FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 24, 2008Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed PHI by 5 after the first quarter and won 93–84.

Final · Box score
Sixers84
Bobcats93
Q1 CHA -5; Q2 Bobcats 0; Q3 CHA +4; Q4 CHA +9
Final · Box score
Bucks101
Magic108
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +11; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Rockets107
Heat98
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +8; Q3 HOU +5; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Spurs94
Grizzlies81
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +17; Q4 SAS +13
Final · Box score
Bulls101
Jazz100
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI -3; Q4 CHI +1
Final · Box score
Kings90
Blazers91
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +1
Final · Box score
Hornets99
Clippers87
Q1 NOH +1; Q2 NOH +3; Q3 NOH +11; Q4 NOH +12
On this day · 2007–08Nov 24, 2007: 10 games. Top scorer: Antawn Jamison (Wizards-Grizzlies), 41 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Bobcats

Charlotte upsets Philadelphia

Dwight Howard goes for 24 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-50+4+9CHA AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2516232084
Bobcats2021272593
Who led
D.J. AugustinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 14, 5, 6, 8, 21, 26, 12, 25CHA25 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 12, 9, 23, 14, 11, 6, 14, 23CHA23 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 13, 25, 14, 15, 19, 17, 23, 18PHI18 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 2, 16, 15, 18, 10, 15, 17, 14, 15, 17PHI17 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: San Antonio by 13.

CHI over UTA1POR over SAC1ORL over MIL7CHA over PHI9HOU over MIA9NOH over LAC12SAS over MEM13Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Hornets-Clippers18
Bulls-Jazz16
Sixers-Bobcats9
Kings-Blazers6
Bucks-Magic1
Rockets-Heat1
Spurs-Grizzlies0
Shot of the night

Hughes's jumper with 1.5 seconds left puts the Bulls ahead, 101-100 final

The night in charts
Bucks-Magic combined for 209, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-MagicBucks 101, Magic 108
209
Rockets-HeatRockets 107, Heat 98
205
Bulls-JazzBulls 101, Jazz 100
201
Hornets-ClippersHornets 99, Clippers 87
186
Kings-BlazersKings 90, Blazers 91
181
Sixers-BobcatsSixers 84, Bobcats 93
177
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 94, Grizzlies 81
175
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-BlazersKings 90, Blazers 91
+1 POR
Bulls-JazzBulls 101, Jazz 100
+1 CHI
Bucks-MagicBucks 101, Magic 108
+7 ORL
Sixers-BobcatsSixers 84, Bobcats 93
+9 CHA
Rockets-HeatRockets 107, Heat 98
+9 HOU
Hornets-ClippersHornets 99, Clippers 87
+12 NOH
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 94, Grizzlies 81
+13 SAS
CHA rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-BobcatsCHA won · Sixers 84, Bobcats 93
5 pts
Bulls-JazzCHI won · Bulls 101, Jazz 100
3 pts
Felton shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FeltonCHA · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST
73% (8-11)
AugustinCHA · 25 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
DwightORL · 24 PTS, 13 REB, 6 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
JeffersonMIL · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
UdrihSAC · 17 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Bulls-Jazz
Bulls 101Jazz 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls28251929101
Jazz26193025100
The story
Derrick Rose had 25 points and 9 assists as Chicago beat Utah 101-100

Paul Millsap led Utah with 21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 9 AST, 1 REB · 10-18 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the second 25-19, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +2+8−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mehmet Okur led the game in fantasy with 45.3 FPTS (26 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Kings-Blazers
Kings 90Blazers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2123271990
Blazers2721271691
The story
Brandon Roy's 28 points carried Portland past Sacramento, 91-90

For Sacramento, Spencer Hawes had 15 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 10-19 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-21, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +6+4+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Joel Przybilla was the fantasy play: 35.9 FPTS on 12 REB, 10 PTS

Final · Hornets-Clippers
Hornets 99Clippers 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2524272399
Clippers2422192287
The story
New Orleans beat Los Angeles 99-87 behind 27 points from David West

Baron Davis paced Los Angeles: 19 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 27 PTS, 5 REB · 12-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 27-19 third quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +1+3+11+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.5Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.5 in 12 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.0Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.0 in 13 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.6Season avg36.2Today

36 minutes today, against 13.6 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Yao Ming leads the day with 28

Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 12, 17, 13, 21, 19, 18, 22, 28Rockets-Heat · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 22, 21, 24, 22, 20, 16, 26, 28Blazers-Kings · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 21, 21, 18, 18, 22, 19, 33, 27Hornets-Clippers · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 16, 22, 16, 17, 1, 11, 23, 26Jazz-Bulls · L
15.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 31, 33, 17, 25, 11, 19, 23, 26Grizzlies-Spurs · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
D.J. AugustinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 14, 5, 6, 8, 21, 26, 12, 25Bobcats-Sixers · W
12.5 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST