FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 30, 2013Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed BOS by 8 after the first quarter and won 92–85.

Final · Box score
ATL101
WAS108
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 WAS +10; Q3 WAS +9; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
CHI93
CLE97
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +4
Final · Box score
BKN97
MEM88
Q1 BKN +5; Q2 BKN +11; Q3 BKN +8; Q4 BKN +9
Final · Box score
MIN112
DAL106
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +6
Final · Box score
HOU112
SAS106
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +6
Final · Box score
BOS85
MIL92
Q1 MIL -8; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
UTA112
PHX104
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA -4; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +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 · 2012–13Nov 30, 2012: 11 games. Top scorer: Antawn Jamison (LAL vs DEN), 33 points.
The lead · BOS @ MIL

Milwaukee climbs out of an 8-point hole against Boston

Down 8 after one, the Bucks won the second quarter 28–14 and the game 92–85. O.J. Mayo led Milwaukee with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · MIL 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+6+7+7MIL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS2714222285
MIL1928232292
Who led
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 22, 9, 9, 4, 5, 21, 5, 22MIL22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 8 games: 0, 6, 6, 3, 8, 7, 17, 20MIL20 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Jared SullingerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 3, 10, 19, 13, 15, 5, 23, 12, 21BOS21 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 2, 4, 19, 20, 16, 13, 26, 31, 18BOS18 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Second story · UTA @ PHX

Utah knocks off Phoenix, 112–104

The Suns came in at 9–7; the Jazz at 2–15. Trey Burke led Utah with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CLE over CHI4MIN over DAL6HOU over SAS6WAS over ATL7MIL over BOS7UTA over PHX8BKN over MEM9Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over PHX.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 16 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.1 in 16 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.7Season avg35.1Today

35 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 31

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.
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 33, 35, 12, 26, 36, 17, 15, 23, 9, 31HOU @ SAS · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 23, 21, 6, 15, 22, 24, 27, 27CHI @ CLE · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 16, 22, 19, 20, 12, 14, 16, 27SAS vs HOU · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 20, 11, 28, 17, 19, 18, 29, 27MIN @ DAL · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 14, 15, 37, 31, 31, 19, 8, 26WAS vs ATL · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 24, 37, 26, 25, 22, 4, 12, 26DAL vs MIN · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST