FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 12, 2012Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed DET by 11 after three quarters and won 92–90.

Final
MIL105
PHI96
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +12; Q3 MIL 0; Q4 MIL +9
Final · 3OT
UTA140
TOR133
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA -5; Q3 UTA -5; Q4 UTA 0; OT1 UTA 0; OT2 UTA 0; OT3 UTA +7
Final
OKC92
DET90
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC -6; Q3 OKC -11; Q4 OKC +2
Final
BOS101
CHI95
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +12; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +6
Final
MIA113
HOU110
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA -3; Q4 MIA +3
Final
MIN90
DAL82
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +6; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +8
Final
DEN100
PHX110
Q1 PHX -4; Q2 PHX -3; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +10
Final
ATL95
POR87
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL +8; Q4 ATL +8
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 @ DET

Russell Westbrook scores 33, OKC rallies past Detroit

OKC trailed by 11 after three and won 92–90.

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-6-11+2OKC AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
OKC2520173092
DET2328221790
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 8 games: 18, 32, 14, 19, 16, 10, 27, 33OKC33 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 8 games: 23, 23, 22, 15, 24, 25, 26, 26OKC26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 8 games: 9, 1, 0, 17, 5, 15, 8, 19DET19 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 8 games: 14, 10, 8, 27, 21, 14, 12, 17DET17 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Phoenix by 10.

OKC over DET2MIA over HOU3BOS over CHI6UTA over TOR7MIN over DAL8ATL over POR8MIL over PHI9PHX over DEN10Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+4.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.9Season avg12.8Last 5

12.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.9 in 7 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs 2011–12 avg
Minutes per game
26.42011–12 avg14.2Last 3

14.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.4 in 2011–12 (62 games). Today: 5 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.2Season avg60Today

60 minutes today, against 34.2 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 37 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James 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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 8 games: 26, 23, 20, 23, 20, 21, 20, 38MIA @ HOU · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 7 games: 10, 25, 22, 8, 24, 19, 37TOR vs UTA · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high37 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 8 games: 13, 11, 17, 14, 7, 11, 18, 34UTA @ TOR · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +21.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 8 games: 18, 32, 14, 19, 16, 10, 27, 33OKC @ DET · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 6 games: 21, 13, 19, 12, 4, 33MIL @ PHI · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 7 games: 7, 14, 19, 23, 27, 16, 26CHI vs BOS · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST