FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 10, 2012Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed DAL by 11 at halftime and won 101–97.

Final · Box score
Wizards85
Pacers89
Q1 IND +1; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 IND -2; Q4 IND +4
Final · Box score
Sixers93
Raptors83
Q1 PHI -6; Q2 PHI +19; Q3 PHI +7; Q4 PHI +10
Final · OT · Box score
Mavs97
Bobcats101
Q1 CHA +3; Q2 CHA -11; Q3 CHA -5; Q4 Bobcats 0; OT1 CHA +4
Final · Box score
Wolves80
Bulls87
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Pistons82
Rockets96
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU +15; Q4 HOU +14
Final · Box score
Celtics96
Bucks92
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS -4; Q4 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Suns81
Jazz94
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +16; Q4 UTA +13
Final · Box score
Spurs112
Blazers109
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS -9; Q3 SAS -6; Q4 SAS +3
Final · 2OT · Box score
Nuggets107
Warriors101
Q1 DEN +11; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN +3; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 Nuggets 0; OT2 DEN +6
The lead · Mavs-Bobcats

Charlotte needs overtime to survive Dallas

Kemba Walker goes for 26 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+3-11-50+4CHA AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Mavs21341818697
Bobcats2420242310101
Who led
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 5 games: 30, 10, 17, 11, 26CHA26 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Michael Kidd-GilchristPoints, last 5 games: 2, 13, 9, 12, 25CHA25 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 7 games: 12, 12, 30, 32, 22, 23, 22DAL22 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 7 games: 11, 12, 18, 8, 17, 15, 19DAL19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Houston by 14.

SAS over POR3IND over WAS4CHA over DAL4BOS over MIL4DEN over GSW6CHI over MIN7PHI over TOR10UTA over PHX13HOU over DET14Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Celtics-Bucks17
Mavs-Bobcats7
Wolves-Bulls7
Spurs-Blazers2
Sixers-Raptors1
Suns-Jazz0
The night in charts
Spurs-Blazers combined for 221, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 112, Blazers 109
221
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 107, Warriors 101
208
Mavs-BobcatsMavs 97, Bobcats 101
198
Celtics-BucksCeltics 96, Bucks 92
188
Pistons-RocketsPistons 82, Rockets 96
178
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 93, Raptors 83
176
Suns-JazzSuns 81, Jazz 94
175
Wizards-PacersWizards 85, Pacers 89
174
Wolves-BullsWolves 80, Bulls 87
167
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 112, Blazers 109
+3 SAS
Wizards-PacersWizards 85, Pacers 89
+4 IND
Mavs-BobcatsMavs 97, Bobcats 101
+4 CHA
Celtics-BucksCeltics 96, Bucks 92
+4 BOS
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 107, Warriors 101
+6 DEN
Wolves-BullsWolves 80, Bulls 87
+7 CHI
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 93, Raptors 83
+10 PHI
Suns-JazzSuns 81, Jazz 94
+13 UTA
Pistons-RocketsPistons 82, Rockets 96
+14 HOU
CHA erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-BobcatsCHA won · Mavs 97, Bobcats 101
11 pts
Spurs-BlazersSAS won · Spurs 112, Blazers 109
9 pts
Sixers-RaptorsPHI won · Sixers 93, Raptors 83
6 pts
Celtics-BucksBOS won · Celtics 96, Bucks 92
4 pts
Wizards-PacersIND won · Wizards 85, Pacers 89
2 pts
Dudley shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DudleyPHX · 16 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
NealSAS · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
GeorgeIND · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
67% (8-12)
Kidd-GilchristCHA · 25 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
LandryGSW · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
Final · Spurs-Blazers
Spurs 112Blazers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs26173039112
Blazers26262730109
The story
San Antonio beat Portland 112-109 behind 22 points from Tim Duncan

Damian Lillard paced Portland: 20 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

A 39-30 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 0−9−6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LaMarcus Aldridge topped the game at 59.3 FPTS: 29 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB

Final · Mavs-Bobcats
Mavs 97Bobcats 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs21341818697
Bobcats2420242310101
The story
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had 25 points and 12 rebounds as Charlotte beat Dallas 101-97 in OT

Vince Carter led Dallas with 19 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 12 REB · 8-12 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Bobcats took the third 24-18.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +3−11−50+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nuggets-Warriors
Nuggets 107Warriors 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Nuggets24162224813107
Warriors1326202787101
The story
Kenneth Faried's 18 points and 17 rebounds carried Denver past Golden State, 107-101 in OT

For Golden State, David Lee had 18 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 18 PTS, 17 REB · 8-13 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 24-13, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +11+1+300+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.0Season avg14.2Last 5

14.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.0 in 6 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.5 in 4 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.1Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 0 points, 2 rebounds, 14 assists.

Top performances

Nicolas Batum leads the day with 33

Nicolas BatumPoints, last 6 games: 26, 3, 17, 14, 23, 33Blazers-Spurs · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 5 games: 14, 23, 15, 22, 32Bucks-Celtics · L
21.2 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 6 games: 19, 22, 27, 20, 14, 29Blazers-Spurs · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 7 games: 12, 10, 16, 11, 18, 4, 27Jazz-Suns · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Gary NealPoints, last 7 games: 2, 8, 11, 17, 9, 7, 27Spurs-Blazers · W
11.6 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 5 games: 30, 10, 17, 11, 26Bobcats-Mavs · W
18.8 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST