FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 3, 2013Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed PHX by 3 after the first quarter and won 103–96.

Final · Box score
Celtics77
Pistons87
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +10
Final · Box score
Wizards93
Heat103
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +23; Q4 MIA +10
Final · Box score
Nets86
Magic107
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +15; Q4 ORL +21
Final · Box score
Suns96
Thunder103
Q1 OKC -3; Q2 OKC -1; Q3 OKC -3; Q4 OKC +7
Final · Box score
Wolves109
Knicks100
Q1 MIN +21; Q2 MIN +15; Q3 MIN +15; Q4 MIN +9
Final · Box score
Hawks103
Lakers105
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL +13; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +2
On this day · 2012–13Nov 3, 2012: 10 games. Top scorer: Chris Bosh (Heat-Nuggets), 40 points.
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The lead · Suns-Thunder

Kevin Durant posts 33 and 10 as OKC beats Phoenix

Eric Bledsoe goes for 26 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-1-3+7OKC AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2421252696
Thunder21232336103
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 3 games: 42, 13, 33OKC33 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookOKC21 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 3 games: 22, 18, 26PHX26 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST
Gerald GreenPoints, last 3 games: 5, 7, 21PHX21 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Suns-Thunder18
Celtics-Pistons4
Wizards-Heat1
Hawks-Lakers1
The night in charts
Wolves-Knicks combined for 209, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-KnicksWolves 109, Knicks 100
209
Hawks-LakersHawks 103, Lakers 105
208
Suns-ThunderSuns 96, Thunder 103
199
Wizards-HeatWizards 93, Heat 103
196
Nets-MagicNets 86, Magic 107
193
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 77, Pistons 87
164
LAL won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Hawks-LakersHawks 103, Lakers 105
+2 LAL
Suns-ThunderSuns 96, Thunder 103
+7 OKC
Wolves-KnicksWolves 109, Knicks 100
+9 MIN
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 77, Pistons 87
+10 DET
Wizards-HeatWizards 93, Heat 103
+10 MIA
Nets-MagicNets 86, Magic 107
+21 ORL
Korver shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KorverATL · 22 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
Kevin MartinMIN · 30 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
BoshMIA · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
LeBronMIA · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
VucevicORL · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
Final · Hawks-Lakers
Hawks 103Lakers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks22272727103
Lakers33292617105
The story
Pau Gasol had 16 points and 13 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Atlanta 105-103

Al Horford led Atlanta with 16 REB, 12 PTS, 2 AST 16 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 5-18 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 33-22, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +11+13+12+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kyle Korver led the game in fantasy with 42.4 FPTS (22 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB)

Final · Suns-Thunder
Suns 96Thunder 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2421252696
Thunder21232336103
The story
Russell Westbrook's 21 points carried Oklahoma City past Phoenix, 103-96

For Phoenix, Gerald Green had 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 5-16 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 36-26.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −3−1−3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Knicks
Wolves 109Knicks 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves40242916109
Knicks19302922100
The story
Minnesota beat New York 109-100 behind 10 assists and 8 points from Ricky Rubio

Raymond Felton paced New York: 12 AST, 8 PTS, 2 REB 10 AST, 8 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL · 3-11 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 40-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
300 +21+15+15+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.5points, last 3 vs 2012–13 avg
Points per game
8.52012–13 avg22.0Last 3

22.0 points a game over his last three games, against 8.5 in 2012–13 (76 games). Today: 26 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.3minutes, last 2 vs 2012–13 avg
Minutes per game
31.82012–13 avg11.5Last 2

11.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 31.8 in 2012–13 (64 games). Today: 3 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.3minutes, today vs 2012–13 avg
Minutes per game
20.72012–13 avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 20.7 a game in 2012–13 (60 games). Line: 15 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Hawks-Lakers

Lakers never trails at a break against Atlanta

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 105–103. Xavier Henry led Lakers with 18 points, 0 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over ATL2OKC over PHX7MIN over NYK9DET over BOS10MIA over WAS10ORL over BKN21Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over ATL.
Top performances

Kevin Love leads the day with 34

Kevin LovePoints, last 3 games: 31, 24, 34Wolves-Knicks · W
29.7 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 3 games: 42, 13, 33Thunder-Suns · W
29.3 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 3 games: 23, 9, 30Wolves-Knicks · W
20.7 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 3 games: 22, 18, 26Suns-Thunder · L
22.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 4 games: 17, 25, 26, 25Heat-Wizards · W
23.2 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 4 games: 16, 22, 17, 24Heat-Wizards · W
19.8 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST