FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 30, 2013Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed BOS by 8 after the first quarter and won 92–85.

Final · Box score
Hawks101
Wizards108
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 WAS +10; Q3 WAS +9; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Bulls93
Cavs97
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Nets97
Grizzlies88
Q1 BKN +5; Q2 BKN +11; Q3 BKN +8; Q4 BKN +9
Final · Box score
Wolves112
Mavs106
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +6
Final · Box score
Rockets112
Spurs106
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +6
Final · Box score
Celtics85
Bucks92
Q1 MIL -8; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Jazz112
Suns104
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA -4; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +8
On this day · 2012–13Nov 30, 2012: 11 games. Top scorer: Antawn Jamison (Lakers-Nuggets), 33 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Bucks

Milwaukee climbs out of an 8-point hole against Boston

John Wall goes for 26 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+6+7+7MIL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2714222285
Bucks1928232292
Who led
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 22, 9, 9, 4, 5, 21, 5, 22MIL22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 8 games: 0, 6, 6, 3, 8, 7, 17, 20MIL20 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Jared SullingerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 3, 10, 19, 13, 15, 5, 23, 12, 21BOS21 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 2, 4, 19, 20, 16, 13, 26, 31, 18BOS18 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Jazz-Suns

Utah knocks off Phoenix, 112–104

The Suns came in at 9–7; the Jazz at 2–15. Trey Burke led Utah with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CLE over CHI4MIN over DAL6HOU over SAS6WAS over ATL7MIL over BOS7UTA over PHX8BKN over MEM9Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over PHX.
Lead changes
Rockets-Spurs13
Bulls-Cavs8
Jazz-Suns6
Celtics-Bucks4
Hawks-Wizards2
The night in charts
Rockets-Spurs combined for 218
Points by game
Rockets-SpursRockets 112, Spurs 106
218
Wolves-MavsWolves 112, Mavs 106
218
Jazz-SunsJazz 112, Suns 104
216
Hawks-WizardsHawks 101, Wizards 108
209
Bulls-CavsBulls 93, Cavs 97
190
Nets-GrizzliesNets 97, Grizzlies 88
185
Celtics-BucksCeltics 85, Bucks 92
177
CLE won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Bulls-CavsBulls 93, Cavs 97
+4 CLE
Rockets-SpursRockets 112, Spurs 106
+6 HOU
Wolves-MavsWolves 112, Mavs 106
+6 MIN
Hawks-WizardsHawks 101, Wizards 108
+7 WAS
Celtics-BucksCeltics 85, Bucks 92
+7 MIL
Jazz-SunsJazz 112, Suns 104
+8 UTA
Nets-GrizzliesNets 97, Grizzlies 88
+9 BKN
MIL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-BucksMIL won · Celtics 85, Bucks 92
8 pts
Jazz-SunsUTA won · Jazz 112, Suns 104
4 pts
Waiters shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WaitersCLE · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
PekovicMIN · 21 PTS, 9 REB
77% (10-13)
DirkDAL · 23 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
ArizaWAS · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BlatcheBKN · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Bulls-Cavs
Bulls 93Cavs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2526152793
Cavs2729212097
The story
Andrew Bynum's 20 points and 10 rebounds carried Cleveland past Chicago, 97-93

For Chicago, Luol Deng had 27 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB 20 PTS, 10 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 21-15, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +2+5+11+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Spurs
Rockets 112Spurs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets30272629112
Spurs24223426106
The story
Chandler Parsons had 25 points as Houston beat San Antonio 112-106

Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 9-21 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the first 30-24, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +6+11+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Mavs
Wolves 112Mavs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves29253028112
Mavs24233029106
The story
Minnesota beat Dallas 112-106 behind 27 points from Kevin Martin

Dirk Nowitzki paced Dallas: 23 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 27 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB · 7-14 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 29-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +5+7+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Monta Ellis topped the game at 47.7 FPTS: 26 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST

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 16 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.1 in 16 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.7Season avg35.1Today

35 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 31

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 33, 35, 12, 26, 36, 17, 15, 23, 9, 31Rockets-Spurs · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 23, 21, 6, 15, 22, 24, 27, 27Bulls-Cavs · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 16, 22, 19, 20, 12, 14, 16, 27Spurs-Rockets · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 20, 11, 28, 17, 19, 18, 29, 27Wolves-Mavs · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 14, 15, 37, 31, 31, 19, 8, 26Wizards-Hawks · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 24, 37, 26, 25, 22, 4, 12, 26Mavs-Wolves · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST