FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 25, 2014Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed MIA by 6 after the first quarter and won 114–97.

Final
ATL106
WAS102
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +2; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +4
Final
GSW114
MIA97
Q1 GSW -6; Q2 GSW -1; Q3 GSW +5; Q4 GSW +17
Final
DET86
MIL98
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL +1; Q3 MIL +12; Q4 MIL +12
Final
SAC99
NOP89
Q1 SAC +11; Q2 SAC 0; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +10
Final
CHI109
DEN114
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +7; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +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 25, 2013: 9 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (MIA vs PHX), 35 points.
The lead · GSW @ MIA

Stephen Curry scores 40 as Golden State beats Miami

Golden State won 114–97. Stephen Curry: 40 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists.

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-1+5+17GSW AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
GSW30313023114
MIA3626241197
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 28, 16, 17, 19, 30, 8, 15, 40GSW40 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 11, 29, 25, 21, 18, 14, 20, 24GSW24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 9, 20, 10, 15, 28, 32, 20, 26MIA26 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 30, 5, 19, 10, 13, 9, 26, 16MIA16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · DET @ MIL

Detroit's skid reaches five

Milwaukee won 98–86; the Pistons fall to 3–11. Brandon Knight led Milwaukee with 20 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists.

Streak strip · DET
Wvs MIL98–95Lvs UTA96–97L@ CHI91–102L@ WAS103–107W@ OKC96–89L@ MEM88–95Lvs ORL93–107Lvs PHX86–88L@ ATL89–99L@ MIL86–98DET: last 10 games through Nov 25, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.4Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.4 in 14 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.8Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.8 in 12 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.5Season avg36.0Today

36 minutes today, against 16.5 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 40

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.
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 28, 16, 17, 19, 30, 8, 15, 40GSW @ MIA · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Carmelo Anthony DEN, Feb 18, 2010: 40 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Season high40 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 19, 21, 32, 22, 23, 9, 25, 32CHI @ DEN · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high32 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 5, 22, 19, 3, 20, 16, 5, 23, 28, 28ATL @ WAS · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 9, 20, 10, 15, 28, 32, 20, 26MIA vs GSW · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 11, 29, 25, 21, 18, 14, 20, 24GSW @ MIA · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 2, 2, 9, 6, 12, 4, 13, 23DET @ MIL · L
9.7 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST