FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 5, 2013Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed NOP by 11 after the first quarter and won 104–98.

Final
MIA104
TOR95
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +9
Final
UTA88
BKN104
Q1 BKN +10; Q2 BKN +16; Q3 BKN +24; Q4 BKN +16
Final
IND99
DET91
Q1 IND +15; Q2 IND -3; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +8
Final
CHA102
NYK97
Q1 CHA +3; Q2 CHA +10; Q3 CHA +6; Q4 CHA +5
Final
PHX104
NOP98
Q1 PHX -11; Q2 PHX -4; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +6
Final
LAL104
DAL123
Q1 DAL +13; Q2 DAL +19; Q3 DAL +17; Q4 DAL +19
Final
SAS102
DEN94
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS -9; Q3 SAS -6; Q4 SAS +8
Final
HOU116
POR101
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +11; Q4 HOU +15
Final
ATL105
SAC100
Q1 ATL -7; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL +17; Q4 ATL +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
On this day · 2012–13Nov 5, 2012: 8 games. Top scorer: O.J. Mayo (DAL vs POR), 32 points.
The lead · PHX @ NOP

Phoenix rallies from 11 down to beat New Orleans

Trailing by 11 after one, Phoenix outscored the Pelicans 87–70 the rest of the way. Final: 104–98. Eric Bledsoe led Phoenix with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · PHX 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 Q3Final0-11-4+9+6PHX AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX17243726104
NOP2817242998
Who led
Eric BledsoePoints, last 4 games: 22, 18, 26, 25PHX25 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Gerald GreenPoints, last 4 games: 5, 7, 21, 18PHX18 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 4 games: 25, 12, 7, 20NOP20 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 4 games: 20, 26, 25, 17NOP17 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Second story · SAS @ DEN

San Antonio climbs out of a 9-point hole against Denver

Down 9 at the half, the Spurs won the fourth quarter 30–16 and the game 102–94. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · SAS vs DEN
Tony Parker · SASTy Lawson · DENPTS2420REB42AST68Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Losing minutes
−18.5minutes, last 3 vs 2012–13 avg
Minutes per game
31.82012–13 avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.8 in 2012–13 (64 games). Today: 6 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.5Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 15.5 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 1 rebounds, 5 assists.

Cooling off
−10.7points, last 2 vs 2012–13 avg
Points per game
14.22012–13 avg3.5Last 2

3.5 points a game over his last two games, against 14.2 in 2012–13 (29 games). Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 35

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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 5 games: 17, 25, 26, 25, 35MIA @ TOR · W
25.6 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
James HardenPoints, last 5 games: 21, 34, 23, 15, 33HOU @ POR · W
25.2 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 4 games: 19, 22, 22, 32NYK vs CHA · L
23.8 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 4 games: 24, 32, 21, 31IND @ DET · W
27.0 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 4 games: 32, 20, 18, 30DAL vs LAL · W
25.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 5 games: 17, 13, 15, 13, 29HOU @ POR · W
17.4 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST