FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 2, 2008Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed MIN by 3 after three quarters and won 88–85.

Final · Box score
Bucks94
Knicks86
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +4; Q3 MIL +14; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Wolves85
Thunder88
Q1 Thunder 0; Q2 OKC -1; Q3 OKC -3; Q4 OKC +3
On this day · 2007–08Nov 2, 2007: 13 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Knicks), 45 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Thunder

OKC takes over late to edge Minnesota

Zach Randolph goes for 15 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-1-3+3OKC AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2027261285
Thunder2026241888
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 3 games: 12, 26, 18OKC18 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 3 games: 13, 6, 14OKC14 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 3 games: 21, 14, 24MIN24 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Craig SmithPoints, last 3 games: 6, 6, 13MIN13 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Wolves-Thunder9
Bucks-Knicks2
The night in charts
Bucks-Knicks combined for 180, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-KnicksBucks 94, Knicks 86
180
Wolves-ThunderWolves 85, Thunder 88
173
OKC won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Wolves-ThunderWolves 85, Thunder 88
+3 OKC
Bucks-KnicksBucks 94, Knicks 86
+8 MIL
Jefferson shot 11-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JeffersonMIN · 24 PTS, 13 REB, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
RichardsonNYK · 28 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
61% (11-18)
BogutMIL · 13 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
55% (6-11)
GomesMIN · 12 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
50% (5-10)
Craig SmithMIN · 13 PTS, 4 REB, 1 BLK
50% (5-10)
Final · Wolves-Thunder
Wolves 85Thunder 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2027261285
Thunder2026241888
The story
Nick Collison had 10 points and 10 rebounds as Oklahoma City beat Minnesota 88-85

Ryan Gomes led Minnesota with 12 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 10 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 4-8 FG

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 18-12.

OKC lead by quarter
200 0−1−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al Jefferson led the game in fantasy with 39.6 FPTS (24 PTS, 13 REB)

Final · Bucks-Knicks
Bucks 94Knicks 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2722261994
Knicks2322162586
The story
Ramon Sessions' 18 points and 8 assists carried Milwaukee past New York, 94-86

For New York, Nate Robinson had 14 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL · 8-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 26-16, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +4+4+14+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 3 vs 2007–08 avg
Points per game
8.12007–08 avg17.3Last 3

17.3 points a game over his last three games, against 8.1 in 2007–08 (65 games). Today: 28 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.6minutes, last 2 vs 2007–08 avg
Minutes per game
24.62007–08 avg7.0Last 2

7.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 24.6 in 2007–08 (75 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.0Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 19.0 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Bucks-Knicks

Milwaukee never trails at a break against New York

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 94–86. Ramon Sessions led Milwaukee with 18 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Bucks-Knicks
Ramon Sessions · MILQuentin Richardson · NYKPTS1828REB79AST81Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Quentin Richardson leads the day with 28

Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 3 games: 16, 8, 28Knicks-Bucks · L
17.3 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 3 games: 21, 14, 24Wolves-Thunder · L
19.7 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Ramon SessionsPoints, last 2 games: 12, 18Bucks-Knicks · W
15.0 PPG season to date
18 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 4 games: 15, 20, 9, 18Bucks-Knicks · W
15.5 PPG season to date
18 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 3 games: 12, 26, 18Thunder-Wolves · W
18.7 PPG season to date
18 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Charlie VillanuevaPoints, last 4 games: 4, 20, 16, 16Bucks-Knicks · W
14.0 PPG season to date
16 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST