FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 26, 2018Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed ORL by 17 at halftime and won 116–110.

Final · Box score
Bucks107
Hornets110
Q1 CHA -3; Q2 CHA +13; Q3 CHA +13; Q4 CHA +3
Final · Box score
Wolves102
Cavs95
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +7
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets131
Wizards135
Q1 WAS -12; Q2 WAS +2; Q3 WAS -4; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 WAS +4
Final · Box score
Spurs108
Bulls107
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS -3; Q4 SAS +1
Final · Box score
Celtics124
Pelicans107
Q1 BOS +13; Q2 BOS +9; Q3 BOS +10; Q4 BOS +17
Final · Box score
Pacers121
Jazz88
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +19; Q4 IND +33
Final · Box score
Magic110
Warriors116
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW -17; Q3 GSW -4; Q4 GSW +6
On this day · 2017–18Nov 26, 2017: 3 games. Top scorer: Karl-Anthony Towns (Wolves-Suns), 32 points.
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The lead · Magic-Warriors

Kevin Durant scores 49 as Golden State beats Orlando

James Harden goes for 54 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-17-4+6GSW AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic25391927110
Warriors26213237116
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 33, 29, 20, 32, 26, 27, 32, 44, 49GSW49 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 24, 10, 22, 25, 27, 31, 31, 29GSW29 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 17, 30, 36, 28, 14, 16, 31, 30ORL30 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Terrence RossPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 21, 15, 13, 10, 4, 18, 16, 28ORL28 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Indiana posts the night's biggest win

Indiana beat Utah by 33, the widest margin of 7 games.

SAS over CHI1CHA over MIL3WAS over HOU4GSW over ORL6MIN over CLE7BOS over NOP17IND over UTA33Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Spurs-Bulls15
Rockets-Wizards10
Magic-Warriors6
Wolves-Cavs5
Bucks-Hornets1
Celtics-Pelicans1
Pacers-Jazz1
The night in charts
Rockets-Wizards combined for 266, 35 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-WizardsRockets 131, Wizards 135
266
Celtics-PelicansCeltics 124, Pelicans 107
231
Magic-WarriorsMagic 110, Warriors 116
226
Bucks-HornetsBucks 107, Hornets 110
217
Spurs-BullsSpurs 108, Bulls 107
215
Pacers-JazzPacers 121, Jazz 88
209
Wolves-CavsWolves 102, Cavs 95
197
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-BullsSpurs 108, Bulls 107
+1 SAS
Bucks-HornetsBucks 107, Hornets 110
+3 CHA
Rockets-WizardsRockets 131, Wizards 135
+4 WAS
Magic-WarriorsMagic 110, Warriors 116
+6 GSW
Wolves-CavsWolves 102, Cavs 95
+7 MIN
Celtics-PelicansCeltics 124, Pelicans 107
+17 BOS
Pacers-JazzPacers 121, Jazz 88
+33 IND
GSW erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-WarriorsGSW won · Magic 110, Warriors 116
17 pts
Rockets-WizardsWAS won · Rockets 131, Wizards 135
12 pts
Bucks-HornetsCHA won · Bucks 107, Hornets 110
3 pts
Spurs-BullsSAS won · Spurs 108, Bulls 107
3 pts
Tristan Thompson shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tristan ThompsonCLE · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
MillsSAS · 17 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BealWAS · 32 PTS, 4 AST, 2 BLK, 1 REB
67% (12-18)
CovingtonMIN · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
Markieff MorrisWAS · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Bucks-Hornets
Bucks 107Hornets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks35172827107
Hornets32332817110
The story
Charlotte beat Milwaukee 110-107 behind 21 points from Jeremy Lamb

Khris Middleton paced Milwaukee: 14 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 8-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 33-17 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Hornets.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −3+13+13+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Giannis Antetokounmpo topped the game at 60.6 FPTS: 20 PTS, 13 REB, 9 AST

Final · Rockets-Wizards
Rockets 131Wizards 135
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets422333276131
Wizards3037273110135
The story
John Wall had 36 points and 11 assists as Washington beat Houston 135-131 in OT

Clint Capela led Houston with 17 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 36 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB · 13-24 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the first, the Wizards took the second 37-23.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −12+2−40+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Magic-Warriors
Magic 110Warriors 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic25391927110
Warriors26213237116
The story
Klay Thompson's 29 points carried Golden State past Orlando, 116-110

For Orlando, Terrence Ross had 28 PTS, 2 AST 29 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 11-23 FG, 6-12 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 17 going into the third, then won it 32-19.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +1−17−4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
30.0Season avg40.8Last 5

40.8 points a game over his last five games, against 30.0 in 15 earlier games. Today: 54 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Season avg19.7Last 3

19.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.4 in 19 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Season avg38.5Today

38 minutes today, against 21.4 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 54

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 40, 22, 27, 34, 43, 33, 40, 54Rockets-Wizards · L
31.5 PPG season to date · +24.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Feb 4, 2009: 52 PTS · 9 REB · 11 AST
Season high54 PTS · 8 REB · 13 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 33, 29, 20, 32, 26, 27, 32, 44, 49Warriors-Magic · W
29.2 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, May 20, 2009: 49 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Season high49 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 25, 8, 16, 24, 30, 11, 22, 36Wizards-Rockets · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 9, 11, 17, 11, 7, 11, 28, 36Rockets-Wizards · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 21, 20, 20, 12, 27, 20, 18, 32Wizards-Rockets · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 17, 30, 36, 28, 14, 16, 31, 30Magic-Warriors · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nikola VucevicORL+3.6 24.4 last 10 · 20.8 season
Pascal SiakamTOR+3.1 17.6 last 10 · 14.5 season
Kevin DurantGSW+2.8 32.0 last 10 · 29.2 season
Kyrie IrvingBOS+2.8 24.7 last 10 · 21.9 season
E'Twaun MooreNOP+2.7 18.5 last 10 · 15.8 season
Cold
Trae YoungATL−3.3 12.4 last 10 · 15.7 season
Nemanja BjelicaSAC−3.2 8.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Kyle LowryTOR−2.9 12.3 last 10 · 15.2 season
Jae CrowderUTA−2.0 10.3 last 10 · 12.3 season
Marco BelinelliSAS−1.9 7.8 last 10 · 9.7 season