FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 12, 2013Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed WAS by 1 after the first quarter and won 105–95.

Final · Box score
Bucks95
Heat118
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +22; Q4 MIA +23
Final · Box score
Wizards95
Mavs105
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Pistons95
Warriors113
Q1 GSW +19; Q2 GSW +21; Q3 GSW +23; Q4 GSW +18
Final · Box score
Pelicans95
Lakers116
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +16; Q3 LAL +24; Q4 LAL +21
On this day · 2012–13Nov 12, 2012: 8 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Rockets), 38 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Mavs

Dallas gets past Washington

Andre Drummond goes for 16 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+12+9+10DAL AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards3415301695
Mavs33282717105
Who led
Monta EllisPoints, last 8 games: 32, 20, 18, 30, 20, 23, 18, 19DAL19 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 8 games: 24, 22, 24, 11, 16, 14, 16, 19DAL19 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 7 games: 28, 12, 13, 15, 5, 15, 27WAS27 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
John WallPoints, last 7 games: 20, 26, 11, 24, 17, 10, 14WAS14 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Second story · Pistons-Warriors

Golden State controls Detroit start to finish

Golden State won 113–95, leading by as many as 23 at a break. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 25 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DAL over WAS10GSW over DET18LAL over NOP21MIA over MIL23Final margin, points. Pink = GSW over DET.
Lead changes
Wizards-Mavs6
Pelicans-Lakers4
Bucks-Heat1
The night in charts
Bucks-Heat combined for 213, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-HeatBucks 95, Heat 118
213
Pelicans-LakersPelicans 95, Lakers 116
211
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 95, Warriors 113
208
Wizards-MavsWizards 95, Mavs 105
200
DAL won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Wizards-MavsWizards 95, Mavs 105
+10 DAL
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 95, Warriors 113
+18 GSW
Pelicans-LakersPelicans 95, Lakers 116
+21 LAL
Bucks-HeatBucks 95, Heat 118
+23 MIA
Drummond shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DrummondDET · 16 PTS, 14 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK
80% (8-10)
HensonMIL · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
StephGSW · 25 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BeasleyMIA · 19 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
67% (8-12)
Nick YoungLAL · 17 PTS, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Wizards-Mavs
Wizards 95Mavs 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards3415301695
Mavs33282717105
The story
Dirk Nowitzki's 19 points carried Dallas past Washington, 105-95

For Washington, Marcin Gortat had 12 PTS, 12 REB 19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 8-19 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 28-15.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −1+12+9+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Trevor Ariza was the fantasy play: 45.9 FPTS on 27 PTS, 7 REB

Final · Pistons-Warriors
Pistons 95Warriors 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1625302495
Warriors35273219113
The story
Stephen Curry had 25 points and 8 assists as Golden State beat Detroit 113-95

Will Bynum led Detroit with 14 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB · 7-10 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the first 35-16, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
300 +19+21+23+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Lakers
Pelicans 95Lakers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans1920233395
Lakers22333130116
The story
Los Angeles beat New Orleans 116-95 behind 21 points and 11 rebounds from Jordan Hill

Eric Gordon paced New Orleans: 17 PTS, 3 AST 21 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

A 33-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +3+16+24+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−20.9minutes, last 3 vs 2012–13 avg
Minutes per game
23.22012–13 avg2.3Last 3

2.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.2 in 2012–13 (50 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.3Season avg24Today

24 minutes today, against 12.3 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−9.3points, last 3 vs 2012–13 avg
Points per game
13.32012–13 avg4.0Last 3

4.0 points a game over his last three games, against 13.3 in 2012–13 (75 games). Today: 6 points in 24 minutes.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 33

LeBron JamesPoints, last 8 games: 17, 25, 26, 25, 35, 18, 25, 33Heat-Bucks · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 7 games: 28, 12, 13, 15, 5, 15, 27Wizards-Mavs · L
16.4 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 7 games: 10, 38, 22, 18, 5, 22, 25Warriors-Pistons · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Jordan HillPoints, last 9 games: 12, 2, 5, 6, 8, 6, 4, 7, 21Lakers-Pelicans · W
7.9 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high21 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 8 games: 32, 20, 18, 30, 20, 23, 18, 19Mavs-Wizards · W
22.5 PPG season to date · −4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 8 games: 24, 22, 24, 11, 16, 14, 16, 19Mavs-Wizards · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST