FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 25, 2012Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed POR by 4 at halftime and won 98–85.

Final · Box score
Pistons100
Knicks121
Q1 NYK +10; Q2 NYK +20; Q3 NYK +14; Q4 NYK +21
Final · 2OT · Box score
Spurs111
Raptors106
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS -1; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 Spurs 0; OT2 SAS +5
Final · Box score
Blazers85
Nets98
Q1 BKN -2; Q2 BKN -4; Q3 Nets 0; Q4 BKN +13
Final · OT · Box score
Celtics116
Magic110
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS -2; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Suns101
Sixers104
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI +5; Q4 PHI +3
Final · Box score
Hornets84
Nuggets102
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +10; Q3 DEN +22; Q4 DEN +18
The lead · Blazers-Nets

Brooklyn handles Portland by 13

Deron Williams goes for 15 points

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-40+13BKN AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2723201585
Nets2521242898
Who led
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 13, 25, 19, 10, 14, 13, 19, 21BKN21 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 17, 26, 24, 14, 22, 9, 11, 15BKN15 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 10, 17, 18, 15, 21, 13, 30, 20POR20 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
JJ HicksonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 7, 5, 13, 19, 10, 3, 10, 14, 19POR19 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 6 games went past regulation.

PHI over PHX3SAS over TOR5BOS over ORL6BKN over POR13DEN over NOH18NYK over DET21Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Lead changes
Suns-Sixers16
Spurs-Raptors13
Blazers-Nets10
Celtics-Magic6
Pistons-Knicks5
Hornets-Nuggets1
The night in charts
Celtics-Magic combined for 226, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-MagicCeltics 116, Magic 110
226
Pistons-KnicksPistons 100, Knicks 121
221
Spurs-RaptorsSpurs 111, Raptors 106
217
Suns-SixersSuns 101, Sixers 104
205
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 84, Nuggets 102
186
Blazers-NetsBlazers 85, Nets 98
183
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-SixersSuns 101, Sixers 104
+3 PHI
Spurs-RaptorsSpurs 111, Raptors 106
+5 SAS
Celtics-MagicCeltics 116, Magic 110
+6 BOS
Blazers-NetsBlazers 85, Nets 98
+13 BKN
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 84, Nuggets 102
+18 DEN
Pistons-KnicksPistons 100, Knicks 121
+21 NYK
BKN rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-NetsBKN won · Blazers 85, Nets 98
4 pts
Celtics-MagicBOS won · Celtics 116, Magic 110
2 pts
Spurs-RaptorsSAS won · Spurs 111, Raptors 106
1 pt
Lawson shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LawsonDEN · 17 PTS, 6 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
80% (8-10)
HicksonPOR · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
ValanciunasTOR · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
69% (9-13)
Ed DavisTOR · 15 PTS, 14 REB
64% (7-11)
GortatPHX · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Suns-Sixers
Suns 101Sixers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns20213426101
Sixers23233424104
The story
Philadelphia beat Phoenix 104-101 behind 16 points from Evan Turner

Marcin Gortat paced Phoenix: 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 4-13 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 23-20 first quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +3+5+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Raptors
Spurs 111Raptors 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Spurs24252019914111
Raptors2524211899106
The story
Tony Parker's 32 points carried San Antonio past Toronto, 111-106 in OT

For Toronto, Kyle Lowry had 20 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 32 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 14-27 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

It went to second overtime, and the Spurs took it 14-9.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −10−100+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle

DeMar DeRozan was the fantasy play: 49.9 FPTS on 29 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST

Final · Celtics-Magic
Celtics 116Magic 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics2830222214116
Magic222634208110
The story
Rajon Rondo had 16 assists and 15 points as Boston beat Orlando 116-110 in OT

Arron Afflalo led Orlando with 15 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 16 AST, 15 PTS, 9 REB · 7-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the first 28-22, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +6+10−20+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.5Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 16.5 in 12 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.5Season avg15.4Last 3

15.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.5 in 12 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 30.6 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Jrue Holiday leads the day with 33

Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 25, 12, 26, 14, 19, 16, 6, 33Sixers-Suns · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 4, 5, 19, 19, 14, 11, 26, 33, 32Spurs-Raptors · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 37, 15, 10, 20, 24, 14, 5, 29Raptors-Spurs · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 25, 9, 20, 26, 29, 23, 37, 29Knicks-Pistons · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 10, 23, 22, 18, 14, 14, 20, 20, 22, 26Spurs-Raptors · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 15, 11, 14, 15, 15, 14, 18, 24Celtics-Magic · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST