FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 4, 2014Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed NOP by 6 after the first quarter and won 112–85.

Final · Box score
Cavs90
Knicks87
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE -5; Q4 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Pacers82
Blazers88
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +6
Final · Box score
Pelicans85
Warriors112
Q1 GSW -6; Q2 GSW +13; Q3 GSW +14; Q4 GSW +27
On this day · 2013–14Dec 4, 2013: 7 games. Top scorer: LaMarcus Aldridge (Blazers-Thunder), 38 points.
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The lead · Pelicans-Warriors

Golden State 112, New Orleans 85

Anthony Davis goes for 30 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+13+14+27GSW AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans2812261985
Warriors22312732112
Who led
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 14, 20, 24, 12, 17, 15, 20, 23GSW23 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 8, 15, 40, 28, 26, 16, 22, 19GSW19 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 28, 18, 43, 14, 14, 30, 25, 30NOP30 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 9, 12, 19, 11, 20, 17, 16, 12NOP12 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Cavs-Knicks

Cleveland survives New York, 90–87

A three-point finish after it was 68–73 through three. Kyrie Irving led Cleveland with 37 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CLE over NYK3POR over IND6GSW over NOP27Final margin, points. Pink = CLE over NYK.
Lead changes
Cavs-Knicks12
Pacers-Blazers1
Pelicans-Warriors1
The night in charts
Pelicans-Warriors combined for 197, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-WarriorsPelicans 85, Warriors 112
197
Cavs-KnicksCavs 90, Knicks 87
177
Pacers-BlazersPacers 82, Blazers 88
170
CLE won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Cavs-KnicksCavs 90, Knicks 87
+3 CLE
Pacers-BlazersPacers 82, Blazers 88
+6 POR
Pelicans-WarriorsPelicans 85, Warriors 112
+27 GSW
GSW rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pelicans-WarriorsGSW won · Pelicans 85, Warriors 112
6 pts
Cavs-KnicksCLE won · Cavs 90, Knicks 87
5 pts
AD shot 14-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ADNOP · 30 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
74% (14-19)
KyrieCLE · 37 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
Solomon HillIND · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Amar'eNYK · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
BarnesGSW · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
Final · Cavs-Knicks
Cavs 90Knicks 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2525182290
Knicks2429201487
The story
LeBron James had 19 points and 12 assists as Cleveland beat New York 90-87

Amar'e Stoudemire led New York with 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB · 7-17 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 22-14.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +1−3−5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Blazers
Pacers 82Blazers 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1419262382
Blazers1622242688
The story
Damian Lillard's 23 points carried Portland past Indiana, 88-82

For Indiana, David West had 13 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 7-15 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 22-19, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +2+5+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Warriors
Pelicans 85Warriors 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans2812261985
Warriors22312732112
The story
Golden State beat New Orleans 112-85 behind 19 points and 11 assists from Stephen Curry

Jrue Holiday paced New Orleans: 12 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 11 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 8-17 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 31-12 second quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
300 −6+13+14+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.8Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.8 in 18 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Season avg15.5Last 3

15.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.0 in 17 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Season avg40.4Today

40 minutes today, against 30.3 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 37

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 20, 22, 21, 12, 18, 24, 28, 37Cavs-Knicks · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 28, 18, 43, 14, 14, 30, 25, 30Pelicans-Warriors · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 21, 12, 16, 22, 20, 17, 17, 23Blazers-Pacers · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 14, 20, 24, 12, 17, 15, 20, 23Warriors-Pelicans · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 6, 24, 6, 2, 5, 4, 11, 2, 2, 20Knicks-Cavs · L
8.8 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 15, 22, 15, 29, 29, 19, 26, 19Cavs-Knicks · W
24.6 PPG season to date · −5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Monta EllisDAL+2.3 23.0 last 10 · 20.7 season
Jabari ParkerMIL+1.6 13.8 last 10 · 12.2 season
Elfrid PaytonORL+1.0 7.7 last 10 · 6.7 season
Chandler ParsonsDAL+0.8 15.7 last 10 · 14.8 season
Tyson ChandlerDAL+0.1 11.4 last 10 · 11.3 season
Cold
Evan FournierORL−3.0 11.8 last 10 · 14.8 season
Channing FryeORL−2.0 6.2 last 10 · 8.2 season
Brandon KnightMIL−0.4 17.5 last 10 · 17.9 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL−0.2 11.4 last 10 · 11.6 season
O.J. MayoMIL−0.1 10.9 last 10 · 11.0 season