FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 11, 2012Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed ATL by 1 after the first quarter and won 89–76.

Final · Box score
Magic74
Nets82
Q1 BKN +18; Q2 BKN +15; Q3 BKN +10; Q4 BKN +8
Final · Box score
Hawks76
Clippers89
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC +13
Final · Box score
Heat86
Grizzlies104
Q1 MEM +1; Q2 MEM +15; Q3 MEM +10; Q4 MEM +18
Final · Box score
Cavs91
Thunder106
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC +11; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 OKC +15
Final · Box score
Kings90
Lakers103
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +13
The lead · Hawks-Clippers

Clippers beat Atlanta, 89–76

Dwight Howard goes for 23 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+2+5+13LAC AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1918231676
Clippers1821262489
Who led
Blake GriffinPoints, last 7 games: 11, 15, 19, 20, 22, 7, 16LAC16 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 7 games: 12, 18, 27, 17, 10, 21, 15LAC15 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 4 games: 18, 11, 13, 13ATL13 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 5 games: 14, 23, 16, 10, 11ATL11 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Magic-Nets

Brooklyn controls Orlando start to finish

Brooklyn won 82–74, leading by as many as 18 at a break. Brook Lopez led Brooklyn with 20 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BKN over ORL8LAC over ATL13LAL over SAC13OKC over CLE15MEM over MIA18Final margin, points. Pink = BKN over ORL.
Lead changes
Kings-Lakers7
Cavs-Thunder2
Heat-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Cavs-Thunder combined for 197, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-ThunderCavs 91, Thunder 106
197
Kings-LakersKings 90, Lakers 103
193
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 86, Grizzlies 104
190
Hawks-ClippersHawks 76, Clippers 89
165
Magic-NetsMagic 74, Nets 82
156
BKN won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Magic-NetsMagic 74, Nets 82
+8 BKN
Kings-LakersKings 90, Lakers 103
+13 LAL
Hawks-ClippersHawks 76, Clippers 89
+13 LAC
Cavs-ThunderCavs 91, Thunder 106
+15 OKC
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 86, Grizzlies 104
+18 MEM
Bosh shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoshMIA · 22 PTS, 8 REB
67% (8-12)
ConleyMEM · 18 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB
64% (7-11)
BlakeLAC · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
WestbrookOKC · 27 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 4 STL
63% (10-16)
EllingtonMEM · 25 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
62% (8-13)
Final · Kings-Lakers
Kings 90Lakers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2226182490
Lakers29282224103
The story
Kobe Bryant had 20 points as Los Angeles beat Sacramento 103-90

Jason Thompson led Sacramento with 15 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 6-15 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 29-22, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +7+9+13+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Thunder
Cavs 91Thunder 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2125271891
Thunder27302227106
The story
Kevin Durant's 26 points carried Oklahoma City past Cleveland, 106-91

For Cleveland, Kyrie Irving had 20 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 26 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 9-16 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 27-18, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +6+11+6+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Grizzlies
Heat 86Grizzlies 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2120252086
Grizzlies22342028104
The story
Memphis beat Miami 104-86 behind 21 points from Rudy Gay

LeBron James paced Miami: 20 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 7-17 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 34-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +1+15+10+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+3.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.7Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.7 in 6 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 2 vs 2011–12 avg
Minutes per game
27.22011–12 avg13.8Last 2

13.8 minutes a game over his last two games, against 27.2 in 2011–12 (46 games). Today: 9 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.3Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 9.3 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 27

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 7 games: 18, 32, 14, 19, 16, 10, 27Thunder-Cavs · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 7 games: 23, 23, 22, 15, 24, 25, 26Thunder-Cavs · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Wayne EllingtonPoints, last 6 games: 4, 10, 2, 5, 5, 25Grizzlies-Heat · W
8.5 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high25 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 7 games: 19, 33, 13, 28, 19, 6, 23Lakers-Kings · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 7 games: 19, 12, 40, 18, 8, 24, 22Heat-Grizzlies · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 6 games: 25, 18, 15, 17, 21, 21Grizzlies-Heat · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST