FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 24, 2014Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed PHI by 2 at halftime and won 114–104.

Final · Box score
Clippers113
Hornets92
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +3; Q3 LAC +8; Q4 LAC +21
Final · Box score
Magic74
Cavs106
Q1 CLE +10; Q2 CLE +18; Q3 CLE +23; Q4 CLE +32
Final · Box score
Blazers114
Sixers104
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR +9; Q4 POR +10
Final · Box score
Suns100
Raptors104
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR +15; Q4 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Knicks86
Rockets91
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 Rockets 0; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Pacers111
Mavs100
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +11
Final · Box score
Bulls97
Jazz95
Q1 CHI +16; Q2 CHI +15; Q3 CHI +1; Q4 CHI +2
On this day · 2013–14Nov 24, 2013: 5 games. Top scorer: Joe Johnson (Nets-Pistons), 34 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Sixers

LaMarcus Aldridge scores 33 as Portland wins in Philadelphia

James Harden goes for 36 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-2+9+10POR AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers24263925114
Sixers20322824104
Who led
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 21, 28, 25, 12, 22, 16, 20, 33POR33 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 21, 16, 12, 10, 16, 12, 10, 17POR17 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Michael Carter-WilliamsPoints, last 7 games: 19, 13, 16, 11, 18, 9, 24PHI24 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Henry SimsPoints, last 10 games: 3, 16, 12, 4, 14, 9, 14, 5, 6, 22PHI22 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Cleveland posts the night's biggest win

Cleveland beat Orlando by 32, the widest margin of 7 games.

CHI over UTA2TOR over PHX4HOU over NYK5POR over PHI10IND over DAL11LAC over CHA21CLE over ORL32Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Knicks-Rockets16
Pacers-Mavs11
Blazers-Sixers8
Suns-Raptors6
Bulls-Jazz6
Clippers-Hornets5
Magic-Cavs1
Shot of the night

Dunleavy's layup with 22 seconds left puts the Bulls ahead, 97-95 final

The night in charts
Blazers-Sixers combined for 218, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-SixersBlazers 114, Sixers 104
218
Pacers-MavsPacers 111, Mavs 100
211
Clippers-HornetsClippers 113, Hornets 92
205
Suns-RaptorsSuns 100, Raptors 104
204
Bulls-JazzBulls 97, Jazz 95
192
Magic-CavsMagic 74, Cavs 106
180
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 86, Rockets 91
177
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-JazzBulls 97, Jazz 95
+2 CHI
Suns-RaptorsSuns 100, Raptors 104
+4 TOR
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 86, Rockets 91
+5 HOU
Blazers-SixersBlazers 114, Sixers 104
+10 POR
Pacers-MavsPacers 111, Mavs 100
+11 IND
Clippers-HornetsClippers 113, Hornets 92
+21 LAC
Magic-CavsMagic 74, Cavs 106
+32 CLE
Valanciunas shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ValanciunasTOR · 27 PTS, 11 REB, 1 BLK
91% (10-11)
SloanIND · 29 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
KanterUTA · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
AldridgePOR · 33 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST
65% (13-20)
CP3LAC · 22 PTS, 15 AST, 5 REB, 1 BLK
63% (10-16)
Final · Bulls-Jazz
Bulls 97Jazz 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls3026221997
Jazz1427361895
The story
Pau Gasol had 23 points as Chicago beat Utah 97-95

Trey Burke led Utah with 18 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB 23 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 11-20 FG

The swing

The Bulls won the first 30-14, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +16+15+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Raptors
Suns 100Raptors 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns26221834100
Raptors29252723104
The story
Toronto beat Phoenix 104-100 behind 27 points and 11 rebounds from Jonas Valanciunas

Markieff Morris paced Phoenix: 17 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 11 REB · 10-11 FG

The swing

A 27-18 third quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +3+6+15+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Eric Bledsoe topped the game at 52.9 FPTS: 25 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST

Final · Knicks-Rockets
Knicks 86Rockets 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2620231786
Rockets2724182291
The story
Donatas Motiejunas' 13 points carried Houston past New York, 91-86

For New York, Carmelo Anthony had 14 PTS, 7 REB 13 PTS, 8 REB · 6-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 22-17, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +1+50+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.4Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 13.4 in 13 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Season avg13.1Last 3

13.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.2 in 14 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.7Season avg20.3Today

20 minutes today, against 4.7 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 36

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 22, 23, 35, 19, 6, 24, 32, 36Rockets-Knicks · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 21, 28, 25, 12, 22, 16, 20, 33Blazers-Sixers · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 32, 41, 32, 22, 15, 22, 15, 29Cavs-Magic · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Donald SloanPoints, last 10 games: 31, 13, 13, 2, 15, 12, 6, 11, 8, 29Pacers-Mavs · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 6, 9, 12, 4, 8, 17, 10, 18, 8, 27Raptors-Suns · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 23, 9, 11, 22, 1, 15, 18, 13, 9, 25Suns-Raptors · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST