FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 9, 2009Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed PHI by 12 at halftime and won 119–115.

Final · Box score
Suns119
Sixers115
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX -12; Q3 PHX -2; Q4 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Jazz95
Knicks93
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +17; Q3 UTA +14; Q4 UTA +2
Final · Box score
Raptors124
Spurs131
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS -2; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Wolves105
Warriors146
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +19; Q3 GSW +34; Q4 GSW +41
Final · Box score
Hornets112
Clippers84
Q1 NOH +7; Q2 NOH +14; Q3 NOH +31; Q4 NOH +28
On this day · 2008–09Nov 9, 2008: 8 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Clippers), 33 points.
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The lead · Suns-Sixers

Phoenix climbs back to beat Philadelphia

Manu Ginobili goes for 36 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-12-2+4PHX AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns25293035119
Sixers27392029115
Who led
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 6 games: 23, 14, 0, 34, 22, 29PHX29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 8 games: 24, 18, 14, 30, 12, 16, 11, 21PHX21 PTS · 2 REB · 20 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 7 games: 8, 19, 32, 17, 16, 24, 24PHI24 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Marreese SpeightsPoints, last 7 games: 26, 4, 20, 6, 10, 15, 20PHI20 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Raptors-Spurs

San Antonio handles Toronto by 7

The Spurs won the fourth quarter 38–29. Final: 131–124. Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 36 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
UTA over NYK2PHX over PHI4SAS over TOR7NOH over LAC28GSW over MIN41Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over TOR.
Lead changes
Raptors-Spurs25
Wolves-Warriors6
Suns-Sixers4
Hornets-Clippers3
Jazz-Knicks0
The night in charts
Raptors-Spurs combined for 255, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-SpursRaptors 124, Spurs 131
255
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 105, Warriors 146
251
Suns-SixersSuns 119, Sixers 115
234
Hornets-ClippersHornets 112, Clippers 84
196
Jazz-KnicksJazz 95, Knicks 93
188
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-KnicksJazz 95, Knicks 93
+2 UTA
Suns-SixersSuns 119, Sixers 115
+4 PHX
Raptors-SpursRaptors 124, Spurs 131
+7 SAS
Hornets-ClippersHornets 112, Clippers 84
+28 NOH
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 105, Warriors 146
+41 GSW
PHX erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-SixersPHX won · Suns 119, Sixers 115
12 pts
Raptors-SpursSAS won · Raptors 124, Spurs 131
2 pts
Jefferson shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JeffersonMIN · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
BoozerUTA · 23 PTS, 14 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
CP3NOH · 24 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
MorrowGSW · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
RichardsonPHX · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
69% (11-16)
Final · Jazz-Knicks
Jazz 95Knicks 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2523301795
Knicks1813332993
The story
Andrei Kirilenko's 23 points carried Utah past New York, 95-93

For New York, Larry Hughes had 12 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 23 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 9-16 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 23-13, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +7+17+14+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Sixers
Suns 119Sixers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns25293035119
Sixers27392029115
The story
Steve Nash had 21 points and 20 assists as Phoenix beat Philadelphia 119-115

Andre Iguodala led Philadelphia with 24 PTS, 9 REB 21 PTS, 20 AST, 2 REB · 6-9 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the second, the Suns took the third 30-20.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −2−12−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Spurs
Raptors 124Spurs 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors32313229124
Spurs31323038131
The story
San Antonio beat Toronto 131-124 behind 24 points from Richard Jefferson

Andrea Bargnani paced Toronto: 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST · 9-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 38-29 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −10−2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.8Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.8 in 5 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.4Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.4 in 4 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.7Season avg30.4Today

30 minutes today, against 9.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Manu Ginobili leads the day with 36

Manu GinobiliPoints, last 6 games: 16, 12, 13, 11, 17, 36Spurs-Raptors · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +22.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 7 games: 21, 37, 35, 25, 27, 26, 32Raptors-Spurs · L
29.0 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Kelenna AzubuikePoints, last 6 games: 13, 17, 6, 13, 13, 31Warriors-Wolves · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 6 games: 23, 14, 0, 34, 22, 29Suns-Sixers · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Devin BrownPoints, last 4 games: 0, 0, 10, 25Hornets-Clippers · W
8.8 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 8 games: 26, 31, 22, 32, 39, 21, 15, 24Hornets-Clippers · W
26.2 PPG season to date · −2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST