FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, November 12, 2010Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed NYK by 14 at halftime and won 112–103.

Final · Box score
UTA90
ATL86
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA -3; Q3 UTA -6; Q4 UTA +4
Final · Box score
HOU102
IND99
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU 0; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
TOR110
ORL106
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR 0; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +4
Final · Box score
CHA93
WAS85
Q1 CHA -3; Q2 CHA -1; Q3 CHA +3; Q4 CHA +8
Final · Box score
NYK103
MIN112
Q1 MIN -3; Q2 MIN -14; Q3 MIN -7; Q4 MIN +9
Final · Box score
PHI90
DAL99
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
SAC89
PHX103
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +14
Final · Box score
POR108
OKC110
Q1 OKC -6; Q2 OKC -4; Q3 OKC -3; Q4 OKC +2
Final · OT · Box score
DET113
LAC107
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET 0; Q4 DET 0; OT1 DET +6
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 · 2009–10Nov 12, 2009: 2 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (MIA vs CLE), 36 points.
The lead · NYK @ MIN

Michael Beasley goes for 35 in Minnesota win over New York

Minnesota won 112–103.

Game flow · MIN 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 Q3Final0-3-14-7+9MIN AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK30352216103
MIN27242932112
Who led
Michael BeasleyPoints, last 9 games: 17, 21, 6, 11, 16, 15, 17, 42, 35MIN35 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 14, 20, 22, 18, 16, 23, 8, 31MIN31 PTS · 31 REB · 5 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 9 games: 12, 2, 4, 24, 16, 15, 5, 15, 25NYK25 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 9 games: 15, 17, 16, 20, 13, 7, 10, 20, 22NYK22 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.1Season avg25.0Last 5

25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 18.1 in 8 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 vs 2009–10 avg
Minutes per game
25.72009–10 avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.7 in 2009–10 (70 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.8Season avg34.3Today

34 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · POR @ OKC

OKC wins a tight one over Portland

110–108. Neither team led by more than 6 at any break. Russell Westbrook led OKC with 36 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
OKC over POR2HOU over IND3UTA over ATL4TOR over ORL4DET over LAC6CHA over WAS8MIN over NYK9DAL over PHI9PHX over SAC14Final margin, points. Pink = OKC over POR.
Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 36

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 8 games: 28, 17, 22, 16, 28, 16, 31, 36OKC vs POR · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Michael BeasleyPoints, last 9 games: 17, 21, 6, 11, 16, 15, 17, 42, 35MIN vs NYK · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 8 games: 30, 30, 28, 16, 28, 34, 31, 34OKC vs POR · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high34 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 14, 20, 22, 18, 16, 23, 8, 31MIN vs NYK · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 31 REB · 5 AST
Charlie VillanuevaPoints, last 9 games: 14, 12, 15, 17, 14, 10, 16, 8, 30DET @ LAC · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 8 games: 26, 18, 8, 19, 25, 19, 16, 28PHX vs SAC · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST