FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 15, 2007Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Spurs92
Mavs105
Q1 DAL +15; Q2 DAL +19; Q3 DAL +10; Q4 DAL +13
Final · Box score
Bulls102
Suns112
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 Suns 0; Q4 PHX +10
On this day · 2006–07Nov 15, 2006: 9 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Magic), 34 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Suns

Phoenix makes it four straight

Manu Ginobili goes for 25 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+100+10PHX AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls22242927102
Suns26301937112
Who led
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 9 games: 9, 23, 14, 16, 12, 17, 39, 23, 25PHX25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 9 games: 13, 12, 8, 11, 13, 11, 14, 21, 24PHX24 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 7 games: 27, 25, 15, 15, 16, 11, 24CHI24 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 7 games: 22, 10, 8, 22, 17, 5, 23CHI23 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Spurs-Mavs

Dallas never trails at a break against San Antonio

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 105–92. Josh Howard led Dallas with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Mavs-Spurs
Josh Howard · DALManu Ginobili · SASPTS2325REB69AST17Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Bulls-Suns12
Spurs-Mavs3
The night in charts
Bulls-Suns combined for 214, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-SunsBulls 102, Suns 112
214
Spurs-MavsSpurs 92, Mavs 105
197
PHX won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Bulls-SunsBulls 102, Suns 112
+10 PHX
Spurs-MavsSpurs 92, Mavs 105
+13 DAL
Grant Hill shot 9-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Grant HillPHX · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Devin HarrisDAL · 18 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
62% (8-13)
MarionPHX · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
56% (9-16)
DengCHI · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
56% (10-18)
BarbosaPHX · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
53% (8-15)
Final · Bulls-Suns
Bulls 102Suns 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls22242927102
Suns26301937112
The story
Shawn Marion's 21 points carried Phoenix past Chicago, 112-102

For Chicago, Luol Deng had 23 PTS, 9 REB 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 9-16 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 37-27, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +4+100+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 92Mavs 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1822302292
Mavs33262125105
The story
Dirk Nowitzki had 17 points as Dallas beat San Antonio 105-92

Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 24 PTS, 5 REB 17 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK · 6-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 33-18, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +15+19+10+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.1Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 19.1 in 8 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.4minutes, last 2 vs 2006–07 avg
Minutes per game
24.92006–07 avg15.5Last 2

15.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 24.9 in 2006–07 (76 games). Today: 3 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Season avg41.1Today

41 minutes today, against 21.9 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Manu Ginobili leads the day with 25

Manu GinobiliPoints, last 9 games: 16, 30, 10, 23, 25, 14, 21, 17, 25Spurs-Mavs · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 9 games: 9, 23, 14, 16, 12, 17, 39, 23, 25Suns-Bulls · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 9 games: 13, 12, 8, 11, 13, 11, 14, 21, 24Suns-Bulls · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 7 games: 27, 25, 15, 15, 16, 11, 24Bulls-Suns · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 9 games: 24, 17, 15, 14, 12, 24, 16, 5, 24Spurs-Mavs · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high24 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 7 games: 22, 10, 8, 22, 17, 5, 23Bulls-Suns · L
15.3 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST