FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 14, 2017Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed HOU by 2 after the first quarter and won 129–113.

Final · Box score
Celtics109
Nets102
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Raptors129
Rockets113
Q1 TOR -2; Q2 TOR +12; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +16
Final · Box score
Spurs97
Mavs91
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +2; Q4 SAS +6
On this day · 2016–17Nov 14, 2016: 8 games. Top scorer: Isaiah Thomas (Celtics-Pelicans), 37 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Rockets

Toronto handles Houston by 16

James Harden goes for 38 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+12+9+16TOR AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors31452726129
Rockets33313019113
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 25, 10, 37, 26, 24, 33, 24, 27TOR27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 19, 9, 15, 2, 17, 18, 19, 19TOR19 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 29, 31, 29, 56, 35, 38, 26, 38HOU38 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 2, 10, 7, 16, 12, 14, 17, 9, 15, 20HOU20 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Spurs-Mavs

San Antonio leads Dallas wire to wire

San Antonio was ahead at every break and won 97–91. Best quarter: the fourth, 35–31. LaMarcus Aldridge led San Antonio with 32 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over DAL6BOS over BKN7TOR over HOU16Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over DAL.
Lead changes
Spurs-Mavs13
Raptors-Rockets3
The night in charts
Raptors-Rockets combined for 242, 31 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 129, Rockets 113
242
Celtics-NetsCeltics 109, Nets 102
211
Spurs-MavsSpurs 97, Mavs 91
188
SAS won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Spurs-MavsSpurs 97, Mavs 91
+6 SAS
Celtics-NetsCeltics 109, Nets 102
+7 BOS
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 129, Rockets 113
+16 TOR
Horford shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HorfordBOS · 17 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST
80% (8-10)
Marcus MorrisBOS · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
AldridgeSAS · 32 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
57% (12-21)
ArizaHOU · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
BareaDAL · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 97Mavs 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1727183597
Mavs1623213191
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge had 32 points as San Antonio beat Dallas 97-91

Harrison Barnes led Dallas with 16 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 32 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 12-21 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the second 27-23, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +1+5+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Nets
Celtics 109Nets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics30222829109
Nets21311931102
The story
Kyrie Irving's 25 points carried Boston past Brooklyn, 109-102

For Brooklyn, Spencer Dinwiddie had 12 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 8-20 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-21, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +90+9+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Rockets
Raptors 129Rockets 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors31452726129
Rockets33313019113
The story
Toronto beat Houston 129-113 behind 27 points from DeMar DeRozan

Trevor Ariza paced Houston: 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 7-15 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 45-31 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −2+12+9+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
30.2Season avg38.6Last 5

38.6 points a game over his last five games, against 30.2 in 14 earlier games. Today: 38 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.0Season avg21.3Last 3

21.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.0 in 13 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 29 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.9Season avg29.6Today

30 minutes today, against 16.9 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 38

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 29, 31, 29, 56, 35, 38, 26, 38Rockets-Raptors · L
30.7 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 11, 24, 14, 21, 25, 20, 14, 32Spurs-Mavs · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 25, 10, 37, 26, 24, 33, 24, 27Raptors-Rockets · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Dennis Smith Jr.Points, last 10 games: 9, 12, 2, 18, 16, 18, 22, 21, 15, 27Mavs-Spurs · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 24, 22, 25, 11, 35, 19, 0, 25Celtics-Nets · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 6 games: 9, 12, 18, 14, 8, 21Celtics-Nets · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high21 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST