FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 11, 2014Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed SAC by 18 after the first quarter and won 106–98.

Final · Box score
ORL100
TOR104
Q1 TOR -8; Q2 TOR -9; Q3 TOR -11; Q4 TOR +4
Final · Box score
LAL102
MEM107
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +4; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
OKC78
MIL85
Q1 MIL -7; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
SAC98
DAL106
Q1 DAL -18; Q2 DAL -9; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +8
Final · Box score
CHA100
POR102
Q1 POR -14; Q2 POR -13; Q3 POR -10; Q4 POR +2
Final · Box score
SAS113
GSW100
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +13
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 11, 2013: 9 games. Top scorer: Jeremy Lin (HOU vs TOR), 31 points.
The lead · SAC @ DAL

Dallas storms back from 18 down to beat Sacramento

The Mavericks trailed by 18 after one and won 106–98. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-18-9+6+8DAL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC3225152698
DAL14343028106
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 8 games: 18, 21, 17, 27, 17, 27, 17, 23DAL23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 8 games: 5, 21, 20, 29, 11, 5, 4, 19DAL19 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 8 games: 14, 40, 25, 14, 29, 11, 23, 26SAC26 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Ramon SessionsPoints, last 8 games: 3, 2, 0, 13, 2, 9, 4, 18SAC18 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Second story · CHA @ POR

Portland climbs back to beat Charlotte

Charlotte led by 14 after one. Portland won it 102–100. Damian Lillard led Portland with 29 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · POR vs CHA
Damian Lillard · PORAl Jefferson · CHAPTS2922REB42AST71Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+4.8points, last 3 vs 2013–14 avg
Points per game
8.52013–14 avg13.3Last 3

13.3 points a game over his last three games, against 8.5 in 2013–14 (78 games). Today: 6 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Season avg17.2Last 3

17.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.0 in 7 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.3Season avg36.0Today

36 minutes today, against 14.3 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 29

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.
Damian LillardPoints, last 8 games: 10, 20, 11, 27, 18, 25, 11, 29POR vs CHA · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 6 games: 19, 41, 29, 19, 11, 29GSW vs SAS · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 5 games: 23, 13, 22, 22, 29OKC @ MIL · L
21.8 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 7 games: 19, 31, 21, 28, 39, 21, 28LAL @ MEM · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 7 games: 23, 19, 17, 6, 28, 13, 28SAS @ GSW · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 8 games: 14, 40, 25, 14, 29, 11, 23, 26SAC @ DAL · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST