FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 6, 2013Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CHI by 6 at halftime and won 97–80.

Final · Box score
Raptors90
Bobcats92
Q1 CHA +14; Q2 Bobcats 0; Q3 CHA +6; Q4 CHA +2
Final · Box score
Bulls80
Pacers97
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND -6; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND +17
Final · Box score
Clippers90
Magic98
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +15; Q3 ORL -2; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Wizards116
Sixers102
Q1 WAS +12; Q2 WAS +9; Q3 WAS +13; Q4 WAS +14
Final · Box score
Jazz87
Celtics97
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS +16; Q3 BOS +22; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Pelicans99
Grizzlies84
Q1 NOP +15; Q2 NOP +10; Q3 NOP +22; Q4 NOP +15
Final · Box score
Cavs104
Bucks109
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL +4; Q4 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Warriors106
Wolves93
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +8; Q4 GSW +13
Final · Box score
Suns96
Spurs99
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS -2; Q3 Spurs 0; Q4 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Mavs93
Thunder107
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC +6; Q3 OKC +10; Q4 OKC +14
On this day · 2012–13Nov 6, 2012: 3 games. Top scorer: Arron Afflalo (Magic-Bulls), 28 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Pacers

Indiana makes it five straight

Nikola Vucevic goes for 30 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6-6+1+17IND AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1924191880
Pacers2512263497
Who led
Paul GeorgePoints, last 5 games: 24, 32, 21, 31, 21IND21 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
David WestPoints, last 5 games: 13, 12, 4, 12, 17IND17 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 4 games: 4, 17, 20, 17CHI17 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 4 games: 12, 18, 13, 17CHI17 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Jazz-Celtics

Boston beats Utah, 97–87

Boston led 84–62 after three and won by 10. Brandon Bass led Boston with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHA over TOR2SAS over PHX3MIL over CLE5ORL over LAC8BOS over UTA10GSW over MIN13WAS over PHI14OKC over DAL14NOP over MEM15IND over CHI17Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over UTA.
Lead changes
Cavs-Bucks18
Suns-Spurs16
Mavs-Thunder11
Bulls-Pacers9
Clippers-Magic6
Raptors-Bobcats4
Jazz-Celtics3
Warriors-Wolves3
Pelicans-Grizzlies1
Wizards-Sixers0
Shot of the night

Butler's jumper with 24 seconds left puts the Bucks ahead, 109-104 final

The night in charts
Wizards-Sixers combined for 218, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-SixersWizards 116, Sixers 102
218
Cavs-BucksCavs 104, Bucks 109
213
Mavs-ThunderMavs 93, Thunder 107
200
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 106, Wolves 93
199
Suns-SpursSuns 96, Spurs 99
195
Clippers-MagicClippers 90, Magic 98
188
Jazz-CelticsJazz 87, Celtics 97
184
Pelicans-GrizzliesPelicans 99, Grizzlies 84
183
Raptors-BobcatsRaptors 90, Bobcats 92
182
Bulls-PacersBulls 80, Pacers 97
177
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-BobcatsRaptors 90, Bobcats 92
+2 CHA
Suns-SpursSuns 96, Spurs 99
+3 SAS
Cavs-BucksCavs 104, Bucks 109
+5 MIL
Clippers-MagicClippers 90, Magic 98
+8 ORL
Jazz-CelticsJazz 87, Celtics 97
+10 BOS
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 106, Wolves 93
+13 GSW
Wizards-SixersWizards 116, Sixers 102
+14 WAS
Mavs-ThunderMavs 93, Thunder 107
+14 OKC
Pelicans-GrizzliesPelicans 99, Grizzlies 84
+15 NOP
Bulls-PacersBulls 80, Pacers 97
+17 IND
IND rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-PacersIND won · Bulls 80, Pacers 97
6 pts
Jazz-CelticsBOS won · Jazz 87, Celtics 97
3 pts
Clippers-MagicORL won · Clippers 90, Magic 98
2 pts
Warriors-WolvesGSW won · Warriors 106, Wolves 93
2 pts
Suns-SpursSAS won · Suns 96, Spurs 99
2 pts
Markieff Morris shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Markieff MorrisPHX · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
85% (11-13)
IbakaOKC · 17 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
Danny GreenSAS · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
TurnerPHI · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
GortatWAS · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Raptors-Bobcats
Raptors 90Bobcats 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1835172090
Bobcats3221231692
The story
Gerald Henderson's 23 points carried Charlotte past Toronto, 92-90

For Toronto, Rudy Gay had 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 10-17 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-18, was where the Bobcats built it.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +140+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Spurs
Suns 96Spurs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2132202396
Spurs2922222699
The story
Danny Green had 19 points as San Antonio beat Phoenix 99-96

Markieff Morris led Phoenix with 23 PTS, 12 REB 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 8-11 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the first 29-21, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +8−20+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Bucks
Cavs 104Bucks 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs23302625104
Bucks30252826109
The story
Milwaukee beat Cleveland 109-104 behind 28 points from O.J. Mayo

Anderson Varejao paced Cleveland: 12 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 9-19 FG, 6-7 3PT

The swing

A 30-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +7+2+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kyrie Irving topped the game at 47.0 FPTS: 29 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.8points, today vs 2012–13 avg
Points per game
9.22012–13 avg14Today

14 points today in 14 minutes, against 9.2 a game in 2012–13 (81 games).

Losing minutes
−10.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.7 in 4 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 22.3 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Vucevic leads the day with 30

Nikola VucevicPoints, last 5 games: 8, 22, 10, 19, 30Magic-Clippers · W
17.8 PPG season to date
Ties career high30 PTS · 21 REB · 3 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 5 games: 38, 10, 27, 15, 30Warriors-Wolves · W
24.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 5 games: 15, 16, 15, 15, 29Cavs-Bucks · L
18.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 5 games: 12, 18, 15, 22, 28Jazz-Celtics · L
19.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 4 games: 13, 8, 16, 28Bucks-Cavs · W
16.2 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 5 games: 14, 22, 24, 15, 26Grizzlies-Pelicans · L
20.2 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST