FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 17, 2015Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed MIA by 7 after three quarters and won 103–91.

Final · Box score
Bucks86
Wizards115
Q1 WAS -2; Q2 WAS +18; Q3 WAS +19; Q4 WAS +29
Final · Box score
Hawks88
Nets90
Q1 BKN -2; Q2 BKN -1; Q3 BKN +4; Q4 BKN +2
Final · Box score
Cavs99
Pistons104
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET -6; Q4 DET +5
Final · Box score
Wolves103
Heat91
Q1 MIN -5; Q2 MIN -5; Q3 MIN -7; Q4 MIN +12
Final · Box score
Hornets94
Knicks102
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets115
Pelicans98
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN -2; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +17
Final · Box score
Raptors110
Warriors115
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +16; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +5
On this day · 2014–15Nov 17, 2014: 9 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Pelicans-Blazers), 31 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Heat

Minnesota tops Miami in Miami

Hassan Whiteside goes for 22 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-5-7+12MIN AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves20251741103
Heat2525192291
Who led
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 16, 12, 31, 33, 19, 26, 21, 24MIN24 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 3, 8, 13, 20, 13, 26, 25, 17MIN17 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hassan WhitesidePoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 25, 23, 12, 8, 20, 19, 9, 22MIA22 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 14, 4, 10, 9, 6, 14, 6, 20MIA20 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Washington posts the night's biggest win

Washington beat Milwaukee by 29, the widest margin of 7 games.

BKN over ATL2DET over CLE5GSW over TOR5NYK over CHA8MIN over MIA12DEN over NOP17WAS over MIL29Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Hawks-Nets13
Wolves-Heat10
Bucks-Wizards9
Raptors-Warriors9
Nuggets-Pelicans8
The night in charts
Raptors-Warriors combined for 225, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 110, Warriors 115
225
Nuggets-PelicansNuggets 115, Pelicans 98
213
Cavs-PistonsCavs 99, Pistons 104
203
Bucks-WizardsBucks 86, Wizards 115
201
Hornets-KnicksHornets 94, Knicks 102
196
Wolves-HeatWolves 103, Heat 91
194
Hawks-NetsHawks 88, Nets 90
178
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-NetsHawks 88, Nets 90
+2 BKN
Cavs-PistonsCavs 99, Pistons 104
+5 DET
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 110, Warriors 115
+5 GSW
Hornets-KnicksHornets 94, Knicks 102
+8 NYK
Wolves-HeatWolves 103, Heat 91
+12 MIN
Nuggets-PelicansNuggets 115, Pelicans 98
+17 DEN
Bucks-WizardsBucks 86, Wizards 115
+29 WAS
MIN rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-HeatMIN won · Wolves 103, Heat 91
7 pts
Cavs-PistonsDET won · Cavs 99, Pistons 104
6 pts
Bucks-WizardsWAS won · Bucks 86, Wizards 115
2 pts
Hawks-NetsBKN won · Hawks 88, Nets 90
2 pts
Hornets-KnicksNYK won · Hornets 94, Knicks 102
2 pts
Horford shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HorfordATL · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
WhitesideMIA · 22 PTS, 14 REB, 10 BLK
71% (10-14)
WallWAS · 19 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB
70% (7-10)
DrummondDET · 25 PTS, 18 REB, 3 STL, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
Otto Porter Jr.WAS · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Hawks-Nets
Hawks 88Nets 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1927222088
Nets1728271890
The story
Brook Lopez had 24 points and 10 rebounds as Brooklyn beat Atlanta 90-88

Al Horford led Atlanta with 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 11-21 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Nets took the third 27-22.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −2−1+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Knicks
Hornets 94Knicks 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2127242294
Knicks26203422102
The story
New York beat Charlotte 102-94 behind 29 points and 11 rebounds from Kristaps Porzingis

Spencer Hawes paced Charlotte: 14 PTS, 5 REB 29 PTS, 11 REB · 10-17 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 34-24 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +5−2+8+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kemba Walker topped the game at 49.3 FPTS: 31 PTS, 4 REB

Final · Wolves-Heat
Wolves 103Heat 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves20251741103
Heat2525192291
The story
Andrew Wiggins' 24 points carried Minnesota past Miami, 103-91

For Miami, Goran Dragic had 16 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 8-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 41-22.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −5−5−7+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.6Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 13.6 in 10 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.1Season avg21.9Last 3

21.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.1 in 8 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.1Season avg30.5Today

30 minutes today, against 11.1 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 37

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 53, 30, 31, 34, 24, 22, 28, 46, 34, 37Warriors-Raptors · W
33.7 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 21, 18, 25, 6, 25, 27, 8, 32Nuggets-Pelicans · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 13, 14, 27, 10, 9, 13, 14, 31Hornets-Knicks · L
16.4 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 12, 29, 22, 23, 31, 29, 31, 31, 37, 30Cavs-Pistons · L
27.3 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 13, 14, 12, 8, 10, 11, 10, 29Knicks-Hornets · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 28, 23, 16, 29, 14, 15, 24, 28Raptors-Warriors · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST