FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, November 30, 2007Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed MIL by 12 after three quarters and won 91–88.

Final · Box score
Wizards84
Sixers85
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI -1; Q3 Sixers 0; Q4 PHI +1
Final · Box score
Cavs82
Raptors91
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Hornets92
Hawks86
Q1 NOH +6; Q2 NOH -2; Q3 NOH +5; Q4 NOH +6
Final · Box score
Bucks88
Knicks91
Q1 NYK -10; Q2 NYK -11; Q3 NYK -12; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Celtics95
Heat85
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +18; Q3 BOS +22; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Spurs106
Wolves91
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS -6; Q4 SAS +15
Final · Box score
Blazers80
Mavs91
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +17; Q4 DAL +11
Final · Box score
Magic106
Suns110
Q1 PHX +15; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Clippers107
Nuggets123
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +13; Q3 DEN +18; Q4 DEN +16
Final · Box score
Pacers93
Sonics95
Q1 SEA -2; Q2 SEA +1; Q3 SEA +5; Q4 SEA +2
Final · Box score
Lakers96
Jazz120
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +19; Q3 UTA +20; Q4 UTA +24
On this day · 2006–07Nov 30, 2006: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Jazz), 52 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Knicks

New York fights back late to top Milwaukee

Andrei Kirilenko posts a triple-double

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-11-12+3NYK AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2926221188
Knicks1925212691
Who led
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 16, 16, 15, 13, 20, 25, 4, 25NYK25 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 24, 8, 15, 16, 6, 22, 8, 25NYK25 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 26, 14, 31, 21, 34, 26, 27, 17, 24, 27MIL27 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Desmond MasonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 4, 15, 10, 6, 2, 7, 4, 2, 15MIL15 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Utah by 24.

PHI over WAS1SEA over IND2NYK over MIL3PHX over ORL4NOH over ATL6TOR over CLE9BOS over MIA10DAL over POR11SAS over MIN15DEN over LAC16UTA over LAL24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Pacers-Sonics18
Wizards-Sixers16
Cavs-Raptors12
Blazers-Mavs8
Celtics-Heat7
Hornets-Hawks5
Bucks-Knicks4
Spurs-Wolves3
Clippers-Nuggets1
Lakers-Jazz1
Magic-Suns0
The night in charts
Clippers-Nuggets combined for 230, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 107, Nuggets 123
230
Magic-SunsMagic 106, Suns 110
216
Lakers-JazzLakers 96, Jazz 120
216
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 106, Wolves 91
197
Pacers-SonicsPacers 93, Sonics 95
188
Celtics-HeatCeltics 95, Heat 85
180
Bucks-KnicksBucks 88, Knicks 91
179
Hornets-HawksHornets 92, Hawks 86
178
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 82, Raptors 91
173
Blazers-MavsBlazers 80, Mavs 91
171
Wizards-SixersWizards 84, Sixers 85
169
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-SixersWizards 84, Sixers 85
+1 PHI
Pacers-SonicsPacers 93, Sonics 95
+2 SEA
Bucks-KnicksBucks 88, Knicks 91
+3 NYK
Magic-SunsMagic 106, Suns 110
+4 PHX
Hornets-HawksHornets 92, Hawks 86
+6 NOH
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 82, Raptors 91
+9 TOR
Celtics-HeatCeltics 95, Heat 85
+10 BOS
Blazers-MavsBlazers 80, Mavs 91
+11 DAL
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 106, Wolves 91
+15 SAS
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 107, Nuggets 123
+16 DEN
Lakers-JazzLakers 96, Jazz 120
+24 UTA
NYK erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-KnicksNYK won · Bucks 88, Knicks 91
12 pts
Spurs-WolvesSAS won · Spurs 106, Wolves 91
6 pts
Hornets-HawksNOH won · Hornets 92, Hawks 86
2 pts
Pacers-SonicsSEA won · Pacers 93, Sonics 95
2 pts
Wizards-SixersPHI won · Wizards 84, Sixers 85
1 pt
JR Smith shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JR SmithDEN · 22 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
MarionPHX · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
MillsapUTA · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
DalembertPHI · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
ManuSAS · 31 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Pacers-Sonics
Pacers 93Sonics 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2424172893
Sonics2227212595
The story
Chris Wilcox had 12 points as Seattle beat Indiana 95-93

Mike Dunleavy led Indiana with 14 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 12 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 4-10 FG

The swing

The SuperSonics won the third 21-17, their biggest quarter edge.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −2+1+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Knicks
Bucks 88Knicks 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2926221188
Knicks1925212691
The story
Jamal Crawford's 25 points carried New York past Milwaukee, 91-88

For Milwaukee, Michael Redd had 27 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 10-24 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 12 going into the fourth, then won it 26-11.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −10−11−12+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Hawks
Hornets 92Hawks 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2815252492
Hawks2223182386
The story
New Orleans beat Atlanta 92-86 behind 22 points and 17 rebounds from David West

Al Horford paced Atlanta: 15 REB, 9 PTS 22 PTS, 17 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 7-17 FG

The swing

A 25-18 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Hornets.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +6−2+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.8Season avg14.6Last 5

14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.8 in 13 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 15 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.1Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 14.1 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 35

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 21, 16, 11, 12, 25, 25, 22, 35Sonics-Pacers · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 22, 11, 8, 20, 12, 21, 26, 15, 35Jazz-Lakers · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 19, 19, 27, 11, 22, 9, 19, 31Spurs-Wolves · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 35, 21, 24, 24, 34, 34, 17, 9, 39, 30Magic-Suns · L
23.8 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 23 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 18, 32, 27, 28, 31, 35, 24, 28Lakers-Jazz · L
27.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 31, 15, 12, 28, 19, 20, 23, 16, 21, 27Celtics-Heat · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST