FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 17, 2014Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed NOP by 12 after three quarters and won 102–93.

Final
DAL107
CHA80
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +24; Q3 DAL +27; Q4 DAL +27
Final
DEN106
CLE97
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +9
Final
MIA95
BKN83
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA -5; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +12
Final
PHX118
BOS114
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 PHX +4
Final
ORL107
DET93
Q1 ORL 0; Q2 ORL -3; Q3 ORL +2; Q4 ORL +14
Final
HOU93
MEM119
Q1 MEM +16; Q2 MEM +23; Q3 MEM +31; Q4 MEM +26
Final
PHI75
SAS100
Q1 SAS +17; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +25
Final
NOP93
POR102
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR -12; Q4 POR +9
Final
CHI105
LAC89
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI -2; Q3 CHI +15; Q4 CHI +16
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 17, 2013: 3 games. Top scorer: Rudy Gay (TOR vs POR), 30 points.
The lead · NOP @ POR

Portland climbs out of a 12-point hole against New Orleans

Down 12 after three, the Trail Blazers won the fourth quarter 34–13 and the game 102–93. Damian Lillard led Portland with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · POR 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-7-12+9POR AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NOP2128311393
POR22202634102
Who led
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 27, 18, 25, 11, 29, 27, 28, 24POR24 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 26, 16, 20, 21, 28, 25, 12, 22POR22 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 9 games: 26, 31, 14, 24, 27, 27, 25, 22, 31NOP31 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 9 games: 8, 24, 10, 16, 15, 16, 17, 24, 14NOP14 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Dallas posts the night's biggest win

Dallas beat Charlotte by 27, the widest margin of 9 games.

PHX over BOS4DEN over CLE9POR over NOP9MIA over BKN12ORL over DET14CHI over LAC16SAS over PHI25MEM over HOU26DAL over CHA27Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.6Season avg17.6Last 5

17.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.6 in 10 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.5 in 11 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.7Season avg35.7Today

36 minutes today, against 10.7 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 31

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.
Anthony DavisPoints, last 9 games: 26, 31, 14, 24, 27, 27, 25, 22, 31NOP @ POR · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 23, 20, 16, 8, 9, 12, 5, 30PHX @ BOS · W
15.3 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 9 games: 17, 17, 35, 20, 15, 14, 14, 19, 28BOS vs PHX · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 17, 14, 27, 18, 20, 18, 14, 25ORL @ DET · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 9 games: 3, 25, 9, 13, 18, 32, 11, 17, 24DEN @ CLE · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 1 REB · 12 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 27, 18, 25, 11, 29, 27, 28, 24POR vs NOP · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST