FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 8, 2012Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed CHI by 6 after three quarters and won 97–91.

Final
OKC97
CHI91
Q1 OKC 0; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC -6; Q4 OKC +6
Final
LAC103
POR90
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +21; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +13
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · OKC @ CHI

OKC gets past Chicago

97–91, with OKC ahead 48–47 at halftime. Kevin Durant led OKC with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00+1-6+6OKC AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
OKC2424183197
CHI2423251991
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 5 games: 23, 23, 22, 15, 24OKC24 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 5 games: 4, 7, 14, 17, 21OKC21 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 5 games: 7, 14, 19, 23, 27CHI27 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 5 games: 19, 19, 4, 7, 20CHI20 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Second story · LAC @ POR

Clippers never trails at a break against Portland

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 103–90. Jamal Crawford led Clippers with 25 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · LAC vs POR
Jamal Crawford · LACNicolas Batum · PORPTS2523REB39AST15Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+2.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.8Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 15.8 in 4 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.8Season avg21.3Last 3

21.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.8 in 5 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 23.8 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Luol Deng leads the day with 27

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.
Luol DengPoints, last 5 games: 7, 14, 19, 23, 27CHI vs OKC · L
18.0 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 6 games: 29, 21, 27, 19, 10, 25LAC @ POR · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 5 games: 23, 23, 22, 15, 24OKC @ CHI · W
21.4 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 5 games: 26, 3, 17, 14, 23POR vs LAC · L
16.6 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 6 games: 12, 18, 27, 17, 10, 21LAC @ POR · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
DeAndre JordanPoints, last 6 games: 12, 4, 4, 10, 20, 21LAC @ POR · W
11.8 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high21 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST