FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 2, 2013Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed CHI by 6 at halftime and won 131–128.

Final
ORL80
WAS98
Q1 WAS 0; Q2 WAS +11; Q3 WAS +14; Q4 WAS +18
Final · 3OT
NOP131
CHI128
Q1 NOP +3; Q2 NOP -6; Q3 NOP -3; Q4 NOP 0; OT1 NOP 0; OT2 NOP 0; OT3 NOP +3
Final
ATL100
SAS102
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS +2; Q4 SAS +2
Final
HOU103
UTA109
Q1 UTA +13; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +6
Final
IND102
POR106
Q1 POR -3; Q2 POR -1; Q3 POR 0; Q4 POR +4
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 · 2012–13Dec 2, 2012: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL vs ORL), 34 points.
The lead · NOP @ CHI

Ryan Anderson scores 36, New Orleans wins in triple overtime

Tied 103–103 after regulation. Final: 131–128. Luol Deng scored 37 for Chicago in the loss.

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (7 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1End OT2Final0+3-6-3000+3NOP AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
NOP242627266139131
CHI213524236136128
Who led
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 8 games: 26, 19, 13, 17, 21, 18, 31, 36NOP36 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 19, 9, 19, 4, 16, 26, 10, 23NOP23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 21, 6, 15, 22, 24, 27, 27, 37CHI37 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Taj GibsonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 15, 6, 9, 8, 6, 8, 23, 18, 26CHI26 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Second story · IND @ POR

Portland handles Indiana by 4

The Trail Blazers won the fourth quarter 34–30. Final: 106–102. LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over ATL2NOP over CHI3POR over IND4UTA over HOU6WAS over ORL18Final margin, points. Pink = POR over IND.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.2Season avg27.4Last 5

27.4 points a game over his last five games, against 18.2 in 15 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 56 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.1Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.1 in 17 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Season avg56.5Today

56 minutes today, against 31.3 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 36 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 43

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.
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 35, 27, 19, 26, 15, 23, 27, 43IND @ POR · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Gilbert Arenas WAS, Jan 18, 2005: 43 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Career high43 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 21, 6, 15, 22, 24, 27, 27, 37CHI vs NOP · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 35, 12, 26, 36, 17, 15, 23, 9, 31, 37HOU @ UTA · L
24.5 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 8 games: 26, 19, 13, 17, 21, 18, 31, 36NOP @ CHI · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 18, 6, 13, 5, 15, 11, 13, 29UTA vs HOU · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 27, 21, 12, 30, 18, 24, 27, 28POR vs IND · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST