FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 2, 2009Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed NJN by 8 at halftime and won 79–68.

Final · Box score
Nets68
Bobcats79
Q1 CHA -4; Q2 CHA -8; Q3 CHA +5; Q4 CHA +11
Final · Box score
Hornets111
Knicks117
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 NYK -4; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Rockets113
Jazz96
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU -3; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +17
Final · OT · Box score
Grizzlies116
Kings127
Q1 SAC -7; Q2 SAC +2; Q3 SAC -1; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +11
Final · Box score
Wolves90
Clippers93
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +1; Q4 LAC +3
On this day · 2008–09Nov 2, 2008: 2 games. Top scorer: Quentin Richardson (Knicks-Bucks), 28 points.
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The lead · Nets-Bobcats

Charlotte fights back from 8 down against New Jersey

Kevin Martin goes for 48 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-8+5+11CHA AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets142772068
Bobcats1023202679
Who led
Gerald WallacePoints, last 4 games: 10, 18, 11, 24CHA24 PTS · 20 REB · 0 AST
D.J. AugustinPoints, last 4 games: 1, 15, 11, 21CHA21 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Chris Douglas-RobertsPoints, last 4 games: 8, 6, 25, 20NJN20 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 4 games: 27, 11, 13, 18NJN18 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Kings

Sacramento outlasts Memphis in overtime

110–110 at the end of regulation. Sacramento took the last extra period 17–6. Final: 127–116. Kevin Martin led Sacramento with 48 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Kings-Grizzlies
Kevin Martin · SACZach Randolph · MEMPTS4830REB516AST41Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Kings29
Rockets-Jazz12
Wolves-Clippers11
Hornets-Knicks9
Nets-Bobcats2
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Kings combined for 243, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 116, Kings 127
243
Hornets-KnicksHornets 111, Knicks 117
228
Rockets-JazzRockets 113, Jazz 96
209
Wolves-ClippersWolves 90, Clippers 93
183
Nets-BobcatsNets 68, Bobcats 79
147
LAC won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Wolves-ClippersWolves 90, Clippers 93
+3 LAC
Hornets-KnicksHornets 111, Knicks 117
+6 NYK
Nets-BobcatsNets 68, Bobcats 79
+11 CHA
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 116, Kings 127
+11 SAC
Rockets-JazzRockets 113, Jazz 96
+17 HOU
CHA rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-BobcatsCHA won · Nets 68, Bobcats 79
8 pts
Grizzlies-KingsSAC won · Grizzlies 116, Kings 127
7 pts
Hornets-KnicksNYK won · Hornets 111, Knicks 117
4 pts
Rockets-JazzHOU won · Rockets 113, Jazz 96
3 pts
David Lee shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
David LeeNYK · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST
76% (13-17)
OkaforNOH · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK
69% (9-13)
OkurUTA · 21 PTS, 4 REB
69% (9-13)
CP3NOH · 32 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
KamanLAC · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
Final · Wolves-Clippers
Wolves 90Clippers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2820222090
Clippers3027142293
The story
Chris Kaman's 25 points and 11 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Minnesota, 93-90

For Minnesota, Al Jefferson had 24 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 10-15 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 27-20, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +2+9+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Corey Brewer was the fantasy play: 47.8 FPTS on 14 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB

Final · Hornets-Knicks
Hornets 111Knicks 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets24282930111
Knicks31271940117
The story
New York beat New Orleans 117-111 behind 28 points from David Lee

Larry Hughes backed him with 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 13-17 FG

The swing

A 40-30 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +7+6−4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Kings
Grizzlies 116Kings 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Grizzlies332126306116
Kings2630233117127
The story
Spencer Hawes had 21 points and 11 rebounds as Sacramento beat Memphis 127-116 in OT

Marc Gasol led Memphis with 16 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST · 9-17 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Kings won the overtime 17-6.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −7+2−10+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 2 vs 2008–09 avg
Points per game
11.62008–09 avg19.0Last 2

19.0 points a game over his last two games, against 11.6 in 2008–09 (55 games). Today: 20 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs 2008–09 avg
Minutes per game
24.32008–09 avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 2008–09 (71 games). Today: 0 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 23.6 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Martin leads the day with 48

Kevin MartinPoints, last 4 games: 27, 20, 29, 48Kings-Grizzlies · W
31.0 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Jamal Murray DEN, Nov 5, 2018: 48 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
48 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 4 games: 26, 31, 22, 32Hornets-Knicks · L
27.8 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 4 games: 14, 30, 12, 30Grizzlies-Kings · L
21.5 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
David LeePoints, last 4 games: 22, 17, 9, 28Knicks-Hornets · W
19.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Chris KamanPoints, last 5 games: 18, 22, 21, 27, 25Clippers-Wolves · W
22.6 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 4 games: 10, 18, 11, 24Bobcats-Nets · W
15.8 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 20 REB · 0 AST