FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 12, 2015Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final
UTA91
MIA92
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA 0; Q4 MIA +1
Final
GSW129
MIN116
Q1 GSW +13; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +10; Q4 GSW +13
Final
LAC104
PHX118
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +20; Q4 PHX +14
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 · 2014–15Nov 12, 2014: 9 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL @ NOP), 33 points.
The lead · UTA @ MIA

Miami survives Utah, 92–91

A one-point finish after it was 66–66 through three. Chris Bosh led Miami with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 4 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+6+10+1MIA AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA2223212591
MIA2818202692
Who led
Chris BoshPoints, last 9 games: 21, 16, 10, 9, 16, 21, 23, 30, 25MIA25 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Tyler JohnsonPoints, last 8 games: 0, 11, 7, 8, 6, 10, 9, 17MIA17 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Derrick FavorsPoints, last 8 games: 26, 20, 18, 6, 6, 12, 17, 25UTA25 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 8 games: 13, 12, 11, 19, 20, 18, 17, 24UTA24 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Second story · GSW @ MIN

Golden State leads Minnesota wire to wire

Golden State was ahead at every break and won 129–116. Best quarter: the first, 40–27. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 46 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over UTA1GSW over MIN13PHX over LAC14Final margin, points. Pink = GSW over MIN.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+4.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.2Season avg23.0Last 5

23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 18.2 in 8 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.4Season avg29.3Last 3

29.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.4 in 8 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
3.9Season avg21.7Today

22 minutes today, against 3.9 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 46

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: 40, 25, 53, 30, 31, 34, 24, 22, 28, 46GSW @ MIN · W
33.3 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: LeBron James CLE, Mar 29, 2006: 46 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
46 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 8 games: 15, 18, 27, 12, 17, 22, 14, 37PHX vs LAC · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high37 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 8 games: 13, 22, 33, 16, 19, 22, 28, 26PHX vs LAC · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Derrick FavorsPoints, last 8 games: 26, 20, 18, 6, 6, 12, 17, 25UTA @ MIA · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 9 games: 21, 16, 10, 9, 16, 21, 23, 30, 25MIA vs UTA · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 8 games: 13, 12, 11, 19, 20, 18, 17, 24UTA @ MIA · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST