FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, November 13, 2009Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed LAC by 17 after the first quarter and won 104–89.

Final · Box score
Nets72
Magic88
Q1 ORL -4; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +16
Final · Box score
Jazz112
Sixers90
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA +14; Q3 UTA +23; Q4 UTA +22
Final · Box score
Warriors121
Knicks107
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +14; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +14
Final · Box score
Hawks97
Celtics86
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
Mavs89
Wolves77
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +19; Q4 DAL +12
Final · Box score
Blazers86
Hornets78
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +11; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Rockets100
Kings109
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC +11; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +9
Final · Box score
Lakers79
Nuggets105
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN +23; Q4 DEN +26
Final · Box score
Raptors104
Clippers89
Q1 TOR -17; Q2 TOR -9; Q3 Raptors 0; Q4 TOR +15
On this day · 2008–09Nov 13, 2008: 3 games. Top scorer: Ben Gordon (Bulls-Mavs), 35 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Clippers

Toronto storms back from 17 down to beat Clippers

Trevor Ariza goes for 28 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-17-90+15TOR AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors17282930104
Clippers3420201589
Who led
Chris BoshPoints, last 9 games: 21, 37, 35, 25, 27, 26, 32, 28, 21TOR21 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 9 games: 28, 12, 26, 22, 14, 22, 17, 16, 19TOR19 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Chris KamanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 21, 27, 25, 22, 26, 14, 20, 25LAC25 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 2, 12, 21, 9, 13, 25, 15, 8, 17, 17LAC17 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Denver posts the night's biggest win

Denver beat Lakers by 26, the widest margin of 9 games.

POR over NOH8SAC over HOU9ATL over BOS11DAL over MIN12GSW over NYK14TOR over LAC15ORL over NJN16UTA over PHI22DEN over LAL26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Rockets-Kings12
Raptors-Clippers11
Lakers-Nuggets9
Hawks-Celtics8
Jazz-Sixers7
Blazers-Hornets4
Mavs-Wolves4
Nets-Magic3
Warriors-Knicks3
The night in charts
Warriors-Knicks combined for 228, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 121, Knicks 107
228
Rockets-KingsRockets 100, Kings 109
209
Jazz-SixersJazz 112, Sixers 90
202
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 104, Clippers 89
193
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 79, Nuggets 105
184
Hawks-CelticsHawks 97, Celtics 86
183
Mavs-WolvesMavs 89, Wolves 77
166
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 86, Hornets 78
164
Nets-MagicNets 72, Magic 88
160
POR won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 86, Hornets 78
+8 POR
Rockets-KingsRockets 100, Kings 109
+9 SAC
Hawks-CelticsHawks 97, Celtics 86
+11 ATL
Mavs-WolvesMavs 89, Wolves 77
+12 DAL
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 121, Knicks 107
+14 GSW
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 104, Clippers 89
+15 TOR
Nets-MagicNets 72, Magic 88
+16 ORL
Jazz-SixersJazz 112, Sixers 90
+22 UTA
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 79, Nuggets 105
+26 DEN
TOR erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-ClippersTOR won · Raptors 104, Clippers 89
17 pts
Nets-MagicORL won · Nets 72, Magic 88
4 pts
Lakers-NuggetsDEN won · Lakers 79, Nuggets 105
2 pts
Jazz-SixersUTA won · Jazz 112, Sixers 90
2 pts
Hawks-CelticsATL won · Hawks 97, Celtics 86
1 pt
Thaddeus Young shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Thaddeus YoungPHI · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
MaggetteGSW · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
BattierHOU · 23 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
DwightORL · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
GallinariNYK · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Rockets-Kings
Rockets 100Kings 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets30222523100
Kings30331927109
The story
Sacramento beat Houston 109-100 behind 27 points and 11 rebounds from Jason Thompson

Shane Battier paced Houston: 23 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 9-15 FG

The swing

A 33-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 0+11+5+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Clippers
Raptors 104Clippers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors17282930104
Clippers3420201589
The story
Chris Bosh's 21 points and 14 rebounds carried Toronto past Los Angeles, 104-89

For Los Angeles, Baron Davis had 17 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST · 7-17 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 30-15, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −17−90+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Magic
Nets 72Magic 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2715141672
Magic2319202688
The story
Dwight Howard had 26 points and 12 rebounds as Orlando beat New Jersey 88-72

Rafer Alston led New Jersey with 17 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST 26 PTS, 12 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 10-14 FG

The swing

The Magic won the fourth 26-16, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −40+6+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.4Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 13.4 in 8 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.5Season avg17.9Last 3

17.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.5 in 7 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.2Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 5.2 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists.

Top performances

Trevor Ariza leads the day with 28

Trevor ArizaPoints, last 9 games: 12, 25, 33, 15, 15, 21, 9, 17, 28Rockets-Kings · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jason ThompsonPoints, last 9 games: 11, 9, 6, 7, 22, 12, 19, 21, 27Kings-Rockets · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 24, 8, 25, 22, 20, 15, 11, 26Magic-Nets · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Chris KamanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 21, 27, 25, 22, 26, 14, 20, 25Clippers-Raptors · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 41, 42, 25, 22, 30, 30, 20, 32, 25Nuggets-Lakers · W
29.7 PPG season to date · −5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 9 games: 12, 20, 7, 12, 27, 16, 23, 10, 24Jazz-Sixers · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST