FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, October 27, 2009Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed CLE by 7 after the first quarter and won 95–89.

Final · Box score
Celtics95
Cavs89
Q1 BOS -7; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Wizards102
Mavs91
Q1 Wizards 0; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +3; Q4 WAS +11
Final · Box score
Rockets87
Blazers96
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +13; Q3 POR +19; Q4 POR +9
Final · Box score
Clippers92
Lakers99
Q1 LAL +10; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +7
The lead · Celtics-Cavs

Boston beats Cleveland, 95–89

LeBron James goes for 38 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+6+7+6BOS AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2130212395
Cavs2817202489
Who led
Paul PierceBOS23 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Ray AllenBOS16 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesCLE38 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Mo WilliamsCLE12 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Clippers-Lakers

Lakers lead Clippers wire to wire

Lakers were ahead at every break and won 99–92. Best quarter: the first, 32–22. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 33 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BOS over CLE6LAL over LAC7POR over HOU9WAS over DAL11Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over LAC.
Lead changes
Rockets-Blazers8
Celtics-Cavs5
Wizards-Mavs4
Clippers-Lakers2
The night in charts
Wizards-Mavs combined for 193, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-MavsWizards 102, Mavs 91
193
Clippers-LakersClippers 92, Lakers 99
191
Celtics-CavsCeltics 95, Cavs 89
184
Rockets-BlazersRockets 87, Blazers 96
183
BOS won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Celtics-CavsCeltics 95, Cavs 89
+6 BOS
Clippers-LakersClippers 92, Lakers 99
+7 LAL
Rockets-BlazersRockets 87, Blazers 96
+9 POR
Wizards-MavsWizards 102, Mavs 91
+11 WAS
Outlaw shot 9-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OutlawPOR · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
BynumLAL · 26 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
CambyLAC · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
BlatcheWAS · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
57% (8-14)
FoyeWAS · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
57% (8-14)
Final · Celtics-Cavs
Celtics 95Cavs 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2130212395
Cavs2817202489
The story
Paul Pierce had 23 points and 11 rebounds as Boston beat Cleveland 95-89

Shaquille O'Neal led Cleveland with 10 PTS, 10 REB 23 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 6-13 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Celtics took the second 30-17.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −7+6+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Lakers
Clippers 92Lakers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2227261792
Lakers3227172399
The story
Kobe Bryant's 33 points carried Los Angeles past Los Angeles, 99-92

For Los Angeles, Chris Kaman had 18 PTS, 16 REB 33 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 11-26 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-22, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +10+10+1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Mavs
Wizards 102Mavs 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards21352125102
Mavs2129241791
The story
Washington beat Dallas 102-91 behind 29 points and 9 assists from Gilbert Arenas

Shawn Marion paced Dallas: 16 PTS, 7 REB 29 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB · 10-21 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 25-17 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 0+6+3+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dirk Nowitzki topped the game at 50.3 FPTS: 34 PTS, 9 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.7points, today vs 2008–09 avg
Points per game
14.32008–09 avg26Today

26 points today in 38 minutes, against 14.3 a game in 2008–09 (50 games).

Stepped-up role
+16.7minutes, today vs 2008–09 avg
Minutes per game
25.02008–09 avg41.7Today

42 minutes today, against 25.0 a game in 2008–09 (80 games). Line: 19 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Cooling off
−12.9points, today vs 2008–09 avg
Points per game
14.92008–09 avg2Today

2 points today in 28 minutes, against 14.9 a game in 2008–09 (65 games).

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 38

LeBron JamesCavs-Celtics · L
38.0 PPG season to date
38 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Dirk NowitzkiMavs-Wizards · L
34.0 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantLakers-Clippers · W
33.0 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Gilbert ArenasWizards-Mavs · W
29.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Andrew BynumLakers-Clippers · W
26.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Paul PierceCeltics-Cavs · W
23.0 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST