FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 23, 2014Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by MIA (vs CHA) and POR (vs BOS).

Final
POR94
BOS88
Q1 POR -2; Q2 POR -5; Q3 POR 0; Q4 POR +6
Final
LAC91
MEM107
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +13; Q3 MEM +16; Q4 MEM +16
Final
CHA93
MIA94
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA -5; Q4 MIA +1
Final
GSW91
OKC86
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 GSW +5
Final · OT
DEN101
LAL94
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN -3; Q4 DEN 0; OT1 DEN +7
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 23, 2013: 10 games. Top scorer: John Wall (WAS vs NYK), 31 points.
The lead · CHA @ MIA

Miami wins a tight one over Charlotte

94–93. Neither team led by more than 9 at any break. Luol Deng led Miami with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · MIA 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+1+9-5+1MIA AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHA2222282193
MIA2330142794
Who led
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 14, 30, 5, 19, 10, 13, 9, 26MIA26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Mario ChalmersPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 18, 7, 23, 18, 22, 13, 24, 20MIA20 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 23, 22, 14, 19, 6, 28, 24, 22CHA22 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Lance StephensonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 6, 14, 13, 16, 6, 10, 12, 17CHA17 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Second story · POR @ BOS

Portland makes it seven straight

Portland beat Boston 94–88 and moved to 10–3. LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 20 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · POR
Wvs CLE101–82Wvs DAL108–87L@ LAC102–106Wvs DEN116–100Wvs CHA102–100W@ DEN130–113Wvs BKN97–87Wvs NOP102–93Wvs CHI105–87W@ BOS94–88POR: last 10 games through Nov 23, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.2Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.2 in 10 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.1Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.1 in 9 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.7Season avg31.3Today

31 minutes today, against 17.7 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Marc Gasol leads the day with 30

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.
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 18, 8, 18, 8, 20, 23, 9, 22, 32, 30MEM vs LAC · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Marreese SpeightsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 4, 6, 4, 11, 8, 13, 24, 14, 28GSW @ OKC · W
11.8 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 39, 21, 28, 33, 9, 44, 28, 29, 17, 27LAL vs DEN · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 14, 30, 5, 19, 10, 13, 9, 26MIA vs CHA · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 29, 28, 20, 15, 10, 16, 21, 22OKC vs GSW · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 23, 22, 14, 19, 6, 28, 24, 22CHA @ MIA · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST