FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 6, 2012Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed ORL by 3 at halftime and won 99–93.

Final · Box score
Magic93
Bulls99
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI -3; Q3 CHI -2; Q4 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Raptors88
Thunder108
Q1 OKC +13; Q2 OKC +19; Q3 OKC +22; Q4 OKC +20
Final · Box score
Pistons97
Nuggets109
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +7; Q3 DEN +9; Q4 DEN +12
The lead · Magic-Bulls

Chicago takes care of Orlando

Greg Monroe goes for 27 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-3-2+6CHI AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2424222393
Bulls2322233199
Who led
Luol DengPoints, last 4 games: 7, 14, 19, 23CHI23 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Joakim NoahPoints, last 4 games: 23, 10, 11, 20CHI20 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 3 games: 7, 22, 28ORL28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
E'Twaun MoorePoints, last 3 games: 13, 15, 17ORL17 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Pistons-Nuggets

Denver leads Detroit wire to wire

Denver was ahead at every break and won 109–97. Best quarter: the second, 34–30. Andre Iguodala led Denver with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over ORL6DEN over DET12OKC over TOR20Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over DET.
Lead changes
Magic-Bulls14
Pistons-Nuggets6
Raptors-Thunder2
The night in charts
Pistons-Nuggets combined for 206, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 97, Nuggets 109
206
Raptors-ThunderRaptors 88, Thunder 108
196
Magic-BullsMagic 93, Bulls 99
192
CHI won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Magic-BullsMagic 93, Bulls 99
+6 CHI
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 97, Nuggets 109
+12 DEN
Raptors-ThunderRaptors 88, Thunder 108
+20 OKC
Faried shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FariedDEN · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
McGeeDEN · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
AfflaloORL · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
DengCHI · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST
56% (9-16)
KoufosDEN · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK
54% (7-13)
Final · Magic-Bulls
Magic 93Bulls 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2424222393
Bulls2322233199
The story
Joakim Noah had 20 points as Chicago beat Orlando 99-93

Nikola Vucevic led Orlando with 16 PTS, 10 REB 20 PTS, 9 REB, 5 BLK, 4 AST · 7-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Bulls took the fourth 31-23.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −1−3−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Nuggets
Pistons 97Nuggets 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2130252197
Nuggets24342724109
The story
Ty Lawson's 15 points and 9 assists carried Denver past Detroit, 109-97

For Detroit, Rodney Stuckey had 17 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 3-8 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 34-30, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +3+7+9+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Thunder
Raptors 88Thunder 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1721252588
Thunder30272823108
The story
Oklahoma City beat Toronto 108-88 behind 19 points and 8 assists from Russell Westbrook

Jonas Valanciunas paced Toronto: 18 PTS, 6 REB 19 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB · 5-12 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 30-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
300 +13+19+22+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.0points, last 3 vs 2011–12 avg
Points per game
9.32011–12 avg22.3Last 3

22.3 points a game over his last three games, against 9.3 in 2011–12 (61 games). Today: 16 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 2 vs 2011–12 avg
Minutes per game
20.12011–12 avg10.0Last 2

10.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 20.1 in 2011–12 (54 games). Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.1minutes, today vs 2011–12 avg
Minutes per game
15.92011–12 avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 15.9 a game in 2011–12 (51 games). Line: 16 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Arron Afflalo leads the day with 28

Arron AfflaloPoints, last 3 games: 7, 22, 28Magic-Bulls · L
19.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 4 games: 14, 10, 8, 27Pistons-Nuggets · L
14.8 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 4 games: 7, 14, 19, 23Bulls-Magic · W
15.8 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Joakim NoahPoints, last 4 games: 23, 10, 11, 20Bulls-Magic · W
16.0 PPG season to date
20 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 4 games: 18, 32, 14, 19Thunder-Raptors · W
20.8 PPG season to date
19 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 4 games: 12, 2, 4, 18Raptors-Thunder · L
9.0 PPG season to date
18 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST