FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 29, 2014Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
DAL110
PHI103
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +4; Q4 DAL +7
Final · Box score
NOP80
WAS83
Q1 WAS +5; Q2 WAS +4; Q3 WAS +8; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
CHA75
ATL105
Q1 ATL +11; Q2 ATL +36; Q3 ATL +33; Q4 ATL +30
Final · Box score
IND97
CLE109
Q1 CLE +8; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE +16; Q4 CLE +12
Final · Box score
HOU117
MIL103
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +13; Q4 HOU +14
Final · Box score
LAC112
UTA96
Q1 LAC +17; Q2 LAC +12; Q3 LAC +14; Q4 LAC +16
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 29, 2013: 13 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (OKC vs GSW), 34 points.
The lead · NOP @ WAS

Washington holds off New Orleans, 83–80

Washington led 65–57 after three and held on to win by three. Marcin Gortat led Washington with 24 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+4+8+3WAS AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NOP1818212380
WAS2317251883
Who led
Marcin GortatPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 14, 8, 17, 4, 10, 12, 12, 24WAS24 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 6 games: 21, 12, 15, 13, 10, 12WAS12 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 22, 31, 28, 18, 43, 14, 14, 30NOP30 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 24, 14, 9, 12, 19, 11, 20, 17NOP17 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Atlanta by 30.

WAS over NOP3DAL over PHI7CLE over IND12HOU over MIL14LAC over UTA16ATL over CHA30Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.4Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.4 in 16 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Season avg12.5Last 3

12.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.1 in 12 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.1Season avg28.2Today

28 minutes today, against 10.1 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

James Harden 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.
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 35, 19, 6, 24, 32, 36, 26, 16, 34HOU @ MIL · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 22, 31, 28, 18, 43, 14, 14, 30NOP @ WAS · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 11, 33, 12, 13, 12, 31, 6, 24, 30UTA vs LAC · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 13, 20, 10, 8, 23, 12, 21, 28CLE vs IND · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 19, 20, 26, 12, 22, 15, 30, 28LAC @ UTA · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 32, 27, 20, 20, 20, 22, 21, 12, 18, 24CLE vs IND · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST