FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 8, 2012Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed CHI by 6 after three quarters and won 97–91.

Final · Box score
Thunder97
Bulls91
Q1 Thunder 0; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC -6; Q4 OKC +6
Final · Box score
Clippers103
Blazers90
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +21; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +13
The lead · Thunder-Bulls

OKC gets past Chicago

Nicolas Batum goes for 23 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00+1-6+6OKC AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2424183197
Bulls2423251991
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 5 games: 23, 23, 22, 15, 24OKC24 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 5 games: 4, 7, 14, 17, 21OKC21 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 5 games: 7, 14, 19, 23, 27CHI27 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 5 games: 19, 19, 4, 7, 20CHI20 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Clippers-Blazers

Clippers never trails at a break against Portland

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 103–90. Jamal Crawford led Clippers with 25 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Clippers-Blazers
Jamal Crawford · LACNicolas Batum · PORPTS2523REB39AST15Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Thunder-Bulls9
Clippers-Blazers4
The night in charts
Clippers-Blazers combined for 193, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-BlazersClippers 103, Blazers 90
193
Thunder-BullsThunder 97, Bulls 91
188
OKC won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Thunder-BullsThunder 97, Bulls 91
+6 OKC
Clippers-BlazersClippers 103, Blazers 90
+13 LAC
Jordan shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JordanLAC · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
KDOKC · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK
58% (11-19)
IbakaOKC · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK, 1 STL
53% (8-15)
CP3LAC · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
53% (9-17)
CrawfordLAC · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
53% (9-17)
Final · Thunder-Bulls
Thunder 97Bulls 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2424183197
Bulls2423251991
The story
Kevin Durant had 24 points as Oklahoma City beat Chicago 97-91

Joakim Noah led Chicago with 13 REB, 9 PTS, 6 AST 24 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 11-19 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 31-19.

OKC lead by quarter
200 0+1−6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Serge Ibaka led the game in fantasy with 44.3 FPTS (21 PTS, 9 REB)

Final · Clippers-Blazers
Clippers 103Blazers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers29311726103
Blazers2217321990
The story
Chris Paul's 21 points carried Los Angeles past Portland, 103-90

For Portland, Damian Lillard had 16 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 21 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 9-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 31-17, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
300 +7+21+6+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+2.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.8Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 15.8 in 4 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.8Season avg21.3Last 3

21.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.8 in 5 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 23.8 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Luol Deng leads the day with 27

Luol DengPoints, last 5 games: 7, 14, 19, 23, 27Bulls-Thunder · L
18.0 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 6 games: 29, 21, 27, 19, 10, 25Clippers-Blazers · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 5 games: 23, 23, 22, 15, 24Thunder-Bulls · W
21.4 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 5 games: 26, 3, 17, 14, 23Blazers-Clippers · L
16.6 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 6 games: 12, 18, 27, 17, 10, 21Clippers-Blazers · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
DeAndre JordanPoints, last 6 games: 12, 4, 4, 10, 20, 21Clippers-Blazers · W
11.8 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high21 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST