FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 7, 2009Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed UTA by 11 after the first quarter and won 104–99.

Final · Box score
Nuggets100
Hawks125
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +16; Q4 ATL +25
Final · Box score
Celtics86
Nets76
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS -2; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Bobcats90
Bulls93
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI -7; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Raptors101
Mavs129
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +15; Q4 DAL +28
Final · Box score
Knicks87
Bucks102
Q1 MIL +18; Q2 MIL +31; Q3 MIL +25; Q4 MIL +15
Final · Box score
Kings104
Jazz99
Q1 SAC -11; Q2 Kings 0; Q3 SAC +17; Q4 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies110
Clippers113
Q1 LAC -6; Q2 LAC -5; Q3 Clippers 0; Q4 LAC +3
On this day · 2008–09Nov 7, 2008: 13 games. Top scorer: Devin Harris (Nets-Pistons), 38 points.
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The lead · Kings-Jazz

Tyreke Evans scores 32, Sacramento rallies past Utah

Josh Smith goes for 22 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-110+17+5SAC AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings19363019104
Jazz3025133199
Who led
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 6 games: 10, 22, 6, 3, 15, 32SAC32 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Beno UdrihPoints, last 5 games: 3, 6, 16, 14, 15SAC15 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 6 games: 28, 21, 18, 22, 27, 29UTA29 PTS · 3 REB · 15 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 6 games: 12, 20, 7, 12, 27, 16UTA16 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Dallas by 28.

CHI over CHA3LAC over MEM3SAC over UTA5BOS over NJN10MIL over NYK15ATL over DEN25DAL over TOR28Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Celtics-Nets15
Bobcats-Bulls9
Grizzlies-Clippers9
Kings-Jazz6
Raptors-Mavs5
Nuggets-Hawks1
Knicks-Bucks1
The night in charts
Raptors-Mavs combined for 230, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-MavsRaptors 101, Mavs 129
230
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 100, Hawks 125
225
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 110, Clippers 113
223
Kings-JazzKings 104, Jazz 99
203
Knicks-BucksKnicks 87, Bucks 102
189
Bobcats-BullsBobcats 90, Bulls 93
183
Celtics-NetsCeltics 86, Nets 76
162
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 110, Clippers 113
+3 LAC
Bobcats-BullsBobcats 90, Bulls 93
+3 CHI
Kings-JazzKings 104, Jazz 99
+5 SAC
Celtics-NetsCeltics 86, Nets 76
+10 BOS
Knicks-BucksKnicks 87, Bucks 102
+15 MIL
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 100, Hawks 125
+25 ATL
Raptors-MavsRaptors 101, Mavs 129
+28 DAL
SAC erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-JazzSAC won · Kings 104, Jazz 99
11 pts
Bobcats-BullsCHI won · Bobcats 90, Bulls 93
7 pts
Grizzlies-ClippersLAC won · Grizzlies 110, Clippers 113
6 pts
Celtics-NetsBOS won · Celtics 86, Nets 76
2 pts
Noah shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NoahCHI · 21 PTS, 16 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
83% (10-12)
MarionDAL · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
Josh SmithATL · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 6 BLK
80% (8-10)
Craig SmithLAC · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
RondoBOS · 16 PTS, 5 STL, 4 REB, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
Final · Bobcats-Bulls
Bobcats 90Bulls 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2825172090
Bulls2620272093
The story
John Salmons' 27 points carried Chicago past Charlotte, 93-90

For Charlotte, Boris Diaw had 20 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 27 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 9-16 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 27-17.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −2−7+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Joakim Noah was the fantasy play: 55.7 FPTS on 21 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST

Final · Grizzlies-Clippers
Grizzlies 110Clippers 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies29312228110
Clippers23322731113
The story
Los Angeles beat Memphis 113-110 behind 26 points from Chris Kaman

Zach Randolph paced Memphis: 19 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST 26 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 8-16 FG

The swing

A 27-22 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −6−50+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Jazz
Kings 104Jazz 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings19363019104
Jazz3025133199
The story
Jason Thompson had 12 points and 11 rebounds as Sacramento beat Utah 104-99

Carlos Boozer led Utah with 17 REB, 16 PTS 12 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 3-6 FG

The swing

The Kings won the third 30-13, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −110+17+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Deron Williams led the game in fantasy with 59.6 FPTS (29 PTS, 15 AST, 3 REB)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.0Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 17.0 in 6 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.1 in 5 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.5Season avg34.0Today

34 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Rudy Gay leads the day with 33

Rudy GayPoints, last 7 games: 16, 17, 18, 21, 29, 22, 33Grizzlies-Clippers · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 6 games: 10, 22, 6, 3, 15, 32Kings-Jazz · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 7 games: 30, 41, 42, 25, 22, 30, 30Nuggets-Hawks · L
31.4 PPG season to date · −1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 6 games: 28, 21, 18, 22, 27, 29Jazz-Kings · L
24.2 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 3 REB · 15 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 6 games: 34, 21, 24, 40, 12, 29Mavs-Raptors · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
John SalmonsPoints, last 6 games: 10, 8, 17, 7, 14, 27Bulls-Bobcats · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST