FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 1, 2008Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed GSW by 4 at halftime and won 130–129.

Final · Box score
Wolves90
Bobcats100
Q1 CHA +1; Q2 CHA +7; Q3 CHA +5; Q4 CHA +10
Final · Box score
Magic88
Celtics107
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +19
Final · OT · Box score
Heat130
Warriors129
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA -4; Q3 MIA -3; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +1
On this day · 2007–08Dec 1, 2007: 7 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Rockets-Kings), 40 points.
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The lead · Heat-Warriors

Dwyane Wade scores 37, Miami wins in overtime

Shawn Marion goes for 21 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-10-50+5+10OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+3-4-30+1MIA AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Heat3030312415130
Warriors2737302114129
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 19, 40, 38, 23, 12, 43, 26, 37MIA37 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 8, 12, 20, 18, 17, 10, 5, 21MIA21 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 29, 16, 3, 9, 18, 15, 21, 40GSW40 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 20, 24, 7, 17, 32, 11, 32, 29GSW29 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Wolves-Bobcats

Charlotte leads Minnesota wire to wire

Charlotte was ahead at every break and won 100–90. Best quarter: the fourth, 34–29. Jason Richardson led Charlotte with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over GSW1CHA over MIN10BOS over ORL19Final margin, points. Pink = CHA over MIN.
Lead changes
Wolves-Bobcats8
Heat-Warriors6
Magic-Celtics1
The night in charts
Heat-Warriors combined for 259, 64 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-WarriorsHeat 130, Warriors 129
259
Magic-CelticsMagic 88, Celtics 107
195
Wolves-BobcatsWolves 90, Bobcats 100
190
MIA won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Heat-WarriorsHeat 130, Warriors 129
+1 MIA
Wolves-BobcatsWolves 90, Bobcats 100
+10 CHA
Magic-CelticsMagic 88, Celtics 107
+19 BOS
Haslem shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HaslemMIA · 21 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
BiedrinsGSW · 17 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
OkaforCHA · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 5 BLK
64% (9-14)
KGBOS · 15 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Ray AllenBOS · 21 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Heat-Warriors
Heat 130Warriors 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat3030312415130
Warriors2737302114129
The story
Udonis Haslem had 21 points and 13 rebounds as Miami beat Golden State 130-129 in OT

Corey Maggette led Golden State with 29 PTS, 5 REB 21 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 8-11 FG

The swing

The Heat won the first 30-27, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +3−4−30+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Wolves-Bobcats
Wolves 90Bobcats 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2016252990
Bobcats21222334100
The story
Emeka Okafor's 24 points and 10 rebounds carried Charlotte past Minnesota, 100-90

For Minnesota, Mike Miller had 19 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 10 REB, 5 BLK · 9-14 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 22-16, was where the Bobcats built it.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +1+7+5+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Celtics
Magic 88Celtics 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1828192388
Celtics28202930107
The story
Boston beat Orlando 107-88 behind 24 points from Paul Pierce

Rashard Lewis paced Orlando: 30 PTS, 5 REB 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 7-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 28-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +10+2+12+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwight Howard topped the game at 44.0 FPTS: 15 REB, 14 PTS, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.1Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.1 in 15 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Season avg21.3Last 3

21.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.8 in 17 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.0Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 12.0 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 0 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jamal Crawford leads the day with 40

Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 29, 16, 3, 9, 18, 15, 21, 40Warriors-Heat · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +21.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 19, 40, 38, 23, 12, 43, 26, 37Heat-Warriors · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 22, 23, 18, 22, 19, 17, 24, 30Magic-Celtics · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 20, 24, 7, 17, 32, 11, 32, 29Warriors-Heat · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 4, 17, 20, 12, 23, 21, 22, 25Bobcats-Wolves · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Emeka OkaforPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 5, 8, 16, 8, 16, 14, 9, 24Bobcats-Wolves · W
10.9 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST