FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 3, 2007Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 3 points, by ORL (vs WAS) and MIL (vs CHI).

Final · Box score
Nets93
Sixers88
Q1 NJN -2; Q2 NJN +4; Q3 NJN +10; Q4 NJN +5
Final · Box score
Magic94
Wizards82
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL -3; Q4 ORL +12
Final · Box score
Pacers121
Grizzlies111
Q1 IND +9; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Kings102
Mavs123
Q1 DAL +12; Q2 DAL +17; Q3 DAL +18; Q4 DAL +21
Final · Box score
Blazers80
Rockets89
Q1 HOU +13; Q2 HOU +15; Q3 HOU +16; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Bulls72
Bucks78
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Warriors110
Jazz133
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA +19; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +23
On this day · 2006–07Nov 3, 2006: 13 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Magic), 39 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Bucks

Chicago's skid reaches three

Deron Williams goes for 30 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-3+8+6MIL AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1916132472
Bucks2012242278
Who led
Michael ReddPoints, last 3 games: 25, 21, 27MIL27 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Yi JianlianPoints, last 3 games: 9, 2, 16MIL16 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 3 games: 27, 25, 15CHI15 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 3 games: 6, 2, 14CHI14 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Bulls-Bucks9
Magic-Wizards7
Warriors-Jazz4
Nets-Sixers3
Pacers-Grizzlies0
Kings-Mavs0
Blazers-Rockets0
The night in charts
Warriors-Jazz combined for 243, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-JazzWarriors 110, Jazz 133
243
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 121, Grizzlies 111
232
Kings-MavsKings 102, Mavs 123
225
Nets-SixersNets 93, Sixers 88
181
Magic-WizardsMagic 94, Wizards 82
176
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 80, Rockets 89
169
Bulls-BucksBulls 72, Bucks 78
150
NJN won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Nets-SixersNets 93, Sixers 88
+5 NJN
Bulls-BucksBulls 72, Bucks 78
+6 MIL
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 80, Rockets 89
+9 HOU
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 121, Grizzlies 111
+10 IND
Magic-WizardsMagic 94, Wizards 82
+12 ORL
Kings-MavsKings 102, Mavs 123
+21 DAL
Warriors-JazzWarriors 110, Jazz 133
+23 UTA
ORL rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-WizardsORL won · Magic 94, Wizards 82
3 pts
Bulls-BucksMIL won · Bulls 72, Bucks 78
3 pts
Nets-SixersNJN won · Nets 93, Sixers 88
2 pts
Dirk shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DirkDAL · 24 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
BareaDAL · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
GarciaSAC · 23 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB
80% (8-10)
Deron WilliamsUTA · 30 PTS, 11 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB
76% (13-17)
HarringtonGSW · 38 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
75% (15-20)
Final · Nets-Sixers
Nets 93Sixers 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1721292693
Sixers1915233188
The story
Jason Kidd had a 16-14-10 triple-double as New Jersey beat Philadelphia 93-88

Samuel Dalembert led Philadelphia with 13 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 14 REB, 10 AST, 3 STL · 5-12 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Nets took the second 21-15.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −2+4+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Bucks
Bulls 72Bucks 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1916132472
Bucks2012242278
The story
Michael Redd's 27 points carried Milwaukee past Chicago, 78-72

For Chicago, Ben Gordon had 15 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 8-24 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 24-13.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +1−3+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Jazz
Warriors 110Jazz 133
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors28183529110
Jazz29362939133
The story
Utah beat Golden State 133-110 behind 28 points from Mehmet Okur

Andris Biedrins paced Golden State: 14 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 9-12 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

A 36-18 second quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
300 +1+19+13+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.2points, last 3 vs 2006–07 avg
Points per game
7.12006–07 avg20.3Last 3

20.3 points a game over his last three games, against 7.1 in 2006–07 (41 games). Today: 17 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.1minutes, last 3 vs 2006–07 avg
Minutes per game
28.12006–07 avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.1 in 2006–07 (80 games). Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.3minutes, today vs 2006–07 avg
Minutes per game
16.72006–07 avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in 2006–07 (59 games). Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Magic-Wizards

Orlando handles Washington by 12

The Magic won the second quarter 31–24. Final: 94–82. Hedo Turkoglu led Orlando with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NJN over PHI5MIL over CHI6HOU over POR9IND over MEM10ORL over WAS12DAL over SAC21UTA over GSW23Final margin, points. Pink = ORL over WAS.
Top performances

Al Harrington leads the day with 38

Al HarringtonPoints, last 3 games: 10, 13, 38Warriors-Jazz · L
20.3 PPG season to date
38 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 3 games: 24, 18, 30Jazz-Warriors · W
24.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 3 games: 0, 16, 28Jazz-Warriors · W
14.7 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 3 games: 26, 22, 28Kings-Mavs · L
25.3 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 3 games: 25, 21, 27Bucks-Bulls · W
24.3 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Josh HowardMavs-Kings · W
27.0 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST