FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 17, 2008Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed PHX by 9 after the first quarter and won 109–97.

Final · Box score
Rockets100
Thunder89
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +11
Final · Box score
Suns97
Jazz109
Q1 UTA -9; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +12
Final · Box score
Spurs86
Clippers83
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +3
On this day · 2007–08Nov 17, 2007: 10 games. Top scorer: Josh Smith (Hawks-Bucks), 38 points.
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The lead · Suns-Jazz

Utah rallies from 9 down to beat Phoenix

Tim Duncan goes for 20 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+3+6+12UTA AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns3222232097
Jazz23342626109
Who led
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 20, 21, 19, 19, 20, 26, 17, 21UTA21 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
CJ MilesPoints, last 10 games: 4, 2, 4, 7, 7, 7, 16, 6, 12, 21UTA21 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 49, 26, 24, 18, 11, 12, 29, 30PHX30 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Matt BarnesPoints, last 7 games: 7, 8, 21, 10, 8, 11, 19PHX19 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Spurs-Clippers

San Antonio holds off Clippers, 86–83

San Antonio led 68–64 after three and held on to win by three. Roger Mason Jr. led San Antonio with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over LAC3HOU over OKC11UTA over PHX12Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over LAC.
Lead changes
Rockets-Thunder14
Suns-Jazz6
Spurs-Clippers4
Shot of the night

Mason's three with 8.4 seconds left breaks the tie, 86-83 final

The night in charts
Suns-Jazz combined for 206, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-JazzSuns 97, Jazz 109
206
Rockets-ThunderRockets 100, Thunder 89
189
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 86, Clippers 83
169
SAS won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 86, Clippers 83
+3 SAS
Rockets-ThunderRockets 100, Thunder 89
+11 HOU
Suns-JazzSuns 97, Jazz 109
+12 UTA
UTA rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-JazzUTA won · Suns 97, Jazz 109
9 pts
Spurs-ClippersSAS won · Spurs 86, Clippers 83
2 pts
Miles shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MilesUTA · 21 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
DuncanSAS · 20 PTS, 15 REB, 6 BLK, 4 AST
64% (9-14)
KamanLAC · 17 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
BarnesPHX · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
NashPHX · 14 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB
60% (6-10)
Final · Spurs-Clippers
Spurs 86Clippers 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2122251886
Clippers2315261983
The story
Michael Finley had 19 points as San Antonio beat Los Angeles 86-83

Cuttino Mobley led Los Angeles with 18 PTS, 3 REB 19 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB · 7-15 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Spurs took the second 22-15.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −2+5+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Thunder
Rockets 100Thunder 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets32242519100
Thunder3020192089
The story
Yao Ming's 19 points and 12 rebounds carried Houston past Oklahoma City, 100-89

For Oklahoma City, Russell Westbrook had 14 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 7-8 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 25-19, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +2+6+12+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Durant was the fantasy play: 51.9 FPTS on 29 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST

Final · Suns-Jazz
Suns 97Jazz 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns3222232097
Jazz23342626109
The story
Utah beat Phoenix 109-97 behind 21 points and 15 rebounds from Carlos Boozer

Steve Nash paced Phoenix: 14 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST · 7-15 FG

The swing

A 34-22 second quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −9+3+6+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.9Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.9 in 9 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Season avg15.1Last 3

15.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.7 in 8 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Season avg39.4Today

39 minutes today, against 26.2 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 30

Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 49, 26, 24, 18, 11, 12, 29, 30Suns-Jazz · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 12, 26, 18, 17, 24, 20, 37, 23, 13, 29Thunder-Rockets · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 21, 14, 14, 12, 2, 4, 12, 23Rockets-Thunder · W
11.9 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 20, 21, 19, 19, 20, 26, 17, 21Jazz-Suns · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
CJ MilesPoints, last 10 games: 4, 2, 4, 7, 7, 7, 16, 6, 12, 21Jazz-Suns · W
8.2 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high21 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Roger Mason Jr.Points, last 10 games: 12, 14, 11, 26, 18, 10, 6, 9, 18, 21Spurs-Clippers · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST