FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, October 31, 2013Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Knicks81
Bulls82
Q1 CHI +10; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +1
Final · Box score
Warriors115
Clippers126
Q1 LAC +10; Q2 LAC +13; Q3 LAC +13; Q4 LAC +11
On this day · 2012–13Oct 31, 2012: 9 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Pistons), 37 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Bulls

Chicago holds off New York, 82–81

Chris Paul goes for 42 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10+5+10+1CHI AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1622232081
Bulls2617281182
Who led
Derrick RosePoints, last 2 games: 12, 18CHI18 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 2 games: 4, 17CHI17 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 2 games: 19, 22NYK22 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 2 games: 18, 13NYK13 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Knicks-Bulls9
Warriors-Clippers2
Shot of the night

D-Rose's jumper with 5 seconds left puts the Bulls ahead, 82-81 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Clippers combined for 241, 78 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 115, Clippers 126
241
Knicks-BullsKnicks 81, Bulls 82
163
CHI won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Knicks-BullsKnicks 81, Bulls 82
+1 CHI
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 115, Clippers 126
+11 LAC
Blake shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BlakeLAC · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
StephGSW · 38 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB
61% (14-23)
CP3LAC · 42 PTS, 15 AST, 6 STL, 2 REB
60% (12-20)
David LeeGSW · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
53% (8-15)
DengCHI · 17 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
53% (8-15)
Final · Knicks-Bulls
Knicks 81Bulls 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1622232081
Bulls2617281182
The story
Jimmy Butler had 11 points and 10 rebounds as Chicago beat New York 82-81

Tyson Chandler led New York with 19 REB, 7 PTS, 2 AST 11 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 3-11 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the first 26-16, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +10+5+10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Carmelo Anthony led the game in fantasy with 59.2 FPTS (22 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Warriors-Clippers
Warriors 115Clippers 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors26292535115
Clippers36322533126
The story
Blake Griffin's 23 points and 10 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Golden State, 126-115

For Golden State, Andre Iguodala had 14 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 9-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 36-26, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +10+13+13+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.6points, last 2 vs 2012–13 avg
Points per game
16.92012–13 avg28.5Last 2

28.5 points a game over his last two games, against 16.9 in 2012–13 (70 games). Today: 42 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.8minutes, last 2 vs 2012–13 avg
Minutes per game
29.32012–13 avg11.5Last 2

11.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 29.3 in 2012–13 (81 games). Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.5minutes, today vs 2012–13 avg
Minutes per game
24.52012–13 avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 24.5 a game in 2012–13 (82 games). Line: 9 points, 17 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Warriors-Clippers

Clippers lead Golden State wire to wire

Clippers were ahead at every break and won 126–115. Best quarter: the first, 36–26. Chris Paul led Clippers with 42 points, 2 rebounds and 15 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Clippers-Warriors
Chris Paul · LACStephen Curry · GSWPTS4238REB23AST159Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Chris Paul leads the day with 42

Chris PaulPoints, last 2 games: 15, 42Clippers-Warriors · W
28.5 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Devin Harris NJN, Dec 19, 2008: 41 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
42 PTS · 2 REB · 15 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 2 games: 10, 38Warriors-Clippers · L
24.0 PPG season to date
38 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 2 games: 19, 23Clippers-Warriors · W
21.0 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 2 games: 19, 22Knicks-Bulls · L
20.5 PPG season to date
22 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
David LeePoints, last 2 games: 24, 22Warriors-Clippers · L
23.0 PPG season to date
22 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 2 games: 12, 18Bulls-Knicks · W
15.0 PPG season to date
18 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST