FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 16, 2014Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed MIA by 8 at halftime and won 91–84.

Final · Box score
Nuggets93
Knicks109
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK +23; Q3 NYK +12; Q4 NYK +16
Final · Box score
Bucks91
Heat84
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL -8; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Rockets69
Thunder65
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 Rockets 0; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Warriors136
Lakers115
Q1 GSW +11; Q2 GSW +19; Q3 GSW +36; Q4 GSW +21
On this day · 2013–14Nov 16, 2013: 11 games. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (Cavs-Wizards), 41 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Heat

Milwaukee rallies from 8 down to beat Miami

Stephen Curry goes for 30 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-8+5+7MIL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks1919262791
Heat2323132584
Who led
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 24, 23, 10, 17, 14, 16, 24, 20MIL20 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jabari ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 13, 10, 8, 18, 13, 6, 6, 13MIL13 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Mario ChalmersPoints, last 10 games: 8, 20, 12, 12, 6, 2, 18, 7, 23, 18MIA18 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Shawne WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 3, 15, 16, 14, 9, 7, 7, 15, 21, 13MIA13 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Rockets-Thunder

Houston makes it three straight

Houston beat Thunder 69–65 and moved to 9–1. James Harden led Houston with 19 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · HOU
W@ LAL108–90W@ UTA104–93Wvs BOS104–90W@ PHI104–93W@ MIA108–91Wvs SAS98–81Lvs GSW87–98W@ MIN113–101Wvs PHI88–87W@ OKC69–65
Lead changes
Bucks-Heat4
Rockets-Thunder4
Warriors-Lakers1
The night in charts
Warriors-Lakers combined for 251, 49 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-LakersWarriors 136, Lakers 115
251
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 93, Knicks 109
202
Bucks-HeatBucks 91, Heat 84
175
Rockets-ThunderRockets 69, Thunder 65
134
HOU won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Rockets-ThunderRockets 69, Thunder 65
+4 HOU
Bucks-HeatBucks 91, Heat 84
+7 MIL
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 93, Knicks 109
+16 NYK
Warriors-LakersWarriors 136, Lakers 115
+21 GSW
Speights shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SpeightsGSW · 24 PTS, 9 REB
73% (8-11)
MeloNYK · 28 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
JR SmithNYK · 28 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
AfflaloDEN · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
55% (6-11)
KnightMIL · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
Final · Rockets-Thunder
Rockets 69Thunder 65
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets241891869
Thunder1914181465
The story
James Harden's 19 points carried Houston past Oklahoma City, 69-65

For Oklahoma City, Reggie Jackson had 15 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 5-17 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 24-19, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +5+90+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Knicks
Nuggets 93Knicks 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets318351993
Knicks31312423109
The story
New York beat Denver 109-93 behind 28 points from JR Smith

Kenneth Faried paced Denver: 16 PTS, 9 REB 28 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 10-16 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 31-8 second quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
300 0+23+12+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Lakers
Warriors 136Lakers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors34404121136
Lakers23322436115
The story
Marreese Speights had 24 points as Golden State beat Los Angeles 136-115

Jordan Hill led Los Angeles with 15 PTS, 11 REB 24 PTS, 9 REB · 8-11 FG

The swing

The Warriors won the third 41-24, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
400 +11+19+36+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.5Season avg29.2Last 5

29.2 points a game over his last five games, against 23.5 in 10 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs 2013–14 avg
Minutes per game
22.32013–14 avg8.2Last 3

8.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.3 in 2013–14 (59 games). Today: 4 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.2Season avg24.5Today

24 minutes today, against 9.2 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 44

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 21, 28, 39, 21, 28, 33, 9, 44Lakers-Warriors · L
27.3 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jerry Stackhouse DET, Oct 31, 2000: 44 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Season high44 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 21, 28, 34, 28, 16, 17, 19, 30Warriors-Lakers · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 15 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 18, 13, 19, 20, 25, 27, 46, 28Knicks-Nuggets · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 7, 6, 8, 8, 12, 19, 9, 28Knicks-Nuggets · W
11.4 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Marreese SpeightsPoints, last 9 games: 16, 2, 4, 6, 4, 11, 8, 13, 24Warriors-Lakers · W
9.8 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 24, 23, 10, 17, 14, 16, 24, 20Bucks-Heat · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST