FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 18, 2012Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed CHI by 7 after the first quarter and won 102–94.

Final · Box score
Pacers76
Knicks88
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +11; Q3 NYK +12; Q4 NYK +12
Final · Box score
Magic86
Raptors97
Q1 TOR +10; Q2 TOR +8; Q3 TOR -2; Q4 TOR +11
Final · Box score
Cavs79
Sixers86
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI +1; Q3 PHI +5; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Nets99
Kings90
Q1 BKN +1; Q2 BKN +12; Q3 BKN +9; Q4 BKN +9
Final · Box score
Warriors109
Thunder119
Q1 OKC +1; Q2 OKC +13; Q3 OKC +21; Q4 OKC +10
Final · Box score
Celtics83
Pistons103
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +20
Final · Box score
Bulls94
Blazers102
Q1 POR -7; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +5; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Rockets108
Lakers119
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +11
The lead · Bulls-Blazers

Portland beats Chicago, 102–94

Kevin Durant posts a triple-double

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+8+5+8POR AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls3013252694
Blazers23282229102
Who led
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 26, 3, 17, 14, 23, 33, 19, 15, 35, 21POR21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 16, 20, 10, 10, 17, 18, 15, 21POR21 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 15, 11, 2, 18, 11, 11, 11, 18CHI18 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Joakim NoahPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 11, 20, 9, 17, 17, 21, 4, 16CHI16 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Cavs-Sixers

Cleveland's skid reaches six

Philadelphia won 86–79; the Cavaliers fall to 2–8. Evan Turner led Philadelphia with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists.

Streak strip · CLE
Wvs WAS94–84Lvs CHI86–115L@ MIL102–105W@ LAC108–101L@ GSW96–106L@ PHX105–107L@ OKC91–106L@ BKN101–114Lvs DAL95–103L@ PHI79–86
Lead changes
Cavs-Sixers16
Bulls-Blazers7
Magic-Raptors5
Celtics-Pistons5
Warriors-Thunder3
Pacers-Knicks2
The night in charts
Warriors-Thunder combined for 228, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 109, Thunder 119
228
Rockets-LakersRockets 108, Lakers 119
227
Bulls-BlazersBulls 94, Blazers 102
196
Nets-KingsNets 99, Kings 90
189
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 83, Pistons 103
186
Magic-RaptorsMagic 86, Raptors 97
183
Cavs-SixersCavs 79, Sixers 86
165
Pacers-KnicksPacers 76, Knicks 88
164
PHI won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Cavs-SixersCavs 79, Sixers 86
+7 PHI
Bulls-BlazersBulls 94, Blazers 102
+8 POR
Nets-KingsNets 99, Kings 90
+9 BKN
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 109, Thunder 119
+10 OKC
Magic-RaptorsMagic 86, Raptors 97
+11 TOR
Rockets-LakersRockets 108, Lakers 119
+11 LAL
Pacers-KnicksPacers 76, Knicks 88
+12 NYK
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 83, Pistons 103
+20 DET
POR rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-BlazersPOR won · Bulls 94, Blazers 102
7 pts
Celtics-PistonsDET won · Celtics 83, Pistons 103
2 pts
Magic-RaptorsTOR won · Magic 86, Raptors 97
2 pts
Cavs-SixersPHI won · Cavs 79, Sixers 86
2 pts
Blatche shot 11-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BlatcheBKN · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
92% (11-12)
ParsonsHOU · 24 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
MonroeDET · 20 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
HamiltonCHI · 15 PTS, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
NoahCHI · 16 PTS, 15 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Bulls-Blazers
Bulls 94Blazers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls3013252694
Blazers23282229102
The story
Portland beat Chicago 102-94 behind 21 points from Wesley Matthews

Luol Deng paced Chicago: 14 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 9-15 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 28-13 second quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 −7+8+5+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Joakim Noah topped the game at 49.0 FPTS: 16 PTS, 15 REB, 8 AST

Final · Warriors-Thunder
Warriors 109Thunder 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors25212736109
Thunder26333525119
The story
Serge Ibaka had 16 points as Oklahoma City beat Golden State 119-109

Stephen Curry led Golden State with 22 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 16 PTS, 8 REB · 7-14 FG

The swing

The Thunder won the second 33-21, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
300 +1+13+21+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Lakers
Rockets 108Lakers 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets29312721108
Lakers40283021119
The story
Dwight Howard's 28 points and 13 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Houston, 119-108

For Houston, Chandler Parsons had 24 PTS, 3 AST 28 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 11-18 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 40-29, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +11+8+11+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kobe Bryant was the fantasy play: 58.2 FPTS on 22 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.1Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.1 in 9 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs 2011–12 avg
Minutes per game
23.02011–12 avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.0 in 2011–12 (59 games). Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.4Season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 6.4 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 30

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 32, 14, 19, 16, 10, 27, 33, 17, 10, 30Thunder-Warriors · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 8 games: 14, 11, 21, 23, 21, 14, 9, 29Kings-Nets · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 33, 13, 28, 19, 6, 23, 13, 18, 28Lakers-Rockets · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 8 games: 30, 27, 21, 31, 25, 9, 20, 26Knicks-Pacers · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 15, 24, 25, 26, 26, 34, 27, 25Thunder-Warriors · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Bo Outlaw ORL, Apr 17, 1998: 25 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
25 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 6, 9, 8, 19, 8, 25, 13, 19, 24Rockets-Lakers · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST