FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 7, 2007Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed SEA by 8 at halftime and won 105–98.

Final · Box score
Suns96
Hawks105
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +8; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +9
Final · Box score
Clippers104
Pacers89
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC -3; Q3 LAC +15; Q4 LAC +15
Final · Box score
Bobcats63
Sixers94
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +17; Q3 PHI +23; Q4 PHI +31
Final · Box score
Magic105
Raptors96
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +5; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Nuggets93
Celtics119
Q1 BOS +16; Q2 BOS +39; Q3 BOS +37; Q4 BOS +26
Final · Box score
Heat78
Spurs88
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Grizzlies105
Sonics98
Q1 MEM +3; Q2 MEM -8; Q3 MEM +6; Q4 MEM +7
Final · Box score
Hornets90
Blazers93
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR -5; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +3
Final · Box score
Cavs101
Jazz103
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +2
On this day · 2006–07Nov 7, 2006: 6 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Hawks), 34 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Sonics

Memphis climbs out of an 8-point hole against Seattle

LeBron James posts a triple-double

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-8+6+7MEM AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies27223818105
Sonics2433241798
Who led
Rudy GayPoints, last 3 games: 16, 13, 25MEM25 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 3 games: 11, 14, 20MEM20 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Chris WilcoxPoints, last 5 games: 14, 23, 17, 7, 21SEA21 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Damien WilkinsPoints, last 5 games: 21, 12, 22, 6, 18SEA18 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Sonics12
Heat-Spurs9
Hornets-Blazers7
Suns-Hawks6
Clippers-Pacers2
Magic-Raptors2
Cavs-Jazz2
Bobcats-Sixers0
Nuggets-Celtics0
Shot of the night

Williams's layup with 1.3 seconds left breaks the tie, 103-101 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Celtics combined for 212, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 93, Celtics 119
212
Cavs-JazzCavs 101, Jazz 103
204
Grizzlies-SonicsGrizzlies 105, Sonics 98
203
Suns-HawksSuns 96, Hawks 105
201
Magic-RaptorsMagic 105, Raptors 96
201
Clippers-PacersClippers 104, Pacers 89
193
Hornets-BlazersHornets 90, Blazers 93
183
Heat-SpursHeat 78, Spurs 88
166
Bobcats-SixersBobcats 63, Sixers 94
157
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-JazzCavs 101, Jazz 103
+2 UTA
Hornets-BlazersHornets 90, Blazers 93
+3 POR
Grizzlies-SonicsGrizzlies 105, Sonics 98
+7 MEM
Suns-HawksSuns 96, Hawks 105
+9 ATL
Magic-RaptorsMagic 105, Raptors 96
+9 ORL
Heat-SpursHeat 78, Spurs 88
+10 SAS
Clippers-PacersClippers 104, Pacers 89
+15 LAC
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 93, Celtics 119
+26 BOS
Bobcats-SixersBobcats 63, Sixers 94
+31 PHI
MEM rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-SonicsMEM won · Grizzlies 105, Sonics 98
8 pts
Hornets-BlazersPOR won · Hornets 90, Blazers 93
5 pts
Clippers-PacersLAC won · Clippers 104, Pacers 89
3 pts
KG shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGBOS · 23 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST, 4 STL
71% (10-14)
WilcoxSEA · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
Marvin WilliamsATL · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
PierceBOS · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 5 STL
67% (10-15)
Ray AllenBOS · 22 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Cavs-Jazz
Cavs 101Jazz 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs26221934101
Jazz29232031103
The story
Paul Millsap had 24 points as Utah beat Cleveland 103-101

Zydrunas Ilgauskas led Cleveland with 18 PTS, 14 REB 24 PTS, 5 REB, 5 STL, 1 AST · 7-8 FG

The swing

The Jazz won the first 29-26, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +3+4+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Blazers
Hornets 90Blazers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2326152690
Blazers2618321793
The story
Martell Webster's 20 points carried Portland past New Orleans, 93-90

Brandon Roy chipped in 17 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 8-14 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 32-15.

POR lead by quarter
200 +3−5+12+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

David West was the fantasy play: 54.6 FPTS on 34 PTS, 18 REB

Final · Suns-Hawks
Suns 96Hawks 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2720292096
Hawks32232525105
The story
Atlanta beat Phoenix 105-96 behind 22 points and 10 rebounds from Josh Smith

Steve Nash paced Phoenix: 34 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB 22 PTS, 10 REB, 5 BLK, 4 AST, 4 STL · 9-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 32-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +5+8+4+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 3 vs 2006–07 avg
Points per game
10.82006–07 avg18.0Last 3

18.0 points a game over his last three games, against 10.8 in 2006–07 (78 games). Today: 25 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.6minutes, last 3 vs 2006–07 avg
Minutes per game
25.72006–07 avg7.1Last 3

7.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.7 in 2006–07 (82 games). Today: 4 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 20.2 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Philadelphia by 31.

UTA over CLE2POR over NOH3MEM over SEA7ATL over PHX9ORL over TOR9SAS over MIA10LAC over IND15BOS over DEN26PHI over CHA31Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Sam Cassell leads the day with 35

Sam CassellPoints, last 4 games: 10, 11, 7, 35Clippers-Pacers · W
15.8 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
David WestPoints, last 5 games: 17, 14, 17, 22, 34Hornets-Blazers · L
20.8 PPG season to date
Ties career high34 PTS · 18 REB · 0 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 5 games: 18, 19, 30, 10, 34Suns-Hawks · L
22.2 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 5 games: 10, 45, 27, 24, 32Cavs-Jazz · L
27.6 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 15 REB · 13 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 5 games: 16, 15, 19, 1, 26Raptors-Magic · L
15.4 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 3 games: 28, 13, 26Celtics-Nuggets · W
22.3 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST