FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 17, 2007Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed NJN by 5 after the first quarter and won 91–87.

Final · Box score
Sonics84
Bobcats100
Q1 Bobcats 0; Q2 CHA -2; Q3 CHA +7; Q4 CHA +16
Final · Box score
Jazz97
Pacers117
Q1 IND +14; Q2 IND +19; Q3 IND +23; Q4 IND +20
Final · Box score
Blazers90
Wizards109
Q1 WAS +7; Q2 WAS +9; Q3 WAS +15; Q4 WAS +19
Final · Box score
Heat91
Nets87
Q1 MIA -5; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Hornets100
Wolves82
Q1 NOH +4; Q2 NOH +2; Q3 NOH +13; Q4 NOH +18
Final · Box score
Grizzlies105
Mavs108
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL +1; Q3 DAL +4; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Suns115
Rockets105
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX +12; Q3 PHX +18; Q4 PHX +10
Final · Box score
Hawks96
Bucks105
Q1 MIL -1; Q2 MIL +11; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +9
Final · Box score
Knicks83
Nuggets115
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 DEN +18; Q3 DEN +28; Q4 DEN +32
Final · Box score
Bulls92
Clippers73
Q1 CHI +13; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +19
On this day · 2006–07Nov 17, 2006: 10 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Wolves), 37 points.
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The lead · Heat-Nets

New Jersey's skid reaches five

Josh Smith goes for 38 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+10+2+4MIA AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1827182891
Nets2312262687
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 3 games: 15, 23, 23MIA23 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 17, 17, 25, 14, 17, 10, 17, 18MIA18 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Sean WilliamsPoints, last 7 games: 4, 2, 10, 6, 14, 9, 22NJN22 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 22, 25, 25, 28, 32, 21, 15, 18NJN18 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Mavs17
Sonics-Bobcats8
Hawks-Bucks6
Hornets-Wolves4
Suns-Rockets4
Heat-Nets3
Blazers-Wizards1
Knicks-Nuggets0
Jazz-Pacers0
Bulls-Clippers0
The night in charts
Suns-Rockets combined for 220, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-RocketsSuns 115, Rockets 105
220
Jazz-PacersJazz 97, Pacers 117
214
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 105, Mavs 108
213
Hawks-BucksHawks 96, Bucks 105
201
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 90, Wizards 109
199
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 83, Nuggets 115
198
Sonics-BobcatsSonics 84, Bobcats 100
184
Hornets-WolvesHornets 100, Wolves 82
182
Heat-NetsHeat 91, Nets 87
178
Bulls-ClippersBulls 92, Clippers 73
165
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 105, Mavs 108
+3 DAL
Heat-NetsHeat 91, Nets 87
+4 MIA
Hawks-BucksHawks 96, Bucks 105
+9 MIL
Suns-RocketsSuns 115, Rockets 105
+10 PHX
Sonics-BobcatsSonics 84, Bobcats 100
+16 CHA
Hornets-WolvesHornets 100, Wolves 82
+18 NOH
Bulls-ClippersBulls 92, Clippers 73
+19 CHI
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 90, Wizards 109
+19 WAS
Jazz-PacersJazz 97, Pacers 117
+20 IND
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 83, Nuggets 115
+32 DEN
MIA rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-NetsMIA won · Heat 91, Nets 87
5 pts
Grizzlies-MavsDAL won · Grizzlies 105, Mavs 108
2 pts
Sonics-BobcatsCHA won · Sonics 84, Bobcats 100
2 pts
Hawks-BucksMIL won · Hawks 96, Bucks 105
1 pt
Warrick shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WarrickMEM · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Mike MillerMEM · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
BogutMIL · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 3 STL
67% (10-15)
TelfairMIN · 15 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
64% (7-11)
Shawne WilliamsIND · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Grizzlies-Mavs
Grizzlies 105Mavs 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies29242527105
Mavs27272826108
The story
Devin Harris had 19 points and 8 assists as Dallas beat Memphis 108-105

Mike Miller led Memphis with 23 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 8 AST, 5 STL, 1 REB · 5-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Mavericks took the second 27-24.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −2+1+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Nets
Heat 91Nets 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1827182891
Nets2312262687
The story
Dwyane Wade's 23 points and 9 assists carried Miami past New Jersey, 91-87

For New Jersey, Jason Kidd had 16 PTS, 15 AST, 8 REB 23 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 4 STL · 4-17 FG

The swing

The Heat trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 27-12.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −5+10+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Rockets
Suns 115Rockets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns37322521115
Rockets30271929105
The story
Phoenix beat Houston 115-105 behind 21 points on 8-of-8 shooting from Amar'e Stoudemire

Luis Scola paced Houston: 20 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 8-8 FG

The swing

A 37-30 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +7+12+18+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shawn Marion topped the game at 44.7 FPTS: 18 PTS, 11 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.8Season avg25.0Last 5

25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 19.8 in 9 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 vs 2006–07 avg
Minutes per game
22.02006–07 avg5.7Last 3

5.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.0 in 2006–07 (81 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.1Season avg40.5Today

41 minutes today, against 19.1 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists.

Second story · Grizzlies-Mavs

Dallas holds off Memphis, 108–105

Dallas led 82–78 after three and held on to win by three. Josh Howard led Dallas with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DAL over MEM3MIA over NJN4MIL over ATL9PHX over HOU10CHA over SEA16NOH over MIN18WAS over POR19CHI over LAC19IND over UTA20DEN over NYK32Final margin, points. Pink = DAL over MEM.
Top performances

Josh Smith leads the day with 38

Josh SmithPoints, last 8 games: 18, 13, 18, 22, 8, 23, 15, 38Hawks-Bucks · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +21.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 9 games: 27, 10, 20, 24, 17, 23, 7, 14, 30Wizards-Blazers · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 9 games: 22, 13, 12, 10, 28, 10, 19, 27, 27Bobcats-Sonics · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 7 games: 27, 21, 24, 20, 18, 23, 27Mavs-Grizzlies · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 8 games: 27, 25, 15, 15, 16, 11, 24, 25Bulls-Clippers · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Mike DunleavyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 27, 15, 10, 17, 8, 11, 13, 25Pacers-Jazz · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST