FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 14, 2012Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed OKC by 10 after the first quarter and won 107–97.

Final · Box score
Pistons94
Sixers76
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +18; Q3 DET +15; Q4 DET +18
Final · Box score
Jazz93
Celtics98
Q1 BOS -5; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +5
Final · Box score
Hornets96
Rockets100
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU +19; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Pacers85
Bucks99
Q1 MIL +16; Q2 MIL +26; Q3 MIL +29; Q4 MIL +14
Final · Box score
Bobcats89
Wolves87
Q1 CHA +4; Q2 CHA +13; Q3 CHA +16; Q4 CHA +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies107
Thunder97
Q1 MEM -10; Q2 MEM +11; Q3 MEM +10; Q4 MEM +10
Final · Box score
Wizards101
Mavs107
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +18; Q3 DAL +18; Q4 DAL +6
Final · OT · Box score
Bulls112
Suns106
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Hawks88
Warriors92
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +4
Final · Box score
Heat100
Clippers107
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC +11; Q4 LAC +7
The lead · Grizzlies-Thunder

Memphis rallies from 10 down to beat OKC

Kevin Durant goes for 34 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+11+10+10MEM AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies20362526107
Thunder3015262697
Who led
Rudy GayPoints, last 7 games: 25, 18, 15, 17, 21, 21, 28MEM28 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 7 games: 15, 15, 16, 18, 15, 18, 20MEM20 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 9 games: 23, 23, 22, 15, 24, 25, 26, 26, 34OKC34 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 9 games: 18, 32, 14, 19, 16, 10, 27, 33, 17OKC17 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Second story · Jazz-Celtics

Boston handles Utah by 5

The Celtics won the third quarter 29–24. Final: 98–93. Paul Pierce led Boston with 23 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHA over MIN2HOU over NOH4GSW over ATL4BOS over UTA5DAL over WAS6CHI over PHX6LAC over MIA7MEM over OKC10MIL over IND14DET over PHI18Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over UTA.
Lead changes
Heat-Clippers15
Bulls-Suns12
Wizards-Mavs6
Hawks-Warriors5
Hornets-Rockets2
Pistons-Sixers1
Pacers-Bucks0
Bobcats-Wolves0
Shot of the night

Kemba's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 89-87 final

The night in charts
Bulls-Suns combined for 218, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-SunsBulls 112, Suns 106
218
Wizards-MavsWizards 101, Mavs 107
208
Heat-ClippersHeat 100, Clippers 107
207
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 107, Thunder 97
204
Hornets-RocketsHornets 96, Rockets 100
196
Jazz-CelticsJazz 93, Celtics 98
191
Pacers-BucksPacers 85, Bucks 99
184
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 88, Warriors 92
180
Bobcats-WolvesBobcats 89, Wolves 87
176
Pistons-SixersPistons 94, Sixers 76
170
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bobcats-WolvesBobcats 89, Wolves 87
+2 CHA
Hornets-RocketsHornets 96, Rockets 100
+4 HOU
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 88, Warriors 92
+4 GSW
Jazz-CelticsJazz 93, Celtics 98
+5 BOS
Bulls-SunsBulls 112, Suns 106
+6 CHI
Wizards-MavsWizards 101, Mavs 107
+6 DAL
Heat-ClippersHeat 100, Clippers 107
+7 LAC
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 107, Thunder 97
+10 MEM
Pacers-BucksPacers 85, Bucks 99
+14 MIL
Pistons-SixersPistons 94, Sixers 76
+18 DET
MEM erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-ThunderMEM won · Grizzlies 107, Thunder 97
10 pts
Jazz-CelticsBOS won · Jazz 93, Celtics 98
5 pts
Heat-ClippersLAC won · Heat 100, Clippers 107
2 pts
Hornets-RocketsHOU won · Hornets 96, Rockets 100
2 pts
Kaman shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KamanDAL · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
SeraphinWAS · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
KirilenkoMIN · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
IbakaOKC · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
CrawfordLAC · 22 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Bobcats-Wolves
Bobcats 89Wolves 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2823182089
Wolves2414153487
The story
Kemba Walker's 22 points carried Charlotte past Minnesota, 89-87

For Minnesota, Luke Ridnour had 16 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB 22 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 9-19 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 23-14, was where the Bobcats built it.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +4+13+16+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andrei Kirilenko was the fantasy play: 48.9 FPTS on 26 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST

Final · Bulls-Suns
Bulls 112Suns 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls2928261712112
Suns272418316106
The story
Carlos Boozer had 28 points and 14 rebounds as Chicago beat Phoenix 112-106 in OT

Luis Scola led Phoenix with 24 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST · 11-20 FG

The swing

The Bulls won the third 26-18, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +2+6+140+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Grizzlies-Thunder
Grizzlies 107Thunder 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies20362526107
Thunder3015262697
The story
Memphis beat Oklahoma City 107-97 behind 28 points from Rudy Gay

Serge Ibaka paced Oklahoma City: 17 PTS, 8 REB 28 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 12-21 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 36-15 second quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −10+11+10+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.0Season avg27.0Last 5

27.0 points a game over his last five games, against 23.0 in 8 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
40.6Season avg33.0Last 3

33.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 40.6 in 7 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.4Season avg35.4Today

35 minutes today, against 11.4 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 34

Kevin DurantPoints, last 9 games: 23, 23, 22, 15, 24, 25, 26, 26, 34Thunder-Grizzlies · L
24.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 9 games: 26, 23, 20, 23, 20, 21, 20, 38, 30Heat-Clippers · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 8 games: 37, 45, 24, 15, 18, 20, 22, 30Rockets-Hornets · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 8 games: 18, 19, 4, 12, 9, 2, 15, 28Bulls-Suns · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 7 games: 25, 18, 15, 17, 21, 21, 28Grizzlies-Thunder · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Andrei KirilenkoPoints, last 8 games: 10, 17, 16, 7, 6, 11, 16, 26Wolves-Bobcats · L
13.6 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST