FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 15, 2008Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed MIN by 10 at halftime and won 88–83.

Final · Box score
Warriors121
Clippers103
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +18
Final · Box score
Nets119
Hawks107
Q1 NJN +1; Q2 NJN +5; Q3 NJN +12; Q4 NJN +12
Final · Box score
Thunder85
Sixers110
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI +4; Q3 PHI +19; Q4 PHI +25
Final · Box score
Jazz93
Cavs105
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE -7; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +12
Final · Box score
Blazers88
Wolves83
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR -10; Q3 POR -6; Q4 POR +5
Final · Box score
Pacers91
Bulls104
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 CHI +13
Final · Box score
Hornets82
Rockets91
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +12; Q3 HOU +17; Q4 HOU +9
Final · OT · Box score
Celtics102
Bucks97
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS +12; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +5
On this day · 2007–08Nov 15, 2007: 2 games. Top scorer: Manu Ginobili (Spurs-Mavs), 25 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Wolves

Portland turns it around against Minnesota

LeBron James goes for 38 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-10-6+5POR AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2714242388
Wolves2526201283
Who led
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 20, 18, 17, 24, 27, 22, 21, 24POR24 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Greg OdenPoints, last 4 games: 0, 3, 11, 13POR13 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 8 games: 21, 14, 24, 30, 14, 27, 25, 26MIN26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 8 games: 11, 13, 10, 25, 16, 14, 10, 10MIN10 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Philadelphia posts the night's biggest win

Philadelphia beat OKC by 25, the widest margin of 8 games.

POR over MIN5BOS over MIL5HOU over NOH9NJN over ATL12CLE over UTA12CHI over IND13GSW over LAC18PHI over OKC25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Blazers-Wolves11
Pacers-Bulls8
Celtics-Bucks7
Warriors-Clippers6
Nets-Hawks6
Thunder-Sixers5
Jazz-Cavs3
Hornets-Rockets1
The night in charts
Nets-Hawks combined for 226, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-HawksNets 119, Hawks 107
226
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 121, Clippers 103
224
Celtics-BucksCeltics 102, Bucks 97
199
Jazz-CavsJazz 93, Cavs 105
198
Pacers-BullsPacers 91, Bulls 104
195
Thunder-SixersThunder 85, Sixers 110
195
Hornets-RocketsHornets 82, Rockets 91
173
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 88, Wolves 83
171
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 88, Wolves 83
+5 POR
Celtics-BucksCeltics 102, Bucks 97
+5 BOS
Hornets-RocketsHornets 82, Rockets 91
+9 HOU
Jazz-CavsJazz 93, Cavs 105
+12 CLE
Nets-HawksNets 119, Hawks 107
+12 NJN
Pacers-BullsPacers 91, Bulls 104
+13 CHI
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 121, Clippers 103
+18 GSW
Thunder-SixersThunder 85, Sixers 110
+25 PHI
POR erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-WolvesPOR won · Blazers 88, Wolves 83
10 pts
Jazz-CavsCLE won · Jazz 93, Cavs 105
7 pts
Morrow shot 15-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MorrowGSW · 37 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST
75% (15-20)
JeffersonMIN · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
75% (12-16)
ChandlerNOH · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
NocioniCHI · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
Jeff GreenOKC · 21 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Celtics-Bucks
Celtics 102Bucks 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics212921229102
Bucks20182134497
The story
Paul Pierce had 28 points as Boston beat Milwaukee 102-97 in OT

Luc Mbah a Moute led Milwaukee with 14 PTS, 9 REB 28 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 5-9 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the second 29-18, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +1+12+120+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Blazers-Wolves
Blazers 88Wolves 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2714242388
Wolves2526201283
The story
Brandon Roy's 24 points carried Portland past Minnesota, 88-83

Greg Oden chipped in 13 PTS, 8 REB 24 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 9-18 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 23-12.

POR lead by quarter
200 +2−10−6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al Jefferson was the fantasy play: 47.7 FPTS on 26 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST

Final · Pacers-Bulls
Pacers 91Bulls 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1928261891
Bulls27282623104
The story
Chicago beat Indiana 104-91 behind 23 points and 8 assists from Derrick Rose

Troy Murphy paced Indiana: 13 REB, 12 PTS, 5 AST 23 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 8-15 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 27-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +8+8+8+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 4 vs season avg
Points per game
7.7Season avg15.0Last 4

15.0 points a game over his last four games, against 7.7 in 3 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.4Season avg12.4Last 3

12.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.4 in 7 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.1Season avg48.4Today

48 minutes today, against 33.1 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 38

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 15, 29, 41, 27, 41, 41, 22, 38Cavs-Jazz · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Anthony MorrowPoints, last 4 games: 7, 8, 8, 37Warriors-Clippers · W
15.0 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 6 games: 13, 13, 11, 38, 30, 33Nets-Hawks · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 9 games: 25, 35, 24, 17, 25, 17, 28, 32, 31Hawks-Nets · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 9 games: 21, 20, 19, 18, 31, 22, 28, 26, 29Nets-Hawks · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 13, 20, 18, 7, 36, 34, 19, 28Celtics-Bucks · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST