FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 4, 2013Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed OKC by 11 at halftime and won 111–104.

Final · Box score
Nuggets88
Cavs98
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 CLE +10
Final · Box score
Clippers97
Hawks107
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +10
Final · Box score
Suns97
Rockets88
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX +11; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Pistons105
Bucks98
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET -5; Q3 DET +13; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Mavs100
Pelicans97
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL -2; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Pacers95
Jazz86
Q1 IND -6; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Thunder104
Blazers111
Q1 POR -2; Q2 POR -11; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +7
On this day · 2012–13Dec 4, 2012: 6 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Rockets), 39 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Blazers

LaMarcus Aldridge scores 38, Portland rallies past OKC

Andre Drummond goes for 24 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-11+3+7POR AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder27322124104
Blazers25233528111
Who led
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 21, 12, 30, 18, 24, 27, 28, 38POR38 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 24, 7, 8, 17, 14, 23, 15, 9, 8, 14POR14 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 38, 28, 19, 24, 25, 32, 27, 33OKC33 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 26, 30, 12, 6, 34, 19, 15, 21OKC21 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Pacers-Jazz

Indiana beats Utah, 95–86

Indiana led 68–67 after three and won by 9. Paul George led Indiana with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DAL over NOP3DET over MIL7POR over OKC7PHX over HOU9IND over UTA9CLE over DEN10ATL over LAC10Final margin, points. Pink = IND over UTA.
Lead changes
Thunder-Blazers14
Mavs-Pelicans10
Pacers-Jazz10
Clippers-Hawks7
Nuggets-Cavs3
Pistons-Bucks2
The night in charts
Thunder-Blazers combined for 215, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-BlazersThunder 104, Blazers 111
215
Clippers-HawksClippers 97, Hawks 107
204
Pistons-BucksPistons 105, Bucks 98
203
Mavs-PelicansMavs 100, Pelicans 97
197
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 88, Cavs 98
186
Suns-RocketsSuns 97, Rockets 88
185
Pacers-JazzPacers 95, Jazz 86
181
DAL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Mavs-PelicansMavs 100, Pelicans 97
+3 DAL
Thunder-BlazersThunder 104, Blazers 111
+7 POR
Pistons-BucksPistons 105, Bucks 98
+7 DET
Suns-RocketsSuns 97, Rockets 88
+9 PHX
Pacers-JazzPacers 95, Jazz 86
+9 IND
Clippers-HawksClippers 97, Hawks 107
+10 ATL
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 88, Cavs 98
+10 CLE
POR erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-BlazersPOR won · Thunder 104, Blazers 111
11 pts
Pacers-JazzIND won · Pacers 95, Jazz 86
6 pts
Pistons-BucksDET won · Pistons 105, Bucks 98
5 pts
Mavs-PelicansDAL won · Mavs 100, Pelicans 97
2 pts
Korver shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KorverATL · 23 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
67% (8-12)
TuckerPHX · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL
62% (8-13)
DrummondDET · 24 PTS, 19 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
AldridgePOR · 38 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
61% (17-28)
MillsapATL · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK
60% (12-20)
Final · Mavs-Pelicans
Mavs 100Pelicans 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs27252325100
Pelicans2429242097
The story
Dirk Nowitzki had 21 points as Dallas beat New Orleans 100-97

Al-Farouq Aminu led New Orleans with 20 REB, 16 PTS 21 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 7-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Mavericks took the fourth 25-20.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +3−1−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Blazers
Thunder 104Blazers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder27322124104
Blazers25233528111
The story
Robin Lopez's 12 points and 10 rebounds carried Portland past Oklahoma City, 111-104

For Oklahoma City, Serge Ibaka had 13 PTS, 10 REB 12 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK · 6-11 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 11 going into the third, then won it 35-21.

POR lead by quarter
200 −2−11+3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Bucks
Pistons 105Bucks 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons26193525105
Bucks1931173198
The story
Detroit beat Milwaukee 105-98 behind 17 points and 11 assists from Brandon Jennings

John Henson paced Milwaukee: 12 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 11 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 4-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 35-17 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 +7−5+13+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.7Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.7 in 14 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.3 in 16 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.7Season avg38.8Today

39 minutes today, against 25.7 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 2 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

LaMarcus Aldridge leads the day with 38

LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 21, 12, 30, 18, 24, 27, 28, 38Blazers-Thunder · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 38, 28, 19, 24, 25, 32, 27, 33Thunder-Blazers · L
28.5 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 14, 15, 12, 17, 20, 11, 19, 26Pelicans-Mavs · L
15.1 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 14, 12, 10, 16, 15, 23, 15, 25Hawks-Clippers · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 15, 9, 12, 10, 13, 31, 10, 24Pistons-Bucks · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 19 REB · 0 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 30, 23, 20, 27, 16, 15, 15, 21, 16, 24Clippers-Hawks · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+1.6 22.5 last 10 · 20.9 season
Jordan CrawfordBOS+1.3 14.4 last 10 · 13.1 season
Avery BradleyBOS+1.0 13.8 last 10 · 12.8 season
DeMarre CarrollATL+0.2 9.8 last 10 · 9.7 season
Samuel DalembertDAL+0.0 7.6 last 10 · 7.5 season
Cold
Gordon HaywardUTA−3.1 13.6 last 10 · 16.7 season
Jeff TeagueATL−2.6 14.2 last 10 · 16.8 season
Al HorfordATL−1.4 15.8 last 10 · 17.2 season
Cartier MartinATL−1.4 5.9 last 10 · 7.3 season
Alec BurksUTA−1.4 10.0 last 10 · 11.4 season