FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 27, 2016Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed ATL by 11 after the first quarter and won 109–94.

Final · Box score
Cavs112
Sixers108
Q1 CLE -6; Q2 CLE -6; Q3 CLE -4; Q4 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Nuggets120
Suns114
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN +20; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Kings122
Nets105
Q1 SAC -4; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC +15; Q4 SAC +17
Final · Box score
Clippers70
Pacers91
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND +18; Q4 IND +21
Final · Box score
Bucks104
Magic96
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Pelicans81
Mavs91
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 Mavs 0; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Rockets130
Blazers114
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +16
Final · Box score
Hawks94
Lakers109
Q1 LAL -11; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +15
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The lead · Hawks-Lakers

Lakers fight back from 11 down against Atlanta

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 37 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11+8+7+15LAL AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks3216291794
Lakers21352825109
Who led
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 17, 6, 24, 25, 13, 16, 13, 21LAL21 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 23, 14, 13, 20, 5, 18, 16, 20, 18LAL18 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kent BazemorePoints, last 10 games: 3, 17, 12, 12, 19, 12, 1, 8, 3, 21ATL21 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 10, 11, 10, 18, 8, 23, 4, 19ATL19 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Indiana by 21.

CLE over PHI4DEN over PHX6MIL over ORL8DAL over NOP10LAL over ATL15HOU over POR16SAC over BKN17IND over LAC21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Pelicans-Mavs18
Bucks-Magic11
Kings-Nets7
Nuggets-Suns6
Clippers-Pacers6
Cavs-Sixers3
The night in charts
Rockets-Blazers combined for 244, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-BlazersRockets 130, Blazers 114
244
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 120, Suns 114
234
Kings-NetsKings 122, Nets 105
227
Cavs-SixersCavs 112, Sixers 108
220
Hawks-LakersHawks 94, Lakers 109
203
Bucks-MagicBucks 104, Magic 96
200
Pelicans-MavsPelicans 81, Mavs 91
172
Clippers-PacersClippers 70, Pacers 91
161
CLE won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Cavs-SixersCavs 112, Sixers 108
+4 CLE
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 120, Suns 114
+6 DEN
Bucks-MagicBucks 104, Magic 96
+8 MIL
Pelicans-MavsPelicans 81, Mavs 91
+10 DAL
Hawks-LakersHawks 94, Lakers 109
+15 LAL
Rockets-BlazersRockets 130, Blazers 114
+16 HOU
Kings-NetsKings 122, Nets 105
+17 SAC
Clippers-PacersClippers 70, Pacers 91
+21 IND
LAL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-LakersLAL won · Hawks 94, Lakers 109
11 pts
Cavs-SixersCLE won · Cavs 112, Sixers 108
6 pts
Kings-NetsSAC won · Kings 122, Nets 105
4 pts
Capela shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CapelaHOU · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
DwightATL · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
GiannisMIL · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
64% (7-11)
OkaforPHI · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
HensonMIL · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Cavs-Sixers
Cavs 112Sixers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs24282535112
Sixers30282327108
The story
LeBron James had a 26-10-13 triple-double as Cleveland beat Philadelphia 112-108

Joel Embiid led Philadelphia with 22 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 13 AST, 10 REB · 9-19 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 35-27.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −6−6−4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Suns
Nuggets 120Suns 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets29342334120
Suns28153635114
The story
Eric Bledsoe had 35 points, but Denver won 120-114

For Denver, Wilson Chandler had 25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 35 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 10-23 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 34-15, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +1+20+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Lakers
Hawks 94Lakers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks3216291794
Lakers21352825109
The story
Los Angeles beat Atlanta 109-94 behind 18 points from Jordan Clarkson

Kent Bazemore paced Atlanta: 21 PTS, 4 AST 18 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 7-17 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 35-16 second quarter erased a 11-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −11+8+7+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwight Howard topped the game at 39.3 FPTS: 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.6Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.6 in 16 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.7Season avg14.8Last 3

14.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.7 in 7 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.5Season avg38.7Today

39 minutes today, against 17.5 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 39

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 8, 29, 29, 19, 24, 24, 25, 20, 25, 39Cavs-Sixers · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 33, 13, 26, 31, 28, 29, 23, 38Rockets-Blazers · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 28, 33, 26, 38, 19, 36, 32, 37Kings-Nets · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 34, 30, 34, 25, 38, 38, 13, 45, 31, 36Pelicans-Mavs · L
31.6 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 21, 8, 20, 8, 6, 27, 29, 16, 23, 35Suns-Nuggets · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 19, 24, 13, 10, 30, 11, 11, 30Suns-Nuggets · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST