FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 12, 2012Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed DET by 11 after three quarters and won 92–90.

Final · Box score
Bucks105
Sixers96
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +12; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 MIL +9
Final · 3OT · Box score
Jazz140
Raptors133
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA -5; Q3 UTA -5; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 Jazz 0; OT2 Jazz 0; OT3 UTA +7
Final · Box score
Thunder92
Pistons90
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC -6; Q3 OKC -11; Q4 OKC +2
Final · Box score
Celtics101
Bulls95
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +12; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Heat113
Rockets110
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA -3; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Wolves90
Mavs82
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +6; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets100
Suns110
Q1 PHX -4; Q2 PHX -3; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +10
Final · Box score
Hawks95
Blazers87
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL +8; Q4 ATL +8
The lead · Thunder-Pistons

Russell Westbrook scores 33, OKC rallies past Detroit

Brandon Jennings goes for 33 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-6-11+2OKC AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2520173092
Pistons2328221790
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 8 games: 18, 32, 14, 19, 16, 10, 27, 33OKC33 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 8 games: 23, 23, 22, 15, 24, 25, 26, 26OKC26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 8 games: 9, 1, 0, 17, 5, 15, 8, 19DET19 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 8 games: 14, 10, 8, 27, 21, 14, 12, 17DET17 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Phoenix by 10.

OKC over DET2MIA over HOU3BOS over CHI6UTA over TOR7MIN over DAL8ATL over POR8MIL over PHI9PHX over DEN10Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Thunder-Pistons10
Jazz-Raptors7
Hawks-Blazers6
Bucks-Sixers5
Nuggets-Suns5
Heat-Rockets4
Wolves-Mavs2
Celtics-Bulls0
Shot of the night

LeBron's layup with 18 seconds left puts the Heat ahead, 113-110 final

The night in charts
Jazz-Raptors combined for 273, 50 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-RaptorsJazz 140, Raptors 133
273
Heat-RocketsHeat 113, Rockets 110
223
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 100, Suns 110
210
Bucks-SixersBucks 105, Sixers 96
201
Celtics-BullsCeltics 101, Bulls 95
196
Hawks-BlazersHawks 95, Blazers 87
182
Thunder-PistonsThunder 92, Pistons 90
182
Wolves-MavsWolves 90, Mavs 82
172
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-PistonsThunder 92, Pistons 90
+2 OKC
Heat-RocketsHeat 113, Rockets 110
+3 MIA
Celtics-BullsCeltics 101, Bulls 95
+6 BOS
Jazz-RaptorsJazz 140, Raptors 133
+7 UTA
Wolves-MavsWolves 90, Mavs 82
+8 MIN
Hawks-BlazersHawks 95, Blazers 87
+8 ATL
Bucks-SixersBucks 105, Sixers 96
+9 MIL
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 100, Suns 110
+10 PHX
OKC erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-PistonsOKC won · Thunder 92, Pistons 90
11 pts
Jazz-RaptorsUTA won · Jazz 140, Raptors 133
5 pts
Nuggets-SunsPHX won · Nuggets 100, Suns 110
4 pts
Heat-RocketsMIA won · Heat 113, Rockets 110
3 pts
Bosh shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoshMIA · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
MillsapUTA · 34 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
McGeeDEN · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
RondoBOS · 20 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB, 5 STL
63% (10-16)
PekovicMIN · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Thunder-Pistons
Thunder 92Pistons 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2520173092
Pistons2328221790
The story
Kevin Durant had 26 points as Oklahoma City beat Detroit 92-90

Greg Monroe led Detroit with 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 8-22 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 30-17.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +2−6−11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Rockets
Heat 113Rockets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat25312631113
Rockets19333325110
The story
Chris Bosh's 24 points and 10 rebounds carried Miami past Houston, 113-110

For Houston, Omer Asik had 19 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 10-14 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 25-19, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +6+4−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Raptors
Jazz 140Raptors 133
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Jazz26263022111015140
Raptors2829301711108133
The story
Utah beat Toronto 140-133 in OT behind 34 points from Paul Millsap

DeMar DeRozan paced Toronto: 37 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 34 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 11-16 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Jazz settled it in third overtime, 15-8.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −2−5−5000+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.9Season avg12.8Last 5

12.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.9 in 7 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs 2011–12 avg
Minutes per game
26.42011–12 avg14.2Last 3

14.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.4 in 2011–12 (62 games). Today: 5 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.2Season avg60Today

60 minutes today, against 34.2 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 37 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 38

LeBron JamesPoints, last 8 games: 26, 23, 20, 23, 20, 21, 20, 38Heat-Rockets · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 7 games: 10, 25, 22, 8, 24, 19, 37Raptors-Jazz · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high37 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 8 games: 13, 11, 17, 14, 7, 11, 18, 34Jazz-Raptors · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +21.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 8 games: 18, 32, 14, 19, 16, 10, 27, 33Thunder-Pistons · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 6 games: 21, 13, 19, 12, 4, 33Bucks-Sixers · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 7 games: 7, 14, 19, 23, 27, 16, 26Bulls-Celtics · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST