FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 1, 2010Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by OKC (vs NJN) and BOS (vs POR).

Final
MEM109
ATL112
Q1 ATL -2; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL +10; Q4 ATL +3
Final · 3OT
OKC123
NJN120
Q1 OKC -6; Q2 OKC -5; Q3 OKC +9; Q4 OKC 0; OT1 OKC 0; OT2 OKC 0; OT3 OKC +3
Final
WAS108
TOR127
Q1 TOR +9; Q2 TOR +20; Q3 TOR +20; Q4 TOR +19
Final
POR95
BOS99
Q1 BOS -6; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +4
Final
DET72
MIA97
Q1 MIA +11; Q2 MIA +12; Q3 MIA +22; Q4 MIA +25
Final
ORL107
CHI78
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL +24; Q3 ORL +23; Q4 ORL +29
Final
CHA73
NOH89
Q1 NOH +4; Q2 NOH +1; Q3 NOH +3; Q4 NOH +16
Final
MIN86
DAL100
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +19; Q4 DAL +14
Final
LAL99
HOU109
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU -3; Q3 HOU -2; Q4 HOU +10
Final
MIL94
DEN105
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 DEN -5; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +11
Final
IND88
UTA110
Q1 UTA +18; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA +17; Q4 UTA +22
Final
SAS85
LAC90
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC +5
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2009–10Dec 1, 2009: 6 games. Top scorer: Antawn Jamison (WAS @ TOR), 30 points.
The lead · OKC @ NJN

Russell Westbrook scores 38, OKC wins in triple overtime

Tied 93–93 after regulation. Final: 123–120.

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (7 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1End OT2Final0-6-5+9000+3OKC AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
OKC1628272271013123
NJN2227133171010120
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 31, 18, 20, 13, 43, 23, 25, 38OKC38 PTS · 15 REB · 9 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 19, 12, 24, 17, 15, 15, 13, 37OKC37 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 7, 20, 32, 16, 25, 13, 36, 28NJN28 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Jordan FarmarPoints, last 10 games: 15, 7, 8, 14, 3, 10, 5, 6, 17, 28NJN28 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.1Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.1 in 17 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Season avg9.8Last 3

9.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.8 in 17 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Season avg51.8Today

52 minutes today, against 23.5 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 28 points, 1 rebounds, 9 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Magic rout

Three of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Orlando beat Chicago by 29.

ATL over MEM3OKC over NJN3BOS over POR4LAC over SAS5HOU over LAL10DEN over MIL11DAL over MIN14NOH over CHA16TOR over WAS19UTA over IND22MIA over DET25ORL over CHI29Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 38

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 31, 18, 20, 13, 43, 23, 25, 38OKC @ NJN · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 15 REB · 9 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 19, 12, 24, 17, 15, 15, 13, 37OKC @ NJN · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 26, 12, 44, 24, 25, 20, 35, 31LAC vs SAS · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 7, 20, 32, 16, 25, 13, 36, 28NJN vs OKC · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Jordan FarmarPoints, last 10 games: 15, 7, 8, 14, 3, 10, 5, 6, 17, 28NJN vs OKC · L
9.6 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 23, 14, 19, 13, 18, 18, 11, 28BOS vs POR · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST