FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 2, 2014Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed LAC by 6 at halftime and won 98–92.

Final
SAC98
LAC92
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC -6; Q3 SAC -4; Q4 SAC +6
Final
TOR102
MIA107
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +10; Q4 MIA +5
Final
CHA93
NYK96
Q1 NYK +8; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 NYK -1; Q4 NYK +3
Final
GSW95
POR90
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW 0; Q4 GSW +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 · 2013–14Nov 2, 2013: 8 games. Top scorer: Klay Thompson (GSW vs SAC), 27 points.
The lead · SAC @ LAC

DeMarcus Cousins scores 34 as Sacramento wins in Los Angeles

Final: 98–92. DeMarcus Cousins made 15 of 23 shots from the field.

Game flow · SAC 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+6-6-4+6SAC AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC2520252898
LAC1932231892
Who led
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 3 games: 20, 17, 34SAC34 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 3 games: 14, 40, 25SAC25 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 3 games: 23, 39, 17LAC17 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Spencer HawesPoints, last 3 games: 4, 9, 17LAC17 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.3points, last 3 vs 2013–14 avg
Points per game
18.42013–14 avg29.7Last 3

29.7 points a game over his last three games, against 18.4 in 2013–14 (81 games). Today: 29 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.8minutes, last 2 vs 2013–14 avg
Minutes per game
30.32013–14 avg9.5Last 2

9.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 30.3 in 2013–14 (78 games). Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs 2013–14 avg
Minutes per game
10.72013–14 avg26.5Today

27 minutes today, against 10.7 a game in 2013–14 (46 games). Line: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · CHA @ NYK

New York takes over late to edge Charlotte

Down 1 after three, New York won the fourth 17–13. Final: 96–93. Carmelo Anthony led New York with 28 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over CHA3MIA over TOR5GSW over POR5SAC over LAC6Final margin, points. Pink = NYK over CHA.
Top performances

DeMarcus Cousins leads the day with 34

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.
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 3 games: 20, 17, 34SAC @ LAC · W
23.7 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 3 games: 15, 26, 30TOR @ MIA · L
23.7 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 3 games: 19, 41, 29GSW @ POR · W
29.7 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 3 games: 14, 25, 28NYK vs CHA · W
22.3 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 3 games: 27, 22, 26POR vs GSW · L
25.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 3 games: 14, 40, 25SAC @ LAC · W
26.3 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST