FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 3, 2013Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed TOR by 18 after three quarters and won 112–103.

Final · 2OT · Box score
Magic125
Sixers126
Q1 PHI -5; Q2 PHI +1; Q3 PHI +5; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 Sixers 0; OT2 PHI +1
Final · Box score
Nuggets111
Nets87
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +24; Q4 DEN +24
Final · Box score
Bucks100
Celtics108
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Pistons107
Heat97
Q1 DET +10; Q2 DET +11; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +10
Final · Box score
Suns91
Grizzlies110
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM -8; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +19
Final · Box score
Bobcats82
Mavs89
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL -3; Q3 DAL -7; Q4 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Thunder97
Kings95
Q1 OKC -12; Q2 OKC +3; Q3 OKC +13; Q4 OKC +2
Final · Box score
Raptors103
Warriors112
Q1 GSW -17; Q2 GSW -17; Q3 GSW -18; Q4 GSW +9
On this day · 2012–13Dec 3, 2012: 6 games. Top scorer: Blake Griffin (Clippers-Jazz), 30 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Warriors

Golden State storms back from 18 down to beat Toronto

Arron Afflalo goes for 43 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-17-17-18+9GSW AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors36292315103
Warriors19292242112
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 15, 22, 22, 16, 29, 32, 36, 27GSW27 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 21, 19, 30, 22, 20, 16, 28, 22GSW22 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 37, 29, 33, 17, 27, 25, 17, 26TOR26 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 6, 10, 13, 12, 24, 15, 17, 20TOR20 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Denver by 24.

PHI over ORL1OKC over SAC2DAL over CHA7BOS over MIL8GSW over TOR9DET over MIA10MEM over PHX19DEN over BKN24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Magic-Sixers23
Bobcats-Mavs8
Nuggets-Nets7
Thunder-Kings6
Raptors-Warriors2
Bucks-Celtics1
Pistons-Heat1
The night in charts
Magic-Sixers combined for 251, 36 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-SixersMagic 125, Sixers 126
251
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 103, Warriors 112
215
Bucks-CelticsBucks 100, Celtics 108
208
Pistons-HeatPistons 107, Heat 97
204
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 91, Grizzlies 110
201
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 111, Nets 87
198
Thunder-KingsThunder 97, Kings 95
192
Bobcats-MavsBobcats 82, Mavs 89
171
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-SixersMagic 125, Sixers 126
+1 PHI
Thunder-KingsThunder 97, Kings 95
+2 OKC
Bobcats-MavsBobcats 82, Mavs 89
+7 DAL
Bucks-CelticsBucks 100, Celtics 108
+8 BOS
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 103, Warriors 112
+9 GSW
Pistons-HeatPistons 107, Heat 97
+10 DET
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 91, Grizzlies 110
+19 MEM
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 111, Nets 87
+24 DEN
GSW erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-WarriorsGSW won · Raptors 103, Warriors 112
18 pts
Thunder-KingsOKC won · Thunder 97, Kings 95
12 pts
Suns-GrizzliesMEM won · Suns 91, Grizzlies 110
8 pts
Bobcats-MavsDAL won · Bobcats 82, Mavs 89
7 pts
Magic-SixersPHI won · Magic 125, Sixers 126
5 pts
Monroe shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MonroeDET · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
LeuerMEM · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
Ed DavisMEM · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
Amir JohnsonTOR · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
HendersonCHA · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Magic-Sixers
Magic 125Sixers 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Magic34232324147125
Sixers29292719148126
The story
Michael Carter-Williams had a 27-12-10 triple-double as Philadelphia beat Orlando 126-125 in OT

Glen Davis led Orlando with 33 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST, 3 STL · 11-19 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the 76ers took the second 29-23.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −5+1+500+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Thunder-Kings
Thunder 97Kings 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder1931281997
Kings3116183095
The story
Kevin Durant's 27 points and 11 rebounds carried Oklahoma City past Sacramento, 97-95

For Sacramento, Isaiah Thomas had 24 PTS, 3 AST 27 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 8-21 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 12 going into the second, then won it 31-16.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −12+3+13+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Warriors
Raptors 103Warriors 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors36292315103
Warriors19292242112
The story
Golden State beat Toronto 112-103 behind 27 points and 10 assists from Stephen Curry

Kyle Lowry paced Toronto: 20 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 27 PTS, 10 AST, 5 STL, 3 REB · 8-15 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 42-15 fourth quarter erased a 18-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −17−17−18+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.1Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.1 in 16 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 20 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.1Season avg24.0Last 3

24.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.1 in 17 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.3Season avg39.8Today

40 minutes today, against 9.3 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 1 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Arron Afflalo leads the day with 43

Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 36, 25, 30, 18, 16, 26, 18, 17, 21, 43Magic-Sixers · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Nov 24, 2004: 43 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Career high43 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Glen DavisPoints, last 7 games: 20, 6, 8, 19, 10, 2, 33Magic-Sixers · L
14.0 PPG season to date · +22.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Michael Carter-WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 8, 10, 12, 29, 23, 10, 15, 27Sixers-Magic · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Grant Hill DET, Apr 13, 1997: 27 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
27 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 20, 24, 38, 28, 19, 24, 25, 32, 27Thunder-Kings · W
28.2 PPG season to date · −1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 15, 22, 22, 16, 29, 32, 36, 27Warriors-Raptors · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 20, 17, 6, 18, 18, 15, 13, 26Magic-Sixers · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Shareef Abdur-Rahim VAN, Apr 19, 1997: 26 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Career high26 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST