FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 23, 2008Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed CHI by 2 after three quarters and won 114–101.

Final · Box score
Celtics118
Raptors103
Q1 BOS +12; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +22; Q4 BOS +15
Final · Box score
Warriors81
Sixers89
Q1 PHI +10; Q2 PHI +18; Q3 PHI +10; Q4 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Wolves106
Pistons80
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +24; Q4 MIN +26
Final · Box score
Bulls101
Nuggets114
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN -2; Q4 DEN +13
Final · Box score
Kings108
Lakers118
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +16; Q4 LAL +10
On this day · 2007–08Nov 23, 2007: 12 games. Top scorer: Dwight Howard (Magic-Bobcats), 34 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Nuggets

Denver tops Chicago in Denver

Randy Foye goes for 23 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+4-2+13DEN AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls18363116101
Nuggets27312531114
Who led
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 8, 12, 16, 10, 10, 18, 6, 26DEN26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 25, 18, 18, 14, 17, 21, 10, 21DEN21 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 29, 19, 35, 19, 23, 11, 13, 28CHI28 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 11, 11, 8, 4, 9, 11, 18, 21CHI21 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Warriors-Sixers

Philadelphia leads Golden State wire to wire

Philadelphia was ahead at every break and won 89–81. Best quarter: the second, 30–22. Elton Brand led Philadelphia with 23 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHI over GSW8LAL over SAC10DEN over CHI13BOS over TOR15MIN over DET26Final margin, points. Pink = PHI over GSW.
Lead changes
Bulls-Nuggets10
Wolves-Pistons3
Kings-Lakers2
Celtics-Raptors0
Warriors-Sixers0
The night in charts
Kings-Lakers combined for 226, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-LakersKings 108, Lakers 118
226
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 118, Raptors 103
221
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 101, Nuggets 114
215
Wolves-PistonsWolves 106, Pistons 80
186
Warriors-SixersWarriors 81, Sixers 89
170
PHI won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Warriors-SixersWarriors 81, Sixers 89
+8 PHI
Kings-LakersKings 108, Lakers 118
+10 LAL
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 101, Nuggets 114
+13 DEN
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 118, Raptors 103
+15 BOS
Wolves-PistonsWolves 106, Pistons 80
+26 MIN
Kenyon Martin shot 10-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kenyon MartinDEN · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
100% (10-10)
GomesMIN · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
82% (9-11)
FoyeMIN · 23 PTS, 14 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
75% (9-12)
Jason ThompsonSAC · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
KGBOS · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Kings-Lakers
Kings 108Lakers 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings27252828108
Lakers32293522118
The story
Los Angeles beat Sacramento 118-108 behind 24 points from Kobe Bryant

Jason Thompson paced Sacramento: 15 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 10-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 35-28 third quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +5+9+16+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Nuggets
Bulls 101Nuggets 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls18363116101
Nuggets27312531114
The story
Carmelo Anthony had 21 points and 13 rebounds as Denver beat Chicago 114-101

Drew Gooden led Chicago with 21 PTS, 7 REB 21 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST · 6-11 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Nuggets took the fourth 31-16.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +9+4−2+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Pistons
Wolves 106Pistons 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves22223230106
Pistons1915182880
The story
Ryan Gomes' 20 points carried Minnesota past Detroit, 106-80

For Detroit, Rasheed Wallace had 10 REB, 7 PTS, 2 AST 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 9-11 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 32-18, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
300 +3+10+24+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.2Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.2 in 12 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.7Season avg28.1Last 3

28.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.7 in 14 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.5Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 12.5 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Ben Gordon leads the day with 28

Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 29, 19, 35, 19, 23, 11, 13, 28Bulls-Nuggets · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 8, 12, 16, 10, 10, 18, 6, 26Nuggets-Bulls · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 27, 23, 27, 20, 29, 21, 24, 29, 24Lakers-Kings · W
24.7 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 30, 9, 30, 27, 40, 15, 42, 24Raptors-Celtics · L
26.7 PPG season to date · −2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 11, 13, 21, 31, 18, 29, 8, 24Kings-Lakers · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 6, 13, 25, 14, 15, 19, 17, 23Sixers-Warriors · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST