FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 27, 2007Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed ATL by 4 after the first quarter and won 90–78.

Final · OT · Box score
Celtics104
Cavs109
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Bobcats90
Heat110
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +12; Q3 MIA +24; Q4 MIA +20
Final · Box score
Grizzlies110
Nets103
Q1 MEM +3; Q2 MEM +13; Q3 MEM +5; Q4 MEM +7
Final · Box score
Sixers114
Bucks99
Q1 PHI +14; Q2 PHI +4; Q3 PHI +9; Q4 PHI +15
Final · Box score
Hawks78
Bulls90
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +19; Q4 CHI +12
Final · Box score
Pacers112
Nuggets110
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND -1; Q4 IND +2
Final · Box score
Sonics99
Lakers106
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +7
On this day · 2006–07Nov 27, 2006: 4 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Heat), 45 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Bulls

Chicago upsets Atlanta

LeBron James goes for 38 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+4+19+12CHI AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1713212778
Bulls1321362090
Who led
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 8, 22, 17, 5, 23, 10, 21, 22CHI22 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 11, 24, 25, 20, 6, 13, 17, 21CHI21 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 22, 34, 39, 14, 20, 22, 25, 21ATL21 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 8, 23, 15, 38, 11, 16, 16, 12ATL12 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Celtics-Cavs

Cleveland needs overtime to survive Boston

Tied 92–92 after regulation. Cleveland won the final period 17–12 for a 109–104 win. LeBron James led Cleveland with 38 points, 4 rebounds and 13 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Cavs-Celtics
LeBron James · CLERay Allen · BOSPTS3829REB47AST135Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Sixers-Bucks11
Celtics-Cavs9
Sonics-Lakers9
Pacers-Nuggets8
Hawks-Bulls3
Bobcats-Heat2
Grizzlies-Nets0
The night in charts
Pacers-Nuggets combined for 222, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 112, Nuggets 110
222
Sixers-BucksSixers 114, Bucks 99
213
Celtics-CavsCeltics 104, Cavs 109
213
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 110, Nets 103
213
Sonics-LakersSonics 99, Lakers 106
205
Bobcats-HeatBobcats 90, Heat 110
200
Hawks-BullsHawks 78, Bulls 90
168
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 112, Nuggets 110
+2 IND
Celtics-CavsCeltics 104, Cavs 109
+5 CLE
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 110, Nets 103
+7 MEM
Sonics-LakersSonics 99, Lakers 106
+7 LAL
Hawks-BullsHawks 78, Bulls 90
+12 CHI
Sixers-BucksSixers 114, Bucks 99
+15 PHI
Bobcats-HeatBobcats 90, Heat 110
+20 MIA
CHI rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-BullsCHI won · Hawks 78, Bulls 90
4 pts
Celtics-CavsCLE won · Celtics 104, Cavs 109
3 pts
Pacers-NuggetsIND won · Pacers 112, Nuggets 110
1 pt
Gooden shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GoodenCLE · 24 PTS, 13 REB, 1 BLK
73% (11-15)
VillanuevaMIL · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Ricky DavisMIA · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
DalembertPHI · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK
64% (7-11)
WatsonSEA · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Pacers-Nuggets
Pacers 112Nuggets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers31252630112
Nuggets25253327110
The story
Jamaal Tinsley's 15 points and 11 assists carried Indiana past Denver, 112-110

For Denver, Anthony Carter had 17 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 15 PTS, 11 AST, 8 REB, 4 STL · 5-11 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-25, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +6+6−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Allen Iverson was the fantasy play: 56.4 FPTS on 26 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB

Final · Celtics-Cavs
Celtics 104Cavs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics2029232012104
Cavs2620281817109
The story
Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 15 points and 15 rebounds as Cleveland beat Boston 109-104 in OT

Kevin Garnett led Boston with 19 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 15 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK · 6-10 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 26-20, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +6−3+20+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Sonics-Lakers
Sonics 99Lakers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2529192699
Lakers30243121106
The story
Los Angeles beat Seattle 106-99 behind 35 points from Kobe Bryant

Earl Watson paced Seattle: 16 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 35 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 12-22 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 31-19 third quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +50+12+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
31.3Season avg36.8Last 5

36.8 points a game over his last five games, against 31.3 in 14 earlier games. Today: 38 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 vs 2006–07 avg
Minutes per game
23.82006–07 avg14.1Last 3

14.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.8 in 2006–07 (50 games). Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Season avg44.1Today

44 minutes today, against 25.6 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 38

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 27, 39, 40, 34, 45, 37, 30, 38Cavs-Celtics · W
31.7 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 18, 30, 19, 18, 32, 27, 28, 31, 35Lakers-Sonics · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 24, 7, 18, 12, 24, 17, 13, 15, 19, 32Nets-Grizzlies · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Mike DunleavyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 8, 11, 13, 25, 6, 18, 17, 8, 30Pacers-Nuggets · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 17, 14, 19, 19, 21, 18, 14, 29Celtics-Cavs · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 32, 21, 15, 18, 22, 30, 30, 27, 27Nets-Grizzlies · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST