FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 28, 2012Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed MIN by 5 after the first quarter and won 101–95.

Final · Box score
Spurs110
Magic89
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +17; Q4 SAS +21
Final · Box score
Blazers82
Wizards84
Q1 WAS -4; Q2 Wizards 0; Q3 WAS +9; Q4 WAS +2
Final · Box score
Bobcats91
Hawks94
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL -2; Q3 ATL +6; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Nets95
Celtics83
Q1 BKN +8; Q2 BKN +13; Q3 BKN +15; Q4 BKN +12
Final · Box score
Suns77
Pistons117
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET +11; Q3 DET +21; Q4 DET +40
Final · Box score
Mavs78
Bulls101
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI +16; Q3 CHI +19; Q4 CHI +23
Final · Box score
Raptors82
Grizzlies103
Q1 MEM -3; Q2 MEM +1; Q3 MEM +20; Q4 MEM +21
Final · Box score
Knicks102
Bucks88
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +18; Q4 NYK +14
Final · Box score
Jazz96
Hornets84
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +16; Q4 UTA +12
Final · Box score
Rockets98
Thunder120
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC +12; Q3 OKC +12; Q4 OKC +22
Final · Box score
Wolves95
Clippers101
Q1 LAC -5; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC -1; Q4 LAC +6
The lead · Wolves-Clippers

Clippers get past Minnesota

Josh Smith goes for 17 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+2-1+6LAC AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2827221895
Clippers23341925101
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 16, 8, 19, 9, 14, 19, 20, 23LAC23 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 20, 26, 16, 23, 14, 22, 4, 18LAC18 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 5 games: 34, 24, 15, 23, 19MIN19 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Alexey ShvedPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 16, 13, 22, 8, 4, 9, 8, 17MIN17 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Blazers-Wizards

Washington edges Portland by two

Portland won the fourth 23–16, but Washington held on, 84–82. Jordan Crawford led Washington with 19 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
WAS over POR2ATL over CHA3LAC over MIN6BKN over BOS12UTA over NOH12NYK over MIL14SAS over ORL21MEM over TOR21OKC over HOU22CHI over DAL23DET over PHX40Final margin, points. Pink = WAS over POR.
Lead changes
Raptors-Grizzlies14
Wolves-Clippers13
Suns-Pistons9
Knicks-Bucks9
Blazers-Wizards8
Rockets-Thunder7
Mavs-Bulls5
Spurs-Magic4
Bobcats-Hawks4
Jazz-Hornets2
The night in charts
Rockets-Thunder combined for 218, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-ThunderRockets 98, Thunder 120
218
Spurs-MagicSpurs 110, Magic 89
199
Wolves-ClippersWolves 95, Clippers 101
196
Suns-PistonsSuns 77, Pistons 117
194
Knicks-BucksKnicks 102, Bucks 88
190
Bobcats-HawksBobcats 91, Hawks 94
185
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 82, Grizzlies 103
185
Jazz-HornetsJazz 96, Hornets 84
180
Mavs-BullsMavs 78, Bulls 101
179
Nets-CelticsNets 95, Celtics 83
178
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 82, Wizards 84
166
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 82, Wizards 84
+2 WAS
Bobcats-HawksBobcats 91, Hawks 94
+3 ATL
Wolves-ClippersWolves 95, Clippers 101
+6 LAC
Nets-CelticsNets 95, Celtics 83
+12 BKN
Jazz-HornetsJazz 96, Hornets 84
+12 UTA
Knicks-BucksKnicks 102, Bucks 88
+14 NYK
Spurs-MagicSpurs 110, Magic 89
+21 SAS
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 82, Grizzlies 103
+21 MEM
Rockets-ThunderRockets 98, Thunder 120
+22 OKC
Mavs-BullsMavs 78, Bulls 101
+23 CHI
Suns-PistonsSuns 77, Pistons 117
+40 DET
LAC rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-ClippersLAC won · Wolves 95, Clippers 101
5 pts
Blazers-WizardsWAS won · Blazers 82, Wizards 84
4 pts
Knicks-BucksNYK won · Knicks 102, Bucks 88
3 pts
Raptors-GrizzliesMEM won · Raptors 82, Grizzlies 103
3 pts
Bobcats-HawksATL won · Bobcats 91, Hawks 94
2 pts
Ibaka shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
IbakaOKC · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 6 BLK
85% (11-13)
NovakNYK · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
RandolphMEM · 17 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
UdrihMIL · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
DuncanSAS · 15 PTS, 5 BLK, 4 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Blazers-Wizards
Blazers 82Wizards 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2716162382
Wizards2320251684
The story
Trevor Ariza's 14 points carried Washington past Portland, 84-82

For Portland, Nicolas Batum had 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 6-9 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 25-16, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −40+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

JJ Hickson was the fantasy play: 41.8 FPTS on 19 REB, 15 PTS, 2 AST

Final · Bobcats-Hawks
Bobcats 91Hawks 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats1827202691
Hawks2023282394
The story
Al Horford had 17 points and 11 rebounds as Atlanta beat Charlotte 94-91

Ben Gordon led Charlotte with 26 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK · 7-15 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Hawks took the third 28-20.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +2−2+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Clippers
Wolves 95Clippers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2827221895
Clippers23341925101
The story
Los Angeles beat Minnesota 101-95 behind 23 points and 11 assists from Chris Paul

Nikola Pekovic paced Minnesota: 11 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 11 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 7-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 34-27 second quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −5+2−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.5Season avg24.0Last 5

24.0 points a game over his last five games, against 17.5 in 14 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Season avg18.8Last 3

18.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.6 in 13 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.6Season avg38.1Today

38 minutes today, against 10.6 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 37

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 34, 27, 25, 35, 29, 37, 18, 37Thunder-Rockets · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 9, 20, 26, 29, 23, 37, 29, 35, 29Knicks-Bucks · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Patrick PattersonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 17, 6, 15, 14, 19, 20, 10, 22, 27Rockets-Thunder · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 34, 11, 10, 8, 13, 4, 19, 9, 26Bobcats-Hawks · L
13.5 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 16, 8, 19, 9, 14, 19, 20, 23Clippers-Wolves · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 17, 15, 16, 15, 17, 18, 6, 23Thunder-Rockets · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST