FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 5, 2009Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed CLE by 2 after the first quarter and won 86–85.

Final · Box score
Bulls86
Cavs85
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI -2; Q4 CHI +1
Final · Box score
Spurs99
Jazz113
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +14
On this day · 2008–09Nov 5, 2008: 13 games. Top scorer: Tony Parker (Spurs-Wolves), 55 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Cavs

Chicago takes over late to edge Cleveland

Carlos Boozer goes for 27 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+3-2+1CHI AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2521172386
Cavs2716222085
Who led
Luol DengPoints, last 5 games: 17, 4, 26, 24, 15CHI15 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 5 games: 13, 10, 8, 16, 14CHI14 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 6 games: 38, 23, 24, 14, 27, 25CLE25 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 6 games: 10, 12, 6, 8, 21, 14CLE14 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Spurs-Jazz

Utah leads San Antonio wire to wire

Utah was ahead at every break and won 113–99. Best quarter: the third, 33–30. Carlos Boozer led Utah with 27 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Jazz-Spurs
Carlos Boozer · UTATony Parker · SASPTS2721REB140AST33Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Bulls-Cavs14
Spurs-Jazz3
The night in charts
Spurs-Jazz combined for 212, 41 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-JazzSpurs 99, Jazz 113
212
Bulls-CavsBulls 86, Cavs 85
171
CHI won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Bulls-CavsBulls 86, Cavs 85
+1 CHI
Spurs-JazzSpurs 99, Jazz 113
+14 UTA
Blair shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BlairSAS · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
BoozerUTA · 27 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
60% (12-20)
Deron WilliamsUTA · 27 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 1 STL
58% (11-19)
ShaqCLE · 14 PTS, 10 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
54% (7-13)
LeBronCLE · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
53% (9-17)
Final · Bulls-Cavs
Bulls 86Cavs 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2521172386
Cavs2716222085
The story
Derrick Rose had 14 points and 11 assists as Chicago beat Cleveland 86-85

Shaquille O'Neal led Cleveland with 14 PTS, 10 REB 14 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB · 6-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Bulls took the second 21-16.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −2+3−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LeBron James led the game in fantasy with 45.9 FPTS (25 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Spurs-Jazz
Spurs 99Jazz 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2228301999
Jazz32283320113
The story
Deron Williams' 27 points and 9 assists carried Utah past San Antonio, 113-99

For San Antonio, Tim Duncan had 15 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB · 11-19 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

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

UTA lead by quarter
200 +10+10+13+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+2.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.8Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.8 in 4 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 vs 2008–09 avg
Minutes per game
30.12008–09 avg19.0Last 3

19.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.1 in 2008–09 (62 games). Today: 6 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.5Season avg24.9Today

25 minutes today, against 9.5 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Carlos Boozer leads the day with 27

Carlos BoozerPoints, last 5 games: 12, 20, 7, 12, 27Jazz-Spurs · W
15.6 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 5 games: 28, 21, 18, 22, 27Jazz-Spurs · W
23.2 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 6 games: 38, 23, 24, 14, 27, 25Cavs-Bulls · L
25.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 4 games: 17, 8, 24, 21Spurs-Jazz · L
17.5 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 4 games: 9, 28, 7, 15Spurs-Jazz · L
14.8 PPG season to date
15 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 5 games: 17, 4, 26, 24, 15Bulls-Cavs · W
17.2 PPG season to date
15 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST