FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, November 28, 2014Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed BOS by 11 after the first quarter and won 109–102.

Final · Box score
Bulls109
Celtics102
Q1 CHI -11; Q2 CHI -6; Q3 CHI -6; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Warriors106
Hornets101
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW -6; Q3 GSW -6; Q4 GSW +5
Final · Box score
Pelicans91
Hawks100
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL +13; Q3 ATL +11; Q4 ATL +9
Final · Box score
Bucks104
Pistons88
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +16
Final · Box score
Mavs106
Raptors102
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Clippers102
Rockets85
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC +12; Q3 LAC +13; Q4 LAC +17
Final · Box score
Magic83
Pacers98
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +15
Final · Box score
Knicks78
Thunder105
Q1 OKC +17; Q2 OKC +26; Q3 OKC +32; Q4 OKC +27
Final · Box score
Kings104
Spurs112
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Suns97
Nuggets122
Q1 DEN +11; Q2 DEN +19; Q3 DEN +29; Q4 DEN +25
Final · Box score
Grizzlies112
Blazers99
Q1 MEM -2; Q2 MEM +9; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +13
Final · Box score
Wolves120
Lakers119
Q1 MIN -7; Q2 MIN -4; Q3 MIN -3; Q4 MIN +1
The lead · Bulls-Celtics

Chicago climbs back to beat Boston

Joakim Noah goes for 15 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-6-6+7CHI AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls24303124109
Celtics35253111102
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 21, 32, 22, 23, 9, 25, 32, 22CHI22 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 8 games: 13, 20, 13, 24, 20, 18, 2, 21CHI21 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jared SullingerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 10, 14, 19, 18, 22, 13, 19, 23BOS23 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 13, 17, 12, 16, 7, 11, 13, 18BOS18 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Wolves-Lakers

Minnesota takes over late to edge Lakers

Down 3 after three, Minnesota won the fourth 27–23. Final: 120–119. Zach LaVine led Minnesota with 28 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIN over LAL1DAL over TOR4GSW over CHA5CHI over BOS7SAS over SAC8ATL over NOP9MEM over POR13IND over ORL15MIL over DET16LAC over HOU17DEN over PHX25OKC over NYK27Final margin, points. Pink = MIN over LAL.
Lead changes
Bulls-Celtics10
Bucks-Pistons7
Warriors-Hornets6
Grizzlies-Blazers3
Clippers-Rockets2
Pelicans-Hawks1
Mavs-Raptors1
Knicks-Thunder0
Suns-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Wolves-Lakers combined for 239, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-LakersWolves 120, Lakers 119
239
Suns-NuggetsSuns 97, Nuggets 122
219
Kings-SpursKings 104, Spurs 112
216
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 112, Blazers 99
211
Bulls-CelticsBulls 109, Celtics 102
211
Mavs-RaptorsMavs 106, Raptors 102
208
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 106, Hornets 101
207
Bucks-PistonsBucks 104, Pistons 88
192
Pelicans-HawksPelicans 91, Hawks 100
191
Clippers-RocketsClippers 102, Rockets 85
187
Knicks-ThunderKnicks 78, Thunder 105
183
Magic-PacersMagic 83, Pacers 98
181
3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-LakersWolves 120, Lakers 119
+1 MIN
Mavs-RaptorsMavs 106, Raptors 102
+4 DAL
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 106, Hornets 101
+5 GSW
Bulls-CelticsBulls 109, Celtics 102
+7 CHI
Kings-SpursKings 104, Spurs 112
+8 SAS
Pelicans-HawksPelicans 91, Hawks 100
+9 ATL
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 112, Blazers 99
+13 MEM
Magic-PacersMagic 83, Pacers 98
+15 IND
Bucks-PistonsBucks 104, Pistons 88
+16 MIL
Clippers-RocketsClippers 102, Rockets 85
+17 LAC
Suns-NuggetsSuns 97, Nuggets 122
+25 DEN
Knicks-ThunderKnicks 78, Thunder 105
+27 OKC
CHI erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-CelticsCHI won · Bulls 109, Celtics 102
11 pts
Wolves-LakersMIN won · Wolves 120, Lakers 119
7 pts
Warriors-HornetsGSW won · Warriors 106, Hornets 101
6 pts
Bucks-PistonsMIL won · Bucks 104, Pistons 88
4 pts
Grizzlies-BlazersMEM won · Grizzlies 112, Blazers 99
2 pts
LaVine shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LaVineMIN · 28 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB
79% (11-14)
WestbrookOKC · 32 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
Wesley JohnsonLAL · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
RobertsCHA · 20 PTS, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
IlyasovaMIL · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Wolves-Lakers
Wolves 120Lakers 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves23313927120
Lakers30283823119
The story
Mo Williams had 25 points and 11 assists as Minnesota beat Los Angeles 120-119

Jeremy Lin led Los Angeles with 18 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB 25 PTS, 11 AST · 8-13 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Timberwolves took the fourth 27-23.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −7−4−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kobe Bryant led the game in fantasy with 52.5 FPTS (26 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Mavs-Raptors
Mavs 106Raptors 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs26222335106
Raptors21222138102
The story
Dallas beat Toronto 106-102 behind 30 points from Monta Ellis

Kyle Lowry paced Toronto: 25 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB · 12-25 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 26-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +5+5+7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Celtics
Bulls 109Celtics 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls24303124109
Celtics35253111102
The story
Nikola Mirotic's 13 points carried Chicago past Boston, 109-102

For Boston, Jared Sullinger had 23 PTS, 10 REB 13 PTS, 8 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST · 4-6 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 24-11.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −11−6−6+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.2Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 14.2 in 15 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.8Season avg17.4Last 3

17.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.8 in 15 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
1.8Season avg25.7Today

26 minutes today, against 1.8 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 32

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 3 games: 38, 2, 32Thunder-Knicks · W
24.0 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 19, 19, 20, 26, 12, 22, 15, 30Clippers-Rockets · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 30, 18, 34, 20, 17, 24, 8, 30Mavs-Raptors · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 4, 5, 8, 13, 4, 2, 7, 5, 12, 28Wolves-Lakers · W
8.0 PPG season to date · +22.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 28, 11, 11, 5, 8, 28, 22, 21, 27Spurs-Kings · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Marreese SpeightsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 8, 13, 24, 14, 28, 8, 11, 27Warriors-Hornets · W
12.6 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST