FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 7, 2013Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed LAC by 4 at halftime and won 102–97.

Final · Box score
Clippers97
Heat102
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA -4; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Hawks107
Nuggets109
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 Nuggets 0; Q4 DEN +2
Final · Box score
Lakers99
Rockets98
Q1 LAL +17; Q2 LAL +14; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +1
On this day · 2012–13Nov 7, 2012: 13 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Jazz), 29 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Heat

Miami takes care of Clippers

James Harden goes for 35 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-4+3+5MIA AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers3125172497
Heat28242426102
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 5 games: 13, 21, 20, 20, 29MIA29 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 6 games: 17, 25, 26, 25, 35, 18MIA18 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 6 games: 19, 23, 20, 18, 23, 27LAC27 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 6 games: 13, 17, 13, 26, 17, 15LAC15 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Lakers-Rockets

Lakers lead Houston wire to wire

Lakers were ahead at every break and won 99–98. Best quarter: the first, 36–19. Jodie Meeks led Lakers with 18 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over HOU1DEN over ATL2MIA over LAC5Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over HOU.
Lead changes
Hawks-Nuggets22
Clippers-Heat5
Lakers-Rockets5
Shot of the night

Blake's three with 1 second left puts the Lakers ahead, 99-98 final

The night in charts
Hawks-Nuggets combined for 216, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 107, Nuggets 109
216
Clippers-HeatClippers 97, Heat 102
199
Lakers-RocketsLakers 99, Rockets 98
197
3 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-RocketsLakers 99, Rockets 98
+1 LAL
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 107, Nuggets 109
+2 DEN
Clippers-HeatClippers 97, Heat 102
+5 MIA
Blake shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BlakeLAC · 27 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
MillsapATL · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
KorverATL · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
D WadeMIA · 29 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
59% (13-22)
LawsonDEN · 23 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB
56% (9-16)
Final · Lakers-Rockets
Lakers 99Rockets 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers3628171899
Rockets1931272198
The story
Wesley Johnson had 16 points as Los Angeles beat Houston 99-98

Dwight Howard led Houston with 15 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 4 REB · 6-15 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 36-19, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +17+14+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Nuggets
Hawks 107Nuggets 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks26253224107
Nuggets26282926109
The story
Ty Lawson's 23 points and 8 assists carried Denver past Atlanta, 109-107

For Atlanta, Al Horford had 21 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 23 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB · 9-16 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 28-25, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 0+30+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paul Millsap was the fantasy play: 58.5 FPTS on 29 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST

Final · Clippers-Heat
Clippers 97Heat 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers3125172497
Heat28242426102
The story
Miami beat Los Angeles 102-97 behind 29 points from Dwyane Wade

Blake Griffin paced Los Angeles: 27 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 13-22 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 24-17 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −3−4+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+2.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.2Season avg28.0Last 5

28.0 points a game over his last five games, against 25.2 in 5 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Season avg20.3Last 3

20.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.2 in 5 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.7minutes, today vs 2012–13 avg
Minutes per game
17.32012–13 avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 17.3 a game in 2012–13 (41 games). Line: 3 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 35

James HardenPoints, last 6 games: 21, 34, 23, 15, 33, 35Rockets-Lakers · L
26.8 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 5 games: 20, 15, 14, 25, 29Hawks-Nuggets · L
20.6 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 5 games: 13, 21, 20, 20, 29Heat-Clippers · W
20.6 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 6 games: 19, 23, 20, 18, 23, 27Clippers-Heat · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 4 games: 20, 21, 20, 23Nuggets-Hawks · W
21.0 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 5 games: 11, 22, 12, 27, 21Hawks-Nuggets · L
18.6 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST