FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 22, 2014Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed CLE by 13 after the first quarter and won 110–93.

Final · Box score
PHX106
IND83
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +7; Q3 PHX +16; Q4 PHX +23
Final · Box score
MIA99
ORL92
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA +1; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
TOR110
CLE93
Q1 TOR -13; Q2 TOR +2; Q3 TOR +14; Q4 TOR +17
Final · Box score
PHI83
NYK91
Q1 NYK +12; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK +17; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
DAL92
HOU95
Q1 HOU 0; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
SAC113
MIN101
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC -4; Q3 SAC +7; Q4 SAC +12
Final · Box score
WAS111
MIL100
Q1 WAS -7; Q2 WAS -5; Q3 WAS +4; Q4 WAS +11
Final · Box score
BKN87
SAS99
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +15; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +12
Final · Box score
NOP106
UTA94
Q1 NOP +2; Q2 NOP +17; Q3 NOP +5; Q4 NOP +12
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 22, 2013: 11 games. Top scorer: Caron Butler (MIL @ PHI), 38 points.
The lead · TOR @ CLE

Lou Williams scores 36, Toronto rallies past Cleveland

Toronto trailed by 13 after one and won 110–93.

Game flow · TOR 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.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13+2+14+17TOR AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
TOR21352925110
CLE3420172293
Who led
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 13, 16, 14, 3, 13, 13, 22, 36TOR36 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 9, 35, 13, 14, 19, 20, 19, 18, 20, 23TOR23 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 19, 22, 12, 13, 20, 10, 8, 23CLE23 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 9, 34, 12, 32, 27, 20, 20, 20, 22, 21CLE21 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Phoenix by 23.

HOU over DAL3MIA over ORL7NYK over PHI8WAS over MIL11SAC over MIN12SAS over BKN12NOP over UTA12TOR over CLE17PHX over IND23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
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
13.4Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.4 in 12 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Season avg13.6Last 3

13.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.6 in 11 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.9Season avg36.5Today

37 minutes today, against 11.9 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 0 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 43

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.
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 27, 27, 25, 22, 31, 28, 18, 43NOP @ UTA · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dirk Nowitzki DAL, Jan 13, 2009: 44 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Career high43 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 13, 16, 14, 3, 13, 13, 22, 36TOR @ CLE · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +24.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 18, 20, 18, 14, 25, 19, 14, 33ORL vs MIA · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 35, 25, 20, 22, 23, 35, 19, 6, 24, 32HOU vs DAL · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 24, 20, 9, 20, 10, 15, 28, 32MIA @ ORL · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 25, 16, 16, 22, 25, 24, 22, 31SAC @ MIN · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST