FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 8, 2008Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed MIN by 6 after the first quarter and won 97–93.

Final · Box score
Nets80
Pacers98
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND -2; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +18
Final · Box score
Wizards81
Magic106
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL +19; Q3 ORL +26; Q4 ORL +25
Final · Box score
Heat89
Hornets100
Q1 NOH +1; Q2 NOH +11; Q3 NOH +8; Q4 NOH +11
Final · Box score
Cavs106
Bulls97
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE -3; Q4 CLE +9
Final · Box score
Suns104
Bucks96
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Wolves93
Blazers97
Q1 POR -6; Q2 POR -6; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +4
On this day · 2007–08Nov 8, 2007: 3 games. Top scorer: Baron Davis (Warriors-Mavs), 37 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Blazers

Minnesota's skid reaches five

LeBron James goes for 41 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-6-1+4POR AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2425212393
Blazers1825262897
Who led
Brandon RoyPoints, last 6 games: 14, 26, 20, 18, 17, 24POR24 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 6 games: 8, 23, 16, 18, 27, 24POR24 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 6 games: 21, 14, 24, 30, 14, 27MIN27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 6 games: 11, 13, 10, 25, 16, 14MIN14 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Orlando posts the night's biggest win

Orlando beat Washington by 25, the widest margin of 6 games.

POR over MIN4PHX over MIL8CLE over CHI9NOH over MIA11IND over NJN18ORL over WAS25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Nets-Pacers6
Cavs-Bulls3
Wolves-Blazers3
Heat-Hornets2
Wizards-Magic0
Suns-Bucks0
The night in charts
Cavs-Bulls combined for 203, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-BullsCavs 106, Bulls 97
203
Suns-BucksSuns 104, Bucks 96
200
Wolves-BlazersWolves 93, Blazers 97
190
Heat-HornetsHeat 89, Hornets 100
189
Wizards-MagicWizards 81, Magic 106
187
Nets-PacersNets 80, Pacers 98
178
POR won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Wolves-BlazersWolves 93, Blazers 97
+4 POR
Suns-BucksSuns 104, Bucks 96
+8 PHX
Cavs-BullsCavs 106, Bulls 97
+9 CLE
Heat-HornetsHeat 89, Hornets 100
+11 NOH
Nets-PacersNets 80, Pacers 98
+18 IND
Wizards-MagicWizards 81, Magic 106
+25 ORL
POR rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-BlazersPOR won · Wolves 93, Blazers 97
6 pts
Cavs-BullsCLE won · Cavs 106, Bulls 97
3 pts
Nets-PacersIND won · Nets 80, Pacers 98
2 pts
Dwight shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightORL · 31 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
85% (11-13)
ShaqPHX · 29 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
Nick YoungWAS · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
DoolingNJN · 17 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB
64% (7-11)
BellMIL · 16 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
60% (6-10)
Final · Wolves-Blazers
Wolves 93Blazers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2425212393
Blazers1825262897
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge's 24 points and 13 rebounds carried Portland past Minnesota, 97-93

For Minnesota, Mike Miller had 14 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 26-21.

POR lead by quarter
200 −6−6−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al Jefferson was the fantasy play: 54.5 FPTS on 27 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST

Final · Cavs-Bulls
Cavs 106Bulls 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs32222032106
Bulls2730202097
The story
Anderson Varejao had 13 points as Cleveland beat Chicago 106-97

Ben Gordon led Chicago with 29 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 13 PTS, 4 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 5-8 FG

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 32-20.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +5−3−3+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Magic
Wizards 81Magic 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2118192381
Magic27312622106
The story
Orlando beat Washington 106-81 behind 31 points and 16 rebounds from Dwight Howard

Nick Young paced Washington: 20 PTS, 3 REB 31 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 11-13 FG

The swing

A 31-18 second quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
300 +6+19+26+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.0Season avg30.6Last 5

30.6 points a game over his last five games, against 26.0 in 6 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 vs 2007–08 avg
Minutes per game
20.52007–08 avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.5 in 2007–08 (66 games). Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg39.2Today

39 minutes today, against 20.2 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 41

LeBron JamesPoints, last 7 games: 22, 22, 15, 29, 41, 27, 41Cavs-Bulls · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high41 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 6 games: 22, 14, 29, 22, 14, 31Magic-Wizards · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 5 games: 21, 20, 19, 18, 31Nets-Pacers · L
21.8 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 6 games: 26, 20, 19, 29, 33, 30Heat-Hornets · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 6 games: 15, 8, 16, 18, 3, 29Suns-Bucks · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 7 games: 18, 11, 11, 17, 31, 23, 29Bulls-Cavs · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST