FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 2, 2013Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed UTA by 16 at halftime and won 104–93.

Final · Box score
Cavs74
Pacers89
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +15
Final · Box score
Bulls104
Sixers107
Q1 PHI -12; Q2 PHI -15; Q3 PHI -1; Q4 PHI +3
Final · Box score
Bobcats84
Pelicans105
Q1 NOP +18; Q2 NOP +15; Q3 NOP +15; Q4 NOP +21
Final · Box score
Grizzlies99
Mavs111
Q1 DAL +16; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +10; Q4 DAL +12
Final · Box score
Raptors97
Bucks90
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR +12; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Rockets104
Jazz93
Q1 HOU -8; Q2 HOU -16; Q3 Rockets 0; Q4 HOU +11
Final · Box score
Spurs105
Blazers115
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR +11; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +10
Final · Box score
Kings87
Warriors98
Q1 GSW +10; Q2 GSW +20; Q3 GSW +20; Q4 GSW +11
On this day · 2012–13Nov 2, 2012: 12 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Hawks), 45 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Jazz

Houston storms back from 16 down to beat Utah

Anthony Davis goes for 25 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-160+11HOU AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets16243331104
Jazz2432172093
Who led
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 3 games: 10, 9, 24HOU24 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 3 games: 21, 34, 23HOU23 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 3 games: 10, 7, 18UTA18 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Enes KanterPoints, last 3 games: 14, 20, 16UTA16 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Bulls-Sixers8
Rockets-Jazz6
Cavs-Pacers4
Spurs-Blazers4
Raptors-Bucks3
Kings-Warriors2
Grizzlies-Mavs1
Bobcats-Pelicans0
The night in charts
Spurs-Blazers combined for 220, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 105, Blazers 115
220
Bulls-SixersBulls 104, Sixers 107
211
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 99, Mavs 111
210
Rockets-JazzRockets 104, Jazz 93
197
Bobcats-PelicansBobcats 84, Pelicans 105
189
Raptors-BucksRaptors 97, Bucks 90
187
Kings-WarriorsKings 87, Warriors 98
185
Cavs-PacersCavs 74, Pacers 89
163
PHI won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Bulls-SixersBulls 104, Sixers 107
+3 PHI
Raptors-BucksRaptors 97, Bucks 90
+7 TOR
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 105, Blazers 115
+10 POR
Kings-WarriorsKings 87, Warriors 98
+11 GSW
Rockets-JazzRockets 104, Jazz 93
+11 HOU
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 99, Mavs 111
+12 DAL
Cavs-PacersCavs 74, Pacers 89
+15 IND
Bobcats-PelicansBobcats 84, Pelicans 105
+21 NOP
HOU erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-JazzHOU won · Rockets 104, Jazz 93
16 pts
Bulls-SixersPHI won · Bulls 104, Sixers 107
15 pts
Hawes shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HawesPHI · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
ADNOP · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 6 STL, 6 BLK
69% (9-13)
BelinelliSAS · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
AldridgePOR · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
65% (11-17)
StephGSW · 22 PTS, 12 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Bulls-Sixers
Bulls 104Sixers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls34301921104
Sixers22273325107
The story
Michael Carter-Williams had 26 points and 10 assists as Philadelphia beat Chicago 107-104

Luol Deng led Chicago with 20 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 10-22 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the second, the 76ers took the third 33-19.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −12−15−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Blazers
Spurs 105Blazers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs19203531105
Blazers21293233115
The story
Portland beat San Antonio 115-105 behind 24 points from LaMarcus Aldridge

Tim Duncan paced San Antonio: 24 PTS, 7 REB 24 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 11-17 FG

The swing

A 29-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +2+11+8+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Jazz
Rockets 104Jazz 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets16243331104
Jazz2432172093
The story
Chandler Parsons' 24 points and 12 rebounds carried Houston past Utah, 104-93

For Utah, Alec Burks had 15 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST · 8-14 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 16 going into the third, then won it 33-17.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −8−160+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.0points, last 3 vs 2012–13 avg
Points per game
7.02012–13 avg18.0Last 3

18.0 points a game over his last three games, against 7.0 in 2012–13 (64 games). Today: 15 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 vs 2012–13 avg
Minutes per game
26.32012–13 avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.3 in 2012–13 (77 games). Today: 6 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.0minutes, today vs 2012–13 avg
Minutes per game
10.62012–13 avg29.6Today

30 minutes today, against 10.6 a game in 2012–13 (38 games). Line: 1 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: New Orleans by 21.

PHI over CHI3TOR over MIL7POR over SAS10HOU over UTA11GSW over SAC11DAL over MEM12IND over CLE15NOP over CHA21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Klay Thompson leads the day with 27

Klay ThompsonPoints, last 3 games: 38, 10, 27Warriors-Kings · W
25.0 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Michael Carter-WilliamsPoints, last 3 games: 22, 14, 26Sixers-Bulls · W
20.7 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 3 games: 32, 18, 25Blazers-Spurs · W
25.0 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 3 games: 20, 26, 25Pelicans-Bobcats · W
23.7 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 3 games: 10, 9, 24Rockets-Jazz · W
14.3 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 3 games: 14, 22, 24Grizzlies-Mavs · L
20.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST