FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 18, 2007Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed DET by 9 after the first quarter and won 105–95.

Final · Box score
Warriors106
Raptors100
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW -3; Q3 GSW -8; Q4 GSW +6
Final · Box score
Celtics102
Magic104
Q1 ORL +11; Q2 ORL +17; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Pistons95
Kings105
Q1 SAC -9; Q2 SAC -6; Q3 SAC +3; Q4 SAC +10
Final · Box score
Bulls78
Lakers106
Q1 LAL -5; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +28
On this day · 2006–07Nov 18, 2006: 13 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (Wizards-Cavs), 45 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Kings

Sacramento rallies from 9 down to beat Detroit

T.J. Ford goes for 29 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-6+3+10SAC AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons3127142395
Kings22302330105
Who led
Beno UdrihPoints, last 5 games: 9, 11, 17, 10, 23SAC23 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 28, 31, 32, 29, 21, 22, 43, 19SAC19 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 34, 17, 8, 5, 8, 8, 20, 22, 16, 19DET19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 8, 36, 6, 15, 15, 22, 13, 17DET17 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Warriors-Raptors

Golden State fights back late to top Toronto

Toronto led 88–80 after three. Golden State won the fourth 26–12 and the game 106–100. Stephen Jackson led Golden State with 17 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Warriors-Raptors
Stephen Jackson · GSWT.J. Ford · TORPTS1729REB36AST59Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Bulls-Lakers12
Warriors-Raptors6
Pistons-Kings5
Celtics-Magic2
The night in charts
Warriors-Raptors combined for 206
Points by game
Warriors-RaptorsWarriors 106, Raptors 100
206
Celtics-MagicCeltics 102, Magic 104
206
Pistons-KingsPistons 95, Kings 105
200
Bulls-LakersBulls 78, Lakers 106
184
ORL won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Celtics-MagicCeltics 102, Magic 104
+2 ORL
Warriors-RaptorsWarriors 106, Raptors 100
+6 GSW
Pistons-KingsPistons 95, Kings 105
+10 SAC
Bulls-LakersBulls 78, Lakers 106
+28 LAL
SAC rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-KingsSAC won · Pistons 95, Kings 105
9 pts
Warriors-RaptorsGSW won · Warriors 106, Raptors 100
8 pts
Bulls-LakersLAL won · Bulls 78, Lakers 106
5 pts
Rasheed Wallace shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Rasheed WallaceDET · 17 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
UdrihSAC · 23 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
PrinceDET · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
PierceBOS · 28 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
59% (10-17)
T.J. FordTOR · 29 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
55% (12-22)
Final · Celtics-Magic
Celtics 102Magic 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics17243526102
Magic28302521104
The story
Dwight Howard had 24 points as Orlando beat Boston 104-102

Paul Pierce led Boston with 28 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 7-9 FG

The swing

The Magic won the first 28-17, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +11+17+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Raptors
Warriors 106Raptors 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors32262226106
Raptors29322712100
The story
Baron Davis' 16 points carried Golden State past Toronto, 106-100

For Toronto, Chris Bosh had 11 PTS, 11 REB 16 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 7-20 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 26-12.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +3−3−8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Kings
Pistons 95Kings 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons3127142395
Kings22302330105
The story
Sacramento beat Detroit 105-95 behind 23 points from Beno Udrih

Tayshaun Prince paced Detroit: 19 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 9-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 23-14 third quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −9−6+3+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rasheed Wallace topped the game at 39.4 FPTS: 17 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+3.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.8Season avg25.2Last 5

25.2 points a game over his last five games, against 21.8 in 10 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.7Season avg19.1Last 3

19.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.7 in 9 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg37.8Today

38 minutes today, against 22.8 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

T.J. Ford leads the day with 29

T.J. FordPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 32, 8, 12, 16, 5, 13, 15, 29Raptors-Warriors · L
15.2 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 9 games: 28, 13, 26, 23, 28, 31, 15, 12, 28Celtics-Magic · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 28, 17, 22, 33, 13, 35, 21, 24Magic-Celtics · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Beno UdrihPoints, last 5 games: 9, 11, 17, 10, 23Kings-Pistons · W
14.0 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 27, 24, 21, 7, 22, 20, 27, 22Magic-Celtics · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 9 games: 27, 25, 15, 15, 16, 11, 24, 25, 20Bulls-Lakers · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST