FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 29, 2007Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed DEN by 12 after the first quarter and won 127–99.

Final · Box score
Knicks59
Celtics104
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +23; Q3 BOS +41; Q4 BOS +45
Final · Box score
Rockets94
Warriors113
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +15; Q4 GSW +19
Final · Box score
Nuggets99
Lakers127
Q1 LAL -12; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +28
On this day · 2006–07Nov 29, 2006: 9 games. Top scorer: Joe Johnson (Hawks-Bobcats), 36 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Lakers

Lakers climb out of a 12-point hole against Denver

Baron Davis goes for 27 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-2+6+28LAL AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets3324182499
Lakers21342646127
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 19, 18, 32, 27, 28, 31, 35, 24LAL24 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Sasha VujacicPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 4, 6, 12, 2, 6, 3, 0, 22LAL22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 25, 24, 26, 24, 31, 17, 25, 23DEN23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 37, 20, 23, 22, 29, 13, 18, 26, 21DEN21 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Rockets-Warriors

Golden State leads Houston wire to wire

Golden State was ahead at every break and won 113–94. Best quarter: the second, 30–26. Baron Davis led Golden State with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
GSW over HOU19LAL over DEN28BOS over NYK45Final margin, points. Pink = GSW over HOU.
The night in charts
Nuggets-Lakers combined for 226, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 99, Lakers 127
226
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 94, Warriors 113
207
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 59, Celtics 104
163
GSW won the closest game by 19
Closest finishes
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 94, Warriors 113
+19 GSW
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 99, Lakers 127
+28 LAL
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 59, Celtics 104
+45 BOS
Melo shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MeloDEN · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
HarringtonGSW · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Baron DavisGSW · 27 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 5 STL
64% (9-14)
JamesHOU · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
57% (8-14)
EllisGSW · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
57% (8-14)
Final · Rockets-Warriors
Rockets 94Warriors 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2426182694
Warriors29302430113
The story
Stephen Jackson's 19 points carried Golden State past Houston, 113-94

For Houston, Bonzi Wells had 13 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 19 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 6-19 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 24-18, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +5+9+15+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Lakers
Nuggets 99Lakers 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets3324182499
Lakers21342646127
The story
Kobe Bryant had 24 points as Los Angeles beat Denver 127-99

Allen Iverson led Denver with 21 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 24 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 10-18 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the fourth 46-24, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
300 −12−2+6+28 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Celtics
Knicks 59Celtics 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1615101859
Celtics27272822104
The story
Boston beat New York 104-59 behind 21 points from Paul Pierce

Eddie House backed him with 15 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 6-16 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

A 28-10 third quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
500 +11+23+41+45 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.2Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 16.2 in 14 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.2Season avg20.3Last 3

20.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.2 in 14 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.1Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 6.1 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Baron Davis leads the day with 27

Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 16, 31, 13, 33, 22, 28, 19, 27Warriors-Rockets · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 19, 18, 32, 27, 28, 31, 35, 24Lakers-Nuggets · W
27.6 PPG season to date · −3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 25, 24, 26, 24, 31, 17, 25, 23Nuggets-Lakers · L
25.1 PPG season to date · −2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Sasha VujacicPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 4, 6, 12, 2, 6, 3, 0, 22Lakers-Nuggets · W
7.2 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 28, 31, 15, 12, 28, 19, 20, 23, 16, 21Celtics-Knicks · W
21.6 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 37, 20, 23, 22, 29, 13, 18, 26, 21Nuggets-Lakers · L
23.6 PPG season to date · −2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST