FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, November 14, 2014Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed BOS by 17 after three quarters and won 122–121.

Final
DEN108
IND87
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +18; Q3 DEN +25; Q4 DEN +21
Final
MIL85
ORL101
Q1 ORL -5; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +12; Q4 ORL +16
Final
MIA103
ATL114
Q1 ATL +12; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +11
Final
CLE122
BOS121
Q1 CLE -6; Q2 CLE 0; Q3 CLE -17; Q4 CLE +1
Final
UTA102
NYK100
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +2
Final
PHI87
HOU88
Q1 HOU -9; Q2 HOU 0; Q3 HOU -5; Q4 HOU +1
Final
MIN91
NOP139
Q1 NOP +24; Q2 NOP +36; Q3 NOP +46; Q4 NOP +48
Final · OT
DET96
OKC89
Q1 DET -9; Q2 DET -6; Q3 DET +1; Q4 DET 0; OT1 DET +7
Final
CHA103
PHX95
Q1 CHA -14; Q2 CHA 0; Q3 CHA -1; Q4 CHA +8
Final
SAS93
LAL80
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +13
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 14, 2013: 2 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (NYK vs HOU), 45 points.
The lead · CLE @ BOS

LeBron James scores 41 as Cleveland beats Boston

Cleveland won 122–121. LeBron James: 41 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists.

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-60-17+1CLE AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE25342538122
BOS31284220121
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 7 games: 17, 36, 11, 31, 22, 32, 41CLE41 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 7 games: 22, 23, 9, 34, 12, 32, 27CLE27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kelly OlynykPoints, last 8 games: 19, 8, 5, 18, 12, 18, 14, 21BOS21 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Jared SullingerPoints, last 8 games: 13, 14, 14, 19, 17, 10, 14, 19BOS19 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Pelicans rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. New Orleans beat Minnesota by 48.

CLE over BOS1HOU over PHI1UTA over NYK2DET over OKC7CHA over PHX8ATL over MIA11SAS over LAL13ORL over MIL16DEN over IND21NOP over MIN48Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.6points, last 3 vs 2013–14 avg
Points per game
8.42013–14 avg16.0Last 3

16.0 points a game over his last three games, against 8.4 in 2013–14 (76 games). Today: 10 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 2 vs 2013–14 avg
Minutes per game
22.32013–14 avg9.6Last 2

9.6 minutes a game over his last two games, against 22.3 in 2013–14 (59 games). Today: 5 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.6Season avg44.9Today

45 minutes today, against 31.6 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 46

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 10 games: 14, 25, 28, 18, 13, 19, 20, 25, 27, 46NYK vs UTA · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +25.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Tracy McGrady ORL, Dec 25, 2002: 46 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Season high46 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 7 games: 17, 36, 11, 31, 22, 32, 41CLE @ BOS · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Michael Jordan WAS, Jan 26, 2002: 41 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Season high41 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 9 games: 32, 18, 26, 35, 25, 20, 22, 23, 35HOU vs PHI · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high35 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 24, 27, 21, 12, 17, 30, 11, 33UTA @ NYK · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 9 games: 4, 4, 18, 12, 15, 23, 11, 32, 29DET @ OKC · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 7 games: 22, 23, 9, 34, 12, 32, 27CLE @ BOS · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST