FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, November 9, 2007Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed MEM by 12 at halftime and won 110–98.

Final · Box score
Pacers87
Bobcats96
Q1 CHA -3; Q2 CHA -3; Q3 CHA -8; Q4 CHA +9
Final · Box score
Raptors105
Sixers103
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +8; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Hawks83
Celtics106
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +14; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +23
Final · Box score
Suns106
Heat101
Q1 PHX -8; Q2 PHX -5; Q3 PHX -5; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Magic112
Knicks102
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +10
Final · Box score
Clippers79
Pistons103
Q1 DET +10; Q2 DET +17; Q3 DET +27; Q4 DET +24
Final · Box score
Spurs97
Hornets85
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +12
Final · Box score
Nuggets118
Wizards92
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN +31; Q4 DEN +26
Final · Box score
Bucks88
Rockets104
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +8; Q4 HOU +16
Final · Box score
Grizzlies98
Blazers110
Q1 POR -3; Q2 POR -12; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +12
Final · Box score
Wolves93
Lakers107
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +14; Q4 LAL +14
Final · Box score
Cavs93
Kings91
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 Cavs 0; Q3 CLE -1; Q4 CLE +2
Final · Box score
Jazz103
Sonics101
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +2
On this day · 2006–07Nov 9, 2006: 3 games. Top scorer: Baron Davis (Warriors-Hornets), 36 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Blazers

LaMarcus Aldridge posts 30 and 10 as Portland beats Memphis

Shawn Marion goes for 24 rebounds

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-12-2+12POR AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2635152298
Blazers23262536110
Who led
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 5 games: 27, 8, 20, 12, 30POR30 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 5 games: 7, 23, 23, 17, 22POR22 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 4 games: 16, 13, 25, 31MEM31 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 4 games: 22, 18, 11, 19MEM19 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Knicks20
Hawks-Celtics8
Wolves-Lakers7
Jazz-Sonics7
Nuggets-Wizards7
Bucks-Rockets6
Suns-Heat6
Pacers-Bobcats5
Spurs-Hornets4
Raptors-Sixers4
Grizzlies-Blazers3
Clippers-Pistons2
Shot of the night

Boozer's jumper with 17 seconds left breaks the tie, 103-101 final

The night in charts
Magic-Knicks combined for 214, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-KnicksMagic 112, Knicks 102
214
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 118, Wizards 92
210
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 98, Blazers 110
208
Raptors-SixersRaptors 105, Sixers 103
208
Suns-HeatSuns 106, Heat 101
207
Jazz-SonicsJazz 103, Sonics 101
204
Wolves-LakersWolves 93, Lakers 107
200
Bucks-RocketsBucks 88, Rockets 104
192
Hawks-CelticsHawks 83, Celtics 106
189
Cavs-KingsCavs 93, Kings 91
184
Pacers-BobcatsPacers 87, Bobcats 96
183
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 97, Hornets 85
182
Clippers-PistonsClippers 79, Pistons 103
182
4 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-KingsCavs 93, Kings 91
+2 CLE
Raptors-SixersRaptors 105, Sixers 103
+2 TOR
Jazz-SonicsJazz 103, Sonics 101
+2 UTA
Suns-HeatSuns 106, Heat 101
+5 PHX
Pacers-BobcatsPacers 87, Bobcats 96
+9 CHA
Magic-KnicksMagic 112, Knicks 102
+10 ORL
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 98, Blazers 110
+12 POR
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 97, Hornets 85
+12 SAS
Wolves-LakersWolves 93, Lakers 107
+14 LAL
Bucks-RocketsBucks 88, Rockets 104
+16 HOU
Hawks-CelticsHawks 83, Celtics 106
+23 BOS
Clippers-PistonsClippers 79, Pistons 103
+24 DET
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 118, Wizards 92
+26 DEN
POR erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-BlazersPOR won · Grizzlies 98, Blazers 110
12 pts
Pacers-BobcatsCHA won · Pacers 87, Bobcats 96
8 pts
Suns-HeatPHX won · Suns 106, Heat 101
8 pts
Bucks-RocketsHOU won · Bucks 88, Rockets 104
1 pt
Cavs-KingsCLE won · Cavs 93, Kings 91
1 pt
Pau shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PauMEM · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
DuncanSAS · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
79% (11-14)
KGBOS · 27 PTS, 19 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
75% (12-16)
OkaforCHA · 25 PTS, 23 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
HouseBOS · 19 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Jazz-Sonics
Jazz 103Sonics 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz28242625103
Sonics25212926101
The story
Carlos Boozer had 27 points and 15 rebounds as Utah beat Seattle 103-101

Kevin Durant led Seattle with 20 PTS, 5 REB 27 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST · 10-19 FG

The swing

The Jazz won the first 28-25, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +3+6+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andrei Kirilenko led the game in fantasy with 56.1 FPTS (11 AST, 10 PTS, 8 REB)

Final · Raptors-Sixers
Raptors 105Sixers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors24232434105
Sixers19202935103
The story
Chris Bosh's 24 points and 10 rebounds carried Toronto past Philadelphia, 105-103

For Philadelphia, Lou Williams had 21 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 4-11 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 24-19, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +5+8+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andre Iguodala was the fantasy play: 54.1 FPTS on 26 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST

Final · Cavs-Kings
Cavs 93Kings 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2325212493
Kings2127222191
The story
Cleveland beat Sacramento 93-91 behind 26 points from LeBron James

Francisco Garcia paced Sacramento: 18 PTS, 6 REB 26 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 10-19 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 24-21 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +20−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−18.9minutes, last 3 vs 2006–07 avg
Minutes per game
22.92006–07 avg4.0Last 3

4.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.9 in 2006–07 (70 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 28.8 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists.

Cooling off
−7.4points, last 3 vs 2006–07 avg
Points per game
20.42006–07 avg13.0Last 3

13.0 points a game over his last three games, against 20.4 in 2006–07 (82 games). Today: 9 points in 18 minutes.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Nuggets rout

Three of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. Denver beat Washington by 26.

TOR over PHI2CLE over SAC2UTA over SEA2PHX over MIA5CHA over IND9ORL over NYK10SAS over NOH12POR over MEM12LAL over MIN14HOU over MIL16BOS over ATL23DET over LAC24DEN over WAS26Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 32

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 6 games: 32, 33, 20, 24, 11, 32Nuggets-Wizards · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 5 games: 26, 22, 28, 31, 32Kings-Cavs · L
27.8 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 4 games: 16, 13, 25, 31Grizzlies-Blazers · L
21.2 PPG season to date
Ties career high31 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 5 games: 45, 16, 33, 28, 30Lakers-Wolves · W
30.4 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 5 games: 27, 8, 20, 12, 30Blazers-Grizzlies · W
19.4 PPG season to date
Ties career high30 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 6 games: 18, 19, 30, 10, 34, 30Suns-Heat · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST