FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 21, 2016Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed MIN by 13 after three quarters and won 99–93.

Final
MEM105
CHA90
Q1 MEM +10; Q2 MEM +24; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +15
Final
GSW120
IND83
Q1 GSW +13; Q2 GSW +19; Q3 GSW +29; Q4 GSW +37
Final
MIA94
PHI101
Q1 PHI -6; Q2 PHI +1; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI +7
Final
PHX101
WAS106
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS +4; Q3 WAS -5; Q4 WAS +5
Final
HOU99
DET96
Q1 HOU -7; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +3
Final
ORL89
MIL93
Q1 MIL -7; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL -5; Q4 MIL +4
Final
BOS99
MIN93
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS -10; Q3 BOS -13; Q4 BOS +6
Final
DAL91
SAS96
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS 0; Q4 SAS +5
Final
TOR115
LAC123
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +9; Q4 LAC +8
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 · 2015–16Nov 21, 2015: 7 games. Top scorer: DeMarcus Cousins (SAC @ ORL), 29 points.
The lead · BOS @ MIN

Boston rallies from 13 down to beat Minnesota

Trailing by 13 after three, Boston outscored the Timberwolves 31–12 the rest of the way. Final: 99–93. Isaiah Thomas led Boston with 29 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · BOS 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+2-10-13+6BOS AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS2319263199
MIN2131291293
Who led
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 23, 29, 23, 37, 30, 18, 24, 29BOS29 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 5 games: 11, 11, 14, 18, 20BOS20 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 32, 33, 21, 20, 24, 22, 21, 25, 17, 27MIN27 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Gorgui DiengPoints, last 10 games: 2, 8, 8, 12, 6, 2, 9, 12, 9, 20MIN20 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Golden State posts the night's biggest win

Golden State beat Indiana by 37, the widest margin of 9 games.

HOU over DET3MIL over ORL4WAS over PHX5SAS over DAL5BOS over MIN6PHI over MIA7LAC over TOR8MEM over CHA15GSW over IND37Final margin, points. Pink = the widest 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
12.8Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.8 in 12 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg14.5Last 3

14.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.5 in 7 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.6Season avg37.3Today

37 minutes today, against 14.6 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Bradley Beal leads the day with 42

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.
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 15, 28, 15, 20, 3, 18, 34, 42WAS vs PHX · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +24.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Isaiah Thomas BOS, Apr 22, 2016: 42 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Career high42 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Hassan WhitesidePoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 5, 20, 15, 23, 19, 12, 18, 32MIA @ PHI · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 16, 10, 15, 18, 30, 8, 13, 31MEM @ CHA · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 38, 39, 23, 11, 11, 19, 24, 13, 10, 30PHX @ WAS · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 31, 21, 8, 20, 8, 6, 27, 29PHX @ WAS · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 23, 29, 23, 37, 30, 18, 24, 29BOS @ MIN · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST