FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 17, 2013Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed DET by 6 at halftime and won 114–99.

Final · OT
POR118
TOR110
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR 0; OT1 POR +8
Final
MEM97
SAC86
Q1 MEM +7; Q2 MEM +13; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +11
Final
DET99
LAL114
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +15
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 17, 2012: 8 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (NOH @ MIL), 28 points.
The lead · DET @ LAL

Lakers beat Detroit, 114–99

Lakers led 79–71 after three and won by 15. Jordan Hill led Lakers with 24 points, 17 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-6+8+15LAL AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET2927152899
LAL27232935114
Who led
Jordan HillPoints, last 10 games: 5, 6, 8, 6, 4, 7, 21, 18, 12, 24LAL24 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Jodie MeeksPoints, last 10 games: 14, 5, 11, 18, 11, 16, 15, 3, 25, 19LAL19 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 7 games: 14, 17, 22, 28, 13, 11, 23DET23 PTS · 5 REB · 14 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 9 games: 19, 19, 15, 16, 25, 11, 2, 21, 18DET18 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Second story · POR @ TOR

Portland outlasts Toronto in overtime

102–102 at the end of regulation. Portland took the last extra period 16–8. Final: 118–110. LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 25 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · POR vs TOR
LaMarcus Aldridge · PORRudy Gay · TORPTS2530REB1110AST40Top 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
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.2Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.2 in 11 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.0 in 11 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.5Season avg26.3Today

26 minutes today, against 13.5 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Rudy Gay leads the day with 30

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.
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 13, 20, 30, 11, 29, 23, 20, 30TOR vs POR · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 31, 17, 21, 14, 6, 18, 22, 18, 37, 29TOR vs POR · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 24, 21, 20, 22, 18, 12, 27, 25POR @ TOR · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 25, 22, 22, 4, 25, 11, 17, 25POR @ TOR · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Jordan HillPoints, last 10 games: 5, 6, 8, 6, 4, 7, 21, 18, 12, 24LAL vs DET · W
10.4 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high24 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 11, 13, 14, 12, 12, 9, 18, 24POR @ TOR · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST