FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 24, 2012Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed CLE by 11 at halftime and won 110–108.

Final
LAC93
ATL104
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +25; Q4 ATL +11
Final · OT
OKC116
PHI109
Q1 OKC +8; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 OKC 0; OT1 OKC +7
Final · 2OT
CHA108
WAS106
Q1 CHA +1; Q2 CHA -1; Q3 CHA 0; Q4 CHA 0; OT1 CHA 0; OT2 CHA +2
Final
CLE108
MIA110
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA -11; Q3 MIA -2; Q4 MIA +2
Final
LAL115
DAL89
Q1 LAL +13; Q2 LAL +27; Q3 LAL +24; Q4 LAL +26
Final
CHI93
MIL86
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI 0; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +7
Final
UTA97
SAC108
Q1 SAC -6; Q2 SAC -5; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +11
Final
MIN85
GSW96
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW -4; Q3 GSW -4; Q4 GSW +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 · CLE @ MIA

LeBron James scores 30, Miami rallies past Cleveland

Miami trailed by 11 at the half and won 110–108.

Game flow · MIA 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 Q3Final0-3-11-2+2MIA AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE29302029108
MIA26222933110
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 21, 20, 38, 30, 27, 21, 28, 30MIA30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 18, 8, 24, 22, 24, 11, 14, 24, 24, 23MIA23 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jeremy PargoPoints, last 6 games: 2, 0, 6, 28, 15, 16CLE16 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Dion WaitersPoints, last 10 games: 28, 12, 23, 8, 8, 16, 5, 16, 25, 16CLE16 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Lakers post the night's biggest win

Lakers beat Dallas by 26, the widest margin of 8 games.

CHA over WAS2MIA over CLE2OKC over PHI7CHI over MIL7ATL over LAC11SAC over UTA11GSW over MIN11LAL over DAL26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.5Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.5 in 12 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.7 in 10 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant 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.
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 26, 26, 34, 27, 25, 35, 29, 37OKC @ PHI · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 27, 33, 17, 10, 30, 23, 26, 30OKC @ PHI · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 21, 20, 38, 30, 27, 21, 28, 30MIA vs CLE · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 16, 11, 4, 14, 7, 18, 11, 29PHI vs OKC · L
13.8 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Byron MullensPoints, last 10 games: 24, 5, 7, 9, 12, 18, 19, 10, 12, 27CHA @ WAS · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 3, 15, 12, 9, 10, 14, 21, 18, 19, 27SAC vs UTA · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST