FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 20, 2007Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed TOR by 14 at halftime and won 105–99.

Final · Box score
Spurs95
Hawks83
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +17; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +12
Final · Box score
Bucks111
Cavs107
Q1 MIL -10; Q2 MIL -4; Q3 MIL +4; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Lakers134
Pacers114
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +14; Q4 LAL +20
Final · Box score
Sixers101
Wizards116
Q1 WAS -2; Q2 WAS +16; Q3 WAS +30; Q4 WAS +15
Final · Box score
Warriors108
Knicks82
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +13; Q3 GSW +15; Q4 GSW +26
Final · Box score
Raptors99
Mavs105
Q1 DAL -12; Q2 DAL -14; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Bulls91
Nuggets112
Q1 DEN +11; Q2 DEN +19; Q3 DEN +25; Q4 DEN +21
Final · Box score
Suns100
Kings98
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +2
On this day · 2006–07Nov 20, 2006: 7 games. Top scorer: Carlos Boozer (Jazz-Raptors), 35 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Mavs

Dirk Nowitzki scores 32, Dallas rallies past Toronto

Michael Redd goes for 34 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-14+7+6DAL AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors3124172799
Mavs19223826105
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 24, 19, 22, 11, 21, 17, 21, 32DAL32 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 16, 31, 24, 16, 25, 18, 10, 19DAL19 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 1, 26, 24, 14, 14, 22, 11, 31TOR31 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 21, 9, 5, 16, 9, 14, 2, 0, 12, 20TOR20 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Golden State posts the night's biggest win

Golden State beat New York by 26, the widest margin of 8 games.

PHX over SAC2MIL over CLE4DAL over TOR6SAS over ATL12WAS over PHI15LAL over IND20DEN over CHI21GSW over NYK26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Suns-Kings6
Bucks-Cavs5
Lakers-Pacers2
Sixers-Wizards2
Raptors-Mavs2
Warriors-Knicks1
Spurs-Hawks0
Bulls-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Lakers-Pacers combined for 248, 30 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-PacersLakers 134, Pacers 114
248
Bucks-CavsBucks 111, Cavs 107
218
Sixers-WizardsSixers 101, Wizards 116
217
Raptors-MavsRaptors 99, Mavs 105
204
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 91, Nuggets 112
203
Suns-KingsSuns 100, Kings 98
198
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 108, Knicks 82
190
Spurs-HawksSpurs 95, Hawks 83
178
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-KingsSuns 100, Kings 98
+2 PHX
Bucks-CavsBucks 111, Cavs 107
+4 MIL
Raptors-MavsRaptors 99, Mavs 105
+6 DAL
Spurs-HawksSpurs 95, Hawks 83
+12 SAS
Sixers-WizardsSixers 101, Wizards 116
+15 WAS
Lakers-PacersLakers 134, Pacers 114
+20 LAL
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 91, Nuggets 112
+21 DEN
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 108, Knicks 82
+26 GSW
DAL erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-MavsDAL won · Raptors 99, Mavs 105
14 pts
Bucks-CavsMIL won · Bucks 111, Cavs 107
10 pts
Sixers-WizardsWAS won · Sixers 101, Wizards 116
2 pts
Blatche shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BlatcheWAS · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
86% (12-14)
Lou WilliamsPHI · 25 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
77% (10-13)
Shawne WilliamsIND · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
FarmarLAL · 18 PTS, 4 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
Thaddeus YoungPHI · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Suns-Kings
Suns 100Kings 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns27283114100
Kings2621272498
The story
Phoenix beat Sacramento 100-98 behind 26 points and 13 rebounds from Amar'e Stoudemire

Metta World Peace paced Sacramento: 33 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK · 9-14 FG

The swing

A 28-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +1+8+12+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Cavs
Bucks 111Cavs 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks21283527111
Cavs31222727107
The story
Mo Williams had 20 points and 9 assists as Milwaukee beat Cleveland 111-107

Daniel Gibson led Cleveland with 26 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 7-15 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Bucks took the third 35-27.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −10−4+4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Mavs
Raptors 99Mavs 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors3124172799
Mavs19223826105
The story
Jason Terry's 19 points carried Dallas past Toronto, 105-99

For Toronto, Andrea Bargnani had 20 PTS, 5 REB 19 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 5-11 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 14 going into the third, then won it 38-17.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −12−14+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Bosh was the fantasy play: 46.9 FPTS on 31 PTS, 12 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.9Season avg26.0Last 5

26.0 points a game over his last five games, against 19.9 in 10 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.9 in 9 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs 2006–07 avg
Minutes per game
19.22006–07 avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in 2006–07 (67 games). Line: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 34

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 45, 27, 24, 32, 26, 22, 27, 39, 40, 34Cavs-Bucks · L
29.6 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 9 games: 25, 21, 27, 17, 26, 14, 31, 21, 34Bucks-Cavs · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 4 games: 17, 28, 16, 33Kings-Suns · L
23.5 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 45, 16, 33, 28, 30, 18, 30, 19, 18, 32Lakers-Pacers · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 24, 19, 22, 11, 21, 17, 21, 32Mavs-Raptors · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 9 games: 25, 22, 11, 29, 37, 29, 21, 16, 31Warriors-Knicks · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST