FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 24, 2019Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Nuggets trailed Suns by 5 at halftime and won 116–104.

Final · Box score
Mavs137
Rockets123
Q1 Mavs +16; Q2 Mavs +18; Q3 Mavs +10; Q4 Mavs +14
Final · Box score
Nets103
Knicks101
Q1 Nets +7; Q2 Nets +6; Q3 Nets +10; Q4 Nets +2
Final · Box score
Kings113
Wizards106
Q1 Kings -3; Q2 Kings 0; Q3 Kings +5; Q4 Kings +7
Final · Box score
Suns104
Nuggets116
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 Nuggets -5; Q3 Nuggets +2; Q4 Nuggets +12
Final · Box score
Pelicans109
Clippers134
Q1 Clippers +13; Q2 Clippers +16; Q3 Clippers +13; Q4 Clippers +25
On this day · 2018–19Nov 24, 2018: 7 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Warriors-Kings), 44 points.
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The lead · Suns-Nuggets

Denver makes it five straight

Luka Doncic goes for 41 points

Game flow · Nuggets margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-5+2+12Nuggets AHEAD ↑Suns AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns28292027104
Nuggets28242737116
Who led
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 15, 14, 19, 18, 23, 11, 14, 23Nuggets23 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Will BartonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 20, 13, 21, 17, 6, 15, 15, 22Nuggets22 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Cheick DialloPoints, last 10 games: 0, 4, 0, 3, 2, 4, 2, 8, 6, 22Suns22 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Dario SaricPoints, last 10 games: 5, 9, 12, 18, 23, 9, 2, 5, 7, 18Suns18 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Kings-Wizards

Sacramento beats Washington, 113–106

Sacramento led 90–85 after three and won by 7. Harrison Barnes led Sacramento with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
Nets over Knicks2Kings over Wizards7Nuggets over Suns12Mavs over Rockets14Clippers over Pelicans25Final margin, points. Pink = Kings over Wizards.
Lead changes
Kings-Wizards10
Nets-Knicks5
Suns-Nuggets5
Pelicans-Clippers4
Mavs-Rockets0
The night in charts
Mavs-Rockets combined for 260, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-RocketsMavs 137, Rockets 123
260
Pelicans-ClippersPelicans 109, Clippers 134
243
Suns-NuggetsSuns 104, Nuggets 116
220
Kings-WizardsKings 113, Wizards 106
219
Nets-KnicksNets 103, Knicks 101
204
Nets won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Nets-KnicksNets 103, Knicks 101
+2 Nets
Kings-WizardsKings 113, Wizards 106
+7 Kings
Suns-NuggetsSuns 104, Nuggets 116
+12 Nuggets
Mavs-RocketsMavs 137, Rockets 123
+14 Mavs
Pelicans-ClippersPelicans 109, Clippers 134
+25 Clippers
Nuggets rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-NuggetsNuggets won · Suns 104, Nuggets 116
5 pts
Kings-WizardsKings won · Kings 113, Wizards 106
3 pts
Diallo shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DialloSuns · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
83% (10-12)
HarrellClippers · 34 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
72% (13-18)
TuckerRockets · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
BryantWizards · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
SaricSuns · 18 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Nets-Knicks
Nets 103Knicks 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets29233021103
Knicks22242629101
The story
Spencer Dinwiddie had 30 points as Brooklyn beat New York 103-101

Marcus Morris led New York with 26 PTS, 4 REB 30 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 7-17 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the first 29-22, their biggest quarter edge.

Nets lead by quarter
200 +7+6+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Rockets
Mavs 137Rockets 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs45332732137
Rockets29313528123
The story
Tim Hardaway Jr.'s 31 points carried Dallas past Houston, 137-123

For Houston, Clint Capela had 23 REB, 21 PTS, 3 AST 31 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 10-18 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 45-29, was where the Mavericks built it.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 +16+18+10+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Clippers
Pelicans 109Clippers 134
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans27293122109
Clippers40322834134
The story
LA beat New Orleans 134-109 behind 34 points and 12 rebounds from Montrezl Harrell

Brandon Ingram paced New Orleans: 24 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 34 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 13-18 FG

The swing

A 40-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

Clippers lead by quarter
300 +13+16+13+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.9Season avg21.4Last 5

21.4 points a game over his last five games, against 14.9 in 13 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.6 in 16 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.2Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 6.2 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 41

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 38, 24, 34, 33, 26, 42, 35, 30, 41Mavs-Rockets · W
30.6 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson Sixers, Mar 19, 1999: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
41 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Montrezl HarrellPoints, last 10 games: 34, 15, 14, 4, 18, 17, 28, 6, 18, 34Clippers-Pelicans · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high34 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 36, 42, 39, 47, 44, 49, 36, 27, 37, 32Rockets-Mavs · L
37.9 PPG season to date · −6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 11 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 13, 14, 20, 9, 12, 4, 0, 20, 16, 31Mavs-Rockets · W
12.4 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 7, 34, 18, 21, 17, 24, 28, 20, 23, 30Nets-Knicks · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 26, 26, 17, 17, 28, 25, 22, 27Rockets-Mavs · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST