FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 1, 2013Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed CHA by 12 after three quarters and won 99–98.

Final · Box score
Nuggets112
Raptors98
Q1 DEN -6; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN +4; Q4 DEN +14
Final · Box score
Sixers100
Pistons115
Q1 DET +15; Q2 DET +24; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +15
Final · Box score
Pacers105
Clippers100
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Bobcats98
Heat99
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA -1; Q3 MIA -12; Q4 MIA +1
Final · Box score
Warriors115
Kings113
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +10; Q4 GSW +2
Final · Box score
Wolves103
Thunder113
Q1 OKC -6; Q2 OKC -3; Q3 OKC -5; Q4 OKC +10
Final · Box score
Pelicans103
Knicks99
Q1 NOP -4; Q2 NOP -5; Q3 NOP +2; Q4 NOP +4
Final · Box score
Blazers114
Lakers108
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR +20; Q4 POR +6
On this day · 2012–13Dec 1, 2012: 10 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Nets), 34 points.
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The lead · Bobcats-Heat

Miami fights back late to top Charlotte

Kevin Durant posts a triple-double

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-1-12+1MIA AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2127252598
Heat2423143899
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 39, 30, 13, 21, 22, 35, 28, 27, 26MIA26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 7, 19, 18, 15, 7, 6, 4, 22MIA22 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 8, 31, 16, 11, 28, 15, 10, 27CHA27 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Gerald HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 16, 13, 17, 17, 20, 10, 19, 17CHA17 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Wolves-Thunder

OKC makes it seven straight

OKC beat Minnesota 113–103 and moved to 12–3. Kevin Durant led OKC with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists.

Streak strip · OKC
Wvs WAS106–105L@ LAC103–111L@ GSW115–116W@ MIL92–79Wvs DEN115–113Wvs LAC105–91Wvs UTA95–73Wvs SAS94–88Wvs GSW113–112Wvs MIN113–103
Lead changes
Pelicans-Knicks17
Nuggets-Raptors6
Bobcats-Heat4
Blazers-Lakers4
Pacers-Clippers2
Wolves-Thunder1
Sixers-Pistons0
The night in charts
Warriors-Kings combined for 228, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-KingsWarriors 115, Kings 113
228
Blazers-LakersBlazers 114, Lakers 108
222
Wolves-ThunderWolves 103, Thunder 113
216
Sixers-PistonsSixers 100, Pistons 115
215
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 112, Raptors 98
210
Pacers-ClippersPacers 105, Clippers 100
205
Pelicans-KnicksPelicans 103, Knicks 99
202
Bobcats-HeatBobcats 98, Heat 99
197
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bobcats-HeatBobcats 98, Heat 99
+1 MIA
Warriors-KingsWarriors 115, Kings 113
+2 GSW
Pelicans-KnicksPelicans 103, Knicks 99
+4 NOP
Pacers-ClippersPacers 105, Clippers 100
+5 IND
Blazers-LakersBlazers 114, Lakers 108
+6 POR
Wolves-ThunderWolves 103, Thunder 113
+10 OKC
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 112, Raptors 98
+14 DEN
Sixers-PistonsSixers 100, Pistons 115
+15 DET
MIA erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bobcats-HeatMIA won · Bobcats 98, Heat 99
12 pts
Nuggets-RaptorsDEN won · Nuggets 112, Raptors 98
6 pts
Wolves-ThunderOKC won · Wolves 103, Thunder 113
6 pts
Pelicans-KnicksNOP won · Pelicans 103, Knicks 99
5 pts
Warriors-KingsGSW won · Warriors 115, Kings 113
2 pts
Drummond shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DrummondDET · 31 PTS, 19 REB, 6 STL, 2 BLK
80% (12-15)
CousinsSAC · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
HenryLAL · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Reggie JacksonOKC · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
73% (8-11)
KDOKC · 32 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB, 4 STL
67% (14-21)
Final · Bobcats-Heat
Bobcats 98Heat 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2127252598
Heat2423143899
The story
LeBron James' 26 points carried Miami past Charlotte, 99-98

For Charlotte, Al Jefferson had 16 PTS, 13 REB 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 8-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 12 going into the fourth, then won it 38-25.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +3−1−12+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Kings
Warriors 115Kings 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors24323425115
Kings26272733113
The story
Klay Thompson had 28 points as Golden State beat Sacramento 115-113

DeMarcus Cousins led Sacramento with 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB, 1 AST · 10-19 FG, 8-11 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the third 34-27, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −2+3+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Thunder
Wolves 103Thunder 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves32262520103
Thunder26292335113
The story
Oklahoma City beat Minnesota 113-103 behind 19 points from Russell Westbrook

Nikola Pekovic paced Minnesota: 22 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 7-15 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 35-20 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −6−3−5+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.2Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.2 in 15 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs 2012–13 avg
Minutes per game
20.82012–13 avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.8 in 2012–13 (75 games). Today: 1 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.0Season avg24Today

24 minutes today, against 8.0 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 36

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 22, 15, 22, 22, 16, 29, 32, 36Warriors-Kings · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 33, 20, 24, 38, 28, 19, 24, 25, 32Thunder-Wolves · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Nikola Jokic DEN, May 11, 2023: 32 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
32 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 13, 10, 15, 9, 12, 10, 13, 31Pistons-Sixers · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 19 REB · 0 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 7 games: 26, 19, 13, 17, 21, 18, 31Pelicans-Knicks · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 17, 21, 19, 30, 22, 20, 16, 28Warriors-Kings · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 12, 27, 25, 27, 21, 12, 30, 18, 24, 27Blazers-Lakers · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST