FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 1, 2014Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed MIN by 3 after the first quarter and won 127–101.

Final
SAS109
PHI103
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +15; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +6
Final
MIA86
WAS107
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 WAS +15; Q3 WAS +15; Q4 WAS +21
Final
DEN103
UTA101
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +19; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +2
Final
MIN101
LAC127
Q1 LAC -3; Q2 LAC +15; Q3 LAC +33; Q4 LAC +26
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 · 2013–14Dec 1, 2013: 8 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (GSW @ SAC), 36 points.
The lead · MIN @ LAC

Clippers rout Minnesota by 26

Clippers led by 15 at halftime and won 127–101. Blake Griffin led Clippers with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+15+33+26LAC AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN34161833101
LAC31343626127
Who led
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 20, 26, 12, 22, 15, 30, 28, 23LAC23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 14, 5, 3, 14, 15, 17, 10, 15, 13, 23LAC23 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Shabazz MuhammadPoints, last 10 games: 9, 7, 18, 17, 2, 9, 13, 4, 28, 18MIN18 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 5, 12, 14, 29, 14, 3, 7, 14MIN14 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.3Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 14.3 in 15 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg5.9Last 3

5.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.0 in 14 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.9Season avg33.9Today

34 minutes today, against 16.9 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · DEN @ UTA

Denver leads Utah wire to wire

Denver was ahead at every break and won 103–101. Best quarter: the second, 36–20. Ty Lawson led Denver with 15 points, 4 rebounds and 12 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over UTA2SAS over PHI6WAS over MIA21LAC over MIN26Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over UTA.
Top performances

Kawhi Leonard leads the day with 26

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.
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 5, 12, 14, 21, 21, 19, 12, 26SAS @ PHI · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high26 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 11, 33, 12, 13, 12, 31, 6, 24, 30, 25UTA vs DEN · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Michael Carter-WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 16, 11, 18, 9, 24, 4, 18, 24PHI vs SAS · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high24 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 20, 26, 12, 22, 15, 30, 28, 23LAC vs MIN · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Rasual ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 10, 6, 0, 8, 6, 23, 5, 23WAS vs MIA · W
9.7 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 14, 5, 3, 14, 15, 17, 10, 15, 13, 23LAC vs MIN · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST