FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 22, 2014Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed CLE by 13 after the first quarter and won 110–93.

Final · Box score
Suns106
Pacers83
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +7; Q3 PHX +16; Q4 PHX +23
Final · Box score
Heat99
Magic92
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA +1; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Raptors110
Cavs93
Q1 TOR -13; Q2 TOR +2; Q3 TOR +14; Q4 TOR +17
Final · Box score
Sixers83
Knicks91
Q1 NYK +12; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK +17; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Mavs92
Rockets95
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Kings113
Wolves101
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC -4; Q3 SAC +7; Q4 SAC +12
Final · Box score
Wizards111
Bucks100
Q1 WAS -7; Q2 WAS -5; Q3 WAS +4; Q4 WAS +11
Final · Box score
Nets87
Spurs99
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +15; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +12
Final · Box score
Pelicans106
Jazz94
Q1 NOP +2; Q2 NOP +17; Q3 NOP +5; Q4 NOP +12
On this day · 2013–14Nov 22, 2013: 11 games. Top scorer: Caron Butler (Bucks-Sixers), 38 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Cavs

Lou Williams scores 36, Toronto rallies past Cleveland

Anthony Davis goes for 43 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13+2+14+17TOR AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors21352925110
Cavs3420172293
Who led
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 13, 16, 14, 3, 13, 13, 22, 36TOR36 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 9, 35, 13, 14, 19, 20, 19, 18, 20, 23TOR23 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 19, 22, 12, 13, 20, 10, 8, 23CLE23 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 9, 34, 12, 32, 27, 20, 20, 20, 22, 21CLE21 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Phoenix by 23.

HOU over DAL3MIA over ORL7NYK over PHI8WAS over MIL11SAC over MIN12SAS over BKN12NOP over UTA12TOR over CLE17PHX over IND23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Kings-Wolves16
Pelicans-Jazz8
Suns-Pacers7
Mavs-Rockets7
Raptors-Cavs5
Sixers-Knicks1
Nets-Spurs0
The night in charts
Kings-Wolves combined for 214, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-WolvesKings 113, Wolves 101
214
Wizards-BucksWizards 111, Bucks 100
211
Raptors-CavsRaptors 110, Cavs 93
203
Pelicans-JazzPelicans 106, Jazz 94
200
Heat-MagicHeat 99, Magic 92
191
Suns-PacersSuns 106, Pacers 83
189
Mavs-RocketsMavs 92, Rockets 95
187
Nets-SpursNets 87, Spurs 99
186
Sixers-KnicksSixers 83, Knicks 91
174
HOU won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Mavs-RocketsMavs 92, Rockets 95
+3 HOU
Heat-MagicHeat 99, Magic 92
+7 MIA
Sixers-KnicksSixers 83, Knicks 91
+8 NYK
Wizards-BucksWizards 111, Bucks 100
+11 WAS
Pelicans-JazzPelicans 106, Jazz 94
+12 NOP
Nets-SpursNets 87, Spurs 99
+12 SAS
Kings-WolvesKings 113, Wolves 101
+12 SAC
Raptors-CavsRaptors 110, Cavs 93
+17 TOR
Suns-PacersSuns 106, Pacers 83
+23 PHX
TOR erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-CavsTOR won · Raptors 110, Cavs 93
13 pts
Wizards-BucksWAS won · Wizards 111, Bucks 100
7 pts
Kings-WolvesSAC won · Kings 113, Wolves 101
4 pts
Danny Green shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Danny GreenSAS · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
CousinsSAC · 31 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (11-15)
ADNOP · 43 PTS, 14 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
70% (16-23)
BurkeUTA · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
BoshMIA · 32 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
65% (13-20)
Final · Mavs-Rockets
Mavs 92Rockets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2922172492
Rockets2931171895
The story
James Harden had 32 points as Houston beat Dallas 95-92

Brandan Wright led Dallas with 14 PTS, 11 REB 32 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 8-18 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the second 31-22, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 0+9+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Wolves
Kings 113Wolves 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings21273629113
Wolves24282524101
The story
DeMarcus Cousins' 31 points and 18 rebounds carried Sacramento past Minnesota, 113-101

For Minnesota, Andrew Wiggins had 29 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST · 11-15 FG

The swing

The Kings trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 36-25.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −3−4+7+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Jazz
Pelicans 106Jazz 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans25322029106
Jazz2317322294
The story
New Orleans beat Utah 106-94 behind 19 points and 9 assists from Jrue Holiday

Derrick Favors paced Utah: 13 PTS, 11 REB 19 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 7-16 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 32-17 second quarter did the most damage for the Pelicans.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +2+17+5+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.4Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.4 in 12 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Season avg13.6Last 3

13.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.6 in 11 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.9Season avg36.5Today

37 minutes today, against 11.9 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 0 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 43

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 27, 27, 25, 22, 31, 28, 18, 43Pelicans-Jazz · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dirk Nowitzki DAL, Jan 13, 2009: 44 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Career high43 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 13, 16, 14, 3, 13, 13, 22, 36Raptors-Cavs · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +24.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 18, 20, 18, 14, 25, 19, 14, 33Magic-Heat · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 35, 25, 20, 22, 23, 35, 19, 6, 24, 32Rockets-Mavs · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 24, 20, 9, 20, 10, 15, 28, 32Heat-Magic · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 25, 16, 16, 22, 25, 24, 22, 31Kings-Wolves · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST