FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 5, 2015Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by POR (vs MEM) and UTA (vs DEN).

Final · Box score
Thunder98
Bulls104
Q1 CHI -3; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Heat96
Wolves84
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Hornets108
Mavs94
Q1 CHA +4; Q2 CHA +1; Q3 CHA +11; Q4 CHA +14
Final · Box score
Jazz96
Nuggets84
Q1 UTA -5; Q2 UTA -2; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +12
Final · Box score
Grizzlies96
Blazers115
Q1 POR -5; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +19; Q4 POR +19
On this day · 2014–15Nov 5, 2014: 12 games. Top scorer: Kyle Lowry (Raptors-Celtics), 35 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Nuggets

Utah handles Denver by 12

Kevin Durant goes for 33 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-2+1+12UTA AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1921253196
Nuggets2418222084
Who led
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 5 games: 13, 12, 11, 19, 20UTA20 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Trevor BookerPoints, last 4 games: 2, 4, 0, 13UTA13 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 5 games: 23, 10, 15, 21, 18DEN18 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Will BartonPoints, last 5 games: 11, 14, 15, 10, 12DEN12 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Blazers

Portland makes it three straight

Portland beat Memphis 115–96 and moved to 4–2. Damian Lillard led Portland with 27 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists.

Streak strip · POR
Wvs NOP112–94L@ PHX92–110Lvs PHX90–101W@ MIN106–101W@ UTA108–92Wvs MEM115–96
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Blazers16
Hornets-Mavs8
Jazz-Nuggets7
Thunder-Bulls1
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Blazers combined for 211, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 96, Blazers 115
211
Thunder-BullsThunder 98, Bulls 104
202
Hornets-MavsHornets 108, Mavs 94
202
Heat-WolvesHeat 96, Wolves 84
180
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 96, Nuggets 84
180
CHI won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Thunder-BullsThunder 98, Bulls 104
+6 CHI
Heat-WolvesHeat 96, Wolves 84
+12 MIA
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 96, Nuggets 84
+12 UTA
Hornets-MavsHornets 108, Mavs 94
+14 CHA
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 96, Blazers 115
+19 POR
POR rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-BlazersPOR won · Grizzlies 96, Blazers 115
5 pts
Jazz-NuggetsUTA won · Jazz 96, Nuggets 84
5 pts
Thunder-BullsCHI won · Thunder 98, Bulls 104
3 pts
Jefferson shot 15-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JeffersonCHA · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
83% (15-18)
RandolphMEM · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
LambCHA · 16 PTS, 4 REB
64% (7-11)
Courtney LeeMEM · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Deron WilliamsDAL · 15 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Thunder-Bulls
Thunder 98Bulls 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2822232598
Bulls25321928104
The story
Derrick Rose had 29 points as Chicago beat Oklahoma City 104-98

Serge Ibaka led Oklahoma City with 17 PTS, 6 REB 29 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 12-25 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Bulls took the second 32-22.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −3+7+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Mavs
Hornets 108Mavs 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets27272430108
Mavs2330142794
The story
Al Jefferson's 31 points carried Charlotte past Dallas, 108-94

For Dallas, Zaza Pachulia had 14 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 15-18 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 24-14, was where the Hornets built it.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +4+1+11+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Blazers
Grizzlies 96Blazers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2323252596
Blazers18324025115
The story
Portland beat Memphis 115-96 behind 27 points from Damian Lillard

Zach Randolph paced Memphis: 16 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB · 9-18 FG, 7-11 3PT

The swing

A 40-25 third quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 −5+4+19+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+3.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.8Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.8 in 4 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.6minutes, last 3 vs 2014–15 avg
Minutes per game
33.12014–15 avg13.5Last 3

13.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.1 in 2014–15 (66 games). Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Season avg35.7Today

36 minutes today, against 24.4 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 33

Kevin DurantPoints, last 6 games: 22, 43, 25, 29, 27, 33Thunder-Bulls · L
29.8 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 5 games: 17, 10, 10, 14, 31Hornets-Mavs · W
16.4 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 6 games: 18, 15, 8, 6, 4, 29Bulls-Thunder · W
13.3 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 6 games: 21, 24, 23, 34, 35, 27Blazers-Grizzlies · W
27.3 PPG season to date · −0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 6 games: 17, 24, 23, 14, 26, 26Bulls-Thunder · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high26 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 5 games: 20, 25, 20, 21, 25Heat-Wolves · W
22.2 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST