FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 3, 2014Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed DEN by 3 after the first quarter and won 110–105.

Final · Box score
Rockets104
Sixers93
Q1 HOU +13; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU +5; Q4 HOU +11
Final · Box score
Thunder85
Nets116
Q1 BKN +13; Q2 BKN +19; Q3 BKN +23; Q4 BKN +31
Final · Box score
Pelicans81
Grizzlies93
Q1 MEM +7; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +12
Final · Box score
Celtics113
Mavs118
Q1 DAL +21; Q2 DAL +26; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Kings110
Nuggets105
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Jazz101
Clippers107
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +13; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 LAC +6
On this day · 2013–14Nov 3, 2013: 6 games. Top scorer: Kevin Love (Wolves-Knicks), 34 points.
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The lead · Kings-Nuggets

Sacramento makes it three straight

James Harden goes for 35 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+5+2+5SAC AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings19322831110
Nuggets22243128105
Who led
Darren CollisonPoints, last 4 games: 13, 17, 14, 21SAC21 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 4 games: 20, 17, 34, 19SAC19 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 3 games: 15, 14, 16DEN16 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
JaVale McGeePoints, last 3 games: 2, 8, 16DEN16 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Celtics-Mavs

Dallas leads Boston wire to wire

Dallas was ahead at every break and won 118–113. Best quarter: the first, 40–19. Chandler Parsons led Dallas with 29 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DAL over BOS5SAC over DEN5LAC over UTA6HOU over PHI11MEM over NOP12BKN over OKC31Final margin, points. Pink = DAL over BOS.
Lead changes
Kings-Nuggets13
Rockets-Sixers8
Jazz-Clippers8
Celtics-Mavs5
Thunder-Nets2
Pelicans-Grizzlies2
The night in charts
Celtics-Mavs combined for 231, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-MavsCeltics 113, Mavs 118
231
Kings-NuggetsKings 110, Nuggets 105
215
Jazz-ClippersJazz 101, Clippers 107
208
Thunder-NetsThunder 85, Nets 116
201
Rockets-SixersRockets 104, Sixers 93
197
Pelicans-GrizzliesPelicans 81, Grizzlies 93
174
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-NuggetsKings 110, Nuggets 105
+5 SAC
Celtics-MavsCeltics 113, Mavs 118
+5 DAL
Jazz-ClippersJazz 101, Clippers 107
+6 LAC
Rockets-SixersRockets 104, Sixers 93
+11 HOU
Pelicans-GrizzliesPelicans 81, Grizzlies 93
+12 MEM
Thunder-NetsThunder 85, Nets 116
+31 BKN
Blake shot 14-of-21 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BlakeLAC · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
67% (14-21)
ParsonsDAL · 29 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
DirkDAL · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST
64% (9-14)
IbakaOKC · 15 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
ArizaHOU · 24 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Celtics-Mavs
Celtics 113Mavs 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics19223834113
Mavs40272427118
The story
Chandler Parsons' 29 points carried Dallas past Boston, 118-113

For Boston, Avery Bradley had 32 PTS, 8 REB 29 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 10-15 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 40-19, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
300 +21+26+12+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jeff Green was the fantasy play: 56.9 FPTS on 35 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST

Final · Kings-Nuggets
Kings 110Nuggets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings19322831110
Nuggets22243128105
The story
Sacramento beat Denver 110-105 behind 21 points from Darren Collison

JaVale McGee paced Denver: 16 PTS, 4 REB 21 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 5-9 FG

The swing

A 32-24 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −3+5+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Clippers
Jazz 101Clippers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz20232731101
Clippers26301734107
The story
Blake Griffin had 31 points as Los Angeles beat Utah 107-101

Gordon Hayward led Utah with 27 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 31 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 14-21 FG

The swing

The Clippers won the second 30-23, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +6+13+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, today vs 2013–14 avg
Points per game
13.12013–14 avg23Today

23 points today in 42 minutes, against 13.1 a game in 2013–14 (80 games).

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 vs 2013–14 avg
Minutes per game
23.32013–14 avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.3 in 2013–14 (78 games). Today: 5 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.7Season avg29.6Today

30 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 35

James HardenPoints, last 4 games: 32, 18, 26, 35Rockets-Sixers · W
27.8 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 3 games: 17, 17, 35Celtics-Mavs · L
23.0 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 3 games: 15, 6, 32Celtics-Mavs · L
17.7 PPG season to date
Career high32 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 4 games: 23, 39, 17, 31Clippers-Jazz · W
27.5 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 4 games: 5, 21, 20, 29Mavs-Celtics · W
18.8 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 4 games: 8, 16, 24, 27Jazz-Clippers · L
18.8 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST