10+10+21ORL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns3323201894
Magic26204029115
Who led
JJ RedickPoints, last 2 games: 21, 24ORL24 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Glen DavisPoints, last 2 games: 29, 22ORL22 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 3 games: 15, 13, 24PHX24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Michael BeasleyPoints, last 3 games: 8, 16, 22PHX22 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Wolves-Raptors13
Hawks-Thunder8
Suns-Magic7
Sixers-Knicks1
Pistons-Lakers0
The night in charts
Suns-Magic combined for 209, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-MagicSuns 94, Magic 115
209
Hawks-ThunderHawks 104, Thunder 95
199
Wolves-RaptorsWolves 86, Raptors 105
191
Pistons-LakersPistons 79, Lakers 108
187
Sixers-KnicksSixers 84, Knicks 100
184
ATL won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Hawks-ThunderHawks 104, Thunder 95
+9 ATL
Sixers-KnicksSixers 84, Knicks 100
+16 NYK
Wolves-RaptorsWolves 86, Raptors 105
+19 TOR
Suns-MagicSuns 94, Magic 115
+21 ORL
Pistons-LakersPistons 79, Lakers 108
+29 LAL
ORL erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-MagicORL won · Suns 94, Magic 115
10 pts
Hawks-ThunderATL won · Hawks 104, Thunder 95
4 pts
Dwight shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightLAL · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
86% (12-14)
LowryTOR · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
80% (8-10)
Kevin MartinOKC · 28 PTS, 1 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
RedickORL · 24 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
World PeaceLAL · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Hawks-Thunder
Hawks 104Thunder 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks30172829104
Thunder2229232195
The story
Al Horford's 23 points and 12 rebounds carried Atlanta past Oklahoma City, 104-95

For Oklahoma City, Russell Westbrook had 14 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 23 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 11-19 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 30-22, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +8−4+1+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Magic
Suns 94Magic 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns3323201894
Magic26204029115
The story
Glen Davis had 22 points as Orlando beat Phoenix 115-94

Luis Scola led Phoenix with 24 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 9-22 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Magic took the third 40-20.

ORL lead by quarter
300 −7−10+10+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Lakers
Pistons 79Lakers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1321212479
Lakers34282422108
The story
Los Angeles beat Detroit 108-79 behind 15 points and 8 assists from Kobe Bryant

Jonas Jerebko paced Detroit: 18 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB · 5-10 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 34-13 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
400 +21+28+31+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+16.2points, last 2 vs 2011–12 avg
Points per game
9.32011–12 avg25.5Last 2

25.5 points a game over his last two games, against 9.3 in 2011–12 (61 games). Today: 22 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.6minutes, last 3 vs 2011–12 avg
Minutes per game
24.92011–12 avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.9 in 2011–12 (66 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.1minutes, today vs 2011–12 avg
Minutes per game
8.92011–12 avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 8.9 a game in 2011–12 (37 games). Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · Hawks-Thunder

Atlanta handles OKC by 9

The Hawks won the first quarter 30–22. Final: 104–95. Al Horford led Atlanta with 23 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over OKC9NYK over PHI16TOR over MIN19ORL over PHX21LAL over DET29Final margin, points. Pink = ATL over OKC.
Top performances

Dwight Howard leads the day with 28

Dwight HowardPoints, last 4 games: 19, 33, 13, 28Lakers-Pistons · W
23.2 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 3 games: 15, 19, 28Thunder-Hawks · L
20.7 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 2 games: 14, 27Sixers-Knicks · L
20.5 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 2 games: 30, 27Knicks-Sixers · W
28.5 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 3 games: 15, 13, 24Suns-Magic · L
17.3 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 2 games: 21, 24Magic-Suns · W
22.5 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST