FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 17, 2012Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 2 points, by MIL (vs NOH) and UTA (vs WAS).

Final
TOR89
BOS107
Q1 BOS +13; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +18
Final
UTA83
WAS76
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA -2; Q3 UTA +2; Q4 UTA +7
Final
MEM94
CHA87
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +9; Q3 MEM +15; Q4 MEM +7
Final
DAL103
CLE95
Q1 DAL 0; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL +2; Q4 DAL +8
Final
NOH113
MIL117
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL 0; Q4 MIL +4
Final
DEN100
SAS126
Q1 SAS +18; Q2 SAS +20; Q3 SAS +22; Q4 SAS +26
Final
CHI80
LAC101
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC +13; Q3 LAC +17; Q4 LAC +21
Final
MIA97
PHX88
Q1 MIA 0; Q2 MIA 0; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +9
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 · NOH @ MIL

Milwaukee makes it three straight

Milwaukee beat New Orleans 117–113 and moved to 6–2. Monta Ellis led Milwaukee with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists.

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+20+4MIL AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NOH27313322113
MIL25353126117
Who led
Monta EllisPoints, last 8 games: 14, 23, 15, 22, 32, 18, 16, 22MIL22 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 8 games: 21, 13, 19, 12, 4, 33, 16, 22MIL22 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 6 games: 21, 8, 23, 8, 8, 28NOH28 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 8 games: 11, 19, 12, 9, 25, 20, 15, 20NOH20 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

San Antonio posts the night's biggest win

San Antonio beat Denver by 26, the widest margin of 8 games.

MIL over NOH4UTA over WAS7MEM over CHA7DAL over CLE8MIA over PHX9BOS over TOR18LAC over CHI21SAS over DEN26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.0Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 15.0 in 10 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.4 in 9 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.9Season avg25.9Today

26 minutes today, against 10.9 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 0 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 28

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.
Anthony DavisPoints, last 6 games: 21, 8, 23, 8, 8, 28NOH @ MIL · L
16.0 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 9 games: 11, 15, 19, 20, 22, 7, 16, 20, 26LAC vs CHI · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 9 games: 29, 15, 27, 24, 28, 17, 20, 34, 26CLE vs DAL · L
24.4 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 12, 40, 18, 8, 24, 22, 24, 11, 14, 24MIA @ PHX · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 9 games: 18, 19, 4, 12, 9, 2, 15, 28, 22CHI @ LAC · L
14.3 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 8 games: 14, 23, 15, 22, 32, 18, 16, 22MIL vs NOH · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST