FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 11, 2014Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed SAC by 18 after the first quarter and won 106–98.

Final · Box score
Magic100
Raptors104
Q1 TOR -8; Q2 TOR -9; Q3 TOR -11; Q4 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Lakers102
Grizzlies107
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +4; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Thunder78
Bucks85
Q1 MIL -7; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Kings98
Mavs106
Q1 DAL -18; Q2 DAL -9; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +8
Final · Box score
Hornets100
Blazers102
Q1 POR -14; Q2 POR -13; Q3 POR -10; Q4 POR +2
Final · Box score
Spurs113
Warriors100
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +13
On this day · 2013–14Nov 11, 2013: 9 games. Top scorer: Jeremy Lin (Rockets-Raptors), 31 points.
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The lead · Kings-Mavs

Dallas storms back from 18 down to beat Sacramento

Kobe Bryant goes for 28 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-18-9+6+8DAL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3225152698
Mavs14343028106
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 8 games: 18, 21, 17, 27, 17, 27, 17, 23DAL23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 8 games: 5, 21, 20, 29, 11, 5, 4, 19DAL19 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 8 games: 14, 40, 25, 14, 29, 11, 23, 26SAC26 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Ramon SessionsPoints, last 8 games: 3, 2, 0, 13, 2, 9, 4, 18SAC18 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Hornets-Blazers

Portland climbs back to beat Charlotte

Charlotte led by 14 after one. Portland won it 102–100. Damian Lillard led Portland with 29 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Blazers-Hornets
Damian Lillard · PORAl Jefferson · CHAPTS2922REB42AST71Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Magic-Raptors10
Spurs-Warriors9
Thunder-Bucks7
Lakers-Grizzlies2
Kings-Mavs1
Hornets-Blazers1
The night in charts
Spurs-Warriors combined for 213, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 113, Warriors 100
213
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 102, Grizzlies 107
209
Magic-RaptorsMagic 100, Raptors 104
204
Kings-MavsKings 98, Mavs 106
204
Hornets-BlazersHornets 100, Blazers 102
202
Thunder-BucksThunder 78, Bucks 85
163
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-BlazersHornets 100, Blazers 102
+2 POR
Magic-RaptorsMagic 100, Raptors 104
+4 TOR
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 102, Grizzlies 107
+5 MEM
Thunder-BucksThunder 78, Bucks 85
+7 MIL
Kings-MavsKings 98, Mavs 106
+8 DAL
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 113, Warriors 100
+13 SAS
DAL erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-MavsDAL won · Kings 98, Mavs 106
18 pts
Hornets-BlazersPOR won · Hornets 100, Blazers 102
14 pts
Magic-RaptorsTOR won · Magic 100, Raptors 104
11 pts
Thunder-BucksMIL won · Thunder 78, Bucks 85
7 pts
Barnes shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BarnesGSW · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
UdrihMEM · 16 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
ParkerSAS · 28 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB
65% (11-17)
KawhiSAS · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
BoozerLAL · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Hornets-Blazers
Hornets 100Blazers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets35292115100
Blazers21302427102
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge had 25 points and 14 rebounds as Portland beat Charlotte 102-100

Lance Stephenson led Charlotte with 14 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST · 10-21 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Trail Blazers took the fourth 27-15.

POR lead by quarter
200 −14−13−10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Raptors
Magic 100Raptors 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic32282317100
Raptors24272132104
The story
Kyle Lowry's 19 points carried Toronto past Orlando, 104-100

For Orlando, Nikola Vucevic had 18 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 19 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 8-16 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 11 going into the fourth, then won it 32-17.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −8−9−11+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tobias Harris was the fantasy play: 51.1 FPTS on 23 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST

Final · Kings-Mavs
Kings 98Mavs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3225152698
Mavs14343028106
The story
Dallas beat Sacramento 106-98 behind 23 points from Dirk Nowitzki

DeMarcus Cousins paced Sacramento: 16 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 7-12 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 30-15 third quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −18−9+6+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rudy Gay topped the game at 47.1 FPTS: 26 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.8points, last 3 vs 2013–14 avg
Points per game
8.52013–14 avg13.3Last 3

13.3 points a game over his last three games, against 8.5 in 2013–14 (78 games). Today: 6 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Season avg17.2Last 3

17.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.0 in 7 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.3Season avg36.0Today

36 minutes today, against 14.3 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 29

Damian LillardPoints, last 8 games: 10, 20, 11, 27, 18, 25, 11, 29Blazers-Hornets · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 6 games: 19, 41, 29, 19, 11, 29Warriors-Spurs · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 5 games: 23, 13, 22, 22, 29Thunder-Bucks · L
21.8 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 7 games: 19, 31, 21, 28, 39, 21, 28Lakers-Grizzlies · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 7 games: 23, 19, 17, 6, 28, 13, 28Spurs-Warriors · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 8 games: 14, 40, 25, 14, 29, 11, 23, 26Kings-Mavs · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST