FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 13, 2012Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed LAL by 6 after the first quarter and won 84–82.

Final · Box score
Wizards76
Bobcats92
Q1 CHA -4; Q2 CHA +13; Q3 CHA +9; Q4 CHA +16
Final · Box score
Raptors74
Pacers72
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Knicks99
Magic89
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +10
Final · Box score
Cavs101
Nets114
Q1 BKN -1; Q2 BKN +22; Q3 BKN +10; Q4 BKN +13
Final · Box score
Blazers103
Kings86
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +16; Q4 POR +17
Final · Box score
Spurs84
Lakers82
Q1 SAS -6; Q2 SAS -5; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +2
The lead · Spurs-Lakers

San Antonio holds off Lakers, 84–82

Anderson Varejao goes for 35 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-5+1+2SAS AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1820222484
Lakers2419162382
Who led
Tony ParkerPoints, last 7 games: 23, 14, 24, 6, 4, 5, 19SAS19 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 8 games: 24, 20, 19, 14, 10, 23, 22, 18SAS18 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 8 games: 22, 30, 40, 15, 29, 27, 20, 28LAL28 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 8 games: 19, 33, 13, 28, 19, 6, 23, 13LAL13 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Knicks-Magic19
Spurs-Lakers15
Blazers-Kings7
Wizards-Bobcats5
Raptors-Pacers3
Cavs-Nets3
Shot of the night

Green's three with 9 seconds left puts the Spurs ahead, 84-82 final

The night in charts
Cavs-Nets combined for 215, 26 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-NetsCavs 101, Nets 114
215
Blazers-KingsBlazers 103, Kings 86
189
Knicks-MagicKnicks 99, Magic 89
188
Wizards-BobcatsWizards 76, Bobcats 92
168
Spurs-LakersSpurs 84, Lakers 82
166
Raptors-PacersRaptors 74, Pacers 72
146
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-LakersSpurs 84, Lakers 82
+2 SAS
Raptors-PacersRaptors 74, Pacers 72
+2 TOR
Knicks-MagicKnicks 99, Magic 89
+10 NYK
Cavs-NetsCavs 101, Nets 114
+13 BKN
Wizards-BobcatsWizards 76, Bobcats 92
+16 CHA
Blazers-KingsBlazers 103, Kings 86
+17 POR
SAS rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-LakersSAS won · Spurs 84, Lakers 82
6 pts
Wizards-BobcatsCHA won · Wizards 76, Bobcats 92
4 pts
Knicks-MagicNYK won · Knicks 99, Magic 89
4 pts
Cavs-NetsBKN won · Cavs 101, Nets 114
1 pt
Varejao shot 16-of-21 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
VarejaoCLE · 35 PTS, 18 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
76% (16-21)
Brook LopezBKN · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
DamePOR · 22 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
JR SmithNYK · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
KobeLAL · 28 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
Final · Raptors-Pacers
Raptors 74Pacers 72
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors291723574
Pacers2115221472
The story
Jose Calderon had a 13-10-10 triple-double as Toronto beat Indiana 74-72

Paul George led Indiana with 12 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 13 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST · 5-10 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the first 29-21, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +8+10+11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Lakers
Spurs 84Lakers 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1820222484
Lakers2419162382
The story
Tim Duncan's 18 points carried San Antonio past Los Angeles, 84-82

For Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant had 28 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 18 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK · 9-19 FG

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 22-16.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −6−5+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Nets
Cavs 101Nets 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs30123326101
Nets29352129114
The story
Brooklyn beat Cleveland 114-101 behind 23 points from Brook Lopez

Tristan Thompson paced Cleveland: 14 PTS, 5 REB 23 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 10-14 FG

The swing

A 35-12 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Nets.

BKN lead by quarter
300 −1+22+10+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.7Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.7 in 6 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.0minutes, last 2 vs 2011–12 avg
Minutes per game
23.02011–12 avg6.0Last 2

6.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 23.0 in 2011–12 (59 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.2Season avg32.3Today

32 minutes today, against 15.2 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Knicks-Magic

New York stays perfect at 5–0

Latest: 99–89 over Orlando. Carmelo Anthony led New York with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · NYK
Wvs MIA104–84Wvs PHI100–84W@ PHI110–88Wvs DAL104–94W@ ORL99–89
Top performances

Anderson Varejao leads the day with 35

Anderson VarejaoPoints, last 7 games: 9, 12, 20, 15, 14, 6, 35Cavs-Nets · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +22.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 8 games: 29, 15, 27, 24, 28, 17, 20, 34Cavs-Nets · L
24.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 8 games: 22, 30, 40, 15, 29, 27, 20, 28Lakers-Spurs · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 6 games: 19, 18, 14, 12, 17, 26Nets-Cavs · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 6 games: 14, 19, 9, 13, 13, 25Nets-Cavs · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 5 games: 30, 27, 21, 31, 25Knicks-Magic · W
26.8 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST