FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 30, 2016Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed CHI by 11 after the first quarter and won 96–90.

Final · Box score
Pistons121
Celtics114
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +8; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies105
Raptors120
Q1 TOR -3; Q2 TOR -2; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +15
Final · Box score
Lakers96
Bulls90
Q1 LAL -11; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 LAL -3; Q4 LAL +6
Final · Box score
Knicks106
Wolves104
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK +9; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +2
Final · OT · Box score
Wizards115
Thunder126
Q1 OKC +13; Q2 OKC +7; Q3 Thunder 0; Q4 Thunder 0; OT1 OKC +11
Final · Box score
Spurs94
Mavs87
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS -5; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Heat106
Nuggets98
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA -5; Q4 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Hawks107
Suns109
Q1 PHX +9; Q2 PHX +2; Q3 PHX +2; Q4 PHX +2
Final · Box score
Pacers109
Blazers131
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +15; Q3 POR +26; Q4 POR +22
On this day · 2015–16Nov 30, 2015: 8 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (Thunder-Hawks), 34 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Bulls

Lakers rally from 11 down to beat Chicago

Karl-Anthony Towns goes for 47 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-110-3+6LAL AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1730232696
Bulls2819261790
Who led
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 24, 25, 13, 16, 13, 21, 16, 18LAL18 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 20, 5, 18, 16, 20, 18, 9, 18LAL18 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 39, 20, 37, 27, 20, 22, 40, 35, 26, 22CHI22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 13, 14, 19, 18, 28, 22, 26, 17CHI17 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Spurs-Mavs

San Antonio handles Dallas by 7

The Spurs won the fourth quarter 33–21. Final: 94–87. Patty Mills led San Antonio with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over MIN2PHX over ATL2LAL over CHI6DET over BOS7SAS over DAL7MIA over DEN8OKC over WAS11TOR over MEM15POR over IND22Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over DAL.
Lead changes
Lakers-Bulls14
Hawks-Suns12
Heat-Nuggets6
Pistons-Celtics5
Wizards-Thunder5
Knicks-Wolves5
Pacers-Blazers5
Spurs-Mavs4
Shot of the night

Melo's jumper with 2 seconds left breaks the tie, 106-104 final

The night in charts
Wizards-Thunder combined for 241, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-ThunderWizards 115, Thunder 126
241
Pacers-BlazersPacers 109, Blazers 131
240
Pistons-CelticsPistons 121, Celtics 114
235
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 105, Raptors 120
225
Hawks-SunsHawks 107, Suns 109
216
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 106, Wolves 104
210
Heat-NuggetsHeat 106, Nuggets 98
204
Lakers-BullsLakers 96, Bulls 90
186
Spurs-MavsSpurs 94, Mavs 87
181
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-SunsHawks 107, Suns 109
+2 PHX
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 106, Wolves 104
+2 NYK
Lakers-BullsLakers 96, Bulls 90
+6 LAL
Spurs-MavsSpurs 94, Mavs 87
+7 SAS
Pistons-CelticsPistons 121, Celtics 114
+7 DET
Heat-NuggetsHeat 106, Nuggets 98
+8 MIA
Wizards-ThunderWizards 115, Thunder 126
+11 OKC
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 105, Raptors 120
+15 TOR
Pacers-BlazersPacers 109, Blazers 131
+22 POR
LAL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-BullsLAL won · Lakers 96, Bulls 90
11 pts
Spurs-MavsSAS won · Spurs 94, Mavs 87
5 pts
Heat-NuggetsMIA won · Heat 106, Nuggets 98
5 pts
Grizzlies-RaptorsTOR won · Grizzlies 105, Raptors 120
3 pts
Knicks-WolvesNYK won · Knicks 106, Wolves 104
3 pts
Dwight shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightATL · 17 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
MillsSAS · 23 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Ish SmithDET · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
KATMIN · 47 PTS, 18 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
68% (15-22)
WhitesideMIA · 25 PTS, 16 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
65% (11-17)
Final · Knicks-Wolves
Knicks 106Wolves 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks28302325106
Wolves31182530104
The story
Kristaps Porzingis had 29 points as New York beat Minnesota 106-104

Andrew Wiggins led Minnesota with 19 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 11-20 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Knicks took the second 30-18.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −3+9+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Bulls
Lakers 96Bulls 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1730232696
Bulls2819261790
The story
Los Angeles beat Chicago 96-90 behind 20 rebounds and 13 points from Julius Randle

Taj Gibson paced Chicago: 11 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 20 REB, 13 PTS, 2 AST · 4-13 FG

The swing

A 30-19 second quarter erased a 11-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −110−3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Robin Lopez topped the game at 47.3 FPTS: 10 PTS, 9 REB

Final · Wizards-Thunder
Wizards 115Thunder 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards1934312110115
Thunder3228242121126
The story
Russell Westbrook's a 35-14-11 triple-double carried Oklahoma City past Washington, 126-115 in OT

For Washington, John Wall had 15 PTS, 15 AST, 6 REB 35 PTS, 14 REB, 11 AST · 12-35 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-19, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +13+700+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 2 vs 2015–16 avg
Points per game
7.72015–16 avg15.5Last 2

15.5 points a game over his last two games, against 7.7 in 2015–16 (76 games). Today: 22 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Season avg20.2Last 3

20.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.6 in 8 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.4Season avg31.1Today

31 minutes today, against 11.4 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Karl-Anthony Towns leads the day with 47

Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 25, 17, 27, 9, 22, 18, 19, 47Wolves-Knicks · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +26.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Durant OKC, Jan 26, 2011: 47 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Career high47 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 33, 30, 30, 31, 34, 31, 36, 17, 27, 35Thunder-Wizards · W
31.1 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL, Feb 4, 2023: 35 PTS · 15 REB · 11 AST
35 PTS · 14 REB · 11 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 11, 1, 14, 9, 16, 11, 24, 31Hawks-Suns · L
15.5 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 3, 18, 34, 42, 14, 25, 31, 31Wizards-Thunder · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 35, 16, 19, 31, 16, 25, 21, 29Knicks-Wolves · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 24, 18, 25, 27, 17, 19, 24, 29Raptors-Grizzlies · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Evan TurnerPOR+3.0 12.1 last 10 · 9.1 season
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeDET+2.0 16.8 last 10 · 14.8 season
Maurice HarklessPOR+1.8 14.7 last 10 · 12.9 season
Victor OladipoOKC+1.4 18.7 last 10 · 17.2 season
Brandon IngramLAL+1.2 8.8 last 10 · 7.7 season
Cold
Damian LillardPOR−2.4 25.8 last 10 · 28.2 season
Marcus MorrisDET−1.1 13.0 last 10 · 14.1 season
Allen CrabbePOR−0.8 8.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Russell WestbrookOKC−0.8 30.4 last 10 · 31.1 season
Domantas SabonisOKC−0.6 6.2 last 10 · 6.8 season