FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 19, 2016Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed CHA by 11 after three quarters and won 121–116.

Final · Box score
Jazz102
Rockets111
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +11; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Celtics94
Pistons92
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS -2; Q4 BOS +2
Final · OT · Box score
Hornets116
Pelicans121
Q1 NOP -2; Q2 NOP +1; Q3 NOP -11; Q4 Pelicans 0; OT1 NOP +5
Final · Box score
Mavs87
Magic95
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 ORL -3; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Heat114
Wizards111
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Suns105
Sixers120
Q1 PHI +13; Q2 PHI +10; Q3 PHI +17; Q4 PHI +15
Final · Box score
Wolves71
Grizzlies93
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM +4; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +22
Final · Box score
Warriors124
Bucks121
Q1 GSW -9; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +3
Final · Box score
Bulls95
Clippers102
Q1 LAC -10; Q2 LAC -5; Q3 LAC -5; Q4 LAC +7
On this day · 2015–16Nov 19, 2015: 3 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Clippers), 40 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Pelicans

Anthony Davis scores 38, New Orleans wins in overtime

Kevin Durant goes for 33 points

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-2+1-110+5NOP AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Hornets232339238116
Pelicans2126273413121
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 35, 10, 22, 33, 34, 30, 34, 25, 38, 38NOP38 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Langston GallowayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 9, 4, 5, 12, 21, 15, 5, 23NOP23 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 30, 24, 21, 40, 21, 30, 21, 25CHA25 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Marco BelinelliPoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 2, 12, 13, 6, 9, 12, 6, 22CHA22 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Grizzlies rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Memphis beat Minnesota by 22.

BOS over DET2MIA over WAS3GSW over MIL3NOP over CHA5LAC over CHI7ORL over DAL8HOU over UTA9PHI over PHX15MEM over MIN22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Celtics-Pistons19
Warriors-Bucks13
Hornets-Pelicans12
Wolves-Grizzlies12
Jazz-Rockets5
Bulls-Clippers5
Shot of the night

Horford's layup with 1 second left breaks the tie, 94-92 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Bucks combined for 245, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-BucksWarriors 124, Bucks 121
245
Hornets-PelicansHornets 116, Pelicans 121
237
Heat-WizardsHeat 114, Wizards 111
225
Suns-SixersSuns 105, Sixers 120
225
Jazz-RocketsJazz 102, Rockets 111
213
Bulls-ClippersBulls 95, Clippers 102
197
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 94, Pistons 92
186
Mavs-MagicMavs 87, Magic 95
182
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 71, Grizzlies 93
164
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 94, Pistons 92
+2 BOS
Warriors-BucksWarriors 124, Bucks 121
+3 GSW
Heat-WizardsHeat 114, Wizards 111
+3 MIA
Hornets-PelicansHornets 116, Pelicans 121
+5 NOP
Bulls-ClippersBulls 95, Clippers 102
+7 LAC
Mavs-MagicMavs 87, Magic 95
+8 ORL
Jazz-RocketsJazz 102, Rockets 111
+9 HOU
Suns-SixersSuns 105, Sixers 120
+15 PHI
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 71, Grizzlies 93
+22 MEM
NOP erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-PelicansNOP won · Hornets 116, Pelicans 121
11 pts
Bulls-ClippersLAC won · Bulls 95, Clippers 102
10 pts
Warriors-BucksGSW won · Warriors 124, Bucks 121
9 pts
Mavs-MagicORL won · Mavs 87, Magic 95
3 pts
Heat-WizardsMIA won · Heat 114, Wizards 111
2 pts
Lyles shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LylesUTA · 21 PTS, 5 REB
67% (8-12)
WhitesideMIA · 18 PTS, 18 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
EmbiidPHI · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
RandolphMEM · 18 PTS, 7 REB
64% (7-11)
Marcus MorrisDET · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
63% (10-16)
Final · Celtics-Pistons
Celtics 94Pistons 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics3020212394
Pistons2324261992
The story
Boston beat Detroit 94-92 behind 18 points and 11 rebounds from Al Horford

Andre Drummond paced Detroit: 20 PTS, 17 REB 18 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 7-12 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 30-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +7+3−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Bucks
Warriors 124Bucks 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors28413421124
Bucks37292629121
The story
Klay Thompson's 29 points carried Golden State past Milwaukee, 124-121

For Milwaukee, Jabari Parker had 28 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 29 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 9-17 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 9 going into the second, then won it 41-29.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −9+3+11+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Pelicans
Hornets 116Pelicans 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets232339238116
Pelicans2126273413121
The story
Jrue Holiday had 22 points and 9 assists as New Orleans beat Charlotte 121-116 in OT

Marco Belinelli led Charlotte with 22 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB · 9-17 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Pelicans took the fourth 34-23.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −2+1−110+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.8Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 8.8 in 13 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.0 in 10 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg42.7Today

43 minutes today, against 22.8 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 38

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 35, 10, 22, 33, 34, 30, 34, 25, 38, 38Pelicans-Hornets · W
31.7 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 33, 21, 21, 19, 28, 27, 23, 34Wizards-Heat · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 9 games: 13, 14, 15, 28, 15, 20, 3, 18, 34Wizards-Heat · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 39, 27, 22, 28, 18, 29, 30, 23, 33Warriors-Bucks · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 41, 30, 30, 32, 24, 25, 33, 13, 26, 31Rockets-Jazz · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 27, 17, 11, 17, 27, 26, 14, 30Bucks-Warriors · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST