FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 3, 2008Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed LAC by 4 after the first quarter and won 89–73.

Final · Box score
Pistons101
Bobcats83
Q1 DET +9; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET +13; Q4 DET +18
Final · Box score
Bulls93
Magic96
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +8; Q4 ORL +3
Final · Box score
Kings91
Sixers125
Q1 PHI +12; Q2 PHI +20; Q3 PHI +28; Q4 PHI +34
Final · Box score
Warriors79
Grizzlies90
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +4; Q3 MEM +6; Q4 MEM +11
Final · Box score
Cavs100
Mavs81
Q1 CLE +12; Q2 CLE +9; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 CLE +19
Final · Box score
Jazz89
Clippers73
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +16
On this day · 2007–08Nov 3, 2007: 7 games. Top scorer: Al Harrington (Warriors-Jazz), 38 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Clippers

Utah makes it three straight

Dwight Howard goes for 22 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+1+5+16UTA AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1620292489
Clippers2015251373
Who led
Paul MillsapPoints, last 3 games: 4, 11, 24UTA24 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 3 games: 13, 9, 16UTA16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Chris KamanPoints, last 4 games: 8, 15, 11, 19LAC19 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 3 games: 11, 6, 14LAC14 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Bulls-Magic

Orlando controls Chicago start to finish

Orlando won 96–93, leading by as many as 10 at a break. Dwight Howard led Orlando with 22 points, 15 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
ORL over CHI3MEM over GSW11UTA over LAC16DET over CHA18CLE over DAL19PHI over SAC34Final margin, points. Pink = ORL over CHI.
Lead changes
Jazz-Clippers9
Warriors-Grizzlies7
Kings-Sixers3
Pistons-Bobcats3
Bulls-Magic2
Cavs-Mavs1
The night in charts
Kings-Sixers combined for 216, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-SixersKings 91, Sixers 125
216
Bulls-MagicBulls 93, Magic 96
189
Pistons-BobcatsPistons 101, Bobcats 83
184
Cavs-MavsCavs 100, Mavs 81
181
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 79, Grizzlies 90
169
Jazz-ClippersJazz 89, Clippers 73
162
ORL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Bulls-MagicBulls 93, Magic 96
+3 ORL
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 79, Grizzlies 90
+11 MEM
Jazz-ClippersJazz 89, Clippers 73
+16 UTA
Pistons-BobcatsPistons 101, Bobcats 83
+18 DET
Cavs-MavsCavs 100, Mavs 81
+19 CLE
Kings-SixersKings 91, Sixers 125
+34 PHI
Gasol shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GasolMEM · 27 PTS, 16 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
KamanLAC · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
MillsapUTA · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Jason ThompsonSAC · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST
67% (8-12)
DwightORL · 22 PTS, 15 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
60% (9-15)
Final · Bulls-Magic
Bulls 93Magic 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2126212593
Magic3119262096
The story
Rashard Lewis had 21 points and 11 rebounds as Orlando beat Chicago 96-93

Andres Nocioni led Chicago with 20 PTS, 7 REB 21 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 7-16 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

The Magic won the first 31-21, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +10+3+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Grizzlies
Warriors 79Grizzlies 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2421221279
Grizzlies2920241790
The story
Marc Gasol's 27 points and 16 rebounds carried Memphis past Golden State, 90-79

For Golden State, Andris Biedrins had 22 REB, 16 PTS 27 PTS, 16 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 9-11 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 29-24, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +5+4+6+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Mavs
Cavs 100Mavs 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs28232128100
Mavs1626241581
The story
Cleveland beat Dallas 100-81 behind 17 points and 11 rebounds from Zydrunas Ilgauskas

Delonte West backed him with 14 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 17 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

A 28-15 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +12+9+6+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.9points, last 3 vs 2007–08 avg
Points per game
8.12007–08 avg13.0Last 3

13.0 points a game over his last three games, against 8.1 in 2007–08 (82 games). Today: 24 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 vs 2007–08 avg
Minutes per game
39.02007–08 avg24.6Last 3

24.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 39.0 in 2007–08 (82 games). Today: 14 points in 32 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.2minutes, today vs 2007–08 avg
Minutes per game
9.82007–08 avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 9.8 a game in 2007–08 (60 games). Line: 6 points, 1 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 29

LeBron JamesPoints, last 4 games: 22, 22, 15, 29Cavs-Mavs · W
22.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 4 games: 12, 10, 3, 27Grizzlies-Warriors · W
13.0 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 3 games: 4, 11, 24Jazz-Clippers · W
13.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 4 games: 22, 14, 29, 22Magic-Bulls · W
21.8 PPG season to date
22 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 4 games: 11, 23, 26, 21Magic-Bulls · W
20.2 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 4 games: 13, 9, 7, 21Bulls-Magic · L
12.5 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST