FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, October 28, 2008Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed CLE by 7 at halftime and won 90–85.

Final · Box score
Cavs85
Celtics90
Q1 BOS -6; Q2 BOS -7; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +5
Final · Box score
Bucks95
Bulls108
Q1 Bulls 0; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +7; Q4 CHI +13
Final · Box score
Blazers76
Lakers96
Q1 LAL +10; Q2 LAL +15; Q3 LAL +19; Q4 LAL +20
The lead · Cavs-Celtics

Boston beats Cleveland, 90–85

LeBron James goes for 22 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-7+4+5BOS AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2822132285
Celtics2221242390
Who led
Paul PierceBOS27 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Rajon RondoBOS14 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesCLE22 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasCLE15 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Bucks-Bulls

Chicago handles Milwaukee by 13

The Bulls won the second quarter 29–26. Final: 108–95. Luol Deng led Chicago with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
BOS over CLE5CHI over MIL13LAL over POR20Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over MIL.
Lead changes
Bucks-Bulls17
Cavs-Celtics5
Blazers-Lakers0
The night in charts
Bucks-Bulls combined for 203, 28 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-BullsBucks 95, Bulls 108
203
Cavs-CelticsCavs 85, Celtics 90
175
Blazers-LakersBlazers 76, Lakers 96
172
BOS won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Cavs-CelticsCavs 85, Celtics 90
+5 BOS
Bucks-BullsBucks 95, Bulls 108
+13 CHI
Blazers-LakersBlazers 76, Lakers 96
+20 LAL
Pau shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PauLAL · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
DengCHI · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
OutlawPOR · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
53% (8-15)
KobeLAL · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
53% (9-17)
PierceBOS · 27 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
53% (10-19)
Final · Cavs-Celtics
Cavs 85Celtics 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2822132285
Celtics2221242390
The story
Paul Pierce had 27 points as Boston beat Cleveland 90-85

Zydrunas Ilgauskas led Cleveland with 15 PTS, 8 REB 27 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 10-19 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Celtics took the third 24-13.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −6−7+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Bulls
Bucks 95Bulls 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2626232095
Bulls26292726108
The story
Chicago beat Milwaukee 108-95 behind 15 points and 10 rebounds from Tyrus Thomas

Richard Jefferson paced Milwaukee: 15 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 5-10 FG

The swing

A 26-20 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 0+3+7+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Lakers
Blazers 76Lakers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1420192376
Lakers2425232496
The story
Kobe Bryant's 23 points and 11 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Portland, 96-76

For Portland, Brandon Roy had 14 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 23 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 9-17 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 24-14, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +10+15+19+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, today vs 2007–08 avg
Points per game
6.82007–08 avg15Today

15 points today in 41 minutes, against 6.8 a game in 2007–08 (74 games).

Stepped-up role
+10.4minutes, today vs 2007–08 avg
Minutes per game
25.12007–08 avg35.5Today

35 minutes today, against 25.1 a game in 2007–08 (61 games). Line: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Cooling off
−9.8points, today vs 2007–08 avg
Points per game
17.82007–08 avg8Today

8 points today in 32 minutes, against 17.8 a game in 2007–08 (76 games).

Top performances

Michael Redd leads the day with 30

Michael ReddBucks-Bulls · L
30.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Paul PierceCeltics-Cavs · W
27.0 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantLakers-Blazers · W
23.0 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesCavs-Celtics · L
22.0 PPG season to date
22 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Luol DengBulls-Bucks · W
21.0 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Travis OutlawBlazers-Lakers · L
18.0 PPG season to date
18 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST