FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 3, 2007Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed MEM by 7 at halftime and won 106–105.

Final · Box score
Hawks88
Sixers79
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +9
Final · Box score
Bobcats79
Raptors98
Q1 TOR +11; Q2 TOR +21; Q3 TOR +17; Q4 TOR +19
Final · Box score
Blazers106
Grizzlies105
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +1
Final · Box score
Mavs103
Bulls98
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Heat101
Jazz110
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +9
Final · OT · Box score
Magic123
Warriors117
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +5; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 ORL +6
On this day · 2006–07Dec 3, 2006: 4 games. Top scorer: Joe Johnson (Hawks-Blazers), 33 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Grizzlies

Portland takes over late to edge Memphis

Monta Ellis goes for 22 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7-7-2+1POR AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers31192828106
Grizzlies24332325105
Who led
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 17, 25, 13, 12, 10, 8, 4, 26POR26 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 7, 14, 28, 16, 22, 22, 8, 23POR23 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 12, 15, 15, 27, 7, 8, 21, 30MEM30 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 19, 16, 14, 17, 19, 4, 18, 30MEM30 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Hawks-Sixers

Atlanta beats Philadelphia, 88–79

Atlanta led 66–62 after three and won by 9. Josh Smith led Atlanta with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over MEM1DAL over CHI5ORL over GSW6ATL over PHI9UTA over MIA9TOR over CHA19Final margin, points. Pink = ATL over PHI.
Lead changes
Blazers-Grizzlies19
Heat-Jazz17
Hawks-Sixers10
Mavs-Bulls1
Bobcats-Raptors0
Shot of the night

Outlaw's jumper with 0.5 seconds left puts the Blazers ahead, 106-105 final

The night in charts
Magic-Warriors combined for 240, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-WarriorsMagic 123, Warriors 117
240
Heat-JazzHeat 101, Jazz 110
211
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 106, Grizzlies 105
211
Mavs-BullsMavs 103, Bulls 98
201
Bobcats-RaptorsBobcats 79, Raptors 98
177
Hawks-SixersHawks 88, Sixers 79
167
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 106, Grizzlies 105
+1 POR
Mavs-BullsMavs 103, Bulls 98
+5 DAL
Magic-WarriorsMagic 123, Warriors 117
+6 ORL
Heat-JazzHeat 101, Jazz 110
+9 UTA
Hawks-SixersHawks 88, Sixers 79
+9 ATL
Bobcats-RaptorsBobcats 79, Raptors 98
+19 TOR
POR rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-GrizzliesPOR won · Blazers 106, Grizzlies 105
7 pts
Heat-JazzUTA won · Heat 101, Jazz 110
1 pt
Hawks-SixersATL won · Hawks 88, Sixers 79
1 pt
Gay shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GayMEM · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
BogansORL · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
OkurUTA · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Willie GreenPHI · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
Deron WilliamsUTA · 24 PTS, 15 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Blazers-Grizzlies
Blazers 106Grizzlies 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers31192828106
Grizzlies24332325105
The story
Brandon Roy's 26 points carried Portland past Memphis, 106-105

For Memphis, Pau Gasol had 15 REB, 14 PTS, 4 AST 26 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 11-21 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-24, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +7−7−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Bulls
Mavs 103Bulls 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs29271532103
Bulls2420163898
The story
Dallas beat Chicago 103-98 behind 25 points from Dirk Nowitzki

Chris Duhon paced Chicago: 12 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 25 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 9-17 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 27-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +5+12+11+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Warriors
Magic 123Warriors 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Magic3027272514123
Warriors212731308117
The story
Dwight Howard had 23 rebounds and 18 points as Orlando beat Golden State 123-117 in OT

Baron Davis led Golden State with 19 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 23 REB, 18 PTS, 7 BLK, 3 AST · 5-10 FG

The swing

The Magic won the first 30-21, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +9+9+50+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.7Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.7 in 16 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.4Season avg17.0Last 3

17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.4 in 9 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.8Season avg37.9Today

38 minutes today, against 12.8 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Rudy Gay leads the day with 30

Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 12, 15, 15, 27, 7, 8, 21, 30Grizzlies-Blazers · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 19, 16, 14, 17, 19, 4, 18, 30Grizzlies-Blazers · L
15.7 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Andres NocioniPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 21, 14, 10, 23, 11, 11, 17, 30Bulls-Mavs · L
15.0 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 20, 19, 24, 17, 12, 23, 19, 27Mavs-Bulls · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 17, 25, 13, 12, 10, 8, 4, 26Blazers-Grizzlies · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 23, 14, 31, 32, 13, 10, 13, 26Heat-Jazz · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST