FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, November 30, 2012Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed ATL by 11 at halftime and won 113–111.

Final · Box score
Sixers104
Bobcats98
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI +4; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Nets98
Magic86
Q1 BKN +4; Q2 BKN +1; Q3 BKN +11; Q4 BKN +12
Final · Box score
Suns97
Raptors101
Q1 TOR -6; Q2 TOR -1; Q3 TOR +4; Q4 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Cavs113
Hawks111
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE -11; Q3 CLE -9; Q4 CLE +2
Final · Box score
Blazers78
Celtics96
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +23; Q3 BOS +16; Q4 BOS +18
Final · Box score
Wizards87
Knicks108
Q1 NYK +9; Q2 NYK +11; Q3 NYK +21; Q4 NYK +21
Final · Box score
Pistons78
Grizzlies90
Q1 MEM +1; Q2 MEM +8; Q3 MEM +10; Q4 MEM +12
Final · Box score
Bucks85
Wolves95
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Jazz94
Thunder106
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC +12; Q3 OKC +16; Q4 OKC +12
Final · Box score
Pacers97
Kings92
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets103
Lakers122
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +14; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +19
The lead · Cavs-Hawks

Cleveland rallies from 11 down to beat Atlanta

Russell Westbrook goes for 23 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-11-9+2CLE AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs27292631113
Hawks29382420111
Who led
Jeremy PargoPoints, last 9 games: 2, 0, 6, 28, 15, 16, 9, 8, 22CLE22 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Dion WaitersPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 16, 5, 16, 25, 16, 15, 16, 21CLE21 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 16, 19, 6, 25, 10, 17, 17, 25ATL25 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 18, 21, 14, 9, 6, 18, 17, 18ATL18 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Suns-Raptors

Toronto upsets Phoenix

Toronto (3–13) beat Phoenix (7–9) 101–97. DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CLE over ATL2TOR over PHX4IND over SAC5PHI over CHA6MIN over MIL10BKN over ORL12MEM over DET12OKC over UTA12BOS over POR18LAL over DEN19NYK over WAS21Final margin, points. Pink = TOR over PHX.
Lead changes
Pacers-Kings16
Sixers-Bobcats15
Bucks-Wolves15
Cavs-Hawks12
Suns-Raptors11
Pistons-Grizzlies9
Jazz-Thunder5
Nets-Magic3
Wizards-Knicks2
Nuggets-Lakers2
Blazers-Celtics0
Shot of the night

Gee's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 113-111 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Lakers combined for 225, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 103, Lakers 122
225
Cavs-HawksCavs 113, Hawks 111
224
Sixers-BobcatsSixers 104, Bobcats 98
202
Jazz-ThunderJazz 94, Thunder 106
200
Suns-RaptorsSuns 97, Raptors 101
198
Wizards-KnicksWizards 87, Knicks 108
195
Pacers-KingsPacers 97, Kings 92
189
Nets-MagicNets 98, Magic 86
184
Bucks-WolvesBucks 85, Wolves 95
180
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 78, Celtics 96
174
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 78, Grizzlies 90
168
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-HawksCavs 113, Hawks 111
+2 CLE
Suns-RaptorsSuns 97, Raptors 101
+4 TOR
Pacers-KingsPacers 97, Kings 92
+5 IND
Sixers-BobcatsSixers 104, Bobcats 98
+6 PHI
Bucks-WolvesBucks 85, Wolves 95
+10 MIN
Jazz-ThunderJazz 94, Thunder 106
+12 OKC
Nets-MagicNets 98, Magic 86
+12 BKN
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 78, Grizzlies 90
+12 MEM
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 78, Celtics 96
+18 BOS
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 103, Lakers 122
+19 LAL
Wizards-KnicksWizards 87, Knicks 108
+21 NYK
CLE erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-HawksCLE won · Cavs 113, Hawks 111
11 pts
Suns-RaptorsTOR won · Suns 97, Raptors 101
6 pts
Bucks-WolvesMIN won · Bucks 85, Wolves 95
1 pt
Dwight shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightLAL · 28 PTS, 20 REB, 3 BLK
75% (12-16)
KanterUTA · 18 PTS, 7 REB
73% (8-11)
PargoCLE · 22 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
69% (9-13)
JamisonLAL · 33 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
TurnerPHI · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
Final · Cavs-Hawks
Cavs 113Hawks 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs27292631113
Hawks29382420111
The story
Anderson Varejao had 20 points and 18 rebounds as Cleveland beat Atlanta 113-111

Jeff Teague led Atlanta with 15 PTS, 7 AST 20 PTS, 18 REB, 3 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 31-20.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −2−11−9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Josh Smith led the game in fantasy with 52.1 FPTS (25 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Pacers-Kings
Pacers 97Kings 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2023292597
Kings1723272592
The story
David West's 31 points and 11 rebounds carried Indiana past Sacramento, 97-92

For Sacramento, DeMarcus Cousins had 19 PTS, 16 REB 31 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 13-20 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 20-17, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +3+3+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Bobcats
Sixers 104Bobcats 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers27272228104
Bobcats2525232598
The story
Philadelphia beat Charlotte 104-98 behind 25 points and 10 rebounds from Evan Turner

Kemba Walker paced Charlotte: 13 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 25 PTS, 10 REB · 10-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 28-25 fourth quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +2+4+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.5Season avg14.2Last 5

14.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.5 in 15 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.7Season avg22.3Last 3

22.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.7 in 12 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 32 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.9Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 14.9 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 3 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Antawn Jamison leads the day with 33

Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 5, 5, 8, 2, 0, 16, 19, 3, 33Lakers-Nuggets · W
7.2 PPG season to date · +27.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 7, 15, 14, 30, 16, 22, 16, 31Pacers-Kings · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 18, 28, 23, 7, 7, 15, 17, 28Lakers-Nuggets · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 20 REB · 0 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 3, 15, 7, 12, 16, 11, 19, 25Pacers-Kings · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 16, 19, 6, 25, 10, 17, 17, 25Hawks-Cavs · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high25 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Evan TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 3, 11, 19, 12, 12, 26, 16, 22, 25Sixers-Bobcats · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST