FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 30, 2008Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed PHX by 11 after the first quarter and won 117–109.

Final · Box score
Blazers96
Pistons85
Q1 POR +12; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +11
Final · Box score
Bulls103
Sixers92
Q1 CHI -10; Q2 CHI -3; Q3 CHI +17; Q4 CHI +11
Final · Box score
Rockets94
Nuggets104
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Nets117
Suns109
Q1 NJN -11; Q2 NJN -6; Q3 NJN -11; Q4 NJN +8
Final · Box score
Raptors99
Lakers112
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +13
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The lead · Nets-Suns

Devin Harris scores 47 as New Jersey beats Phoenix

Chauncey Billups goes for 28 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-6-11+8NJN AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets24321843117
Suns35272324109
Who led
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 38, 30, 33, 23, 30, 18, 21, 18, 34, 47NJN47 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 29, 12, 39, 26, 14, 25, 22, 28NJN28 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 10, 17, 14, 8, 16, 20, 20, 26PHX26 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 29, 30, 21, 17, 22, 16, 14, 25PHX25 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Bulls-Sixers

Chicago climbs out of a 10-point hole against Philadelphia

Down 10 after one, the Bulls won the third quarter 31–11 and the game 103–92. Ben Gordon led Chicago with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Bulls-Sixers
Ben Gordon · CHIElton Brand · PHIPTS2121REB612AST41Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Rockets-Nuggets8
Blazers-Pistons5
Bulls-Sixers4
Nets-Suns4
Raptors-Lakers4
The night in charts
Nets-Suns combined for 226, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-SunsNets 117, Suns 109
226
Raptors-LakersRaptors 99, Lakers 112
211
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 94, Nuggets 104
198
Bulls-SixersBulls 103, Sixers 92
195
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 96, Pistons 85
181
NJN won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Nets-SunsNets 117, Suns 109
+8 NJN
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 94, Nuggets 104
+10 DEN
Bulls-SixersBulls 103, Sixers 92
+11 CHI
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 96, Pistons 85
+11 POR
Raptors-LakersRaptors 99, Lakers 112
+13 LAL
NJN erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-SunsNJN won · Nets 117, Suns 109
11 pts
Bulls-SixersCHI won · Bulls 103, Sixers 92
10 pts
Kobe shot 9-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KobeLAL · 23 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
GoodenCHI · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
BynumLAL · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
HughesCHI · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
60% (6-10)
ArizaLAL · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
Final · Nets-Suns
Nets 117Suns 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets24321843117
Suns35272324109
The story
Vince Carter had 28 points as New Jersey beat Phoenix 117-109

Steve Nash led Phoenix with 26 PTS, 9 AST 28 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB · 9-19 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Nets took the fourth 43-24.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −11−6−11+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Nuggets
Rockets 94Nuggets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2123242694
Nuggets21273026104
The story
Denver beat Houston 104-94 behind 15 points from Kenyon Martin

Yao Ming paced Houston: 18 PTS, 11 REB 15 PTS, 4 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 7-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 30-24 third quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 0+4+10+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Sixers
Bulls 103Sixers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls24283120103
Sixers3421112692
The story
Derrick Rose's 18 points and 10 assists carried Chicago past Philadelphia, 103-92

For Philadelphia, Andre Miller had 15 PTS, 10 AST 18 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 8-15 FG

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 31-11.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −10−3+17+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.9Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.9 in 14 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Season avg12.9Last 3

12.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.8 in 16 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Devin Harris leads the day with 47

Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 38, 30, 33, 23, 30, 18, 21, 18, 34, 47Nets-Suns · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +23.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high47 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 11, 22, 15, 21, 7, 12, 27, 28Nuggets-Rockets · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 29, 12, 39, 26, 14, 25, 22, 28Nets-Suns · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 4, 11, 19, 14, 10, 16, 17, 27Blazers-Pistons · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 10, 17, 14, 8, 16, 20, 20, 26Suns-Nets · L
15.1 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 29, 30, 21, 17, 22, 16, 14, 25Suns-Nets · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST