FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 17, 2014Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed NOP by 12 after three quarters and won 102–93.

Final · Box score
Mavs107
Hornets80
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +24; Q3 DAL +27; Q4 DAL +27
Final · Box score
Nuggets106
Cavs97
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Heat95
Nets83
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA -5; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Suns118
Celtics114
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Magic107
Pistons93
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL -3; Q3 ORL +2; Q4 ORL +14
Final · Box score
Rockets93
Grizzlies119
Q1 MEM +16; Q2 MEM +23; Q3 MEM +31; Q4 MEM +26
Final · Box score
Sixers75
Spurs100
Q1 SAS +17; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +25
Final · Box score
Pelicans93
Blazers102
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR -12; Q4 POR +9
Final · Box score
Bulls105
Clippers89
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI -2; Q3 CHI +15; Q4 CHI +16
On this day · 2013–14Nov 17, 2013: 3 games. Top scorer: Rudy Gay (Raptors-Blazers), 30 points.
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The lead · Pelicans-Blazers

Portland climbs out of a 12-point hole against New Orleans

Anthony Davis goes for 31 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-7-12+9POR AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans2128311393
Blazers22202634102
Who led
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 27, 18, 25, 11, 29, 27, 28, 24POR24 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 26, 16, 20, 21, 28, 25, 12, 22POR22 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 9 games: 26, 31, 14, 24, 27, 27, 25, 22, 31NOP31 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 9 games: 8, 24, 10, 16, 15, 16, 17, 24, 14NOP14 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Dallas posts the night's biggest win

Dallas beat Charlotte by 27, the widest margin of 9 games.

PHX over BOS4DEN over CLE9POR over NOP9MIA over BKN12ORL over DET14CHI over LAC16SAS over PHI25MEM over HOU26DAL over CHA27Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Suns-Celtics12
Nuggets-Cavs11
Bulls-Clippers11
Magic-Pistons9
Pelicans-Blazers6
Heat-Nets5
Rockets-Grizzlies5
Mavs-Hornets1
Sixers-Spurs0
The night in charts
Suns-Celtics combined for 232, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-CelticsSuns 118, Celtics 114
232
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 93, Grizzlies 119
212
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 106, Cavs 97
203
Magic-PistonsMagic 107, Pistons 93
200
Pelicans-BlazersPelicans 93, Blazers 102
195
Bulls-ClippersBulls 105, Clippers 89
194
Mavs-HornetsMavs 107, Hornets 80
187
Heat-NetsHeat 95, Nets 83
178
Sixers-SpursSixers 75, Spurs 100
175
PHX won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Suns-CelticsSuns 118, Celtics 114
+4 PHX
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 106, Cavs 97
+9 DEN
Pelicans-BlazersPelicans 93, Blazers 102
+9 POR
Heat-NetsHeat 95, Nets 83
+12 MIA
Magic-PistonsMagic 107, Pistons 93
+14 ORL
Bulls-ClippersBulls 105, Clippers 89
+16 CHI
Sixers-SpursSixers 75, Spurs 100
+25 SAS
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 93, Grizzlies 119
+26 MEM
Mavs-HornetsMavs 107, Hornets 80
+27 DAL
POR erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pelicans-BlazersPOR won · Pelicans 93, Blazers 102
12 pts
Heat-NetsMIA won · Heat 95, Nets 83
5 pts
Magic-PistonsORL won · Magic 107, Pistons 93
3 pts
Nuggets-CavsDEN won · Nuggets 106, Cavs 97
2 pts
Bulls-ClippersCHI won · Bulls 105, Clippers 89
2 pts
Len shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LenPHX · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
BogdanovicBKN · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
ADNOP · 31 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
70% (14-20)
KamanPOR · 15 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BonnerSAS · 18 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Suns-Celtics
Suns 118Celtics 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns33272929118
Celtics31233426114
The story
Markieff Morris' 30 points carried Phoenix past Boston, 118-114

For Boston, Jeff Green had 28 PTS, 2 REB 30 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 14-21 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 27-23, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +2+6+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Blazers
Pelicans 93Blazers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans2128311393
Blazers22202634102
The story
Damian Lillard had 24 points as Portland beat New Orleans 102-93

Tyreke Evans led New Orleans with 13 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 24 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 7-18 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Trail Blazers took the fourth 34-13.

POR lead by quarter
200 +1−7−12+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Pistons
Magic 107Pistons 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic28212929107
Pistons2824241793
The story
Orlando beat Detroit 107-93 behind 24 points from Tobias Harris

Brandon Jennings paced Detroit: 18 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 24 PTS, 5 REB, 5 STL, 4 AST · 10-17 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 29-17 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 0−3+2+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.6Season avg17.6Last 5

17.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.6 in 10 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.5 in 11 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.7Season avg35.7Today

36 minutes today, against 10.7 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 31

Anthony DavisPoints, last 9 games: 26, 31, 14, 24, 27, 27, 25, 22, 31Pelicans-Blazers · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 23, 20, 16, 8, 9, 12, 5, 30Suns-Celtics · W
15.3 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 9 games: 17, 17, 35, 20, 15, 14, 14, 19, 28Celtics-Suns · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 17, 14, 27, 18, 20, 18, 14, 25Magic-Pistons · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 9 games: 3, 25, 9, 13, 18, 32, 11, 17, 24Nuggets-Cavs · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 1 REB · 12 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 27, 18, 25, 11, 29, 27, 28, 24Blazers-Pelicans · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST