FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 8, 2014Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed NYK by 13 at halftime and won 103–96.

Final · Box score
POR102
LAC106
Q1 LAC -5; Q2 LAC -9; Q3 LAC 0; Q4 LAC +4
Final · Box score
WAS97
IND90
Q1 WAS +18; Q2 WAS +19; Q3 WAS +8; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
NYK96
ATL103
Q1 ATL -12; Q2 ATL -13; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
MIN92
MIA102
Q1 MIA +16; Q2 MIA +12; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +10
Final · Box score
BOS106
CHI101
Q1 BOS -5; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +16; Q4 BOS +5
Final · Box score
GSW98
HOU87
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 GSW -8; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +11
Final · Box score
MEM92
MIL93
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL -7; Q3 MIL -6; Q4 MIL +1
Final · Box score
NOP100
SAS99
Q1 NOP +7; Q2 NOP +2; Q3 NOP +10; Q4 NOP +1
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 · 2013–14Nov 8, 2013: 12 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (OKC @ DET), 37 points.
The lead · NYK @ ATL

Atlanta rallies from 13 down to beat New York

Trailing by 13 at the half, Atlanta outscored the Knicks 55–35 the rest of the way. Final: 103–96. Kyle Korver led Atlanta with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · ATL 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 Q3Final0-12-13+1+7ATL AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK3229132296
ATL20282728103
Who led
Kyle KorverPoints, last 5 games: 20, 9, 7, 20, 27ATL27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 5 games: 20, 25, 5, 22, 19ATL19 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 7 games: 14, 25, 28, 18, 13, 19, 20NYK20 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Iman ShumpertPoints, last 7 games: 5, 12, 15, 19, 15, 11, 19NYK19 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.3Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.3 in 6 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 vs 2013–14 avg
Minutes per game
24.42013–14 avg8.1Last 3

8.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.4 in 2013–14 (58 games). Today: 1 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Season avg38.8Today

39 minutes today, against 20.0 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Golden State by 11.

MIL over MEM1NOP over SAS1LAC over POR4BOS over CHI5WAS over IND7ATL over NYK7MIA over MIN10GSW over HOU11Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 34

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 5 games: 24, 31, 21, 28, 34GSW @ HOU · W
27.6 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 6 games: 5, 15, 12, 7, 12, 30LAC vs POR · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Solomon HillPoints, last 7 games: 3, 5, 10, 12, 14, 12, 28IND vs WAS · L
12.0 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 5 games: 23, 19, 17, 6, 28SAS vs NOP · L
18.6 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 5 games: 26, 31, 14, 24, 27NOP @ SAS · W
24.4 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Kyle KorverPoints, last 5 games: 20, 9, 7, 20, 27ATL vs NYK · W
16.6 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST