FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 14, 2013Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed OKC by 1 after the first quarter and won 116–115.

Final
HOU109
NYK106
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +3
Final
OKC115
GSW116
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW 0; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +1
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 14, 2012: 10 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (OKC vs MEM), 34 points.
The lead · OKC @ GSW

Golden State holds off OKC, 116–115

Golden State led 95–86 after three and held on to win by one. Klay Thompson led Golden State with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · GSW 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 Q3Final0-10+9+1GSW AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
OKC33292429115
GSW32303321116
Who led
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 9 games: 38, 10, 27, 15, 30, 11, 12, 14, 27GSW27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 8 games: 10, 38, 22, 18, 5, 22, 25, 22GSW22 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 6 games: 21, 22, 20, 13, 19, 31OKC31 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 8 games: 8, 9, 9, 17, 11, 25, 13, 27OKC27 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Second story · HOU @ NYK

Houston leads New York wire to wire

Houston was ahead at every break and won 109–106. Best quarter: the fourth, 34–34. James Harden led Houston with 36 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · HOU vs NYK
James Harden · HOUCarmelo Anthony · NYKPTS3645REB910AST24Top 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.
Heating up
+5.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.4Season avg29.2Last 5

29.2 points a game over his last five games, against 23.4 in 7 earlier games. Today: 45 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.0 in 7 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.2Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 45

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 8 games: 19, 22, 22, 32, 28, 16, 25, 45NYK vs HOU · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Mikal Bridges BKN, Nov 22, 2023: 45 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Season high45 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 9 games: 21, 34, 23, 15, 33, 35, 12, 26, 36HOU @ NYK · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 6 games: 21, 22, 20, 13, 19, 31OKC @ GSW · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 8 games: 8, 9, 9, 17, 11, 25, 13, 27OKC @ GSW · L
14.9 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 9 games: 38, 10, 27, 15, 30, 11, 12, 14, 27GSW vs OKC · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 8 games: 6, 9, 14, 6, 25, 16, 20, 24NYK vs HOU · L
15.0 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST