FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, November 28, 2008Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed DAL by 6 at halftime and won 114–107.

Final · Box score
Hawks88
Raptors93
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR -4; Q3 TOR +4; Q4 TOR +5
Final · Box score
Sixers78
Celtics102
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +18; Q3 BOS +26; Q4 BOS +24
Final · Box score
Warriors97
Cavs112
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +26; Q4 CLE +15
Final · Box score
Bucks97
Pistons107
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +10
Final · OT · Box score
Bobcats115
Pacers108
Q1 CHA +10; Q2 CHA +5; Q3 CHA -4; Q4 Bobcats 0; OT1 CHA +7
Final · Box score
Wolves105
Thunder103
Q1 MIN -2; Q2 MIN -4; Q3 MIN +9; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Heat107
Suns92
Q1 MIA +13; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +15
Final · Box score
Grizzlies98
Spurs109
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +11
Final · Box score
Kings94
Jazz120
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 Jazz 0; Q3 UTA +27; Q4 UTA +26
Final · Box score
Hornets86
Blazers101
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +15
Final · Box score
Mavs107
Lakers114
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +7
On this day · 2007–08Nov 28, 2007: 10 games. Top scorer: Dwight Howard (Magic-Sonics), 39 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Lakers

Kobe Bryant scores 35 in Lakers win over Dallas

Dwyane Wade goes for 43 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-6+2+7LAL AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs27302129107
Lakers30212934114
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 20, 29, 21, 24, 29, 24, 12, 35LAL35 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 20, 9, 9, 9, 7, 10, 5, 19LAL19 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 8, 21, 16, 20, 20, 15, 31, 20, 29, 29DAL29 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 33, 14, 12, 24, 39, 32, 24, 25, 24, 19DAL19 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Utah posts the night's biggest win

Utah beat Sacramento by 26, the widest margin of 11 games.

MIN over OKC2TOR over ATL5CHA over IND7LAL over DAL7DET over MIL10SAS over MEM11CLE over GSW15MIA over PHX15POR over NOH15BOS over PHI24UTA over SAC26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Wolves-Thunder11
Bobcats-Pacers9
Hornets-Blazers8
Mavs-Lakers7
Hawks-Raptors4
Bucks-Pistons4
Warriors-Cavs3
Sixers-Celtics1
Grizzlies-Spurs1
Kings-Jazz1
Heat-Suns0
Shot of the night

Miller's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 105-103 final

The night in charts
Bobcats-Pacers combined for 223, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Bobcats-PacersBobcats 115, Pacers 108
223
Mavs-LakersMavs 107, Lakers 114
221
Kings-JazzKings 94, Jazz 120
214
Warriors-CavsWarriors 97, Cavs 112
209
Wolves-ThunderWolves 105, Thunder 103
208
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 98, Spurs 109
207
Bucks-PistonsBucks 97, Pistons 107
204
Heat-SunsHeat 107, Suns 92
199
Hornets-BlazersHornets 86, Blazers 101
187
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 88, Raptors 93
181
Sixers-CelticsSixers 78, Celtics 102
180
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-ThunderWolves 105, Thunder 103
+2 MIN
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 88, Raptors 93
+5 TOR
Bobcats-PacersBobcats 115, Pacers 108
+7 CHA
Mavs-LakersMavs 107, Lakers 114
+7 LAL
Bucks-PistonsBucks 97, Pistons 107
+10 DET
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 98, Spurs 109
+11 SAS
Warriors-CavsWarriors 97, Cavs 112
+15 CLE
Heat-SunsHeat 107, Suns 92
+15 MIA
Hornets-BlazersHornets 86, Blazers 101
+15 POR
Sixers-CelticsSixers 78, Celtics 102
+24 BOS
Kings-JazzKings 94, Jazz 120
+26 UTA
LAL rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-LakersLAL won · Mavs 107, Lakers 114
6 pts
Bobcats-PacersCHA won · Bobcats 115, Pacers 108
4 pts
Hawks-RaptorsTOR won · Hawks 88, Raptors 93
4 pts
Wolves-ThunderMIN won · Wolves 105, Thunder 103
4 pts
Warriors-CavsCLE won · Warriors 97, Cavs 112
3 pts
Okur shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OkurUTA · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
Jason ThompsonSAC · 16 PTS, 5 REB
73% (8-11)
LeBronCLE · 23 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL
69% (9-13)
IlgauskasCLE · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
RoyPOR · 25 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 1 BLK
69% (11-16)
Final · Wolves-Thunder
Wolves 105Thunder 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves16283526105
Thunder18302233103
The story
Craig Smith had 23 points as Minnesota beat Oklahoma City 105-103

Chris Wilcox led Oklahoma City with 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 6-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Timberwolves took the third 35-22.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −2−4+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jeff Green led the game in fantasy with 42.8 FPTS (22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Bobcats-Pacers
Bobcats 115Pacers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bobcats2825242216115
Pacers183033189108
The story
Raymond Felton's 31 points carried Charlotte past Indiana, 115-108 in OT

For Indiana, Danny Granger had 35 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 11-21 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-18, was where the Bobcats built it.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +10+5−40+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Heat-Suns
Heat 107Suns 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat32252426107
Suns1925262292
The story
Miami beat Phoenix 107-92 behind 13 points from Mario Chalmers

Leandro Barbosa paced Phoenix: 20 PTS, 5 AST 13 PTS, 5 STL, 2 REB, 2 AST · 5-7 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 32-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +13+13+11+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.7Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.7 in 12 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 vs 2007–08 avg
Minutes per game
31.12007–08 avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.1 in 2007–08 (74 games). Today: 14 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.6Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 10.6 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 43

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 33, 36, 24, 29, 19, 40, 38, 23, 12, 43Heat-Suns · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high43 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 20, 29, 21, 24, 29, 24, 12, 35Lakers-Mavs · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 18, 15, 34, 21, 23, 22, 16, 35Pacers-Bobcats · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 31, 33, 17, 25, 11, 19, 23, 26, 22, 32Grizzlies-Spurs · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 23, 14, 11, 6, 14, 23, 4, 31Bobcats-Pacers · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high31 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 30, 9, 30, 27, 40, 15, 42, 24, 39, 30Raptors-Hawks · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST