FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 9, 2014Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed GSW by 11 at halftime and won 107–95.

Final · Box score
ORL96
BKN104
Q1 BKN +1; Q2 BKN -2; Q3 BKN +4; Q4 BKN +8
Final · Box score
UTA97
DET96
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA 0; Q3 UTA -5; Q4 UTA +1
Final · Box score
SAC93
OKC101
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC +13; Q3 OKC +2; Q4 OKC +8
Final · Box score
PHI88
TOR120
Q1 TOR +13; Q2 TOR +15; Q3 TOR +25; Q4 TOR +32
Final · Box score
MIA105
DAL96
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +16; Q4 MIA +9
Final · Box score
GSW95
PHX107
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX -11; Q3 PHX -8; Q4 PHX +12
Final · Box score
DEN100
POR116
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +16
Final · Box score
CHA92
LAL107
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL -9; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +15
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 9, 2013: 9 games. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (CLE vs PHI), 39 points.
The lead · GSW @ PHX

Phoenix climbs out of an 11-point hole against Golden State

Down 11 at the half, the Suns won the fourth quarter 36–16 and the game 107–95. Isaiah Thomas led Phoenix with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · PHX 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 Q3Final0-2-11-8+12PHX AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
GSW3028211695
PHX28192436107
Who led
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 7 games: 23, 23, 10, 22, 15, 3, 22PHX22 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 7 games: 18, 10, 10, 16, 6, 22, 19PHX19 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 6 games: 24, 31, 21, 28, 34, 28GSW28 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Draymond GreenPoints, last 6 games: 12, 9, 5, 24, 14, 22GSW22 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Toronto posts the night's biggest win

Toronto beat Philadelphia by 32, the widest margin of 8 games.

UTA over DET1BKN over ORL8OKC over SAC8MIA over DAL9PHX over GSW12LAL over CHA15POR over DEN16TOR over PHI32Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.5points, last 2 vs 2013–14 avg
Points per game
8.52013–14 avg17.0Last 2

17.0 points a game over his last two games, against 8.5 in 2013–14 (78 games). Today: 17 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Season avg20.9Last 3

20.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.6 in 6 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.1Season avg36.2Today

36 minutes today, against 18.1 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 16 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Luol Deng leads the day with 30

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.
Luol DengPoints, last 7 games: 12, 15, 18, 11, 9, 14, 30MIA @ DAL · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 7 games: 27, 22, 26, 16, 20, 21, 28POR vs DEN · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 6 games: 24, 31, 21, 28, 34, 28GSW @ PHX · L
27.7 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 7 games: 15, 23, 15, 19, 17, 14, 27ORL @ BKN · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 7 games: 15, 26, 30, 16, 23, 25, 24TOR vs PHI · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 7 games: 14, 40, 25, 14, 29, 11, 23SAC @ OKC · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST