FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 26, 2012Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed CHI by 17 after three quarters and won 93–92.

Final · OT · Box score
Knicks89
Nets96
Q1 BKN +3; Q2 BKN -2; Q3 BKN +1; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 BKN +7
Final · Box score
Spurs118
Wizards92
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +22; Q4 SAS +26
Final · Box score
Blazers101
Pistons108
Q1 DET +9; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Bucks93
Bulls92
Q1 MIL -7; Q2 MIL -10; Q3 MIL -17; Q4 MIL +1
Final · Box score
Cavs78
Grizzlies84
Q1 MEM -3; Q2 MEM -5; Q3 MEM -7; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Bobcats69
Thunder114
Q1 OKC +16; Q2 OKC +40; Q3 OKC +45; Q4 OKC +45
Final · Box score
Nuggets103
Jazz105
Q1 UTA -11; Q2 UTA -11; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 UTA +2
Final · Box score
Hornets105
Clippers98
Q1 NOH +3; Q2 NOH +7; Q3 NOH +11; Q4 NOH +7
The lead · Bucks-Bulls

Milwaukee storms back from 17 down to beat Chicago

LaMarcus Aldridge goes for 32 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-10-17+1MIL AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks1921233093
Bulls2624301292
Who led
Ersan IlyasovaPoints, last 10 games: 7, 11, 10, 2, 5, 10, 4, 4, 6, 18MIL18 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Beno UdrihPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 2, 6, 9, 8, 5, 6, 12, 11MIL11 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 20, 12, 8, 15, 14, 15, 4, 22, 30CHI30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 2, 15, 28, 22, 4, 13, 22, 19CHI19 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: OKC by 45.

MIL over CHI1UTA over DEN2MEM over CLE6BKN over NYK7DET over POR7NOH over LAC7SAS over WAS26OKC over CHA45Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Knicks-Nets14
Nuggets-Jazz10
Blazers-Pistons9
Bucks-Bulls8
Hornets-Clippers7
Spurs-Wizards6
Bobcats-Thunder1
The night in charts
Spurs-Wizards combined for 210, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 118, Wizards 92
210
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 101, Pistons 108
209
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 103, Jazz 105
208
Hornets-ClippersHornets 105, Clippers 98
203
Knicks-NetsKnicks 89, Nets 96
185
Bucks-BullsBucks 93, Bulls 92
185
Bobcats-ThunderBobcats 69, Thunder 114
183
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 78, Grizzlies 84
162
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-BullsBucks 93, Bulls 92
+1 MIL
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 103, Jazz 105
+2 UTA
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 78, Grizzlies 84
+6 MEM
Knicks-NetsKnicks 89, Nets 96
+7 BKN
Hornets-ClippersHornets 105, Clippers 98
+7 NOH
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 101, Pistons 108
+7 DET
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 118, Wizards 92
+26 SAS
Bobcats-ThunderBobcats 69, Thunder 114
+45 OKC
MIL erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-BullsMIL won · Bucks 93, Bulls 92
17 pts
Nuggets-JazzUTA won · Nuggets 103, Jazz 105
11 pts
Cavs-GrizzliesMEM won · Cavs 78, Grizzlies 84
7 pts
Knicks-NetsBKN won · Knicks 89, Nets 96
2 pts
Chandler shot 12-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ChandlerNYK · 28 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
92% (12-13)
RandolphMEM · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
GasolMEM · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
JeffersonUTA · 28 PTS, 5 REB
67% (10-15)
FariedDEN · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Bucks-Bulls
Bucks 93Bulls 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks1921233093
Bulls2624301292
The story
Ersan Ilyasova had 18 points as Milwaukee beat Chicago 93-92

Richard Hamilton led Chicago with 30 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 8-14 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 17 after the third, the Bucks took the fourth 30-12.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −7−10−17+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Joakim Noah led the game in fantasy with 44.5 FPTS (10 REB, 6 PTS, 3 AST)

Final · Nuggets-Jazz
Nuggets 103Jazz 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets35301919103
Jazz24303021105
The story
Al Jefferson's 28 points carried Utah past Denver, 105-103

For Denver, Kenneth Faried had 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 5 REB · 10-15 FG

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 11 going into the third, then won it 30-19.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −11−110+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ty Lawson was the fantasy play: 40.5 FPTS on 16 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB

Final · Knicks-Nets
Knicks 89Nets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks23242017589
Nets261923161296
The story
Brooklyn beat New York 96-89 in OT behind 22 points and 11 rebounds from Brook Lopez

Tyson Chandler paced New York: 28 PTS, 10 REB 22 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK · 9-20 FG

The swing

The Nets settled it in overtime, 12-5.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +3−2+10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.7Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 17.7 in 13 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 12 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Season avg34.2Today

34 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 35

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 9, 20, 26, 29, 23, 37, 29, 35Knicks-Nets · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 4, 2, 13, 15, 5, 0, 7, 3, 33Clippers-Hornets · L
10.5 PPG season to date · +24.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 29, 14, 19, 29, 18, 12, 13, 32Blazers-Pistons · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 20, 12, 8, 15, 14, 15, 4, 22, 30Bulls-Bucks · L
14.5 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Tyson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 13, 7, 7, 7, 21, 6, 13, 28Knicks-Nets · L
11.6 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 27, 24, 13, 15, 21, 14, 19, 14, 28Jazz-Nuggets · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST