FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 17, 2016Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed MIL by 6 after the first quarter and won 96–73.

Final · Box score
Knicks112
Wizards119
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS +10; Q3 WAS +22; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Bucks73
Heat96
Q1 MIA -6; Q2 Heat 0; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +23
Final · Box score
Blazers109
Rockets126
Q1 HOU +12; Q2 Rockets 0; Q3 HOU +17; Q4 HOU +17
Final · Box score
Sixers86
Wolves110
Q1 MIN +9; Q2 MIN +28; Q3 MIN +27; Q4 MIN +24
Final · Box score
Bulls85
Jazz77
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI -2; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 CHI +8
On this day · 2015–16Nov 17, 2015: 7 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Raptors), 37 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Heat

Miami upsets Milwaukee

James Harden posts a triple-double

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-60+5+23MIA AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2721141173
Heat2127192996
Who led
Dion WaitersPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 20, 4, 2, 16, 4, 27, 11, 23MIA23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Josh RichardsonPoints, last 7 games: 0, 7, 16, 12, 8, 19, 18MIA18 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 24, 27, 17, 11, 17, 27, 26, 14MIL14 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Tony SnellPoints, last 10 games: 6, 4, 13, 14, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14MIL14 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Bulls-Jazz

Chicago keeps rolling, beats Utah

That is four in a row. Final: 85–77. Jimmy Butler led Chicago with 20 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · CHI
W@ BKN118–88L@ BOS100–107Lvs NYK104–117L@ IND94–111Wvs ORL112–80L@ ATL107–115W@ MIA98–95Wvs WAS106–95W@ POR113–88W@ UTA85–77
Lead changes
Bulls-Jazz16
Bucks-Heat11
Blazers-Rockets3
Knicks-Wizards1
The night in charts
Blazers-Rockets combined for 235, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 109, Rockets 126
235
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 112, Wizards 119
231
Sixers-WolvesSixers 86, Wolves 110
196
Bucks-HeatBucks 73, Heat 96
169
Bulls-JazzBulls 85, Jazz 77
162
WAS won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 112, Wizards 119
+7 WAS
Bulls-JazzBulls 85, Jazz 77
+8 CHI
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 109, Rockets 126
+17 HOU
Bucks-HeatBucks 73, Heat 96
+23 MIA
Sixers-WolvesSixers 86, Wolves 110
+24 MIN
MIA rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-HeatMIA won · Bucks 73, Heat 96
6 pts
Bulls-JazzCHI won · Bulls 85, Jazz 77
2 pts
Wiggins shot 14-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WigginsMIN · 35 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (14-20)
JenningsNYK · 17 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
KATMIN · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK
67% (12-18)
HarklessPOR · 19 PTS, 6 REB
67% (8-12)
GortatWAS · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
58% (7-12)
Final · Blazers-Rockets
Blazers 109Rockets 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers29332126109
Rockets41213826126
The story
Clint Capela had 15 points as Houston beat Portland 126-109

Damian Lillard led Portland with 18 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 15 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 7-9 FG

The swing

The Rockets won the third 38-21, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +120+17+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Heat
Bucks 73Heat 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2721141173
Heat2127192996
The story
Hassan Whiteside's 17 rebounds and 12 points carried Miami past Milwaukee, 96-73

For Milwaukee, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 14 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 17 REB, 12 PTS, 6 BLK · 5-12 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 29-11, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
300 −60+5+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Wolves
Sixers 86Wolves 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1815252886
Wolves27342425110
The story
Minnesota beat Philadelphia 110-86 behind 25 points and 10 rebounds from Karl-Anthony Towns

Dario Saric paced Philadelphia: 16 PTS, 4 REB 25 PTS, 10 REB · 12-18 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 34-15 second quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
300 +9+28+27+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.6Season avg32.4Last 5

32.4 points a game over his last five games, against 26.6 in 10 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg9.4Last 3

9.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.1 in 7 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Season avg29.4Today

29 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Andrew Wiggins leads the day with 35

Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 25, 7, 36, 29, 22, 47, 29, 35Wolves-Sixers · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 15, 18, 14, 11, 21, 3, 15, 27Knicks-Wizards · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 41, 30, 30, 32, 24, 25, 33, 13, 26Rockets-Blazers · W
28.5 PPG season to date · −2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jason Kidd PHX, Mar 14, 1999: 26 PTS · 11 REB · 14 AST
26 PTS · 12 REB · 14 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 9, 37, 33, 8, 31, 21, 17, 26Blazers-Rockets · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 32, 33, 21, 20, 24, 22, 21, 25Wolves-Sixers · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
John WallPoints, last 9 games: 12, 22, 33, 21, 21, 19, 28, 27, 23Wizards-Knicks · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST