FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 19, 2012Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed SAS by 10 after the first quarter and won 92–87.

Final · Box score
Bucks98
Bobcats102
Q1 CHA +7; Q2 CHA +1; Q3 CHA -4; Q4 CHA +4
Final · Box score
Pacers96
Wizards89
Q1 IND +15; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Magic72
Hawks81
Q1 ATL -2; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL +16; Q4 ATL +9
Final · Box score
Nuggets97
Grizzlies92
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +5
Final · OT · Box score
Warriors105
Mavs101
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW +2; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 GSW +4
Final · Box score
Clippers92
Spurs87
Q1 LAC -10; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +8; Q4 LAC +5
Final · Box score
Rockets91
Jazz102
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +17; Q3 UTA +15; Q4 UTA +11
The lead · Clippers-Spurs

Clippers climb out of a 10-point hole against San Antonio

Stephen Curry goes for 31 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+5+8+5LAC AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1829242192
Spurs2814212487
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 27, 17, 10, 21, 15, 16, 8, 19LAC19 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 19, 20, 22, 7, 16, 20, 26, 16LAC16 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 14, 10, 23, 22, 18, 14, 14, 20SAS20 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 9 games: 8, 3, 9, 7, 17, 3, 12, 20, 15SAS15 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Utah by 11.

CHA over MIL4GSW over DAL4DEN over MEM5LAC over SAS5IND over WAS7ATL over ORL9UTA over HOU11Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Magic-Hawks13
Nuggets-Grizzlies12
Warriors-Mavs12
Bucks-Bobcats9
Clippers-Spurs5
Pacers-Wizards1
Rockets-Jazz1
The night in charts
Warriors-Mavs combined for 206, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-MavsWarriors 105, Mavs 101
206
Bucks-BobcatsBucks 98, Bobcats 102
200
Rockets-JazzRockets 91, Jazz 102
193
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 97, Grizzlies 92
189
Pacers-WizardsPacers 96, Wizards 89
185
Clippers-SpursClippers 92, Spurs 87
179
Magic-HawksMagic 72, Hawks 81
153
4 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-MavsWarriors 105, Mavs 101
+4 GSW
Bucks-BobcatsBucks 98, Bobcats 102
+4 CHA
Clippers-SpursClippers 92, Spurs 87
+5 LAC
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 97, Grizzlies 92
+5 DEN
Pacers-WizardsPacers 96, Wizards 89
+7 IND
Magic-HawksMagic 72, Hawks 81
+9 ATL
Rockets-JazzRockets 91, Jazz 102
+11 UTA
LAC erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-SpursLAC won · Clippers 92, Spurs 87
10 pts
Bucks-BobcatsCHA won · Bucks 98, Bobcats 102
4 pts
Magic-HawksATL won · Magic 72, Hawks 81
2 pts
Nuggets-GrizzliesDEN won · Nuggets 97, Grizzlies 92
1 pt
Hibbert shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HibbertIND · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
80% (8-10)
WestIND · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
71% (10-14)
GayMEM · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
DunleavyMIL · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK
60% (6-10)
McGeeDEN · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK
58% (7-12)
Final · Warriors-Mavs
Warriors 105Mavs 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors2320242315105
Mavs2018272511101
The story
David Lee had 19 rebounds and 17 points as Golden State beat Dallas 105-101 in OT

O.J. Mayo led Dallas with 27 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 19 REB, 17 PTS, 3 AST · 7-17 FG

The swing

The Warriors won the overtime 15-11.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +3+5+20+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bucks-Bobcats
Bucks 98Bobcats 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2331271798
Bobcats30252225102
The story
Ramon Sessions' 23 points carried Charlotte past Milwaukee, 102-98

For Milwaukee, Mike Dunleavy had 16 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 6-13 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Bobcats trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 25-17.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +7+1−4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Monta Ellis was the fantasy play: 45.6 FPTS on 31 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB

Final · Clippers-Spurs
Clippers 92Spurs 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1829242192
Spurs2814212487
The story
Los Angeles beat San Antonio 92-87 behind 19 points and 8 assists from Chris Paul

Manu Ginobili paced San Antonio: 15 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 19 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 9-16 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 29-14 second quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −10+5+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan topped the game at 42.3 FPTS: 20 PTS, 14 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.7Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.7 in 10 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.4Season avg22.2Last 3

22.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.4 in 11 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.6Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 14.6 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 31

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 12, 21, 18, 19, 12, 17, 22, 31Warriors-Mavs · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 9 games: 14, 23, 15, 22, 32, 18, 16, 22, 31Bucks-Bobcats · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 20, 19, 11, 11, 7, 15, 14, 30Pacers-Wizards · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 30, 32, 22, 23, 22, 18, 25, 19, 19, 27Mavs-Warriors · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 8, 13, 5, 21, 15, 13, 15, 26Nuggets-Grizzlies · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Ramon SessionsPoints, last 9 games: 11, 22, 17, 13, 12, 21, 18, 12, 23Bobcats-Bucks · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST