FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 12, 2007Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed NJN by 2 after three quarters and won 84–82.

Final · Box score
Hornets84
Nets82
Q1 NOH +5; Q2 NOH +12; Q3 NOH -2; Q4 NOH +2
Final · Box score
Cavs100
Nuggets122
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +15; Q3 DEN +20; Q4 DEN +22
Final · Box score
Kings93
Jazz117
Q1 UTA +17; Q2 UTA +23; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +24
On this day · 2006–07Nov 12, 2006: 7 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Bobcats), 36 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Nets

New Orleans wins a tight one over New Jersey

Allen Iverson goes for 37 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+12-2+2NOH AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2623161984
Nets2116301582
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 8 games: 22, 19, 15, 19, 18, 18, 16, 27NOH27 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Tyson ChandlerPoints, last 8 games: 15, 10, 12, 10, 11, 9, 6, 14NOH14 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 7 games: 29, 27, 22, 25, 25, 28, 32NJN32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 7 games: 7, 2, 16, 9, 6, 17, 14NJN14 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Second story · Cavs-Nuggets

Denver leads Cleveland wire to wire

Denver was ahead at every break and won 122–100. Best quarter: the second, 37–25. Allen Iverson led Denver with 37 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NOH over NJN2DEN over CLE22UTA over SAC24Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over CLE.
Lead changes
Hornets-Nets5
Cavs-Nuggets2
Kings-Jazz0
Shot of the night

CP3's layup with 2.6 seconds left breaks the tie, 84-82 final

The night in charts
Cavs-Nuggets combined for 222, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 100, Nuggets 122
222
Kings-JazzKings 93, Jazz 117
210
Hornets-NetsHornets 84, Nets 82
166
NOH won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Hornets-NetsHornets 84, Nets 82
+2 NOH
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 100, Nuggets 122
+22 DEN
Kings-JazzKings 93, Jazz 117
+24 UTA
JR Smith shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JR SmithDEN · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
BoozerUTA · 32 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
AIDEN · 37 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
70% (14-20)
Kevin MartinSAC · 21 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
58% (7-12)
LeBronCLE · 27 PTS, 4 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
56% (9-16)
Final · Hornets-Nets
Hornets 84Nets 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2623161984
Nets2116301582
The story
Chris Paul had 27 points as New Orleans beat New Jersey 84-82

Richard Jefferson led New Jersey with 32 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 11-21 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Hornets won the second 23-16, their biggest quarter edge.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +5+12−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Nuggets
Cavs 100Nuggets 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs18252532100
Nuggets21373034122
The story
JR Smith's 29 points carried Denver past Cleveland, 122-100

For Cleveland, LeBron James had 27 PTS, 4 AST 29 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 10-13 FG, 7-8 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 37-25, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
300 +3+15+20+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Jazz
Kings 93Jazz 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings1824341793
Jazz35302428117
The story
Utah beat Sacramento 117-93 behind 32 points and 10 rebounds from Carlos Boozer

John Salmons paced Sacramento: 22 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 32 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 13-18 FG

The swing

A 35-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
300 +17+23+13+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.8Season avg12.0Last 5

12.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 4 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.4Season avg20.5Last 3

20.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.4 in 4 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.2Season avg28.9Today

29 minutes today, against 9.2 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 37

Allen IversonPoints, last 8 games: 25, 24, 23, 32, 22, 15, 27, 37Nuggets-Cavs · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 8 games: 32, 30, 12, 23, 23, 27, 31, 32Jazz-Kings · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 7 games: 29, 27, 22, 25, 25, 28, 32Nets-Hornets · L
26.9 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 5 games: 8, 4, 16, 3, 29Nuggets-Cavs · W
12.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 8 games: 22, 19, 15, 19, 18, 18, 16, 27Hornets-Nets · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 8 games: 10, 45, 27, 24, 32, 26, 22, 27Cavs-Nuggets · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST