FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 19, 2012Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed SAS by 10 after the first quarter and won 92–87.

Final
MIL98
CHA102
Q1 CHA +7; Q2 CHA +1; Q3 CHA -4; Q4 CHA +4
Final
IND96
WAS89
Q1 IND +15; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +7
Final
ORL72
ATL81
Q1 ATL -2; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL +16; Q4 ATL +9
Final
DEN97
MEM92
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +5
Final · OT
GSW105
DAL101
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW +2; Q4 GSW 0; OT1 GSW +4
Final
LAC92
SAS87
Q1 LAC -10; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +8; Q4 LAC +5
Final
HOU91
UTA102
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +17; Q3 UTA +15; Q4 UTA +11
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 · LAC @ SAS

Clippers climb out of a 10-point hole against San Antonio

Down 10 after one, the Clippers won the second quarter 29–14 and the game 92–87. Chris Paul led Clippers with 19 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.

Game flow · LAC 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 Q3Final0-10+5+8+5LAC AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAC1829242192
SAS2814212487
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 27, 17, 10, 21, 15, 16, 8, 19LAC19 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 19, 20, 22, 7, 16, 20, 26, 16LAC16 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 14, 10, 23, 22, 18, 14, 14, 20SAS20 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 9 games: 8, 3, 9, 7, 17, 3, 12, 20, 15SAS15 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Utah by 11.

CHA over MIL4GSW over DAL4DEN over MEM5LAC over SAS5IND over WAS7ATL over ORL9UTA over HOU11Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+4.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.7Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.7 in 10 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.4Season avg22.2Last 3

22.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.4 in 11 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.6Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 14.6 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 31

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.
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 12, 21, 18, 19, 12, 17, 22, 31GSW @ DAL · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 9 games: 14, 23, 15, 22, 32, 18, 16, 22, 31MIL @ CHA · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 20, 19, 11, 11, 7, 15, 14, 30IND @ WAS · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 30, 32, 22, 23, 22, 18, 25, 19, 19, 27DAL vs GSW · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 8, 13, 5, 21, 15, 13, 15, 26DEN @ MEM · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Ramon SessionsPoints, last 9 games: 11, 22, 17, 13, 12, 21, 18, 12, 23CHA vs MIL · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST