FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 3, 2009Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed UTA by 15 after three quarters and won 96–85.

Final · Box score
Wizards90
Cavs102
Q1 CLE -14; Q2 CLE -4; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 CLE +12
Final · Box score
Nuggets111
Pacers93
Q1 DEN +17; Q2 DEN +16; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +18
Final · Box score
Celtics105
Sixers74
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +31
Final · Box score
Magic80
Pistons85
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET -3; Q3 Pistons 0; Q4 DET +5
Final · Box score
Suns104
Heat96
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX -8; Q3 PHX -6; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Bucks81
Bulls83
Q1 CHI -12; Q2 CHI -14; Q3 CHI -4; Q4 CHI +2
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers101
Thunder98
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL -2; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +3
Final · Box score
Jazz85
Mavs96
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL -15; Q4 DAL +11
Final · Box score
Hawks97
Blazers91
Q1 ATL -10; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 ATL +3; Q4 ATL +6
On this day · 2008–09Nov 3, 2008: 6 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Mavs), 29 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Mavs

Dirk Nowitzki drops 40 in 15-point comeback win over Utah

Mehmet Okur goes for 14 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-2-15+11DAL AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2017301885
Mavs1718174496
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 4 games: 34, 21, 24, 40DAL40 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 4 games: 4, 2, 3, 19DAL19 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 4 games: 28, 21, 18, 22UTA22 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 3 games: 13, 21, 14UTA14 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Bucks-Bulls

Chicago turns it around against Milwaukee

From 14 down at the half to a 2-point win: 83–81. Luol Deng led Chicago with 24 points, 20 rebounds and 0 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Bulls-Bucks
Luol Deng · CHIBrandon Jennings · MILPTS2425REB201AST04Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Lakers-Thunder16
Jazz-Mavs15
Magic-Pistons12
Suns-Heat6
Hawks-Blazers6
Wizards-Cavs4
Nuggets-Pacers2
Celtics-Sixers2
Bucks-Bulls1
The night in charts
Nuggets-Pacers combined for 204, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 111, Pacers 93
204
Suns-HeatSuns 104, Heat 96
200
Lakers-ThunderLakers 101, Thunder 98
199
Wizards-CavsWizards 90, Cavs 102
192
Hawks-BlazersHawks 97, Blazers 91
188
Jazz-MavsJazz 85, Mavs 96
181
Celtics-SixersCeltics 105, Sixers 74
179
Magic-PistonsMagic 80, Pistons 85
165
Bucks-BullsBucks 81, Bulls 83
164
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-BullsBucks 81, Bulls 83
+2 CHI
Lakers-ThunderLakers 101, Thunder 98
+3 LAL
Magic-PistonsMagic 80, Pistons 85
+5 DET
Hawks-BlazersHawks 97, Blazers 91
+6 ATL
Suns-HeatSuns 104, Heat 96
+8 PHX
Jazz-MavsJazz 85, Mavs 96
+11 DAL
Wizards-CavsWizards 90, Cavs 102
+12 CLE
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 111, Pacers 93
+18 DEN
Celtics-SixersCeltics 105, Sixers 74
+31 BOS
DAL erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-MavsDAL won · Jazz 85, Mavs 96
15 pts
Wizards-CavsCLE won · Wizards 90, Cavs 102
14 pts
Bucks-BullsCHI won · Bucks 81, Bulls 83
14 pts
Hawks-BlazersATL won · Hawks 97, Blazers 91
10 pts
Suns-HeatPHX won · Suns 104, Heat 96
8 pts
Nash shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NashPHX · 30 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
Rasheed WallaceBOS · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
BynumLAL · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
67% (10-15)
PierceBOS · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
AfflaloDEN · 15 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Bucks-Bulls
Bucks 81Bulls 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2518172181
Bulls1316272783
The story
Luol Deng's 24 points and 20 rebounds carried Chicago past Milwaukee, 83-81

For Milwaukee, Andrew Bogut had 16 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 20 REB · 7-16 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 14 going into the third, then won it 27-17.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −12−14−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Thunder
Lakers 101Thunder 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers3220191911101
Thunder25262217898
The story
Kobe Bryant had 31 points as Los Angeles beat Oklahoma City 101-98 in OT

Jeff Green led Oklahoma City with 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 9-22 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 32-25, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +7+1−20+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Jazz-Mavs
Jazz 85Mavs 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2017301885
Mavs1718174496
The story
Dallas beat Utah 96-85 behind 19 points from Jason Kidd

Andrei Kirilenko paced Utah: 12 PTS, 5 REB 19 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 6-11 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

A 44-18 fourth quarter erased a 15-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −3−2−15+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 3 vs 2008–09 avg
Points per game
5.42008–09 avg14.3Last 3

14.3 points a game over his last three games, against 5.4 in 2008–09 (79 games). Today: 20 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs 2008–09 avg
Minutes per game
28.32008–09 avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.3 in 2008–09 (72 games). Today: 4 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs 2008–09 avg
Minutes per game
14.42008–09 avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 14.4 a game in 2008–09 (70 games). Line: 14 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 40

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 4 games: 34, 21, 24, 40Mavs-Jazz · W
29.8 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: David Robinson SAS, Apr 7, 1996: 40 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 4 games: 33, 20, 41, 31Lakers-Thunder · W
31.2 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 4 games: 24, 18, 14, 30Suns-Heat · W
21.5 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 4 games: 25, 25, 16, 28Thunder-Lakers · L
23.5 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 5 games: 38, 23, 24, 14, 27Cavs-Wizards · W
25.2 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 4 games: 3, 16, 17, 27Hawks-Blazers · W
15.8 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST