FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 22, 2008Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed IND by 12 at halftime and won 109–100.

Final · Box score
Bucks79
Bobcats74
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL -1; Q3 MIL +10; Q4 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Rockets100
Magic95
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Hawks96
Cavs110
Q1 CLE +16; Q2 CLE +17; Q3 CLE +21; Q4 CLE +14
Final · Box score
Pacers100
Heat109
Q1 MIA -11; Q2 MIA -12; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 MIA +9
Final · Box score
Clippers95
Nets112
Q1 NJN +2; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 NJN +13; Q4 NJN +17
Final · Box score
Wizards117
Knicks122
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Jazz103
Grizzlies94
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Thunder97
Hornets109
Q1 NOH -2; Q2 NOH +5; Q3 NOH +10; Q4 NOH +12
Final · Box score
Blazers92
Suns102
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +10
The lead · Pacers-Heat

Dwyane Wade goes for 38 in Miami win over Indiana

Chris Paul posts a triple-double

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-120+9MIA AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers31291921100
Heat20283130109
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 29, 33, 30, 33, 36, 24, 29, 19, 40, 38MIA38 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 12, 4, 10, 12, 8, 12, 20, 18MIA18 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Marquis DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 14, 14, 16, 17, 13, 11, 25, 25IND25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 33, 23, 20, 18, 15, 34, 21, 23IND23 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Rockets-Magic

Houston takes care of Orlando

A 5-point win, 100–95. Yao Ming led Houston with 22 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over CHA5HOU over ORL5NYK over WAS5MIA over IND9UTA over MEM9PHX over POR10NOH over OKC12CLE over ATL14NJN over LAC17Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over ORL.
Lead changes
Rockets-Magic18
Thunder-Hornets11
Blazers-Suns8
Bucks-Bobcats7
Wizards-Knicks6
Pacers-Heat4
Jazz-Grizzlies3
Clippers-Nets1
The night in charts
Wizards-Knicks combined for 239, 30 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-KnicksWizards 117, Knicks 122
239
Pacers-HeatPacers 100, Heat 109
209
Clippers-NetsClippers 95, Nets 112
207
Thunder-HornetsThunder 97, Hornets 109
206
Hawks-CavsHawks 96, Cavs 110
206
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 103, Grizzlies 94
197
Rockets-MagicRockets 100, Magic 95
195
Blazers-SunsBlazers 92, Suns 102
194
Bucks-BobcatsBucks 79, Bobcats 74
153
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-BobcatsBucks 79, Bobcats 74
+5 MIL
Wizards-KnicksWizards 117, Knicks 122
+5 NYK
Rockets-MagicRockets 100, Magic 95
+5 HOU
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 103, Grizzlies 94
+9 UTA
Pacers-HeatPacers 100, Heat 109
+9 MIA
Blazers-SunsBlazers 92, Suns 102
+10 PHX
Thunder-HornetsThunder 97, Hornets 109
+12 NOH
Hawks-CavsHawks 96, Cavs 110
+14 CLE
Clippers-NetsClippers 95, Nets 112
+17 NJN
MIA erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-HeatMIA won · Pacers 100, Heat 109
12 pts
Thunder-HornetsNOH won · Thunder 97, Hornets 109
2 pts
Rockets-MagicHOU won · Rockets 100, Magic 95
2 pts
Bucks-BobcatsMIL won · Bucks 79, Bobcats 74
1 pt
Brewer shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrewerUTA · 21 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL, 1 REB
71% (10-14)
Nate RobinsonNYK · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
WilcoxOKC · 14 PTS, 10 REB
70% (7-10)
JamisonWAS · 29 PTS, 13 REB, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
KDOKC · 30 PTS, 4 REB
69% (11-16)
Final · Wizards-Knicks
Wizards 117Knicks 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards29293128117
Knicks35253131122
The story
New York beat Washington 122-117 behind 34 points and 12 rebounds from Quentin Richardson

Antawn Jamison paced Washington: 29 PTS, 13 REB 34 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 11-20 FG, 7-13 3PT

The swing

A 35-29 first quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +6+2+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Heat
Pacers 100Heat 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers31291921100
Heat20283130109
The story
Shawn Marion's 18 points carried Miami past Indiana, 109-100

For Indiana, Danny Granger had 23 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 18 PTS, 9 REB, 6 STL, 4 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

The Heat trailed by 12 going into the third, then won it 31-19.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −11−120+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Hornets
Thunder 97Hornets 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder3018242597
Hornets28252927109
The story
David West had 33 points as New Orleans beat Oklahoma City 109-97

Russell Westbrook led Oklahoma City with 11 AST, 9 PTS 33 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 13-20 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Hornets took the second 25-18.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −2+5+10+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.1Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.1 in 13 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.2Season avg18.8Last 3

18.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.2 in 12 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.9Season avg27.5Today

28 minutes today, against 11.9 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 38

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 29, 33, 30, 33, 36, 24, 29, 19, 40, 38Heat-Pacers · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 6, 3, 3, 8, 5, 17, 13, 7, 34Knicks-Wizards · W
11.6 PPG season to date · +24.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 11, 21, 21, 18, 18, 22, 19, 33Hornets-Thunder · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 23, 22, 12, 25, 11, 14, 18, 30Clippers-Nets · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 20, 37, 23, 13, 29, 18, 17, 30Thunder-Hornets · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 20, 21, 30, 17, 12, 20, 17, 29Hornets-Thunder · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 16 AST