FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 9, 2008Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed HOU by 12 after the first quarter and won 111–82.

Final · Box score
Raptors89
Bobcats79
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 TOR -5; Q3 TOR -4; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Jazz99
Knicks107
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK -5; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Mavs92
Clippers103
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +11
Final · Box score
Celtics88
Pistons76
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +18; Q3 BOS +20; Q4 BOS +12
Final · Box score
Hawks89
Thunder85
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL -3; Q3 ATL -4; Q4 ATL +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies90
Nuggets100
Q1 DEN -6; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN +4; Q4 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Warriors98
Kings115
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC +6; Q3 SAC +16; Q4 SAC +17
Final · Box score
Rockets82
Lakers111
Q1 LAL -12; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +29
On this day · 2007–08Nov 9, 2007: 13 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Wizards), 32 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Lakers

Lakers rally from 12 down to beat Houston

Chris Bosh goes for 30 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12+2+7+29LAL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2820171782
Lakers16342239111
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 5 games: 23, 16, 33, 27, 23LAL23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 5 games: 15, 13, 16, 9, 20LAL20 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Aaron BrooksPoints, last 6 games: 14, 4, 12, 14, 0, 20HOU20 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 7 games: 12, 7, 10, 21, 14, 14, 12HOU12 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Lakers by 29.

ATL over OKC4NYK over UTA8TOR over CHA10DEN over MEM10LAC over DAL11BOS over DET12SAC over GSW17LAL over HOU29Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Raptors-Bobcats14
Jazz-Knicks13
Grizzlies-Nuggets11
Mavs-Clippers7
Hawks-Thunder6
Celtics-Pistons3
Warriors-Kings3
Rockets-Lakers2
The night in charts
Warriors-Kings combined for 213, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-KingsWarriors 98, Kings 115
213
Jazz-KnicksJazz 99, Knicks 107
206
Mavs-ClippersMavs 92, Clippers 103
195
Rockets-LakersRockets 82, Lakers 111
193
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 90, Nuggets 100
190
Hawks-ThunderHawks 89, Thunder 85
174
Raptors-BobcatsRaptors 89, Bobcats 79
168
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 88, Pistons 76
164
ATL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Hawks-ThunderHawks 89, Thunder 85
+4 ATL
Jazz-KnicksJazz 99, Knicks 107
+8 NYK
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 90, Nuggets 100
+10 DEN
Raptors-BobcatsRaptors 89, Bobcats 79
+10 TOR
Mavs-ClippersMavs 92, Clippers 103
+11 LAC
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 88, Pistons 76
+12 BOS
Warriors-KingsWarriors 98, Kings 115
+17 SAC
Rockets-LakersRockets 82, Lakers 111
+29 LAL
LAL erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-LakersLAL won · Rockets 82, Lakers 111
12 pts
Grizzlies-NuggetsDEN won · Grizzlies 90, Nuggets 100
6 pts
Jazz-KnicksNYK won · Jazz 99, Knicks 107
5 pts
Raptors-BobcatsTOR won · Raptors 89, Bobcats 79
5 pts
Hawks-ThunderATL won · Hawks 89, Thunder 85
4 pts
Hilario shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HilarioDEN · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
PauLAL · 20 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
70% (7-10)
Tony AllenBOS · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
BoozerUTA · 19 PTS, 18 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
64% (7-11)
BoshTOR · 30 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
63% (12-19)
Final · Hawks-Thunder
Hawks 89Thunder 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2216203189
Thunder1427212385
The story
Atlanta beat Oklahoma City 89-85 behind 25 points from Joe Johnson

Kevin Durant paced Oklahoma City: 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 4 STL, 2 REB, 2 AST · 9-25 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 22-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +8−3−4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Nuggets
Grizzlies 90Nuggets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies3420152190
Nuggets28252027100
The story
Chauncey Billups had 16 points and 10 assists as Denver beat Memphis 100-90

O.J. Mayo led Memphis with 31 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 2-13 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the fourth 27-21, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −6−1+4+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Lakers
Rockets 82Lakers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2820171782
Lakers16342239111
The story
Pau Gasol's 20 points and 15 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Houston, 111-82

For Houston, Luis Scola had 12 PTS, 9 REB 20 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 7-10 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 39-17, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
300 −12+2+7+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.7Season avg26.2Last 5

26.2 points a game over his last five games, against 21.7 in 6 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Season avg23.3Last 3

23.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.6 in 5 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.3Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 7.3 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 33

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 6 games: 36, 21, 8, 30, 23, 33Mavs-Clippers · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 6 games: 29, 14, 1, 16, 23, 32Knicks-Jazz · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 7 games: 10, 17, 16, 13, 28, 20, 31Grizzlies-Nuggets · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 6 games: 27, 31, 20, 26, 26, 30Raptors-Bobcats · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 7 games: 17, 9, 31, 14, 33, 26, 27Kings-Warriors · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 6 games: 20, 12, 15, 25, 22, 25Knicks-Jazz · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high25 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST