FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 1, 2007Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed PHI by 16 at halftime and won 94–92.

Final · Box score
Raptors97
Wizards101
Q1 Wizards 0; Q2 WAS +8; Q3 WAS +3; Q4 WAS +4
Final · OT · Box score
Sixers92
Nets94
Q1 NJN -9; Q2 NJN -16; Q3 NJN -1; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 NJN +2
Final · Box score
Wolves80
Grizzlies109
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +9; Q3 MEM +24; Q4 MEM +29
Final · OT · Box score
Mavs108
Hornets112
Q1 NOH +9; Q2 NOH +5; Q3 NOH -1; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 NOH +4
Final · Box score
Bobcats95
Bulls111
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +1; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +16
Final · Box score
Pistons117
Bucks91
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +14; Q3 DET +19; Q4 DET +26
Final · Box score
Rockets99
Kings107
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +8
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The lead · Sixers-Nets

New Jersey rallies from sixteen down at the half, wins in overtime

Chris Paul goes for 33 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-9-16-10+2NJN AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Sixers28231022992
Nets191625231194
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 12, 24, 17, 13, 15, 19, 32, 24NJN24 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 15, 18, 22, 30, 30, 27, 27, 23NJN23 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 15, 5, 22, 10, 17, 26, 20, 20, 8, 24PHI24 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 13, 8, 14, 23, 18, 16, 18, 14PHI14 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Grizzlies rout

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Memphis beat Minnesota by 29.

NJN over PHI2WAS over TOR4NOH over DAL4SAC over HOU8CHI over CHA16DET over MIL26MEM over MIN29Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Sixers-Nets13
Mavs-Hornets12
Pistons-Bucks7
Rockets-Kings5
Raptors-Wizards4
Bobcats-Bulls4
Wolves-Grizzlies2
The night in charts
Mavs-Hornets combined for 220, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-HornetsMavs 108, Hornets 112
220
Pistons-BucksPistons 117, Bucks 91
208
Bobcats-BullsBobcats 95, Bulls 111
206
Rockets-KingsRockets 99, Kings 107
206
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 97, Wizards 101
198
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 80, Grizzlies 109
189
Sixers-NetsSixers 92, Nets 94
186
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-NetsSixers 92, Nets 94
+2 NJN
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 97, Wizards 101
+4 WAS
Mavs-HornetsMavs 108, Hornets 112
+4 NOH
Rockets-KingsRockets 99, Kings 107
+8 SAC
Bobcats-BullsBobcats 95, Bulls 111
+16 CHI
Pistons-BucksPistons 117, Bucks 91
+26 DET
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 80, Grizzlies 109
+29 MEM
NJN erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-NetsNJN won · Sixers 92, Nets 94
16 pts
Rockets-KingsSAC won · Rockets 99, Kings 107
3 pts
Mavs-HornetsNOH won · Mavs 108, Hornets 112
1 pt
Okafor shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OkaforCHA · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
GayMEM · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
DengCHI · 29 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
62% (13-21)
Ben GordonCHI · 34 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
62% (13-21)
JamisonWAS · 28 PTS, 14 REB, 2 BLK
61% (11-18)
Final · Sixers-Nets
Sixers 92Nets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers28231022992
Nets191625231194
The story
Vince Carter had 24 points as New Jersey beat Philadelphia 94-92 in OT

Samuel Dalembert led Philadelphia with 16 REB, 6 PTS, 2 AST 24 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 7-17 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the second, the Nets took the third 25-10.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −9−16−10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Andre Iguodala led the game in fantasy with 45.6 FPTS (24 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB)

Final · Mavs-Hornets
Mavs 108Hornets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs232830216108
Hornets3224242210112
The story
Tyson Chandler's 21 points and 13 rebounds carried New Orleans past Dallas, 112-108 in OT

For Dallas, Jason Terry had 19 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 21 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 7-14 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 32-23, was where the Hornets built it.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +9+5−10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Raptors-Wizards
Raptors 97Wizards 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2322302297
Wizards23302523101
The story
Washington beat Toronto 101-97 behind 29 points from Caron Butler

Jamario Moon paced Toronto: 16 PTS, 13 REB 29 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 10-18 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 30-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 0+8+3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.5Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.5 in 15 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 18 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.2 in 15 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.5Season avg50Today

50 minutes today, against 30.5 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 40

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 41, 9, 15, 19, 35, 36, 18, 11, 40Rockets-Kings · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 24, 25, 20, 6, 13, 17, 21, 34Bulls-Bobcats · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 13, 28, 8, 15, 11, 31, 20, 33Hornets-Mavs · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 26, 14, 12, 30, 20, 22, 14, 31, 10, 29Rockets-Kings · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 29, 13, 6, 39, 26, 27, 35, 16, 20, 29Wizards-Raptors · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 22, 17, 5, 23, 10, 21, 22, 29Bulls-Bobcats · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST