FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, November 16, 2012Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed HOU by 7 at halftime and won 119–117.

Final · Box score
Mavs83
Pacers103
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +20
Final · Box score
Jazz93
Sixers99
Q1 PHI +10; Q2 PHI +9; Q3 PHI +7; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Magic110
Pistons106
Q1 ORL -3; Q2 ORL -6; Q3 ORL -4; Q4 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Warriors106
Wolves98
Q1 GSW -5; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +13; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Thunder110
Hornets95
Q1 OKC +18; Q2 OKC +29; Q3 OKC +27; Q4 OKC +15
Final · Box score
Knicks95
Grizzlies105
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +5; Q3 MEM +18; Q4 MEM +10
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets117
Blazers119
Q1 POR -5; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR -1; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +2
Final · Box score
Hawks112
Kings96
Q1 ATL +14; Q2 ATL +2; Q3 ATL +16; Q4 ATL +16
Final · Box score
Suns102
Lakers114
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +12
The lead · Rockets-Blazers

Nicolas Batum scores 35, Portland wins in overtime

Kevin Durant goes for 27 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-5-7-10+2POR AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Rockets273121326117
Blazers222927338119
Who led
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 9 games: 26, 3, 17, 14, 23, 33, 19, 15, 35POR35 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 9 games: 19, 22, 27, 20, 14, 29, 14, 19, 29POR29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 9 games: 37, 45, 24, 15, 18, 20, 22, 30, 29HOU29 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 9 games: 11, 6, 9, 8, 19, 8, 25, 13, 19HOU19 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Magic-Pistons

Orlando takes care of Detroit

A 4-point win, 110–106. JJ Redick led Orlando with 23 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over HOU2ORL over DET4PHI over UTA6GSW over MIN8MEM over NYK10LAL over PHX12OKC over NOH15ATL over SAC16IND over DAL20Final margin, points. Pink = ORL over DET.
Lead changes
Rockets-Blazers14
Magic-Pistons13
Mavs-Pacers12
Knicks-Grizzlies4
Suns-Lakers4
Jazz-Sixers3
Thunder-Hornets0
Hawks-Kings0
The night in charts
Rockets-Blazers combined for 236, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-BlazersRockets 117, Blazers 119
236
Suns-LakersSuns 102, Lakers 114
216
Magic-PistonsMagic 110, Pistons 106
216
Hawks-KingsHawks 112, Kings 96
208
Thunder-HornetsThunder 110, Hornets 95
205
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 106, Wolves 98
204
Knicks-GrizzliesKnicks 95, Grizzlies 105
200
Jazz-SixersJazz 93, Sixers 99
192
Mavs-PacersMavs 83, Pacers 103
186
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-BlazersRockets 117, Blazers 119
+2 POR
Magic-PistonsMagic 110, Pistons 106
+4 ORL
Jazz-SixersJazz 93, Sixers 99
+6 PHI
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 106, Wolves 98
+8 GSW
Knicks-GrizzliesKnicks 95, Grizzlies 105
+10 MEM
Suns-LakersSuns 102, Lakers 114
+12 LAL
Thunder-HornetsThunder 110, Hornets 95
+15 OKC
Hawks-KingsHawks 112, Kings 96
+16 ATL
Mavs-PacersMavs 83, Pacers 103
+20 IND
POR rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-BlazersPOR won · Rockets 117, Blazers 119
7 pts
Magic-PistonsORL won · Magic 110, Pistons 106
6 pts
Warriors-WolvesGSW won · Warriors 106, Wolves 98
5 pts
Mavs-PacersIND won · Mavs 83, Pacers 103
1 pt
KD shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KDOKC · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
MonroeDET · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
TeagueATL · 15 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
BatumPOR · 35 PTS, 6 REB, 5 BLK, 4 AST
68% (13-19)
Jason ThompsonSAC · 19 PTS, 10 REB
67% (8-12)
Final · Rockets-Blazers
Rockets 117Blazers 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets273121326117
Blazers222927338119
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge had 29 points as Portland beat Houston 119-117 in OT

Jeremy Lin led Houston with 11 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB 29 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 11-19 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Trail Blazers took the third 27-21.

POR lead by quarter
200 −5−7−10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Magic-Pistons
Magic 110Pistons 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic22222739110
Pistons25252531106
The story
Orlando beat Detroit 110-106 behind 23 points from JJ Redick

Brandon Knight paced Detroit: 12 AST, 10 PTS, 6 REB 23 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB · 7-13 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 39-31 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −3−6−4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jameer Nelson topped the game at 38.3 FPTS: 13 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB

Final · Jazz-Sixers
Jazz 93Sixers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2023212993
Sixers3022192899
The story
Jrue Holiday's 26 points carried Philadelphia past Utah, 99-93

For Utah, Al Jefferson had 15 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 10-21 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-20, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +10+9+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.8Season avg25.0Last 5

25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 18.8 in 8 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.3Season avg16.6Last 3

16.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.3 in 8 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg37.0Today

37 minutes today, against 22.2 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Nicolas Batum leads the day with 35

Nicolas BatumPoints, last 9 games: 26, 3, 17, 14, 23, 33, 19, 15, 35Blazers-Rockets · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 9 games: 22, 30, 40, 15, 29, 27, 20, 28, 31Lakers-Suns · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 9 games: 37, 45, 24, 15, 18, 20, 22, 30, 29Rockets-Blazers · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 9 games: 19, 22, 27, 20, 14, 29, 14, 19, 29Blazers-Rockets · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 22, 15, 24, 25, 26, 26, 34, 27Thunder-Hornets · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 9 games: 23, 21, 20, 13, 16, 20, 12, 22, 27Blazers-Rockets · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST