FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 29, 2012Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed DEN by 9 at halftime and won 106–105.

Final · Box score
Spurs100
Heat105
Q1 MIA -5; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA -3; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets105
Warriors106
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW -9; Q3 GSW -8; Q4 GSW +1
The lead · Nuggets-Warriors

David Lee scores 31, Golden State holds off Denver

LeBron James goes for 23 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-9-8+1GSW AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets25352619105
Warriors30212728106
Who led
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 18, 18, 19, 17, 20, 21, 17, 31GSW31 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 7, 12, 4, 7, 23, 16, 24, 21GSW21 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 10, 9, 7, 18, 29, 23, 10, 22DEN22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 13, 15, 26, 19, 20, 9, 12, 20DEN20 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Spurs-Heat

Miami makes it five straight

Miami beat San Antonio 105–100 and moved to 11–3. LeBron James led Miami with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists.

Streak strip · MIA
Wvs BKN103–73W@ ATL95–89L@ MEM86–104W@ HOU113–110L@ LAC100–107W@ DEN98–93W@ PHX97–88Wvs MIL113–106Wvs CLE110–108Wvs SAS105–100
Lead changes
Nuggets-Warriors4
The night in charts
Nuggets-Warriors combined for 211, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 105, Warriors 106
211
Spurs-HeatSpurs 100, Heat 105
205
2 of 2 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 105, Warriors 106
+1 GSW
Spurs-HeatSpurs 100, Heat 105
+5 MIA
GSW rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-WarriorsGSW won · Nuggets 105, Warriors 106
9 pts
Spurs-HeatMIA won · Spurs 100, Heat 105
5 pts
David Lee shot 13-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
David LeeGSW · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
87% (13-15)
SplitterSAS · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
58% (7-12)
BoshMIA · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
57% (8-14)
LeBronMIA · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 4 STL
56% (9-16)
KlayGSW · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
53% (10-19)
Final · Nuggets-Warriors
Nuggets 105Warriors 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets25352619105
Warriors30212728106
The story
Stephen Curry had 20 points and 10 assists as Golden State beat Denver 106-105

Ty Lawson led Denver with 17 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 20 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 7-17 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Warriors took the fourth 28-19.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +5−9−8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Heat
Spurs 100Heat 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs27173224100
Heat22252632105
The story
Chris Bosh's 18 points and 12 rebounds carried Miami past San Antonio, 105-100

For San Antonio, Gary Neal had 20 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 18 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

The Heat trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 25-17.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −5+3−3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.3Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 15.3 in 15 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs 2011–12 avg
Minutes per game
15.22011–12 avg6.3Last 3

6.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 15.2 in 2011–12 (34 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.7Season avg33.5Today

34 minutes today, against 8.7 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

David Lee leads the day with 31

David LeePoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 18, 18, 19, 17, 20, 21, 17, 31Warriors-Nuggets · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 20, 38, 30, 27, 21, 28, 30, 23Heat-Spurs · W
25.0 PPG season to date · −2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 10, 9, 7, 18, 29, 23, 10, 22Nuggets-Warriors · L
15.7 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 7, 12, 4, 7, 23, 16, 24, 21Warriors-Nuggets · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 12, 17, 22, 31, 25, 6, 20, 20Warriors-Nuggets · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Gary NealPoints, last 10 games: 7, 27, 0, 7, 12, 8, 4, 13, 19, 20Spurs-Heat · L
10.9 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST