FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 25, 2014Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed MIA by 6 after the first quarter and won 114–97.

Final · Box score
Hawks106
Wizards102
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +2; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +4
Final · Box score
Warriors114
Heat97
Q1 GSW -6; Q2 GSW -1; Q3 GSW +5; Q4 GSW +17
Final · Box score
Pistons86
Bucks98
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL +1; Q3 MIL +12; Q4 MIL +12
Final · Box score
Kings99
Pelicans89
Q1 SAC +11; Q2 Kings 0; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +10
Final · Box score
Bulls109
Nuggets114
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +7; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +5
On this day · 2013–14Nov 25, 2013: 9 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Suns), 35 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Heat

Stephen Curry scores 40 as Golden State beats Miami

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 22 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-1+5+17GSW AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors30313023114
Heat3626241197
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 28, 16, 17, 19, 30, 8, 15, 40GSW40 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 11, 29, 25, 21, 18, 14, 20, 24GSW24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 9, 20, 10, 15, 28, 32, 20, 26MIA26 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 30, 5, 19, 10, 13, 9, 26, 16MIA16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Pistons-Bucks

Detroit's skid reaches five

Milwaukee won 98–86; the Pistons fall to 3–11. Brandon Knight led Milwaukee with 20 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists.

Streak strip · DET
Wvs MIL98–95Lvs UTA96–97L@ CHI91–102L@ WAS103–107W@ OKC96–89L@ MEM88–95Lvs ORL93–107Lvs PHX86–88L@ ATL89–99L@ MIL86–98
The night in charts
Bulls-Nuggets combined for 223, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 109, Nuggets 114
223
Warriors-HeatWarriors 114, Heat 97
211
Hawks-WizardsHawks 106, Wizards 102
208
Kings-PelicansKings 99, Pelicans 89
188
Pistons-BucksPistons 86, Bucks 98
184
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-WizardsHawks 106, Wizards 102
+4 ATL
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 109, Nuggets 114
+5 DEN
Kings-PelicansKings 99, Pelicans 89
+10 SAC
Pistons-BucksPistons 86, Bucks 98
+12 MIL
Warriors-HeatWarriors 114, Heat 97
+17 GSW
GSW rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-HeatGSW won · Warriors 114, Heat 97
6 pts
Pistons-BucksMIL won · Pistons 86, Bucks 98
5 pts
Drummond shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DrummondDET · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
73% (11-15)
MonroeDET · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Jabari ParkerMIL · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
CasspiSAC · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
AfflaloDEN · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Hawks-Wizards
Hawks 106Wizards 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks22192738106
Wizards19202835102
The story
Atlanta beat Washington 106-102 behind 28 points from Jeff Teague

John Wall paced Washington: 21 PTS, 13 AST, 7 REB 28 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 8-19 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 22-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +3+2+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Nuggets
Bulls 109Nuggets 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls21282733109
Nuggets31253028114
The story
Ty Lawson's 20 points and 12 assists carried Denver past Chicago, 114-109

For Chicago, Jimmy Butler had 32 PTS, 9 REB 20 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 7-16 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-21, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +10+7+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Heat
Warriors 114Heat 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors30313023114
Heat3626241197
The story
Klay Thompson had 24 points as Golden State beat Miami 114-97

Mario Chalmers led Miami with 14 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 10-19 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the fourth 23-11, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −6−1+5+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.4Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.4 in 14 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.8Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.8 in 12 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.5Season avg36.0Today

36 minutes today, against 16.5 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 40

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 28, 16, 17, 19, 30, 8, 15, 40Warriors-Heat · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Carmelo Anthony DEN, Feb 18, 2010: 40 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Season high40 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 19, 21, 32, 22, 23, 9, 25, 32Bulls-Nuggets · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high32 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 5, 22, 19, 3, 20, 16, 5, 23, 28, 28Hawks-Wizards · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 9, 20, 10, 15, 28, 32, 20, 26Heat-Warriors · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 11, 29, 25, 21, 18, 14, 20, 24Warriors-Heat · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 2, 2, 9, 6, 12, 4, 13, 23Pistons-Bucks · L
9.7 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST