FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 4, 2008Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Suns114
Nets86
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +15; Q4 PHX +28
Final · Box score
Celtics103
Rockets99
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Mavs98
Spurs81
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +18; Q3 DAL +18; Q4 DAL +17
On this day · 2007–08Nov 4, 2007: 8 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Jazz), 33 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Rockets

Boston beats Houston, 103–99

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 30 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+5+3+4BOS AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics28302322103
Rockets2231252199
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 4 games: 8, 14, 10, 29BOS29 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Kendrick PerkinsPoints, last 4 games: 2, 8, 0, 15BOS15 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 4 games: 16, 16, 22, 26HOU26 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 4 games: 12, 7, 10, 21HOU21 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Mavs-Spurs

Dallas keeps San Antonio at arm's length

The Spurs never led at a quarter break. Dallas won by 17. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 30 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BOS over HOU4DAL over SAS17PHX over NJN28Final margin, points. Pink = DAL over SAS.
Lead changes
Celtics-Rockets5
Mavs-Spurs4
Suns-Nets0
The night in charts
Celtics-Rockets combined for 202, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 103, Rockets 99
202
Suns-NetsSuns 114, Nets 86
200
Mavs-SpursMavs 98, Spurs 81
179
BOS won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 103, Rockets 99
+4 BOS
Mavs-SpursMavs 98, Spurs 81
+17 DAL
Suns-NetsSuns 114, Nets 86
+28 PHX
Ray Allen shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Ray AllenBOS · 29 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
73% (11-15)
HowardDAL · 14 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
TerryDAL · 29 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
62% (13-21)
ScolaHOU · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
DirkDAL · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
54% (13-24)
Final · Celtics-Rockets
Celtics 103Rockets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics28302322103
Rockets2231252199
The story
Ray Allen had 29 points as Boston beat Houston 103-99

Luis Scola led Houston with 21 PTS, 9 REB 29 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 11-15 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the first 28-22, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +6+5+3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tracy McGrady led the game in fantasy with 44.9 FPTS (26 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB)

Final · Mavs-Spurs
Mavs 98Spurs 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2331222298
Spurs1620222381
The story
Jason Terry's 29 points carried Dallas past San Antonio, 98-81

For San Antonio, Tony Parker had 22 PTS, 3 AST 29 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 13-21 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 31-20, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +7+18+18+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Nets
Suns 114Nets 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns32332722114
Nets272822986
The story
Phoenix beat New Jersey 114-86 behind 18 points from Shaquille O'Neal

Yi Jianlian paced New Jersey: 15 PTS, 8 REB 18 PTS, 6 REB · 7-8 FG

The swing

A 22-9 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
300 +5+10+15+28 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Vince Carter topped the game at 39.1 FPTS: 19 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 3 vs 2007–08 avg
Points per game
18.82007–08 avg26.0Last 3

26.0 points a game over his last three games, against 18.8 in 2007–08 (69 games). Today: 22 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.8minutes, last 2 vs 2007–08 avg
Minutes per game
21.32007–08 avg4.5Last 2

4.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 21.3 in 2007–08 (78 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 22.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 30

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 4 games: 36, 21, 8, 30Mavs-Spurs · W
23.8 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 4 games: 8, 14, 10, 29Celtics-Rockets · W
15.2 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 4 games: 15, 19, 5, 29Mavs-Spurs · W
17.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 4 games: 16, 16, 22, 26Rockets-Celtics · L
20.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Raja BellPoints, last 4 games: 4, 13, 13, 22Suns-Nets · W
13.0 PPG season to date
22 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 3 games: 32, 24, 22Spurs-Mavs · L
26.0 PPG season to date
22 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST