FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 24, 2012Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed CLE by 11 at halftime and won 110–108.

Final · Box score
Clippers93
Hawks104
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +25; Q4 ATL +11
Final · OT · Box score
Thunder116
Sixers109
Q1 OKC +8; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 Thunder 0; OT1 OKC +7
Final · 2OT · Box score
Bobcats108
Wizards106
Q1 CHA +1; Q2 CHA -1; Q3 Bobcats 0; Q4 Bobcats 0; OT1 Bobcats 0; OT2 CHA +2
Final · Box score
Cavs108
Heat110
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA -11; Q3 MIA -2; Q4 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Lakers115
Mavs89
Q1 LAL +13; Q2 LAL +27; Q3 LAL +24; Q4 LAL +26
Final · Box score
Bulls93
Bucks86
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 Bulls 0; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Jazz97
Kings108
Q1 SAC -6; Q2 SAC -5; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +11
Final · Box score
Wolves85
Warriors96
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW -4; Q3 GSW -4; Q4 GSW +11
The lead · Cavs-Heat

LeBron James scores 30, Miami rallies past Cleveland

Kevin Durant goes for 37 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-11-2+2MIA AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs29302029108
Heat26222933110
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 21, 20, 38, 30, 27, 21, 28, 30MIA30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 18, 8, 24, 22, 24, 11, 14, 24, 24, 23MIA23 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jeremy PargoPoints, last 6 games: 2, 0, 6, 28, 15, 16CLE16 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Dion WaitersPoints, last 10 games: 28, 12, 23, 8, 8, 16, 5, 16, 25, 16CLE16 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Lakers post the night's biggest win

Lakers beat Dallas by 26, the widest margin of 8 games.

CHA over WAS2MIA over CLE2OKC over PHI7CHI over MIL7ATL over LAC11SAC over UTA11GSW over MIN11LAL over DAL26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Bobcats-Wizards22
Thunder-Sixers11
Bulls-Bucks11
Clippers-Hawks4
Wolves-Warriors4
Lakers-Mavs2
The night in charts
Thunder-Sixers combined for 225, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-SixersThunder 116, Sixers 109
225
Cavs-HeatCavs 108, Heat 110
218
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 108, Wizards 106
214
Jazz-KingsJazz 97, Kings 108
205
Lakers-MavsLakers 115, Mavs 89
204
Clippers-HawksClippers 93, Hawks 104
197
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 85, Warriors 96
181
Bulls-BucksBulls 93, Bucks 86
179
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 108, Wizards 106
+2 CHA
Cavs-HeatCavs 108, Heat 110
+2 MIA
Thunder-SixersThunder 116, Sixers 109
+7 OKC
Bulls-BucksBulls 93, Bucks 86
+7 CHI
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 85, Warriors 96
+11 GSW
Jazz-KingsJazz 97, Kings 108
+11 SAC
Clippers-HawksClippers 93, Hawks 104
+11 ATL
Lakers-MavsLakers 115, Mavs 89
+26 LAL
MIA erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-HeatMIA won · Cavs 108, Heat 110
11 pts
Jazz-KingsSAC won · Jazz 97, Kings 108
6 pts
Wolves-WarriorsGSW won · Wolves 85, Warriors 96
4 pts
Clippers-HawksATL won · Clippers 93, Hawks 104
3 pts
Bulls-BucksCHI won · Bulls 93, Bucks 86
2 pts
World Peace shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
World PeaceLAL · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BoozerCHI · 22 PTS, 19 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
IbakaOKC · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
JamisonLAL · 19 PTS, 15 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
LeBronMIA · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
63% (10-16)
Final · Bobcats-Wizards
Bobcats 108Wizards 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Bobcats2525222079108
Wizards2427212077106
The story
Byron Mullens had 27 points as Charlotte beat Washington 108-106 in OT

Chris Singleton led Washington with 13 PTS, 12 REB 27 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 9-15 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

The Bobcats won the second overtime 9-7.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +1−1000+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Cavs-Heat
Cavs 108Heat 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs29302029108
Heat26222933110
The story
Dwyane Wade's 18 points carried Miami past Cleveland, 110-108

For Cleveland, Jeremy Pargo had 16 PTS, 7 AST 18 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 6-15 FG

The swing

The Heat trailed by 11 going into the third, then won it 29-20.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −3−11−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anderson Varejao was the fantasy play: 45.0 FPTS on 15 REB, 10 PTS, 4 AST

Final · Thunder-Sixers
Thunder 116Sixers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Thunder2921351318116
Sixers2128301911109
The story
Oklahoma City beat Philadelphia 116-109 in OT behind 30 points and 9 assists from Russell Westbrook

Thaddeus Young paced Philadelphia: 29 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB · 11-23 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 29-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +8+1+60+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.5Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.5 in 12 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.7 in 10 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 37

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 26, 26, 34, 27, 25, 35, 29, 37Thunder-Sixers · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 27, 33, 17, 10, 30, 23, 26, 30Thunder-Sixers · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 21, 20, 38, 30, 27, 21, 28, 30Heat-Cavs · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 16, 11, 4, 14, 7, 18, 11, 29Sixers-Thunder · L
13.8 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Byron MullensPoints, last 10 games: 24, 5, 7, 9, 12, 18, 19, 10, 12, 27Bobcats-Wizards · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 3, 15, 12, 9, 10, 14, 21, 18, 19, 27Kings-Jazz · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST