FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, November 28, 2014Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed BOS by 11 after the first quarter and won 109–102.

Final
CHI109
BOS102
Q1 CHI -11; Q2 CHI -6; Q3 CHI -6; Q4 CHI +7
Final
GSW106
CHA101
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW -6; Q3 GSW -6; Q4 GSW +5
Final
NOP91
ATL100
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL +13; Q3 ATL +11; Q4 ATL +9
Final
MIL104
DET88
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +16
Final
DAL106
TOR102
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +4
Final
LAC102
HOU85
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC +12; Q3 LAC +13; Q4 LAC +17
Final
ORL83
IND98
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +15
Final
NYK78
OKC105
Q1 OKC +17; Q2 OKC +26; Q3 OKC +32; Q4 OKC +27
Final
SAC104
SAS112
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +8
Final
PHX97
DEN122
Q1 DEN +11; Q2 DEN +19; Q3 DEN +29; Q4 DEN +25
Final
MEM112
POR99
Q1 MEM -2; Q2 MEM +9; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +13
Final
MIN120
LAL119
Q1 MIN -7; Q2 MIN -4; Q3 MIN -3; Q4 MIN +1
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · CHI @ BOS

Chicago climbs back to beat Boston

Boston led by 11 after one. Chicago won it 109–102. Jimmy Butler led Chicago with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · CHI 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 Q3Final0-11-6-6+7CHI AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI24303124109
BOS35253111102
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 21, 32, 22, 23, 9, 25, 32, 22CHI22 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 8 games: 13, 20, 13, 24, 20, 18, 2, 21CHI21 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jared SullingerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 10, 14, 19, 18, 22, 13, 19, 23BOS23 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 13, 17, 12, 16, 7, 11, 13, 18BOS18 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Second story · MIN @ LAL

Minnesota takes over late to edge Lakers

Down 3 after three, Minnesota won the fourth 27–23. Final: 120–119. Zach LaVine led Minnesota with 28 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIN over LAL1DAL over TOR4GSW over CHA5CHI over BOS7SAS over SAC8ATL over NOP9MEM over POR13IND over ORL15MIL over DET16LAC over HOU17DEN over PHX25OKC over NYK27Final margin, points. Pink = MIN over LAL.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.2Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 14.2 in 15 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.8Season avg17.4Last 3

17.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.8 in 15 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
1.8Season avg25.7Today

26 minutes today, against 1.8 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 32

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.
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 3 games: 38, 2, 32OKC vs NYK · W
24.0 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 19, 19, 20, 26, 12, 22, 15, 30LAC @ HOU · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 30, 18, 34, 20, 17, 24, 8, 30DAL @ TOR · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 4, 5, 8, 13, 4, 2, 7, 5, 12, 28MIN @ LAL · W
8.0 PPG season to date · +22.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 28, 11, 11, 5, 8, 28, 22, 21, 27SAS vs SAC · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Marreese SpeightsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 8, 13, 24, 14, 28, 8, 11, 27GSW @ CHA · W
12.6 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST