FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 20, 2012Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed TOR by 7 after the first quarter and won 106–98.

Final
TOR98
PHI106
Q1 PHI -7; Q2 PHI 0; Q3 PHI -7; Q4 PHI +8
Final
NYK102
NOH80
Q1 NYK +12; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +19; Q4 NYK +22
Final
BKN90
LAL95
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +5
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 · TOR @ PHI

Philadelphia tops Toronto in Philadelphia

Final: 106–98. Nick Young led Philadelphia with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · PHI 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 Q3Final0-70-7+8PHI AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
TOR2922291898
PHI22292233106
Who led
Nick YoungPoints, last 10 games: 5, 12, 2, 10, 16, 7, 9, 12, 13, 23PHI23 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 7 games: 10, 0, 20, 9, 20, 12, 21PHI21 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 8, 24, 19, 37, 15, 10, 20, 24TOR24 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 16, 25, 23, 19, 8, 15, 17, 22TOR22 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · BKN @ LAL

Lakers beat Brooklyn by 5

The Lakers won 95–90 in Los Angeles. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over BKN5PHI over TOR8NYK over NOH22Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over BKN.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+4.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.8Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.8 in 6 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.4 in 10 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.0Season avg22Today

22 minutes today, against 7.0 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 29

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.
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 9 games: 30, 27, 21, 31, 25, 9, 20, 26, 29NYK @ NOH · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 40, 15, 29, 27, 20, 28, 31, 22, 25LAL vs BKN · W
26.3 PPG season to date · −1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 8, 24, 19, 37, 15, 10, 20, 24TOR @ PHI · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 33, 13, 28, 19, 6, 23, 13, 18, 28, 23LAL vs BKN · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 9 games: 27, 13, 8, 14, 20, 23, 24, 13, 23BKN @ LAL · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Nick YoungPoints, last 10 games: 5, 12, 2, 10, 16, 7, 9, 12, 13, 23PHI vs TOR · W
10.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST