FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 18, 2013Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed DEN by 11 after the first quarter and won 115–113.

Final · Box score
POR108
BKN98
Q1 POR -9; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR +5; Q4 POR +10
Final · Box score
CHA81
CHI86
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI -4; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
DEN113
OKC115
Q1 OKC -11; Q2 OKC -3; Q3 OKC -9; Q4 OKC +2
Final · Box score
PHI94
DAL97
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
GSW98
UTA87
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +23; Q3 GSW +13; Q4 GSW +11
Final · Box score
MEM106
LAC102
Q1 MEM +9; Q2 MEM +1; Q3 MEM 0; Q4 MEM +4
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 · 2012–13Nov 18, 2012: 8 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (OKC vs GSW), 30 points.
The lead · DEN @ OKC

Kevin Durant scores 38, OKC rallies past Denver

OKC trailed by 11 after one and won 115–113.

Game flow · OKC 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 Q3Final0-11-3-9+2OKC AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN39242921113
OKC28322332115
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 42, 13, 33, 23, 37, 33, 33, 20, 24, 38OKC38 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 8 games: 21, 22, 20, 13, 19, 31, 26, 30OKC30 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 20, 23, 29, 17, 19, 14, 28, 29DEN29 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
JJ HicksonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 4, 3, 4, 14, 6, 12, 14, 18DEN18 PTS · 19 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Golden State by 11.

OKC over DEN2DAL over PHI3MEM over LAC4CHI over CHA5POR over BKN10GSW over UTA11Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.2Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 13.2 in 11 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.9 in 11 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 38

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.
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 42, 13, 33, 23, 37, 33, 33, 20, 24, 38OKC vs DEN · W
29.6 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 8 games: 21, 22, 20, 13, 19, 31, 26, 30OKC vs DEN · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 20, 23, 29, 17, 19, 14, 28, 29DEN @ OKC · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 21, 20, 22, 18, 12, 27, 25, 27POR @ BKN · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 15, 2, 23, 12, 10, 28, 22, 26MEM @ LAC · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Evan TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 24, 22, 31, 20, 23, 27, 4, 26PHI @ DAL · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST