FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 9, 2015Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed POR by 4 after the first quarter and won 108–104.

Final · Box score
Magic84
Pacers97
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +1; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND +13
Final · Box score
Bulls111
Sixers88
Q1 CHI +9; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 CHI +23
Final · Box score
Wolves117
Hawks107
Q1 MIN +11; Q2 MIN +30; Q3 MIN +9; Q4 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Blazers104
Nuggets108
Q1 DEN -4; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +4
Final · Box score
Spurs106
Kings88
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +18
Final · Box score
Pistons95
Warriors109
Q1 GSW +12; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 GSW +14
Final · Box score
Grizzlies92
Clippers94
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 Clippers 0; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +2
On this day · 2014–15Nov 9, 2014: 8 games. Top scorer: Luol Deng (Heat-Mavs), 30 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Nuggets

Denver tops Portland in Denver

Zach Randolph goes for 26 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-1-1+4DEN AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers33252224104
Nuggets29282229108
Who led
JJ HicksonPoints, last 5 games: 1, 17, 8, 5, 19DEN19 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Emmanuel MudiayPoints, last 7 games: 17, 15, 6, 12, 8, 13, 18DEN18 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 8 games: 21, 24, 23, 34, 35, 27, 26, 30POR30 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 8 games: 37, 16, 15, 18, 27, 20, 18, 16POR16 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Clippers

Clippers hold off Memphis, 94–92

Clippers led 70–66 after three and held on to win by two. Blake Griffin led Clippers with 24 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAC over MEM2DEN over POR4MIN over ATL10IND over ORL13GSW over DET14SAS over SAC18CHI over PHI23Final margin, points. Pink = LAC over MEM.
Lead changes
Blazers-Nuggets14
Grizzlies-Clippers14
Magic-Pacers12
Bulls-Sixers6
Wolves-Hawks2
Pistons-Warriors1
The night in charts
Wolves-Hawks combined for 224, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-HawksWolves 117, Hawks 107
224
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 104, Nuggets 108
212
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 95, Warriors 109
204
Bulls-SixersBulls 111, Sixers 88
199
Spurs-KingsSpurs 106, Kings 88
194
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 92, Clippers 94
186
Magic-PacersMagic 84, Pacers 97
181
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 92, Clippers 94
+2 LAC
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 104, Nuggets 108
+4 DEN
Wolves-HawksWolves 117, Hawks 107
+10 MIN
Magic-PacersMagic 84, Pacers 97
+13 IND
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 95, Warriors 109
+14 GSW
Spurs-KingsSpurs 106, Kings 88
+18 SAS
Bulls-SixersBulls 111, Sixers 88
+23 CHI
DEN rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-NuggetsDEN won · Blazers 104, Nuggets 108
4 pts
Spurs-KingsSAS won · Spurs 106, Kings 88
1 pt
Grizzlies-ClippersLAC won · Grizzlies 92, Clippers 94
1 pt
Kawhi shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KawhiSAS · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
WigginsMIN · 33 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
68% (15-22)
Stanley JohnsonDET · 20 PTS, 7 REB
64% (9-14)
HicksonDEN · 19 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
RandolphMEM · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
63% (12-19)
Final · Grizzlies-Clippers
Grizzlies 92Clippers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2620202692
Clippers2521242494
The story
Blake Griffin had 24 points and 12 rebounds as LA beat Memphis 94-92

Mike Conley led Memphis with 16 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 9-19 FG

The swing

The Clippers won the third 24-20, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −10+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Nuggets
Blazers 104Nuggets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers33252224104
Nuggets29282229108
The story
Denver beat Portland 108-104 behind 19 points and 13 rebounds from JJ Hickson

Mason Plumlee paced Portland: 15 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 7-11 FG

The swing

A 29-24 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −4−1−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Damian Lillard topped the game at 47.6 FPTS: 30 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB

Final · Bulls-Sixers
Bulls 111Sixers 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls31212435111
Sixers2221192688
The story
Pau Gasol's 16 points carried Chicago past Philadelphia, 111-88

Nikola Mirotic chipped in 20 PTS, 10 REB 16 PTS, 9 REB, 6 BLK, 1 AST · 7-17 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 31-22, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
300 +9+9+14+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jahlil Okafor was the fantasy play: 45.5 FPTS on 21 PTS, 15 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.2Season avg22.0Last 5

22.0 points a game over his last five games, against 17.2 in 5 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.4minutes, last 3 vs 2014–15 avg
Minutes per game
24.92014–15 avg15.5Last 3

15.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.9 in 2014–15 (75 games). Today: 14 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.6Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 29.6 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 12 assists.

Top performances

Andrew Wiggins leads the day with 33

Andrew WigginsPoints, last 6 games: 9, 18, 16, 12, 31, 33Wolves-Hawks · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high33 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 8 games: 21, 24, 23, 34, 35, 27, 26, 30Blazers-Nuggets · L
27.5 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 8 games: 17, 18, 16, 16, 26, 36, 32, 27Pacers-Magic · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 8 games: 12, 11, 15, 4, 20, 16, 10, 26Grizzlies-Clippers · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 7 games: 33, 26, 37, 22, 23, 35, 24Clippers-Grizzlies · W
28.6 PPG season to date · −5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 9 games: 18, 23, 14, 18, 26, 16, 19, 10, 24Hawks-Wolves · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST