FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 13, 2007Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed PHI by 7 at halftime and won 99–84.

Final · Box score
Heat76
Bobcats91
Q1 CHA +5; Q2 CHA +5; Q3 CHA +24; Q4 CHA +15
Final · Box score
Celtics101
Pacers86
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +9; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +15
Final · Box score
Sonics76
Magic103
Q1 ORL +14; Q2 ORL +13; Q3 ORL +29; Q4 ORL +27
Final · Box score
Rockets99
Grizzlies105
Q1 MEM -3; Q2 MEM -4; Q3 MEM +1; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Sixers84
Mavs99
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL -7; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +15
Final · Box score
Lakers92
Spurs107
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +16; Q3 SAS +17; Q4 SAS +15
Final · Box score
Knicks102
Suns113
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX +12; Q3 PHX +15; Q4 PHX +11
Final · Box score
Pistons94
Blazers102
Q1 POR -5; Q2 POR -3; Q3 Blazers 0; Q4 POR +8
On this day · 2006–07Nov 13, 2006: 3 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (Nets-Sonics), 38 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Mavs

Dallas beats Philadelphia, 99–84

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 21 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-7+8+15DAL AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2228181684
Mavs2122332399
Who led
Jason TerryPoints, last 7 games: 24, 20, 16, 31, 24, 16, 25DAL25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 7 games: 15, 28, 24, 19, 22, 11, 21DAL21 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Samuel DalembertPoints, last 7 games: 4, 14, 13, 9, 6, 15, 18PHI18 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Willie GreenPoints, last 7 games: 12, 13, 6, 14, 8, 9, 16PHI16 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Orlando posts the night's biggest win

Orlando beat Seattle by 27, the widest margin of 8 games.

MEM over HOU6POR over DET8PHX over NYK11CHA over MIA15BOS over IND15DAL over PHI15SAS over LAL15ORL over SEA27Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Pistons-Blazers20
Lakers-Spurs9
Sixers-Mavs7
Rockets-Grizzlies6
Celtics-Pacers3
Knicks-Suns2
Sonics-Magic1
Heat-Bobcats1
The night in charts
Knicks-Suns combined for 215, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-SunsKnicks 102, Suns 113
215
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 99, Grizzlies 105
204
Lakers-SpursLakers 92, Spurs 107
199
Pistons-BlazersPistons 94, Blazers 102
196
Celtics-PacersCeltics 101, Pacers 86
187
Sixers-MavsSixers 84, Mavs 99
183
Sonics-MagicSonics 76, Magic 103
179
Heat-BobcatsHeat 76, Bobcats 91
167
MEM won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 99, Grizzlies 105
+6 MEM
Pistons-BlazersPistons 94, Blazers 102
+8 POR
Knicks-SunsKnicks 102, Suns 113
+11 PHX
Sixers-MavsSixers 84, Mavs 99
+15 DAL
Lakers-SpursLakers 92, Spurs 107
+15 SAS
Celtics-PacersCeltics 101, Pacers 86
+15 BOS
Heat-BobcatsHeat 76, Bobcats 91
+15 CHA
Sonics-MagicSonics 76, Magic 103
+27 ORL
DAL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-MavsDAL won · Sixers 84, Mavs 99
7 pts
Pistons-BlazersPOR won · Pistons 94, Blazers 102
5 pts
Rockets-GrizzliesMEM won · Rockets 99, Grizzlies 105
4 pts
Granger shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GrangerIND · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
HowardDAL · 18 PTS, 1 REB
73% (8-11)
Gerald WallaceCHA · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
JackPOR · 20 PTS, 4 AST
70% (7-10)
ParkerSAS · 26 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Rockets-Grizzlies
Rockets 99Grizzlies 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2825262099
Grizzlies25243125105
The story
Pau Gasol had 26 points as Memphis beat Houston 105-99

Darko Milicic added 20 PTS, 6 REB 26 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 6-11 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Grizzlies took the third 31-26.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −3−4+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Mavs
Sixers 84Mavs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2228181684
Mavs2122332399
The story
Dallas beat Philadelphia 99-84 behind 25 points from Jason Terry

Samuel Dalembert paced Philadelphia: 18 PTS, 7 REB 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 10-21 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 33-18 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −1−7+8+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Magic
Sonics 76Magic 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics1422202076
Magic28213618103
The story
Rashard Lewis' 22 points carried Orlando past Seattle, 103-76

For Seattle, Jeff Green had 12 PTS, 7 REB 22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 9-15 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 36-20, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
300 +14+13+29+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.5Season avg14.4Last 5

14.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.5 in 6 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 2 vs 2006–07 avg
Minutes per game
20.62006–07 avg6.5Last 2

6.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 20.6 in 2006–07 (47 games). Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.7minutes, today vs 2006–07 avg
Minutes per game
20.92006–07 avg45.6Today

46 minutes today, against 20.9 a game in 2006–07 (63 games). Line: 19 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 41

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 8 games: 30, 47, 20, 35, 12, 21, 26, 41Rockets-Grizzlies · L
29.0 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
41 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 6 games: 28, 13, 26, 23, 28, 31Celtics-Pacers · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 5 games: 23, 7, 9, 13, 26Suns-Knicks · W
15.6 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 8 games: 19, 17, 15, 21, 23, 27, 12, 26Spurs-Lakers · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 6 games: 22, 18, 11, 19, 11, 26Grizzlies-Rockets · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 7 games: 24, 20, 16, 31, 24, 16, 25Mavs-Sixers · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST