FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 13, 2008Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed DAL by 10 after the first quarter and won 98–91.

Final · Box score
Nuggets99
Cavs110
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +11
Final · Box score
Mavs91
Bulls98
Q1 CHI -10; Q2 CHI +1; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Pistons107
Warriors102
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET -7; Q3 DET +7; Q4 DET +5
On this day · 2007–08Nov 13, 2007: 8 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Rockets-Grizzlies), 41 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Bulls

Ben Gordon scores 35, Chicago rallies past Dallas

LeBron James goes for 22 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+1+8+7CHI AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs3218202191
Bulls2229272098
Who led
Ben GordonPoints, last 9 games: 18, 11, 11, 17, 31, 23, 29, 19, 35CHI35 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 9 games: 21, 8, 11, 1, 18, 14, 20, 19, 20CHI20 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 6 games: 28, 14, 18, 14, 11, 21DAL21 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Erick DampierPoints, last 8 games: 3, 7, 5, 2, 0, 9, 11, 16DAL16 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Pistons-Warriors

Detroit beats Golden State, 107–102

Detroit led 80–73 after three and won by 5. Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DET over GSW5CHI over DAL7CLE over DEN11Final margin, points. Pink = DET over GSW.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Cavs8
Pistons-Warriors4
Mavs-Bulls3
The night in charts
Pistons-Warriors combined for 209
Points by game
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 107, Warriors 102
209
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 99, Cavs 110
209
Mavs-BullsMavs 91, Bulls 98
189
DET won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 107, Warriors 102
+5 DET
Mavs-BullsMavs 91, Bulls 98
+7 CHI
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 99, Cavs 110
+11 CLE
CHI erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-BullsCHI won · Mavs 91, Bulls 98
10 pts
Pistons-WarriorsDET won · Pistons 107, Warriors 102
7 pts
Nuggets-CavsCLE won · Nuggets 99, Cavs 110
3 pts
Billups shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BillupsDEN · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
JR SmithDEN · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
GibsonCLE · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Ben GordonCHI · 35 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
57% (12-21)
DampierDAL · 18 REB, 16 PTS, 3 BLK, 1 AST
55% (6-11)
Final · Pistons-Warriors
Pistons 107Warriors 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons21253427107
Warriors23302029102
The story
Richard Hamilton's 24 points carried Detroit past Golden State, 107-102

For Golden State, Andris Biedrins had 19 REB, 17 PTS, 2 AST 24 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 4 STL · 7-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 34-20.

DET lead by quarter
200 −2−7+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Bulls
Mavs 91Bulls 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs3218202191
Bulls2229272098
The story
Luol Deng had 20 points as Chicago beat Dallas 98-91

Josh Howard led Dallas with 21 PTS, 11 REB 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 8-19 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Bulls took the second 29-18.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −10+1+8+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Erick Dampier led the game in fantasy with 49.1 FPTS (18 REB, 16 PTS)

Final · Nuggets-Cavs
Nuggets 99Cavs 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets3625201899
Cavs33253022110
The story
Cleveland beat Denver 110-99 behind 24 points from Mo Williams

JR Smith paced Denver: 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 6 AST · 10-21 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

A 30-20 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −3−3+7+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.9Season avg27.4Last 5

27.4 points a game over his last five games, against 19.9 in 8 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.8Season avg22.7Last 3

22.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.8 in 7 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.4Season avg27.6Today

28 minutes today, against 11.4 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Ben Gordon leads the day with 35

Ben GordonPoints, last 9 games: 18, 11, 11, 17, 31, 23, 29, 19, 35Bulls-Mavs · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 6 games: 13, 12, 15, 16, 16, 26Nuggets-Cavs · L
16.3 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 8 games: 15, 24, 19, 22, 22, 3, 17, 24Pistons-Warriors · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high24 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 9 games: 12, 17, 11, 14, 13, 21, 11, 16, 24Cavs-Nuggets · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 7 games: 18, 25, 13, 24, 10, 30, 23Pistons-Warriors · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 9 games: 22, 22, 15, 29, 41, 27, 41, 41, 22Cavs-Nuggets · W
28.9 PPG season to date · −7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST