FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 26, 2016Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed MIA by 7 after the first quarter and won 110–107.

Final · Box score
Knicks102
Hornets107
Q1 CHA +16; Q2 CHA +11; Q3 CHA +4; Q4 CHA +5
Final · Box score
Spurs112
Wizards100
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +12
Final · Box score
Grizzlies110
Heat107
Q1 MEM -7; Q2 MEM +2; Q3 Grizzlies 0; Q4 MEM +3
Final · Box score
Pistons88
Thunder106
Q1 OKC +10; Q2 OKC +10; Q3 OKC +9; Q4 OKC +18
Final · Box score
Wolves102
Warriors115
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 GSW +17; Q4 GSW +13
The lead · Grizzlies-Heat

Memphis wins a tight one over Miami

Kevin Durant goes for 28 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+20+3MEM AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies24273128110
Heat31183325107
Who led
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 22, 26, 11, 6, 13, 27, 9, 28MEM28 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 18, 30, 8, 13, 31, 25, 16, 21MEM21 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Dion WaitersPoints, last 10 games: 16, 4, 27, 11, 23, 16, 19, 11, 15, 28MIA28 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Hassan WhitesidePoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 23, 19, 12, 18, 32, 6, 4, 15MIA15 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Wolves-Warriors

Golden State extends win streak to 11

115–102 over Minnesota. Record: 15–2. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 34 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.

Streak strip · GSW
Wvs DAL116–95W@ DEN125–101Wvs PHX133–120W@ TOR127–121W@ BOS104–88W@ MIL124–121W@ IND120–83Wvs LAL149–106W@ LAL109–85Wvs MIN115–102
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Heat13
Spurs-Wizards7
Wolves-Warriors7
Knicks-Hornets2
Pistons-Thunder1
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Heat combined for 217
Points by game
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 110, Heat 107
217
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 102, Warriors 115
217
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 112, Wizards 100
212
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 102, Hornets 107
209
Pistons-ThunderPistons 88, Thunder 106
194
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 110, Heat 107
+3 MEM
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 102, Hornets 107
+5 CHA
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 112, Wizards 100
+12 SAS
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 102, Warriors 115
+13 GSW
Pistons-ThunderPistons 88, Thunder 106
+18 OKC
MEM rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-HeatMEM won · Grizzlies 110, Heat 107
7 pts
Wolves-WarriorsGSW won · Wolves 102, Warriors 115
3 pts
Gasol shot 11-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GasolMEM · 28 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
69% (11-16)
StephGSW · 34 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
MorrowOKC · 21 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
WhitesideMIA · 15 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
ParkerSAS · 20 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
62% (8-13)
Final · Grizzlies-Heat
Grizzlies 110Heat 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies24273128110
Heat31183325107
The story
Marc Gasol had 28 points as Memphis beat Miami 110-107

Hassan Whiteside led Miami with 15 PTS, 12 REB 28 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 11-16 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Grizzlies took the second 27-18.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −7+20+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dion Waiters led the game in fantasy with 44.0 FPTS (28 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Knicks-Hornets
Knicks 102Hornets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks22252431102
Hornets38201732107
The story
Charlotte beat New York 107-102 behind 28 points from Kemba Walker

Kristaps Porzingis paced New York: 25 PTS, 6 REB 28 PTS, 3 AST, 3 BLK, 2 REB · 9-21 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 38-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +16+11+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Derrick Rose topped the game at 51.1 FPTS: 18 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST

Final · Pistons-Thunder
Pistons 88Thunder 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1927222088
Thunder29272129106
The story
Russell Westbrook's a 17-13-15 triple-double carried Oklahoma City past Detroit, 106-88

For Detroit, Tobias Harris had 21 PTS, 4 REB 17 PTS, 15 AST, 13 REB · 8-22 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-19, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +10+10+9+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.6Season avg26.6Last 5

26.6 points a game over his last five games, against 19.6 in 11 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Season avg16.4Last 3

16.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.0 in 13 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.7Season avg35.2Today

35 minutes today, against 8.7 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 34

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 30, 35, 16, 20, 22, 31, 24, 34Warriors-Wolves · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 17, 37, 15, 19, 11, 22, 11, 26, 13, 31Wolves-Warriors · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 29, 30, 23, 33, 14, 28, 29, 28Warriors-Wolves · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Dion WaitersPoints, last 10 games: 16, 4, 27, 11, 23, 16, 19, 11, 15, 28Heat-Grizzlies · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 22, 26, 11, 6, 13, 27, 9, 28Grizzlies-Heat · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 40, 21, 30, 21, 25, 17, 26, 17, 28Hornets-Knicks · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST