FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 4, 2014Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed OKC by 7 after the first quarter and won 100–88.

Final · Box score
Bucks87
Pacers81
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Rockets108
Heat91
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +17
Final · Box score
Wizards98
Knicks83
Q1 WAS -6; Q2 WAS -5; Q3 WAS +12; Q4 WAS +15
Final · Box score
Thunder88
Raptors100
Q1 TOR -7; Q2 TOR -1; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 TOR +12
Final · Box score
Magic90
Bulls98
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 Bulls 0; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Hornets91
Pelicans100
Q1 NOP +5; Q2 NOP -1; Q3 NOP +8; Q4 NOP +9
Final · Box score
Cavs82
Blazers101
Q1 POR -3; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +19
Final · Box score
Suns112
Lakers106
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +12; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX +6
On this day · 2013–14Nov 4, 2013: 4 games. Top scorer: Andre Iguodala (Warriors-Sixers), 32 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Raptors

Toronto beats OKC, 100–88

James Harden goes for 25 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-1+3+12TOR AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder3022181888
Raptors23282227100
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 4 games: 15, 26, 30, 16TOR16 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Patrick PattersonPoints, last 4 games: 10, 2, 0, 14TOR14 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 5 games: 10, 17, 23, 15, 25OKC25 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Lance ThomasPoints, last 5 games: 14, 4, 12, 2, 14OKC14 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Bulls20
Cavs-Blazers16
Rockets-Heat9
Hornets-Pelicans6
Bucks-Pacers5
Suns-Lakers4
Wizards-Knicks2
The night in charts
Suns-Lakers combined for 218, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-LakersSuns 112, Lakers 106
218
Rockets-HeatRockets 108, Heat 91
199
Hornets-PelicansHornets 91, Pelicans 100
191
Magic-BullsMagic 90, Bulls 98
188
Thunder-RaptorsThunder 88, Raptors 100
188
Cavs-BlazersCavs 82, Blazers 101
183
Wizards-KnicksWizards 98, Knicks 83
181
Bucks-PacersBucks 87, Pacers 81
168
PHX won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Suns-LakersSuns 112, Lakers 106
+6 PHX
Bucks-PacersBucks 87, Pacers 81
+6 MIL
Magic-BullsMagic 90, Bulls 98
+8 CHI
Hornets-PelicansHornets 91, Pelicans 100
+9 NOP
Thunder-RaptorsThunder 88, Raptors 100
+12 TOR
Wizards-KnicksWizards 98, Knicks 83
+15 WAS
Rockets-HeatRockets 108, Heat 91
+17 HOU
Cavs-BlazersCavs 82, Blazers 101
+19 POR
TOR rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-RaptorsTOR won · Thunder 88, Raptors 100
7 pts
Wizards-KnicksWAS won · Wizards 98, Knicks 83
6 pts
Magic-BullsCHI won · Magic 90, Bulls 98
4 pts
Cavs-BlazersPOR won · Cavs 82, Blazers 101
3 pts
Hornets-PelicansNOP won · Hornets 91, Pelicans 100
1 pt
Ibaka shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
IbakaOKC · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
79% (11-14)
Robin LopezPOR · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
HibbertIND · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
D WadeMIA · 19 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
KnightMIL · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Suns-Lakers
Suns 112Lakers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns26322133112
Lakers24222931106
The story
Isaiah Thomas had 22 points and 9 assists as Phoenix beat Los Angeles 112-106

Jordan Hill led Los Angeles with 15 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 8-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the second 32-22, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +2+12+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Pacers
Bucks 87Pacers 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2221261887
Pacers1919232081
The story
Brandon Knight's 23 points carried Milwaukee past Indiana, 87-81

For Indiana, Lavoy Allen had 12 REB, 8 PTS 23 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 10-16 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 22-19, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +3+5+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Roy Hibbert was the fantasy play: 38.9 FPTS on 16 PTS, 7 REB

Final · Rockets-Heat
Rockets 108Heat 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets30272625108
Heat3124221491
The story
Houston beat Miami 108-91 behind 26 points and 10 rebounds from Dwight Howard

Chris Bosh paced Miami: 21 PTS, 8 REB 26 PTS, 10 REB · 10-16 FG

The swing

A 25-14 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −1+2+6+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 2 vs 2013–14 avg
Points per game
13.12013–14 avg22.5Last 2

22.5 points a game over his last two games, against 13.1 in 2013–14 (67 games). Today: 21 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.1minutes, last 3 vs 2013–14 avg
Minutes per game
30.32013–14 avg8.2Last 3

8.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.3 in 2013–14 (78 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.5Season avg31.7Today

32 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Wizards-Knicks

Washington takes care of New York

A 15-point win, 98–83. Paul Pierce led Washington with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over IND6PHX over LAL6CHI over ORL8NOP over CHA9TOR over OKC12WAS over NYK15HOU over MIA17POR over CLE19Final margin, points. Pink = WAS over NYK.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 39

Kobe BryantPoints, last 5 games: 19, 31, 21, 28, 39Lakers-Suns · L
27.6 PPG season to date
39 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 4 games: 10, 20, 11, 27Blazers-Cavs · W
17.0 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 5 games: 13, 22, 14, 11, 26Rockets-Heat · W
17.2 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Gerald GreenPoints, last 4 games: 4, 10, 16, 26Suns-Lakers · W
14.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 5 games: 32, 18, 26, 35, 25Rockets-Heat · W
27.2 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 5 games: 10, 17, 23, 15, 25Thunder-Raptors · L
18.0 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST