FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 6, 2008Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Sixers88
Magic98
Q1 ORL +14; Q2 ORL +11; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +10
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets99
Blazers101
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR +3; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +2
On this day · 2007–08Nov 6, 2007: 10 games. Top scorer: Peja Stojakovic (Hornets-Lakers), 36 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Blazers

Portland needs overtime to survive Houston

Tracy McGrady goes for 30 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-10-50+5+10OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+3+1+30+2POR AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Rockets18332019999
Blazers2131221611101
Who led
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 5 games: 8, 23, 16, 18, 27POR27 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 5 games: 14, 26, 20, 18, 17POR17 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 5 games: 16, 16, 22, 26, 30HOU30 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Aaron BrooksPoints, last 4 games: 14, 4, 12, 14HOU14 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Sixers-Magic

Orlando leads Philadelphia wire to wire

Orlando was ahead at every break and won 98–88. Best quarter: the first, 30–16. Rashard Lewis led Orlando with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Magic-Sixers
Rashard Lewis · ORLThaddeus Young · PHIPTS2019REB84AST40Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Rockets-Blazers16
Sixers-Magic1
Shot of the night

Roy's three at the buzzer of OT puts the Blazers ahead, 101-99 final

The night in charts
Rockets-Blazers combined for 200, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-BlazersRockets 99, Blazers 101
200
Sixers-MagicSixers 88, Magic 98
186
POR won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Rockets-BlazersRockets 99, Blazers 101
+2 POR
Sixers-MagicSixers 88, Magic 98
+10 ORL
Scola shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ScolaHOU · 14 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
AldridgePOR · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
60% (12-20)
DwightORL · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
55% (6-11)
NelsonORL · 16 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
50% (6-12)
T-MacHOU · 30 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 2 STL
48% (11-23)
Final · Rockets-Blazers
Rockets 99Blazers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets18332019999
Blazers2131221611101
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge had 27 points as Portland beat Houston 101-99 in OT

Yao Ming led Houston with 13 PTS, 6 REB 27 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 12-20 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the first 21-18, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 +3+1+30+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Sixers-Magic
Sixers 88Magic 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1627232288
Magic3024212398
The story
Hedo Turkoglu's 20 points carried Orlando past Philadelphia, 98-88

For Philadelphia, Andre Iguodala had 16 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 8-20 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-16, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +14+11+9+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+2.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.2Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.2 in 4 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.8Season avg28.8Last 3

28.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.8 in 5 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 39 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.0Season avg44.3Today

44 minutes today, against 34.0 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 30 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 30

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 5 games: 16, 16, 22, 26, 30Rockets-Blazers · L
22.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 5 games: 8, 23, 16, 18, 27Blazers-Rockets · W
18.4 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 5 games: 11, 23, 26, 21, 20Magic-Sixers · W
20.2 PPG season to date
20 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 5 games: 13, 18, 21, 10, 20Magic-Sixers · W
16.4 PPG season to date
20 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 6 games: 8, 13, 22, 18, 19, 19Sixers-Magic · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 5 games: 14, 26, 20, 18, 17Blazers-Rockets · W
19.0 PPG season to date
17 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST