FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 27, 2017Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed DAL by 7 at halftime and won 115–108.

Final · Box score
Magic109
Pacers121
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND +12
Final · Box score
Cavs113
Sixers91
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +13; Q4 CLE +22
Final · Box score
Pistons118
Celtics108
Q1 DET +8; Q2 DET +3; Q3 Pistons 0; Q4 DET +10
Final · Box score
Blazers103
Knicks91
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR +16; Q3 POR +26; Q4 POR +12
Final · Box score
Nets103
Rockets117
Q1 HOU +17; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +16; Q4 HOU +14
Final · Box score
Mavs108
Spurs115
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS -7; Q3 SAS +2; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Kings110
Warriors106
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC -2; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 SAC +4
Final · Box score
Lakers115
Clippers120
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC -2; Q4 LAC +5
On this day · 2016–17Nov 27, 2016: 8 games. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (Cavs-Sixers), 39 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Spurs

LaMarcus Aldridge posts 33 and 10 as San Antonio beats Dallas

James Harden goes for 37 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-7+2+7SAS AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs23302233108
Spurs21253138115
Who led
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 14, 32, 15, 26, 22, 16, 17, 33SAS33 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 19, 8, 21, 2, 13, 14, 6, 17, 17, 25SAS25 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Dennis Smith Jr.Points, last 10 games: 22, 21, 15, 27, 8, 5, 8, 17, 15, 19DAL19 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 1, 12, 8, 22, 18, 2, 12, 19DAL19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Kings-Warriors

Sacramento upsets Golden State

Sacramento (5–14) beat Golden State (15–5) 110–106. Willie Cauley-Stein led Sacramento with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAC over GSW4LAC over LAL5SAS over DAL7DET over BOS10IND over ORL12POR over NYK12HOU over BKN14CLE over PHI22Final margin, points. Pink = SAC over GSW.
Lead changes
Kings-Warriors16
Lakers-Clippers16
Magic-Pacers11
Blazers-Knicks10
Mavs-Spurs4
Nets-Rockets2
Shot of the night

Bogdanovic's jumper with 12 seconds left breaks the tie, 110-106 final

The night in charts
Lakers-Clippers combined for 235, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-ClippersLakers 115, Clippers 120
235
Magic-PacersMagic 109, Pacers 121
230
Pistons-CelticsPistons 118, Celtics 108
226
Mavs-SpursMavs 108, Spurs 115
223
Nets-RocketsNets 103, Rockets 117
220
Kings-WarriorsKings 110, Warriors 106
216
Cavs-SixersCavs 113, Sixers 91
204
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 103, Knicks 91
194
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-WarriorsKings 110, Warriors 106
+4 SAC
Lakers-ClippersLakers 115, Clippers 120
+5 LAC
Mavs-SpursMavs 108, Spurs 115
+7 SAS
Pistons-CelticsPistons 118, Celtics 108
+10 DET
Magic-PacersMagic 109, Pacers 121
+12 IND
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 103, Knicks 91
+12 POR
Nets-RocketsNets 103, Rockets 117
+14 HOU
Cavs-SixersCavs 113, Sixers 91
+22 CLE
SAS rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-SpursSAS won · Mavs 108, Spurs 115
7 pts
Lakers-ClippersLAC won · Lakers 115, Clippers 120
2 pts
Kings-WarriorsSAC won · Kings 110, Warriors 106
2 pts
Drummond shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DrummondDET · 26 PTS, 22 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL
83% (10-12)
OladipoIND · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK
79% (11-14)
Reggie JacksonDET · 20 PTS, 7 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Tobias HarrisDET · 31 PTS, 8 REB
69% (11-16)
AldridgeSAS · 33 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
68% (13-19)
Final · Kings-Warriors
Kings 110Warriors 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings27263027110
Warriors27282724106
The story
Willie Cauley-Stein's 19 points carried Sacramento past Golden State, 110-106

For Golden State, Patrick McCaw had 16 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 8-9 FG

The swing

The Kings trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 30-27.

SAC lead by quarter
200 0−2+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Clippers
Lakers 115Clippers 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers32302726115
Clippers34262733120
The story
Blake Griffin had 26 points and 11 rebounds as LA beat Los Angeles 120-115

Jordan Clarkson led Los Angeles with 17 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 26 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST · 9-21 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Clippers took the fourth 33-26.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +2−2−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Rockets
Nets 103Rockets 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets26292523103
Rockets43233021117
The story
Houston beat Brooklyn 117-103 behind 20 points from Clint Capela

Isaiah Whitehead paced Brooklyn: 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 8-12 FG

The swing

A 43-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +17+11+16+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.9Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.9 in 17 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Season avg16.8Last 3

16.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.6 in 20 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.1Season avg33.3Today

33 minutes today, against 12.1 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Lou Williams leads the day with 42

Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 35, 14, 31, 13, 25, 8, 20, 18, 42Clippers-Lakers · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +24.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dwyane Wade MIA, Dec 17, 2014: 42 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Season high42 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 56, 35, 38, 26, 38, 48, 29, 21, 37, 37Rockets-Nets · W
31.6 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 14, 32, 15, 26, 22, 16, 17, 33Spurs-Mavs · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 26, 29, 22, 21, 30, 34, 29, 32Blazers-Knicks · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 16, 25, 13, 15, 18, 11, 13, 31Pistons-Celtics · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 33, 19, 23, 31, 39, 18, 33, 27, 30Cavs-Sixers · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
James HardenHOU+4.9 36.5 last 10 · 31.6 season
Courtney LeeNYK+2.8 15.1 last 10 · 12.3 season
JR SmithCLE+2.6 10.6 last 10 · 8.0 season
Dewayne DedmonATL+2.4 13.5 last 10 · 11.1 season
Pau GasolSAS+2.4 14.2 last 10 · 11.8 season
Cold
DeMarcus CousinsNOP−3.1 22.4 last 10 · 25.5 season
Evan FournierORL−3.0 14.8 last 10 · 17.8 season
Brook LopezLAL−2.7 11.1 last 10 · 13.8 season
Nikola VucevicORL−2.1 14.4 last 10 · 16.5 season
Thaddeus YoungIND−2.1 10.6 last 10 · 12.7 season