FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, November 22, 2013Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed CHI by 15 at halftime and won 98–95.

Final · Box score
Suns98
Bobcats91
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +11; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +7
Final · OT · Box score
Bucks107
Sixers115
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Wizards88
Raptors96
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +13; Q3 TOR -4; Q4 TOR +8
Final · Box score
Pacers97
Celtics82
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND -8; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +15
Final · Box score
Hawks96
Pistons89
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL +5; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Spurs102
Grizzlies86
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +16
Final · Box score
Nets81
Wolves111
Q1 MIN +16; Q2 MIN +20; Q3 MIN +32; Q4 MIN +30
Final · Box score
Cavs100
Pelicans104
Q1 NOP +1; Q2 NOP -9; Q3 NOP -1; Q4 NOP +4
Final · Box score
Jazz93
Mavs103
Q1 DAL +13; Q2 DAL +24; Q3 DAL +16; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Bulls95
Blazers98
Q1 POR -10; Q2 POR -15; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +3
Final · Box score
Warriors95
Lakers102
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +7
The lead · Bulls-Blazers

Portland erases 15-point lead, steals one from Chicago

Caron Butler goes for 38 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-15+7+3POR AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls3227122495
Blazers2222342098
Who led
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 21, 3, 11, 13, 17, 24, 15, 28POR28 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 4, 25, 11, 17, 25, 19, 19, 20POR20 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 13, 17, 12, 16, 20, 12, 19, 20CHI20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 6, 18, 17, 14, 13, 12, 15, 16CHI16 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Cavs-Pelicans

New Orleans rallies from 9 down to beat Cleveland

Trailing by 9 at the half, New Orleans outscored the Cavaliers 62–49 the rest of the way. Final: 104–100. Tyreke Evans led New Orleans with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pelicans-Cavs
Tyreke Evans · NOPKyrie Irving · CLEPTS1922REB105AST42Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Cavs-Pelicans11
Bucks-Sixers7
Pacers-Celtics7
Hawks-Pistons7
Wizards-Raptors6
Spurs-Grizzlies4
Bulls-Blazers3
Suns-Bobcats1
Nets-Wolves1
Jazz-Mavs1
Warriors-Lakers1
The night in charts
Bucks-Sixers combined for 222, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-SixersBucks 107, Sixers 115
222
Cavs-PelicansCavs 100, Pelicans 104
204
Warriors-LakersWarriors 95, Lakers 102
197
Jazz-MavsJazz 93, Mavs 103
196
Bulls-BlazersBulls 95, Blazers 98
193
Nets-WolvesNets 81, Wolves 111
192
Suns-BobcatsSuns 98, Bobcats 91
189
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 102, Grizzlies 86
188
Hawks-PistonsHawks 96, Pistons 89
185
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 88, Raptors 96
184
Pacers-CelticsPacers 97, Celtics 82
179
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-BlazersBulls 95, Blazers 98
+3 POR
Cavs-PelicansCavs 100, Pelicans 104
+4 NOP
Suns-BobcatsSuns 98, Bobcats 91
+7 PHX
Warriors-LakersWarriors 95, Lakers 102
+7 LAL
Hawks-PistonsHawks 96, Pistons 89
+7 ATL
Bucks-SixersBucks 107, Sixers 115
+8 PHI
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 88, Raptors 96
+8 TOR
Jazz-MavsJazz 93, Mavs 103
+10 DAL
Pacers-CelticsPacers 97, Celtics 82
+15 IND
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 102, Grizzlies 86
+16 SAS
Nets-WolvesNets 81, Wolves 111
+30 MIN
POR erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-BlazersPOR won · Bulls 95, Blazers 98
15 pts
Cavs-PelicansNOP won · Cavs 100, Pelicans 104
9 pts
Pacers-CelticsIND won · Pacers 97, Celtics 82
8 pts
Wizards-RaptorsTOR won · Wizards 88, Raptors 96
4 pts
Crawford shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CrawfordBOS · 24 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
WallWAS · 37 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
71% (15-21)
SplitterSAS · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
BarnesGSW · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
JackCLE · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB
69% (9-13)
Final · Bulls-Blazers
Bulls 95Blazers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls3227122495
Blazers2222342098
The story
Nicolas Batum had 17 points as Portland beat Chicago 98-95

Derrick Rose led Chicago with 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 8 REB, 5 STL, 3 AST · 5-12 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the second, the Trail Blazers took the third 34-12.

POR lead by quarter
200 −10−15+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Sixers
Bucks 107Sixers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks203320295107
Sixers2827202713115
The story
Michael Carter-Williams' 12 points and 11 assists carried Philadelphia past Milwaukee, 115-107 in OT

For Milwaukee, Ersan Ilyasova had 19 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 12 PTS, 11 AST, 8 REB, 5 STL · 4-8 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-20, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +8+2+20+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pacers-Celtics
Pacers 97Celtics 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2220253097
Celtics252582482
The story
Indiana beat Boston 97-82 behind a 10-11-10 triple-double from Lance Stephenson

Jordan Crawford paced Boston: 24 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 11 REB, 10 PTS, 10 AST, 4 STL · 5-10 FG

The swing

A 25-8 third quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 −3−8+9+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 12 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.1 in 13 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 22.2 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Caron Butler leads the day with 38

Caron ButlerPoints, last 9 games: 14, 8, 12, 10, 19, 10, 20, 9, 38Bucks-Sixers · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +25.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 17, 10, 14, 14, 9, 14, 15, 37Wizards-Raptors · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 20, 11, 29, 11, 19, 15, 19, 28Grizzlies-Spurs · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 21, 3, 11, 13, 17, 24, 15, 28Blazers-Bulls · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Evan TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 31, 20, 23, 27, 4, 26, 13, 27Sixers-Bucks · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 21, 23, 24, 23, 22, 12, 35, 27Pacers-Celtics · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST