FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 21, 2013Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed CHI by 1 after the first quarter and won 97–87.

Final
LAC91
OKC105
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC +8; Q3 OKC +9; Q4 OKC +14
Final
CHI87
DEN97
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +10
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 21, 2012: 14 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL @ SAC), 38 points.
The lead · CHI @ DEN

Denver handles Chicago by 10

The Nuggets won the fourth quarter 27–25. Final: 97–87. Jordan Hamilton led Denver with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+2+8+10DEN AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI2523142587
DEN2426202797
Who led
Jordan HamiltonPoints, last 9 games: 11, 6, 19, 5, 6, 7, 8, 6, 17DEN17 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
JJ HicksonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 4, 3, 4, 14, 6, 12, 14, 18, 14DEN14 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 9 games: 12, 18, 13, 17, 12, 16, 20, 12, 19CHI19 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 14, 22, 6, 18, 17, 14, 13, 12, 15CHI15 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Second story · LAC @ OKC

OKC leads Clippers wire to wire

OKC was ahead at every break and won 105–91. Best quarter: the third, 30–29. Kevin Durant led OKC with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.

Top-scorer duel · OKC vs LAC
Kevin Durant · OKCBlake Griffin · LACPTS2827REB610AST85Top 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
+3.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.2Season avg12.8Last 5

12.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.2 in 10 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Season avg22.4Last 3

22.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.6 in 10 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Season avg31.2Today

31 minutes today, against 22.0 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 28

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: 13, 33, 23, 37, 33, 33, 20, 24, 38, 28OKC vs LAC · W
29.5 PPG season to date · −1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 27, 22, 25, 22, 30, 23, 20, 27LAC @ OKC · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 9 games: 12, 18, 13, 17, 12, 16, 20, 12, 19CHI @ DEN · L
15.4 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 14, 16, 18, 20, 13, 8, 16, 18LAC @ OKC · L
16.0 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 11, 14, 21, 14, 12, 18, 20, 17LAC @ OKC · L
19.3 PPG season to date · −2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
17 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Jordan HamiltonPoints, last 9 games: 11, 6, 19, 5, 6, 7, 8, 6, 17DEN vs CHI · W
9.4 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
17 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST