FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 12, 2014Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed BKN by 14 at halftime and won 112–104.

Final · Box score
Pistons103
Wizards107
Q1 WAS -10; Q2 WAS -2; Q3 WAS -3; Q4 WAS +4
Final · Box score
Jazz97
Hawks100
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL -6; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Thunder109
Celtics94
Q1 OKC -9; Q2 OKC -9; Q3 OKC +4; Q4 OKC +15
Final · Box score
Pacers81
Heat75
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Magic97
Knicks95
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL -2; Q4 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Lakers102
Pelicans109
Q1 NOP -2; Q2 NOP +3; Q3 NOP +13; Q4 NOP +7
Final · Box score
Blazers130
Nuggets113
Q1 POR +11; Q2 POR +34; Q3 POR +33; Q4 POR +17
Final · Box score
Nets104
Suns112
Q1 PHX -12; Q2 PHX -14; Q3 PHX -6; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Rockets113
Wolves101
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +14; Q4 HOU +12
On this day · 2013–14Nov 12, 2013: 4 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Bucks), 33 points.
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The lead · Nets-Suns

Phoenix fights back from 14 down against Brooklyn

Paul Millsap goes for 30 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-14-6+8PHX AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets29342120104
Suns17322934112
Who led
Gerald GreenPoints, last 8 games: 4, 10, 16, 26, 11, 6, 19, 28PHX28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 8 games: 23, 23, 10, 22, 15, 3, 22, 21PHX21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 7 games: 19, 34, 13, 22, 18, 13, 21BKN21 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Mirza TeletovicPoints, last 7 games: 20, 12, 8, 9, 18, 7, 16BKN16 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Pistons-Wizards

Washington turns it around against Detroit

From 10 down after one to a 4-point win: 107–103. John Wall led Washington with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Wizards-Pistons
John Wall · WASBrandon Jennings · DETPTS2732REB33AST1110Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Magic-Knicks35
Jazz-Hawks18
Pacers-Heat13
Pistons-Wizards12
Lakers-Pelicans11
Nets-Suns6
Rockets-Wolves4
Thunder-Celtics3
Blazers-Nuggets1
The night in charts
Blazers-Nuggets combined for 243, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 130, Nuggets 113
243
Nets-SunsNets 104, Suns 112
216
Rockets-WolvesRockets 113, Wolves 101
214
Lakers-PelicansLakers 102, Pelicans 109
211
Pistons-WizardsPistons 103, Wizards 107
210
Thunder-CelticsThunder 109, Celtics 94
203
Jazz-HawksJazz 97, Hawks 100
197
Magic-KnicksMagic 97, Knicks 95
192
Pacers-HeatPacers 81, Heat 75
156
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-KnicksMagic 97, Knicks 95
+2 ORL
Jazz-HawksJazz 97, Hawks 100
+3 ATL
Pistons-WizardsPistons 103, Wizards 107
+4 WAS
Pacers-HeatPacers 81, Heat 75
+6 IND
Lakers-PelicansLakers 102, Pelicans 109
+7 NOP
Nets-SunsNets 104, Suns 112
+8 PHX
Rockets-WolvesRockets 113, Wolves 101
+12 HOU
Thunder-CelticsThunder 109, Celtics 94
+15 OKC
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 130, Nuggets 113
+17 POR
PHX erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-SunsPHX won · Nets 104, Suns 112
14 pts
Pistons-WizardsWAS won · Pistons 103, Wizards 107
10 pts
Thunder-CelticsOKC won · Thunder 109, Celtics 94
9 pts
Jazz-HawksATL won · Jazz 97, Hawks 100
6 pts
Lakers-PelicansNOP won · Lakers 102, Pelicans 109
2 pts
Favors shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FavorsUTA · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
ADNOP · 25 PTS, 12 REB, 6 BLK, 1 AST
75% (12-16)
Robin LopezPOR · 19 PTS, 5 REB
73% (8-11)
MorrowOKC · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
LawsonDEN · 32 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Magic-Knicks
Magic 97Knicks 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic3125182397
Knicks2723261995
The story
Orlando beat New York 97-95 behind 28 points from Evan Fournier

Carmelo Anthony paced New York: 27 PTS, 5 REB 28 PTS, 4 STL, 2 REB, 2 AST · 8-14 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 31-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +4+6−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Hawks
Jazz 97Hawks 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz322234997
Hawks32252518100
The story
Jeff Teague's 20 points and 8 assists carried Atlanta past Utah, 100-97

For Utah, Trey Burke had 11 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB 20 PTS, 8 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 7-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 18-9.

ATL lead by quarter
200 0+3−6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Wizards
Pistons 103Wizards 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons34252618103
Wizards24332525107
The story
John Wall had 27 points and 11 assists as Washington beat Detroit 107-103

Brandon Jennings led Detroit with 32 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB 27 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 7-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Wizards took the second 33-25.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −10−2−3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 2 vs 2013–14 avg
Points per game
8.42013–14 avg19.0Last 2

19.0 points a game over his last two games, against 8.4 in 2013–14 (76 games). Today: 28 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Season avg13.9Last 3

13.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.6 in 8 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.9Season avg34.4Today

34 minutes today, against 12.9 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 33

Kobe BryantPoints, last 8 games: 19, 31, 21, 28, 39, 21, 28, 33Lakers-Pelicans · L
27.5 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 8 games: 4, 4, 18, 12, 15, 23, 11, 32Pistons-Wizards · L
14.9 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 6 games: 3, 25, 9, 13, 18, 32Nuggets-Blazers · L
16.7 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 7 games: 13, 13, 17, 13, 11, 19, 30Hawks-Jazz · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 6 games: 23, 13, 22, 22, 29, 28Thunder-Celtics · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Gerald GreenPoints, last 8 games: 4, 10, 16, 26, 11, 6, 19, 28Suns-Nets · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST