FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 10, 2012Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed DAL by 11 at halftime and won 101–97.

Final
WAS85
IND89
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND 0; Q3 IND -2; Q4 IND +4
Final
PHI93
TOR83
Q1 PHI -6; Q2 PHI +19; Q3 PHI +7; Q4 PHI +10
Final · OT
DAL97
CHA101
Q1 CHA +3; Q2 CHA -11; Q3 CHA -5; Q4 CHA 0; OT1 CHA +4
Final
MIN80
CHI87
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 CHI +7
Final
DET82
HOU96
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU +15; Q4 HOU +14
Final
BOS96
MIL92
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS -4; Q4 BOS +4
Final
PHX81
UTA94
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +16; Q4 UTA +13
Final
SAS112
POR109
Q1 SAS 0; Q2 SAS -9; Q3 SAS -6; Q4 SAS +3
Final · 2OT
DEN107
GSW101
Q1 DEN +11; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN +3; Q4 DEN 0; OT1 DEN 0; OT2 DEN +6
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 · DAL @ CHA

Charlotte needs overtime to survive Dallas

Tied 91–91 after regulation. Charlotte won the final period 10–6 for a 101–97 win. Kemba Walker led Charlotte with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+3-11-50+4CHA AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
DAL21341818697
CHA2420242310101
Who led
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 5 games: 30, 10, 17, 11, 26CHA26 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Michael Kidd-GilchristPoints, last 5 games: 2, 13, 9, 12, 25CHA25 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 7 games: 12, 12, 30, 32, 22, 23, 22DAL22 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 7 games: 11, 12, 18, 8, 17, 15, 19DAL19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Houston by 14.

SAS over POR3IND over WAS4CHA over DAL4BOS over MIL4DEN over GSW6CHI over MIN7PHI over TOR10UTA over PHX13HOU over DET14Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.0Season avg14.2Last 5

14.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.0 in 6 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.5 in 4 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.1Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 0 points, 2 rebounds, 14 assists.

Top performances

Nicolas Batum leads the day with 33

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.
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 6 games: 26, 3, 17, 14, 23, 33POR vs SAS · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 5 games: 14, 23, 15, 22, 32MIL vs BOS · L
21.2 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 6 games: 19, 22, 27, 20, 14, 29POR vs SAS · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 7 games: 12, 10, 16, 11, 18, 4, 27UTA vs PHX · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Gary NealPoints, last 7 games: 2, 8, 11, 17, 9, 7, 27SAS @ POR · W
11.6 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 5 games: 30, 10, 17, 11, 26CHA vs DAL · W
18.8 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST