FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 17, 2012Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 2 points, by MIL (vs NOH) and UTA (vs WAS).

Final · Box score
Raptors89
Celtics107
Q1 BOS +13; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +18
Final · Box score
Jazz83
Wizards76
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA -2; Q3 UTA +2; Q4 UTA +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies94
Bobcats87
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +9; Q3 MEM +15; Q4 MEM +7
Final · Box score
Mavs103
Cavs95
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL +2; Q4 DAL +8
Final · Box score
Hornets113
Bucks117
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Nuggets100
Spurs126
Q1 SAS +18; Q2 SAS +20; Q3 SAS +22; Q4 SAS +26
Final · Box score
Bulls80
Clippers101
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC +13; Q3 LAC +17; Q4 LAC +21
Final · Box score
Heat97
Suns88
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 Heat 0; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +9
The lead · Hornets-Bucks

Milwaukee makes it three straight

Brandon Jennings goes for 22 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+20+4MIL AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets27313322113
Bucks25353126117
Who led
Monta EllisPoints, last 8 games: 14, 23, 15, 22, 32, 18, 16, 22MIL22 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 8 games: 21, 13, 19, 12, 4, 33, 16, 22MIL22 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 6 games: 21, 8, 23, 8, 8, 28NOH28 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 8 games: 11, 19, 12, 9, 25, 20, 15, 20NOH20 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

San Antonio posts the night's biggest win

San Antonio beat Denver by 26, the widest margin of 8 games.

MIL over NOH4UTA over WAS7MEM over CHA7DAL over CLE8MIA over PHX9BOS over TOR18LAC over CHI21SAS over DEN26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Mavs-Cavs24
Jazz-Wizards7
Bulls-Clippers3
Grizzlies-Bobcats2
Nuggets-Spurs2
Raptors-Celtics0
The night in charts
Hornets-Bucks combined for 230, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-BucksHornets 113, Bucks 117
230
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 100, Spurs 126
226
Mavs-CavsMavs 103, Cavs 95
198
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 89, Celtics 107
196
Heat-SunsHeat 97, Suns 88
185
Grizzlies-BobcatsGrizzlies 94, Bobcats 87
181
Bulls-ClippersBulls 80, Clippers 101
181
Jazz-WizardsJazz 83, Wizards 76
159
MIL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Hornets-BucksHornets 113, Bucks 117
+4 MIL
Grizzlies-BobcatsGrizzlies 94, Bobcats 87
+7 MEM
Jazz-WizardsJazz 83, Wizards 76
+7 UTA
Mavs-CavsMavs 103, Cavs 95
+8 DAL
Heat-SunsHeat 97, Suns 88
+9 MIA
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 89, Celtics 107
+18 BOS
Bulls-ClippersBulls 80, Clippers 101
+21 LAC
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 100, Spurs 126
+26 SAS
MIL rallied from 2 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-BucksMIL won · Hornets 113, Bucks 117
2 pts
Jazz-WizardsUTA won · Jazz 83, Wizards 76
2 pts
Mavs-CavsDAL won · Mavs 103, Cavs 95
1 pt
Bosh shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoshMIA · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
82% (9-11)
ADNOH · 28 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
TerryBOS · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BlairSAS · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
ManuSAS · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Hornets-Bucks
Hornets 113Bucks 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets27313322113
Bucks25353126117
The story
Monta Ellis had 22 points and 9 assists as Milwaukee beat New Orleans 117-113

Greivis Vasquez led New Orleans with 13 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB · 8-16 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Bucks took the second 35-31.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −2+20+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Cavs
Mavs 103Cavs 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs24272428103
Cavs2428212295
The story
Chris Kaman's 15 points carried Dallas past Cleveland, 103-95

For Cleveland, Alonzo Gee had 15 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 8 REB, 6 BLK, 1 AST · 6-12 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 28-22, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 0−1+2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Suns
Heat 97Suns 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2329232297
Suns2329191788
The story
Miami beat Phoenix 97-88 behind 21 points from LeBron James

Markieff Morris paced Phoenix: 16 PTS, 4 REB 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 8-20 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 22-17 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 00+4+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.0Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 15.0 in 10 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.4 in 9 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.9Season avg25.9Today

26 minutes today, against 10.9 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 0 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 28

Anthony DavisPoints, last 6 games: 21, 8, 23, 8, 8, 28Hornets-Bucks · L
16.0 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 9 games: 11, 15, 19, 20, 22, 7, 16, 20, 26Clippers-Bulls · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 9 games: 29, 15, 27, 24, 28, 17, 20, 34, 26Cavs-Mavs · L
24.4 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 12, 40, 18, 8, 24, 22, 24, 11, 14, 24Heat-Suns · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 9 games: 18, 19, 4, 12, 9, 2, 15, 28, 22Bulls-Clippers · L
14.3 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 8 games: 14, 23, 15, 22, 32, 18, 16, 22Bucks-Hornets · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST