FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 5, 2012Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed BKN by 15 at halftime and won 107–96.

Final · Box score
Knicks110
Sixers88
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +21; Q4 NYK +22
Final · Box score
Wolves107
Nets96
Q1 MIN -4; Q2 MIN -15; Q3 MIN -11; Q4 MIN +11
Final · Box score
Suns99
Heat124
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA +12; Q3 MIA +24; Q4 MIA +25
Final · Box score
Jazz94
Grizzlies103
Q1 MEM -7; Q2 MEM -3; Q3 MEM +6; Q4 MEM +9
Final · Box score
Blazers91
Mavs114
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL +4; Q4 DAL +23
Final · Box score
Pacers79
Spurs101
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +22
Final · Box score
Warriors92
Kings94
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC +8; Q3 SAC +11; Q4 SAC +2
Final · Box score
Cavs108
Clippers101
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 CLE +7
The lead · Wolves-Nets

Minnesota erases 15-point lead, steals one from Brooklyn

Marc Gasol goes for 22 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-15-11+11MIN AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves27202832107
Nets3131241096
Who led
Nikola PekovicPoints, last 3 games: 9, 15, 21MIN21 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Andrei KirilenkoPoints, last 3 games: 10, 17, 16MIN16 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 2 games: 14, 19BKN19 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 2 games: 19, 18BKN18 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Miami by 25.

SAC over GSW2CLE over LAC7MEM over UTA9MIN over BKN11NYK over PHI22SAS over IND22DAL over POR23MIA over PHX25Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Cavs-Clippers7
Warriors-Kings6
Blazers-Mavs4
Pacers-Spurs4
Knicks-Sixers3
Jazz-Grizzlies3
Suns-Heat0
The night in charts
Suns-Heat combined for 223, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-HeatSuns 99, Heat 124
223
Cavs-ClippersCavs 108, Clippers 101
209
Blazers-MavsBlazers 91, Mavs 114
205
Wolves-NetsWolves 107, Nets 96
203
Knicks-SixersKnicks 110, Sixers 88
198
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 94, Grizzlies 103
197
Warriors-KingsWarriors 92, Kings 94
186
Pacers-SpursPacers 79, Spurs 101
180
SAC won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Warriors-KingsWarriors 92, Kings 94
+2 SAC
Cavs-ClippersCavs 108, Clippers 101
+7 CLE
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 94, Grizzlies 103
+9 MEM
Wolves-NetsWolves 107, Nets 96
+11 MIN
Pacers-SpursPacers 79, Spurs 101
+22 SAS
Knicks-SixersKnicks 110, Sixers 88
+22 NYK
Blazers-MavsBlazers 91, Mavs 114
+23 DAL
Suns-HeatSuns 99, Heat 124
+25 MIA
MIN erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-NetsMIN won · Wolves 107, Nets 96
15 pts
Jazz-GrizzliesMEM won · Jazz 94, Grizzlies 103
7 pts
Warriors-KingsSAC won · Warriors 92, Kings 94
1 pt
Neal shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NealSAS · 17 PTS, 3 REB
80% (8-10)
KamanDAL · 16 PTS, 6 REB
80% (8-10)
ConleyMEM · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BoshMIA · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
BudingerMIN · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Warriors-Kings
Warriors 92Kings 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2222202892
Kings2131231994
The story
DeMarcus Cousins had 23 points and 15 rebounds as Sacramento beat Golden State 94-92

Klay Thompson led Golden State with 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST · 10-16 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Kings took the second 31-22.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −1+8+11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Grizzlies
Jazz 94Grizzlies 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2525182694
Grizzlies18292729103
The story
Memphis beat Utah 103-94 behind 18 rebounds and 16 points from Zach Randolph

Paul Millsap paced Utah: 14 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 18 REB, 16 PTS, 1 AST · 8-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 27-18 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −7−3+6+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Nets
Wolves 107Nets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves27202832107
Nets3131241096
The story
Andrei Kirilenko's 16 points and 10 rebounds carried Minnesota past Brooklyn, 107-96

For Brooklyn, Deron Williams had 18 PTS, 13 AST, 2 REB 16 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 4 BLK · 7-11 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 11 going into the fourth, then won it 32-10.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −4−15−11+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 3 vs 2011–12 avg
Points per game
14.62011–12 avg21.0Last 3

21.0 points a game over his last three games, against 14.6 in 2011–12 (65 games). Today: 22 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 2 vs 2011–12 avg
Minutes per game
21.12011–12 avg5.5Last 2

5.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 21.1 in 2011–12 (64 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.7minutes, today vs 2011–12 avg
Minutes per game
26.32011–12 avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 26.3 a game in 2011–12 (28 games). Line: 16 points, 18 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

O.J. Mayo leads the day with 32

O.J. MayoPoints, last 4 games: 12, 12, 30, 32Mavs-Blazers · W
21.5 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Dion WaitersPoints, last 4 games: 17, 7, 13, 28Cavs-Clippers · W
16.2 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 4 games: 29, 15, 27, 24Cavs-Clippers · W
23.8 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 4 games: 14, 11, 21, 23Kings-Warriors · W
17.2 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 4 games: 26, 23, 20, 23Heat-Suns · W
23.0 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 3 games: 20, 21, 22Grizzlies-Jazz · W
21.0 PPG season to date
22 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST