FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 18, 2013Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed DEN by 11 after the first quarter and won 115–113.

Final · Box score
Blazers108
Nets98
Q1 POR -9; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR +5; Q4 POR +10
Final · Box score
Bobcats81
Bulls86
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI -4; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets113
Thunder115
Q1 OKC -11; Q2 OKC -3; Q3 OKC -9; Q4 OKC +2
Final · Box score
Sixers94
Mavs97
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Warriors98
Jazz87
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +23; Q3 GSW +13; Q4 GSW +11
Final · Box score
Grizzlies106
Clippers102
Q1 MEM +9; Q2 MEM +1; Q3 Grizzlies 0; Q4 MEM +4
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The lead · Nuggets-Thunder

Kevin Durant scores 38, OKC rallies past Denver

Zach Randolph goes for 26 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-3-9+2OKC AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets39242921113
Thunder28322332115
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 42, 13, 33, 23, 37, 33, 33, 20, 24, 38OKC38 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 8 games: 21, 22, 20, 13, 19, 31, 26, 30OKC30 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 20, 23, 29, 17, 19, 14, 28, 29DEN29 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
JJ HicksonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 4, 3, 4, 14, 6, 12, 14, 18DEN18 PTS · 19 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Golden State by 11.

OKC over DEN2DAL over PHI3MEM over LAC4CHI over CHA5POR over BKN10GSW over UTA11Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Clippers6
Bobcats-Bulls4
Warriors-Jazz4
Sixers-Mavs3
Blazers-Nets1
The night in charts
Nuggets-Thunder combined for 228, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 113, Thunder 115
228
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 106, Clippers 102
208
Blazers-NetsBlazers 108, Nets 98
206
Sixers-MavsSixers 94, Mavs 97
191
Warriors-JazzWarriors 98, Jazz 87
185
Bobcats-BullsBobcats 81, Bulls 86
167
4 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 113, Thunder 115
+2 OKC
Sixers-MavsSixers 94, Mavs 97
+3 DAL
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 106, Clippers 102
+4 MEM
Bobcats-BullsBobcats 81, Bulls 86
+5 CHI
Blazers-NetsBlazers 108, Nets 98
+10 POR
Warriors-JazzWarriors 98, Jazz 87
+11 GSW
OKC erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-ThunderOKC won · Nuggets 113, Thunder 115
11 pts
Blazers-NetsPOR won · Blazers 108, Nets 98
9 pts
Sixers-MavsDAL won · Sixers 94, Mavs 97
4 pts
Bobcats-BullsCHI won · Bobcats 81, Bulls 86
4 pts
Barnes shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BarnesGSW · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
MatthewsPOR · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
RandolphMEM · 26 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
LivingstonBKN · 23 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
AldridgePOR · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK
56% (9-16)
Final · Nuggets-Thunder
Nuggets 113Thunder 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets39242921113
Thunder28322332115
The story
Russell Westbrook had 30 points and 12 rebounds as Oklahoma City beat Denver 115-113

JJ Hickson led Denver with 19 REB, 18 PTS, 2 AST 30 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST · 10-25 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 32-21.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −11−3−9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Mavs
Sixers 94Mavs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2126242394
Mavs1825312397
The story
Monta Ellis' 24 points and 10 assists carried Dallas past Philadelphia, 97-94

For Philadelphia, Evan Turner had 26 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST 24 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB · 7-14 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 31-24.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −3−4+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Clippers
Grizzlies 106Clippers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies29232925106
Clippers20313021102
The story
Memphis beat Los Angeles 106-102 behind 23 points and 8 assists from Marc Gasol

Blake Griffin paced Los Angeles: 23 PTS, 11 REB 23 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST · 8-22 FG

The swing

A 29-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +9+10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.2Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 13.2 in 11 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.9 in 11 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 38

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 42, 13, 33, 23, 37, 33, 33, 20, 24, 38Thunder-Nuggets · W
29.6 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 8 games: 21, 22, 20, 13, 19, 31, 26, 30Thunder-Nuggets · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 20, 23, 29, 17, 19, 14, 28, 29Nuggets-Thunder · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 21, 20, 22, 18, 12, 27, 25, 27Blazers-Nets · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 15, 2, 23, 12, 10, 28, 22, 26Grizzlies-Clippers · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Evan TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 24, 22, 31, 20, 23, 27, 4, 26Sixers-Mavs · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST