FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 27, 2012Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed DAL by 3 after the first quarter and won 100–98.

Final · Box score
Suns91
Cavs78
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +13
Final · Box score
Mavs98
Sixers100
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Raptors101
Rockets117
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +20; Q4 HOU +16
Final · Box score
Wolves97
Kings89
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +8
Final · Box score
Pacers79
Lakers77
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +2
The lead · Mavs-Sixers

Philadelphia holds off Dallas, 100–98

Kevin Love goes for 24 rebounds

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-3+2+2PHI AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs3125172598
Sixers28252225100
Who led
Evan TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 3, 11, 19, 12, 12, 26, 16, 22PHI22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 4, 14, 7, 18, 11, 29, 10, 20PHI20 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Chris KamanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 12, 23, 8, 15, 18, 10, 4, 20DAL20 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 8, 8, 2, 10, 7, 7, 10, 17DAL17 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Pacers-Lakers

Indiana leads Lakers wire to wire

Indiana was ahead at every break and won 79–77. Best quarter: the first, 25–21. George Hill led Indiana with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHI over DAL2IND over LAL2MIN over SAC8PHX over CLE13HOU over TOR16Final margin, points. Pink = IND over LAL.
Lead changes
Mavs-Sixers8
Suns-Cavs6
Raptors-Rockets2
Pacers-Lakers2
Wolves-Kings1
Shot of the night

Hill's layup at the buzzer breaks the tie, 79-77 final

The night in charts
Raptors-Rockets combined for 218, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 101, Rockets 117
218
Mavs-SixersMavs 98, Sixers 100
198
Wolves-KingsWolves 97, Kings 89
186
Suns-CavsSuns 91, Cavs 78
169
Pacers-LakersPacers 79, Lakers 77
156
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-SixersMavs 98, Sixers 100
+2 PHI
Pacers-LakersPacers 79, Lakers 77
+2 IND
Wolves-KingsWolves 97, Kings 89
+8 MIN
Suns-CavsSuns 91, Cavs 78
+13 PHX
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 101, Rockets 117
+16 HOU
Dwight shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightLAL · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
KamanDAL · 20 PTS, 4 REB
69% (9-13)
VarejaoCLE · 20 PTS, 18 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
BargnaniTOR · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
TurnerPHI · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Pacers-Lakers
Pacers 79Lakers 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2515211879
Lakers2112242077
The story
David West had 16 points and 10 rebounds as Indiana beat Los Angeles 79-77

Dwight Howard led Los Angeles with 17 PTS, 8 REB 16 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST · 7-15 FG

The swing

The Pacers won the first 25-21, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +4+7+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Sixers
Mavs 98Sixers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs3125172598
Sixers28252225100
The story
Jrue Holiday's 18 points carried Philadelphia past Dallas, 100-98

For Dallas, Elton Brand had 17 PTS, 8 REB 18 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL · 7-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 22-17.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −3−3+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Darren Collison was the fantasy play: 35.6 FPTS on 12 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB

Final · Suns-Cavs
Suns 91Cavs 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1918342091
Cavs1319271978
The story
Phoenix beat Cleveland 91-78 behind 19 points from Goran Dragic

Dion Waiters paced Cleveland: 16 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 6-11 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 34-27 third quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +6+5+12+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anderson Varejao topped the game at 50.1 FPTS: 20 PTS, 18 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.5Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.5 in 13 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.1 in 13 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.1Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 12.1 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 40

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 28, 31, 22, 25, 38, 30, 19, 40Lakers-Pacers · L
27.7 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Blake Griffin LAC, Dec 28, 2013: 40 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Ties season high40 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 22, 30, 29, 20, 6, 28, 33, 24Rockets-Raptors · W
25.1 PPG season to date · −1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 4 games: 34, 24, 15, 23Wolves-Kings · W
24.0 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 24 REB · 2 AST
Evan TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 3, 11, 19, 12, 12, 26, 16, 22Sixers-Mavs · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Patrick PattersonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 17, 6, 15, 14, 19, 20, 10, 22Rockets-Raptors · W
13.2 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 8, 15, 17, 22, 25, 34, 4, 21Raptors-Rockets · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST