FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, October 30, 2008Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed DAL by 1 after the first quarter and won 112–102.

Final · Box score
Bobcats79
Cavs96
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +17; Q3 CLE +9; Q4 CLE +17
Final · Box score
Rockets112
Mavs102
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +10
Final · Box score
Hornets108
Suns95
Q1 NOH +7; Q2 NOH +12; Q3 NOH +12; Q4 NOH +13
On this day · 2007–08Oct 30, 2007: 3 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Rockets), 45 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Mavs

Yao Ming scores 30 as Houston wins in Dallas

Josh Howard goes for 28 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+3-1+10HOU AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets32302327112
Mavs33262716102
Who led
Yao MingPoints, last 2 games: 21, 30HOU30 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 2 games: 16, 29HOU29 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Dirk NowitzkiDAL36 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Josh HowardDAL28 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Hornets-Suns

New Orleans leads Phoenix wire to wire

New Orleans was ahead at every break and won 108–95. Best quarter: the first, 30–23. Morris Peterson led New Orleans with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
HOU over DAL10NOH over PHX13CLE over CHA17Final margin, points. Pink = NOH over PHX.
Lead changes
Rockets-Mavs13
Bobcats-Cavs1
Hornets-Suns0
The night in charts
Rockets-Mavs combined for 214, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-MavsRockets 112, Mavs 102
214
Hornets-SunsHornets 108, Suns 95
203
Bobcats-CavsBobcats 79, Cavs 96
175
HOU won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Rockets-MavsRockets 112, Mavs 102
+10 HOU
Hornets-SunsHornets 108, Suns 95
+13 NOH
Bobcats-CavsBobcats 79, Cavs 96
+17 CLE
Yao shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
YaoHOU · 30 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
73% (11-15)
GibsonCLE · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
PetersonNOH · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
HowardDAL · 28 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
58% (11-19)
Amar'ePHX · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST
56% (9-16)
Final · Rockets-Mavs
Rockets 112Mavs 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets32302327112
Mavs33262716102
The story
Metta World Peace had 29 points as Houston beat Dallas 112-102

Jason Terry led Dallas with 15 PTS, 4 AST 29 PTS, 7 REB · 10-22 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the third, the Rockets took the fourth 27-16.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −1+3−1+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Suns
Hornets 108Suns 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets30262527108
Suns2321252695
The story
Chris Paul's 20 points and 10 assists carried New Orleans past Phoenix, 108-95

For Phoenix, Amar'e Stoudemire had 21 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB, 3 STL · 6-14 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-23, was where the Hornets built it.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +7+12+12+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Cavs
Bobcats 79Cavs 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats1617262079
Cavs2525182896
The story
Cleveland beat Charlotte 96-79 behind 22 points and 9 assists from LeBron James

Gerald Wallace paced Charlotte: 13 PTS, 5 REB 22 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST · 7-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 25-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +9+17+9+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.4points, today vs 2007–08 avg
Points per game
23.62007–08 avg36Today

36 points today in 39 minutes, against 23.6 a game in 2007–08 (77 games).

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 2 vs 2007–08 avg
Minutes per game
22.62007–08 avg7.0Last 2

7.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 22.6 in 2007–08 (78 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.1minutes, today vs 2007–08 avg
Minutes per game
17.92007–08 avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 17.9 a game in 2007–08 (31 games). Line: 5 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 36

Dirk NowitzkiMavs-Rockets · L
36.0 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 2 games: 21, 30Rockets-Mavs · W
25.5 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 2 games: 16, 29Rockets-Mavs · W
22.5 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Josh HowardMavs-Rockets · L
28.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Daniel GibsonPoints, last 2 games: 6, 25Cavs-Bobcats · W
15.5 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 2 games: 13, 24Suns-Hornets · L
18.5 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST