FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 16, 2014Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed MIA by 8 at halftime and won 91–84.

Final
DEN93
NYK109
Q1 NYK 0; Q2 NYK +23; Q3 NYK +12; Q4 NYK +16
Final
MIL91
MIA84
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL -8; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +7
Final
HOU69
OKC65
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU 0; Q4 HOU +4
Final
GSW136
LAL115
Q1 GSW +11; Q2 GSW +19; Q3 GSW +36; Q4 GSW +21
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 16, 2013: 11 games. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (CLE @ WAS), 41 points.
The lead · MIL @ MIA

Milwaukee rallies from 8 down to beat Miami

Trailing by 8 at the half, Milwaukee outscored the Heat 53–38 the rest of the way. Final: 91–84. Brandon Knight led Milwaukee with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-8+5+7MIL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIL1919262791
MIA2323132584
Who led
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 24, 23, 10, 17, 14, 16, 24, 20MIL20 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jabari ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 13, 10, 8, 18, 13, 6, 6, 13MIL13 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Mario ChalmersPoints, last 10 games: 8, 20, 12, 12, 6, 2, 18, 7, 23, 18MIA18 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Shawne WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 3, 15, 16, 14, 9, 7, 7, 15, 21, 13MIA13 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Second story · HOU @ OKC

Houston makes it three straight

Houston beat OKC 69–65 and moved to 9–1. James Harden led Houston with 19 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · HOU
W@ LAL108–90W@ UTA104–93Wvs BOS104–90W@ PHI104–93W@ MIA108–91Wvs SAS98–81Lvs GSW87–98W@ MIN113–101Wvs PHI88–87W@ OKC69–65HOU: last 10 games through Nov 16, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.5Season avg29.2Last 5

29.2 points a game over his last five games, against 23.5 in 10 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs 2013–14 avg
Minutes per game
22.32013–14 avg8.2Last 3

8.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.3 in 2013–14 (59 games). Today: 4 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.2Season avg24.5Today

24 minutes today, against 9.2 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 44

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.
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 21, 28, 39, 21, 28, 33, 9, 44LAL vs GSW · L
27.3 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Jerry Stackhouse DET, Oct 31, 2000: 44 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Season high44 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 21, 28, 34, 28, 16, 17, 19, 30GSW @ LAL · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 15 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 18, 13, 19, 20, 25, 27, 46, 28NYK vs DEN · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 7, 6, 8, 8, 12, 19, 9, 28NYK vs DEN · W
11.4 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Marreese SpeightsPoints, last 9 games: 16, 2, 4, 6, 4, 11, 8, 13, 24GSW @ LAL · W
9.8 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 24, 23, 10, 17, 14, 16, 24, 20MIL @ MIA · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST