FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 26, 2007Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed POR by 10 after the first quarter and won 85–74.

Final · Box score
Jazz109
Knicks113
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Wolves103
Hornets94
Q1 MIN +10; Q2 MIN +21; Q3 MIN +15; Q4 MIN +9
Final · Box score
Wizards110
Mavs98
Q1 WAS -2; Q2 WAS +2; Q3 WAS +13; Q4 WAS +12
Final · Box score
Magic85
Blazers74
Q1 ORL -10; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +11
Final · Box score
Spurs99
Kings112
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +13; Q4 SAC +13
Final · Box score
Suns114
Warriors129
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +15
Final · Box score
Rockets88
Clippers71
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU +1; Q4 HOU +17
On this day · 2006–07Nov 26, 2006: 5 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Clippers), 33 points.
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The lead · Magic-Blazers

Orlando climbs back to beat Portland

Chris Paul goes for 31 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-100+1+11ORL AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1725172685
Blazers2715161674
Who led
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 13, 12, 16, 15, 26, 16, 27, 21ORL21 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 7, 22, 20, 27, 22, 19, 12, 12, 19, 20ORL20 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 30, 18, 22, 15, 25, 18, 7, 14, 28, 16POR16 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Martell WebsterPoints, last 10 games: 17, 2, 5, 12, 10, 13, 15, 15, 8, 13POR13 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Rockets-Clippers

Houston beats Clippers, 88–71

Houston led 59–58 after three and won by 17. Tracy McGrady led Houston with 36 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over UTA4MIN over NOH9ORL over POR11WAS over DAL12SAC over SAS13GSW over PHX15HOU over LAC17Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over LAC.
Lead changes
Spurs-Kings15
Magic-Blazers10
Suns-Warriors7
Rockets-Clippers7
Wizards-Mavs4
Jazz-Knicks3
Wolves-Hornets0
The night in charts
Suns-Warriors combined for 243, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-WarriorsSuns 114, Warriors 129
243
Jazz-KnicksJazz 109, Knicks 113
222
Spurs-KingsSpurs 99, Kings 112
211
Wizards-MavsWizards 110, Mavs 98
208
Wolves-HornetsWolves 103, Hornets 94
197
Rockets-ClippersRockets 88, Clippers 71
159
Magic-BlazersMagic 85, Blazers 74
159
NYK won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Jazz-KnicksJazz 109, Knicks 113
+4 NYK
Wolves-HornetsWolves 103, Hornets 94
+9 MIN
Magic-BlazersMagic 85, Blazers 74
+11 ORL
Wizards-MavsWizards 110, Mavs 98
+12 WAS
Spurs-KingsSpurs 99, Kings 112
+13 SAC
Suns-WarriorsSuns 114, Warriors 129
+15 GSW
Rockets-ClippersRockets 88, Clippers 71
+17 HOU
ORL erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-BlazersORL won · Magic 85, Blazers 74
10 pts
Rockets-ClippersHOU won · Rockets 88, Clippers 71
3 pts
Wizards-MavsWAS won · Wizards 110, Mavs 98
2 pts
Spurs-KingsSAC won · Spurs 99, Kings 112
1 pt
Butler shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ButlerWAS · 35 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
76% (13-17)
RandolphNYK · 25 PTS, 14 REB, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
BoozerUTA · 30 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
UdrihSAC · 27 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
JaricMIN · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Jazz-Knicks
Jazz 109Knicks 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz27252829109
Knicks31273124113
The story
Stephon Marbury had 28 points as New York beat Utah 113-109

Deron Williams led Utah with 26 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 28 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 9-14 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

The Knicks won the first 31-27, their biggest quarter edge.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +4+6+9+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Carlos Boozer led the game in fantasy with 56.9 FPTS (30 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Wolves-Hornets
Wolves 103Hornets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves29291827103
Hornets1918243394
The story
Minnesota beat New Orleans 103-94 behind 21 points from Marko Jaric

David West paced New Orleans: 14 REB, 10 PTS, 3 AST 21 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 8-12 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 29-18 second quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
300 +10+21+15+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Blazers
Magic 85Blazers 74
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1725172685
Blazers2715161674
The story
Hedo Turkoglu's 21 points carried Orlando past Portland, 85-74

For Portland, Martell Webster had 13 PTS, 8 REB 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 9-17 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 10 going into the second, then won it 25-15.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −100+1+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.2Season avg28.8Last 5

28.8 points a game over his last five games, against 22.2 in 13 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 vs 2006–07 avg
Minutes per game
28.12006–07 avg17.0Last 3

17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.1 in 2006–07 (44 games). Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.1Season avg30.9Today

31 minutes today, against 15.1 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 36

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 12, 21, 26, 41, 9, 15, 19, 35, 36Rockets-Clippers · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 25, 29, 13, 6, 39, 26, 27, 35Wizards-Mavs · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 6 games: 17, 23, 15, 28, 18, 32Warriors-Suns · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 21, 17, 21, 32, 18, 20, 20, 31Mavs-Wizards · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 16, 27, 13, 28, 8, 15, 11, 31Hornets-Wolves · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 1 REB · 11 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 6, 12, 8, 9, 21, 11, 31, 31Warriors-Suns · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST