FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, November 23, 2007Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by DEN (vs MIN) and PHX (vs LAC).

Final · Box score
Bobcats92
Magic105
Q1 ORL +11; Q2 ORL +11; Q3 ORL +14; Q4 ORL +13
Final · Box score
Warriors123
Wizards115
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW -1; Q3 GSW +1; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Lakers94
Celtics107
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +18; Q3 BOS +18; Q4 BOS +13
Final · Box score
Sixers78
Pistons83
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +5
Final · Box score
Mavs107
Pacers111
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND +4
Final · Box score
Rockets91
Heat98
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies88
Spurs101
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +21; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +13
Final · Box score
Wolves93
Nuggets99
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN -5; Q3 DEN +1; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Clippers94
Suns113
Q1 PHX -5; Q2 PHX -1; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +19
Final · Box score
Hornets71
Jazz99
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +28
Final · Box score
Kings84
Blazers87
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR -1; Q3 POR -3; Q4 POR +3
Final · Box score
Nets98
Sonics93
Q1 NJN +6; Q2 NJN +10; Q3 NJN +8; Q4 NJN +5
The lead · Wolves-Nuggets

Carmelo Anthony scores 31 in Denver win over Minnesota

Dwight Howard goes for 34 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-5+1+6DEN AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2234181993
Nuggets2229242499
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 32, 32, 22, 25, 24, 26, 24, 31DEN31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 12, 2, 6, 14, 6, 13, 0, 18DEN18 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 9 games: 4, 0, 6, 4, 19, 14, 10, 13, 24MIN24 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Ryan GomesPoints, last 10 games: 9, 19, 9, 17, 2, 4, 7, 12, 6, 18MIN18 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Clippers-Suns

Phoenix makes it eight straight

Phoenix beat Clippers 113–94 and moved to 11–2. Amar'e Stoudemire led Phoenix with 29 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · PHX
W@ CHA115–83L@ ATL96–105W@ MIA106–101W@ ORL106–96Wvs NYK113–102Wvs CHI112–102W@ HOU115–105W@ SAC100–98Wvs SAC127–111Wvs LAC113–94
Lead changes
Warriors-Wizards13
Rockets-Heat12
Kings-Blazers11
Clippers-Suns9
Wolves-Nuggets8
Hornets-Jazz4
Mavs-Pacers4
Sixers-Pistons3
Grizzlies-Spurs2
Nets-Sonics1
Bobcats-Magic0
Lakers-Celtics0
Shot of the night

Roy's layup with 19 seconds left puts the Blazers ahead, 87-84 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Wizards combined for 238, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 123, Wizards 115
238
Mavs-PacersMavs 107, Pacers 111
218
Clippers-SunsClippers 94, Suns 113
207
Lakers-CelticsLakers 94, Celtics 107
201
Bobcats-MagicBobcats 92, Magic 105
197
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 93, Nuggets 99
192
Nets-SonicsNets 98, Sonics 93
191
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 88, Spurs 101
189
Rockets-HeatRockets 91, Heat 98
189
Kings-BlazersKings 84, Blazers 87
171
Hornets-JazzHornets 71, Jazz 99
170
Sixers-PistonsSixers 78, Pistons 83
161
4 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-BlazersKings 84, Blazers 87
+3 POR
Mavs-PacersMavs 107, Pacers 111
+4 IND
Nets-SonicsNets 98, Sonics 93
+5 NJN
Sixers-PistonsSixers 78, Pistons 83
+5 DET
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 93, Nuggets 99
+6 DEN
Rockets-HeatRockets 91, Heat 98
+7 MIA
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 123, Wizards 115
+8 GSW
Bobcats-MagicBobcats 92, Magic 105
+13 ORL
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 88, Spurs 101
+13 SAS
Lakers-CelticsLakers 94, Celtics 107
+13 BOS
Clippers-SunsClippers 94, Suns 113
+19 PHX
Hornets-JazzHornets 71, Jazz 99
+28 UTA
DEN rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-NuggetsDEN won · Wolves 93, Nuggets 99
5 pts
Clippers-SunsPHX won · Clippers 94, Suns 113
5 pts
Hornets-JazzUTA won · Hornets 71, Jazz 99
4 pts
Warriors-WizardsGSW won · Warriors 123, Wizards 115
3 pts
Kings-BlazersPOR won · Kings 84, Blazers 87
3 pts
Shaq shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqMIA · 26 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
83% (10-12)
DuncanSAS · 28 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
82% (14-17)
AldridgePOR · 28 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK
80% (12-15)
PerkinsBOS · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
DwightORL · 34 PTS, 17 REB, 4 BLK, 3 STL
79% (11-14)
Final · Kings-Blazers
Kings 84Blazers 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2518221984
Blazers2418202587
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge's 28 points and 12 rebounds carried Portland past Sacramento, 87-84

For Sacramento, Metta World Peace had 17 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK · 12-15 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 25-19.

POR lead by quarter
200 −1−1−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Sonics
Nets 98Sonics 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2824242298
Sonics2220262593
The story
Richard Jefferson had 30 points as New Jersey beat Seattle 98-93

Jeff Green led Seattle with 14 PTS, 14 REB 30 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 10-22 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the first 28-22, their biggest quarter edge.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +6+10+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Wizards
Warriors 123Wizards 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors30303033123
Wizards33282826115
The story
Golden State beat Washington 123-115 behind a 33-11-15 triple-double from Baron Davis

Caron Butler paced Washington: 26 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST 33 PTS, 15 AST, 11 REB · 11-21 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

A 33-26 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −3−1+1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.8Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.8 in 8 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.7Season avg23.0Last 3

23.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.7 in 9 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.9Season avg32.5Today

33 minutes today, against 8.9 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dwight Howard leads the day with 34

Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 33, 13, 35, 21, 24, 24, 34, 34Magic-Bobcats · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 29, 37, 29, 21, 16, 31, 13, 33Warriors-Wizards · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 15 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 32, 32, 22, 25, 24, 26, 24, 31Nuggets-Wolves · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 5 games: 15, 23, 23, 14, 31Heat-Rockets · W
21.2 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 17, 23, 7, 14, 30, 19, 27, 30Wizards-Warriors · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 28, 32, 21, 15, 18, 22, 30, 30Nets-Sonics · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST