FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 10, 2009Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed HOU by 9 after the first quarter and won 121–103.

Final · Box score
Magic93
Bobcats81
Q1 ORL +12; Q2 ORL +16; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +12
Final · Box score
Wizards76
Heat90
Q1 MIA -6; Q2 MIA -8; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +14
Final · Box score
Nuggets90
Bulls89
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +1
Final · Box score
Blazers93
Grizzlies79
Q1 POR +3; Q2 Blazers 0; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +14
Final · Box score
Rockets103
Mavs121
Q1 DAL -9; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +18
Final · Box score
Thunder98
Kings101
Q1 SAC -2; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +3
On this day · 2008–09Nov 10, 2008: 5 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Pacers), 37 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Mavs

Dallas fights back from 9 down against Houston

Dwyane Wade goes for 41 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-4+9+18DAL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets37241329103
Mavs28292638121
Who led
Jason TerryPoints, last 7 games: 12, 16, 16, 10, 35, 19, 24DAL24 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 7 games: 34, 21, 24, 40, 12, 29, 23DAL23 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Aaron BrooksPoints, last 7 games: 19, 18, 28, 19, 15, 11, 22HOU22 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Carl LandryPoints, last 7 games: 9, 10, 16, 10, 20, 21, 19HOU19 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Wizards-Heat

Miami turns it around against Washington

From 8 down at the half to a 14-point win: 90–76. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 41 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Heat-Wizards
Dwyane Wade · MIAGilbert Arenas · WASPTS4121REB55AST58Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Blazers-Grizzlies19
Wizards-Heat14
Thunder-Kings9
Nuggets-Bulls7
Rockets-Mavs6
Magic-Bobcats1
The night in charts
Rockets-Mavs combined for 224, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-MavsRockets 103, Mavs 121
224
Thunder-KingsThunder 98, Kings 101
199
Nuggets-BullsNuggets 90, Bulls 89
179
Magic-BobcatsMagic 93, Bobcats 81
174
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 93, Grizzlies 79
172
Wizards-HeatWizards 76, Heat 90
166
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-BullsNuggets 90, Bulls 89
+1 DEN
Thunder-KingsThunder 98, Kings 101
+3 SAC
Magic-BobcatsMagic 93, Bobcats 81
+12 ORL
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 93, Grizzlies 79
+14 POR
Wizards-HeatWizards 76, Heat 90
+14 MIA
Rockets-MavsRockets 103, Mavs 121
+18 DAL
DAL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-MavsDAL won · Rockets 103, Mavs 121
9 pts
Wizards-HeatMIA won · Wizards 76, Heat 90
8 pts
Thunder-KingsSAC won · Thunder 98, Kings 101
2 pts
Oden shot 6-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OdenPOR · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
FeltonCHA · 18 PTS, 4 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
D-RoseCHI · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 2 BLK, 1 REB
59% (10-17)
AldridgePOR · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
58% (7-12)
DengCHI · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
57% (8-14)
Final · Nuggets-Bulls
Nuggets 90Bulls 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2224251990
Bulls2023232389
The story
Chauncey Billups' 17 points carried Denver past Chicago, 90-89

For Chicago, Derrick Rose had 22 PTS, 5 AST 17 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 5-12 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 22-20, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +2+3+5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Joakim Noah was the fantasy play: 46.2 FPTS on 21 REB, 12 PTS, 2 AST

Final · Thunder-Kings
Thunder 98Kings 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2625262198
Kings24302918101
The story
Kevin Durant had 37 points in a 101-98 loss to Sacramento

Jason Thompson led Sacramento with 21 PTS, 14 REB 37 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 9-23 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Kings took the second 30-25.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −2+3+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Heat
Wizards 76Heat 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2722131476
Heat2120242590
The story
Miami beat Washington 90-76 behind 13 points from Mario Chalmers

Brendan Haywood paced Washington: 13 PTS, 11 REB 13 PTS, 5 AST, 4 STL, 1 REB · 5-8 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 24-13 third quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −6−8+3+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs 2008–09 avg
Minutes per game
24.82008–09 avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.8 in 2008–09 (51 games). Today: 8 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.8Season avg39.8Today

40 minutes today, against 19.8 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−10.2points, today vs 2008–09 avg
Points per game
15.22008–09 avg5Today

5 points today in 29 minutes, against 15.2 a game in 2008–09 (81 games).

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 41

Dwyane WadePoints, last 7 games: 26, 32, 25, 23, 40, 22, 41Heat-Wizards · W
29.9 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Feb 9, 2000: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Season high41 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 7 games: 25, 25, 16, 28, 27, 28, 37Thunder-Kings · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 7 games: 12, 16, 16, 10, 35, 19, 24Mavs-Rockets · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 7 games: 34, 21, 24, 40, 12, 29, 23Mavs-Rockets · W
26.1 PPG season to date · −3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 7 games: 13, 10, 8, 16, 14, 13, 22Bulls-Nuggets · L
13.7 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high22 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Aaron BrooksPoints, last 7 games: 19, 18, 28, 19, 15, 11, 22Rockets-Mavs · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST