FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 25, 2008Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed OKC by 13 at halftime and won 99–98.

Final · Box score
Warriors100
Wizards124
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS +14; Q3 WAS +21; Q4 WAS +24
Final · Box score
Cavs119
Knicks101
Q1 CLE +12; Q2 CLE +29; Q3 CLE +29; Q4 CLE +18
Final · Box score
Suns99
Thunder98
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX -13; Q3 PHX -11; Q4 PHX +1
Final · Box score
Pacers106
Mavs109
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL -7; Q3 DAL -6; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Nets93
Lakers120
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +14; Q4 LAL +27
On this day · 2007–08Nov 25, 2007: 5 games. Top scorer: Carlos Boozer (Jazz-Pistons), 36 points.
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The lead · Suns-Thunder

Phoenix rallies from 13 down to beat OKC

Andray Blatche goes for 25 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-13-11+1PHX AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2615292999
Thunder2529271798
Who led
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 18, 11, 12, 29, 30, 21, 17, 22PHX22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 7, 6, 16, 12, 10, 17, 14, 8, 16, 20PHX20 PTS · 8 REB · 15 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 37, 23, 13, 29, 18, 17, 30, 29OKC29 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Chris WilcoxPoints, last 10 games: 13, 2, 12, 5, 2, 2, 4, 7, 14, 18OKC18 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Pacers-Mavs

Dallas takes over late to edge Indiana

Down 6 after three, Dallas won the fourth 32–23. Final: 109–106. Jason Terry led Dallas with 29 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHX over OKC1DAL over IND3CLE over NYK18WAS over GSW24LAL over NJN27Final margin, points. Pink = DAL over IND.
Lead changes
Pacers-Mavs12
Suns-Thunder10
Nets-Lakers7
Warriors-Wizards4
Cavs-Knicks0
The night in charts
Warriors-Wizards combined for 224, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 100, Wizards 124
224
Cavs-KnicksCavs 119, Knicks 101
220
Pacers-MavsPacers 106, Mavs 109
215
Nets-LakersNets 93, Lakers 120
213
Suns-ThunderSuns 99, Thunder 98
197
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-ThunderSuns 99, Thunder 98
+1 PHX
Pacers-MavsPacers 106, Mavs 109
+3 DAL
Cavs-KnicksCavs 119, Knicks 101
+18 CLE
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 100, Wizards 124
+24 WAS
Nets-LakersNets 93, Lakers 120
+27 LAL
PHX erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-ThunderPHX won · Suns 99, Thunder 98
13 pts
Pacers-MavsDAL won · Pacers 106, Mavs 109
7 pts
Nets-LakersLAL won · Nets 93, Lakers 120
4 pts
Amar'e shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Amar'ePHX · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
PauLAL · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
ButlerWAS · 35 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
68% (13-19)
RushIND · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
BlatcheWAS · 25 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 5 BLK
61% (11-18)
Final · Suns-Thunder
Suns 99Thunder 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2615292999
Thunder2529271798
The story
Steve Nash had 20 points and 15 assists as Phoenix beat Oklahoma City 99-98

Kevin Durant led Oklahoma City with 29 PTS, 4 REB 20 PTS, 15 AST, 8 REB · 8-14 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Suns took the fourth 29-17.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +1−13−11+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Mavs
Pacers 106Mavs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers26302723106
Mavs26232832109
The story
Dirk Nowitzki's 24 points and 12 rebounds carried Dallas past Indiana, 109-106

For Indiana, Troy Murphy had 21 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 6-15 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 32-23.

DAL lead by quarter
200 0−7−6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Wizards
Warriors 100Wizards 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors26232328100
Wizards32313031124
The story
Washington beat Golden State 124-100 behind 25 points and 11 rebounds from Antawn Jamison

Andris Biedrins paced Golden State: 15 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 11-20 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 31-23 second quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
300 +6+14+21+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.6Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.6 in 13 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.4Season avg25.7Last 3

25.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.4 in 5 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.6Season avg39.1Today

39 minutes today, against 13.6 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Caron Butler leads the day with 35

Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 10, 27, 6, 21, 32, 12, 23, 35Wizards-Warriors · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 21, 16, 20, 20, 15, 31, 20, 29Mavs-Pacers · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 37, 23, 13, 29, 18, 17, 30, 29Thunder-Suns · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 9, 20, 22, 14, 15, 34, 4, 12, 16, 26Lakers-Nets · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 41, 27, 41, 41, 22, 38, 31, 25, 24, 26Cavs-Knicks · W
28.9 PPG season to date · −3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Andray BlatchePoints, last 10 games: 5, 7, 7, 7, 1, 6, 4, 14, 6, 25Wizards-Warriors · W
8.2 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST