FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 8, 2007Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed WAS by 12 after the first quarter and won 87–85.

Final · Box score
Wizards85
Nets87
Q1 NJN -12; Q2 NJN -5; Q3 NJN -1; Q4 NJN +2
Final · Box score
Pistons93
Bulls97
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +4
Final · Box score
Mavs120
Warriors115
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +5
On this day · 2006–07Nov 8, 2006: 11 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (Wizards-Pacers), 40 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Nets

New Jersey climbs back to beat Washington

Baron Davis goes for 37 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-5-1+2NJN AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2714172785
Nets1521213087
Who led
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 5 games: 29, 27, 22, 25, 25NJN25 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 5 games: 24, 7, 18, 12, 24NJN24 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 4 games: 27, 10, 20, 24WAS24 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 4 games: 34, 21, 10, 21WAS21 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Mavs-Warriors

Dallas makes it three straight

Dallas beat Golden State 120–115 and moved to 4–1. Josh Howard led Dallas with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · DAL
W@ CLE92–74L@ ATL94–101Wvs SAC123–102Wvs HOU107–98W@ GSW120–115
Lead changes
Mavs-Warriors24
Pistons-Bulls8
Wizards-Nets6
The night in charts
Mavs-Warriors combined for 235, 45 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 120, Warriors 115
235
Pistons-BullsPistons 93, Bulls 97
190
Wizards-NetsWizards 85, Nets 87
172
3 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-NetsWizards 85, Nets 87
+2 NJN
Pistons-BullsPistons 93, Bulls 97
+4 CHI
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 120, Warriors 115
+5 DAL
NJN erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-NetsNJN won · Wizards 85, Nets 87
12 pts
Mavs-WarriorsDAL won · Mavs 120, Warriors 115
4 pts
Tyrus Thomas shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tyrus ThomasCHI · 19 PTS, 14 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
HowardDAL · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
59% (10-17)
TerryDAL · 24 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
59% (10-17)
HarringtonGSW · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
57% (8-14)
JamisonWAS · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL
57% (8-14)
Final · Wizards-Nets
Wizards 85Nets 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2714172785
Nets1521213087
The story
Vince Carter had 24 points as New Jersey beat Washington 87-85

Antawn Jamison led Washington with 24 PTS, 9 REB 24 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 6-13 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the first, the Nets took the second 21-14.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −12−5−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Caron Butler led the game in fantasy with 49.9 FPTS (21 PTS, 7 REB)

Final · Pistons-Bulls
Pistons 93Bulls 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2322301893
Bulls2922271997
The story
Chicago beat Detroit 97-93 behind 19 points and 14 rebounds from Tyrus Thomas

Richard Hamilton paced Detroit: 18 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 19 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST · 8-12 FG

The swing

A 29-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +6+6+3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rasheed Wallace topped the game at 49.8 FPTS: 36 PTS, 9 REB

Final · Mavs-Warriors
Mavs 120Warriors 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs27303429120
Warriors27342529115
The story
Dirk Nowitzki's 22 points and 11 rebounds carried Dallas past Golden State, 120-115

For Golden State, Andris Biedrins had 10 REB, 9 PTS, 2 AST 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 6-15 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 34-25.

DAL lead by quarter
200 0−4+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.1points, last 4 vs season avg
Points per game
11.7Season avg17.8Last 4

17.8 points a game over his last four games, against 11.7 in 3 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
41.1Season avg33.9Last 3

33.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 41.1 in 4 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.0Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 12.0 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Baron Davis leads the day with 37

Baron DavisPoints, last 5 games: 25, 22, 11, 29, 37Warriors-Mavs · L
24.8 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 4 games: 11, 16, 8, 36Pistons-Bulls · L
17.8 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Kelenna AzubuikePoints, last 5 games: 11, 33, 17, 6, 27Warriors-Mavs · L
18.8 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 5 games: 29, 27, 22, 25, 25Nets-Wizards · W
25.6 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 3 games: 27, 21, 24Mavs-Warriors · W
24.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 5 games: 24, 7, 18, 12, 24Nets-Wizards · W
17.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST