FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 2, 2013Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed CHI by 6 at halftime and won 131–128.

Final · Box score
Magic80
Wizards98
Q1 Wizards 0; Q2 WAS +11; Q3 WAS +14; Q4 WAS +18
Final · 3OT · Box score
Pelicans131
Bulls128
Q1 NOP +3; Q2 NOP -6; Q3 NOP -3; Q4 Pelicans 0; OT1 Pelicans 0; OT2 Pelicans 0; OT3 NOP +3
Final · Box score
Hawks100
Spurs102
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS +2; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Rockets103
Jazz109
Q1 UTA +13; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +6
Final · Box score
Pacers102
Blazers106
Q1 POR -3; Q2 POR -1; Q3 Blazers 0; Q4 POR +4
On this day · 2012–13Dec 2, 2012: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Magic), 34 points.
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The lead · Pelicans-Bulls

Ryan Anderson scores 36, New Orleans wins in triple overtime

Paul George goes for 43 points

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1End OT2Final0+3-6-3000+3NOP AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Pelicans242627266139131
Bulls213524236136128
Who led
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 8 games: 26, 19, 13, 17, 21, 18, 31, 36NOP36 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 19, 9, 19, 4, 16, 26, 10, 23NOP23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 21, 6, 15, 22, 24, 27, 27, 37CHI37 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Taj GibsonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 15, 6, 9, 8, 6, 8, 23, 18, 26CHI26 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Pacers-Blazers

Portland handles Indiana by 4

The Trail Blazers won the fourth quarter 34–30. Final: 106–102. LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over ATL2NOP over CHI3POR over IND4UTA over HOU6WAS over ORL18Final margin, points. Pink = POR over IND.
Lead changes
Pelicans-Bulls23
Hawks-Spurs20
Rockets-Jazz8
Magic-Wizards3
Pacers-Blazers1
Shot of the night

Jrue's layup with 2 seconds left in 3OT breaks the tie, 131-128 final

The night in charts
Pelicans-Bulls combined for 259, 47 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-BullsPelicans 131, Bulls 128
259
Rockets-JazzRockets 103, Jazz 109
212
Pacers-BlazersPacers 102, Blazers 106
208
Hawks-SpursHawks 100, Spurs 102
202
Magic-WizardsMagic 80, Wizards 98
178
3 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-SpursHawks 100, Spurs 102
+2 SAS
Pelicans-BullsPelicans 131, Bulls 128
+3 NOP
Pacers-BlazersPacers 102, Blazers 106
+4 POR
Rockets-JazzRockets 103, Jazz 109
+6 UTA
Magic-WizardsMagic 80, Wizards 98
+18 WAS
NOP rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pelicans-BullsNOP won · Pelicans 131, Bulls 128
6 pts
Pacers-BlazersPOR won · Pacers 102, Blazers 106
3 pts
Hayward shot 12-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HaywardUTA · 29 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
DuncanSAS · 23 PTS, 21 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (10-15)
NoahCHI · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
CarrollATL · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
ParkerSAS · 15 PTS, 7 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Hawks-Spurs
Hawks 100Spurs 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks23262229100
Spurs25252329102
The story
San Antonio beat Atlanta 102-100 behind 23 points and 21 rebounds from Tim Duncan

Al Horford paced Atlanta: 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 21 REB, 2 AST · 10-15 FG

The swing

A 25-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +2+1+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Bulls
Pelicans 131Bulls 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Pelicans242627266139131
Bulls213524236136128
The story
Jrue Holiday had 19 points and 12 assists as New Orleans beat Chicago 131-128 in OT

Luol Deng led Chicago with 37 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST 19 PTS, 12 AST, 8 REB · 9-22 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Pelicans won the first 24-21, their biggest quarter edge.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +3−6−3000+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3
Fantasy angle

Taj Gibson led the game in fantasy with 57.8 FPTS (26 PTS, 14 REB)

Final · Pacers-Blazers
Pacers 102Blazers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers23232630102
Blazers20252734106
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge's 28 points and 10 rebounds carried Portland past Indiana, 106-102

For Indiana, Roy Hibbert had 16 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 11-19 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 34-30, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 −3−10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.2Season avg27.4Last 5

27.4 points a game over his last five games, against 18.2 in 15 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 56 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.1Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.1 in 17 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Season avg56.5Today

56 minutes today, against 31.3 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 36 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 43

Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 35, 27, 19, 26, 15, 23, 27, 43Pacers-Blazers · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Gilbert Arenas WAS, Jan 18, 2005: 43 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Career high43 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 21, 6, 15, 22, 24, 27, 27, 37Bulls-Pelicans · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 35, 12, 26, 36, 17, 15, 23, 9, 31, 37Rockets-Jazz · L
24.5 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 8 games: 26, 19, 13, 17, 21, 18, 31, 36Pelicans-Bulls · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 18, 6, 13, 5, 15, 11, 13, 29Jazz-Rockets · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 27, 21, 12, 30, 18, 24, 27, 28Blazers-Pacers · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST