FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 30, 2015Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed DAL by 9 after the first quarter and won 112–98.

Final · Box score
Rockets105
Pistons116
Q1 DET +8; Q2 DET +23; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +11
Final · Box score
Celtics105
Heat95
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Thunder100
Hawks106
Q1 ATL +10; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 ATL +5; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Spurs89
Bulls92
Q1 CHI -6; Q2 CHI +1; Q3 CHI -3; Q4 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets74
Bucks92
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +18
Final · Box score
Warriors106
Jazz103
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +3
Final · Box score
Mavs98
Kings112
Q1 SAC -9; Q2 SAC -4; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +14
Final · Box score
Blazers87
Clippers102
Q1 LAC +11; Q2 Clippers 0; Q3 LAC +10; Q4 LAC +15
On this day · 2014–15Nov 30, 2014: 8 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Raptors), 31 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Kings

DeMarcus Cousins scores 31, Sacramento rallies past Dallas

Andre Drummond goes for 24 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-4+5+14SAC AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs3226132798
Kings23312236112
Who led
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 21, 33, 40, 36, 24, 29, 30, 31SAC31 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 23, 7, 12, 14, 13, 14, 10, 16, 7, 21SAC21 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 3, 9, 20, 8, 9, 12, 6, 4, 14DAL14 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Zaza PachuliaPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 2, 14, 15, 12, 13, 4, 16, 13DAL13 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Spurs-Bulls14
Warriors-Jazz13
Nuggets-Bucks8
Mavs-Kings5
Blazers-Clippers5
Rockets-Pistons4
Celtics-Heat3
Thunder-Hawks3
The night in charts
Rockets-Pistons combined for 221, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-PistonsRockets 105, Pistons 116
221
Mavs-KingsMavs 98, Kings 112
210
Warriors-JazzWarriors 106, Jazz 103
209
Thunder-HawksThunder 100, Hawks 106
206
Celtics-HeatCeltics 105, Heat 95
200
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 87, Clippers 102
189
Spurs-BullsSpurs 89, Bulls 92
181
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 74, Bucks 92
166
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-BullsSpurs 89, Bulls 92
+3 CHI
Warriors-JazzWarriors 106, Jazz 103
+3 GSW
Thunder-HawksThunder 100, Hawks 106
+6 ATL
Celtics-HeatCeltics 105, Heat 95
+10 BOS
Rockets-PistonsRockets 105, Pistons 116
+11 DET
Mavs-KingsMavs 98, Kings 112
+14 SAC
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 87, Clippers 102
+15 LAC
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 74, Bucks 92
+18 MIL
SAC rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-KingsSAC won · Mavs 98, Kings 112
9 pts
Spurs-BullsCHI won · Spurs 89, Bulls 92
6 pts
Monroe shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MonroeMIL · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
SullingerBOS · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
DrummondDET · 24 PTS, 13 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK
67% (10-15)
Reggie JacksonDET · 31 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
61% (11-18)
BradleyBOS · 25 PTS, 3 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
60% (9-15)
Final · Spurs-Bulls
Spurs 89Bulls 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2325251689
Bulls1732212292
The story
Pau Gasol had 18 points and 13 rebounds as Chicago beat San Antonio 92-89

Kawhi Leonard led San Antonio with 25 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 6-18 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Bulls took the second 32-25.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −6+1−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Jazz
Warriors 106Jazz 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors26273023106
Jazz20282926103
The story
Stephen Curry's 26 points carried Golden State past Utah, 106-103

For Utah, Derrick Favors had 23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 9-20 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 26-20, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +6+5+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Hawks
Thunder 100Hawks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder21312226100
Hawks31222627106
The story
Atlanta beat Oklahoma City 106-100 behind 26 points and 11 rebounds from Paul Millsap

Kevin Durant paced Oklahoma City: 25 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 26 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK · 8-19 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 31-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +10+1+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.7Season avg23.0Last 5

23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 17.7 in 15 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.4Season avg12.4Last 3

12.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.4 in 16 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.1Season avg24.3Today

24 minutes today, against 6.1 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Spurs-Bulls

Chicago wins a tight one over San Antonio

92–89. Neither team led by more than 6 at any break. Pau Gasol led Chicago with 18 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over SAS3GSW over UTA3ATL over OKC6BOS over MIA10DET over HOU11SAC over DAL14LAC over POR15MIL over DEN18Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over SAS.
Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 34

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 40, 43, 34, 31, 20, 27, 14, 34Thunder-Hawks · L
27.6 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 21, 33, 40, 36, 24, 29, 30, 31Kings-Mavs · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 23, 18, 20, 7, 18, 15, 8, 31Pistons-Rockets · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 12, 10, 24, 27, 16, 2, 17, 30Heat-Celtics · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 16, 45, 22, 24, 40, 50, 26, 29Rockets-Pistons · L
29.8 PPG season to date · −0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 14, 28, 17, 23, 14, 25, 22, 23, 8, 26Hawks-Thunder · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST