FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, November 23, 2012Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed NOH by 8 after the first quarter and won 111–108.

Final
ATL101
CHA91
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL +6; Q4 ATL +10
Final
CLE104
ORL108
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL -6; Q3 ORL 0; Q4 ORL +4
Final
LAC76
BKN86
Q1 BKN 0; Q2 BKN -7; Q3 BKN 0; Q4 BKN +10
Final
OKC100
BOS108
Q1 BOS -7; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +8
Final
TOR90
DET91
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +1
Final
NYK103
HOU131
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +15; Q3 HOU +24; Q4 HOU +28
Final
SAS104
IND97
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS -4; Q3 SAS -4; Q4 SAS +7
Final
LAL98
MEM106
Q1 MEM +16; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM +12; Q4 MEM +8
Final
GSW91
DEN102
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN -6; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +11
Final · OT
NOH108
PHX111
Q1 PHX -8; Q2 PHX -6; Q3 PHX -4; Q4 PHX 0; OT1 PHX +3
Final
SAC102
UTA104
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA -7; Q4 UTA +2
Final
MIN95
POR103
Q1 POR -5; Q2 POR -5; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +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 · NOH @ PHX

Phoenix needs overtime to survive New Orleans

Tied 103–103 after regulation. Phoenix won the final period 8–5 for a 111–108 win. Markieff Morris led Phoenix with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · PHX 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-8-6-40+3PHX AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
NOH312228225108
PHX232430268111
Who led
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 4, 6, 13, 8, 4, 16, 19, 23PHX23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 26, 13, 21, 12, 22, 12, 15, 20PHX20 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 9, 25, 20, 15, 20, 15, 17, 34NOH34 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Greivis VasquezPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 7, 4, 24, 7, 13, 10, 14, 25NOH25 PTS · 5 REB · 14 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Houston by 28.

DET over TOR1UTA over SAC2PHX over NOH3ORL over CLE4SAS over IND7BOS over OKC8MEM over LAL8POR over MIN8ATL over CHA10BKN over LAC10DEN over GSW11HOU over NYK28Final 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
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.2Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 14.2 in 12 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.1Season avg17.3Last 3

17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.1 in 12 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.6Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 7.6 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 37

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 10 games: 27, 21, 31, 25, 9, 20, 26, 29, 23, 37NYK @ HOU · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 9, 25, 20, 15, 20, 15, 17, 34NOH @ PHX · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 23, 19, 8, 15, 17, 22, 25, 34TOR @ DET · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 20, 22, 30, 29, 20, 6, 28, 33HOU vs NYK · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 6, 4, 5, 19, 19, 14, 11, 26, 33SAS @ IND · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 8, 25, 13, 19, 24, 11, 18, 31HOU vs NYK · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST