FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 16, 2009Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed POR by 9 after three quarters and won 99–95.

Final · OT · Box score
Blazers95
Hawks99
Q1 ATL -8; Q2 ATL -5; Q3 ATL -9; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 ATL +4
Final · Box score
Bobcats91
Magic97
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL -2; Q3 ORL +8; Q4 ORL +6
Final · OT · Box score
Mavs115
Bucks113
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +2
On this day · 2008–09Nov 16, 2008: 6 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Knicks), 39 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Hawks

Joe Johnson scores 35, Atlanta rallies past Portland

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 32 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-8-5-90+4ATL AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Blazers282019181095
Hawks202315271499
Who led
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 19, 26, 13, 22, 19, 24, 26, 35ATL35 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 20, 7, 12, 14, 13, 22, 22, 14, 17, 20ATL20 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Rudy FernandezPoints, last 10 games: 7, 1, 3, 3, 5, 7, 15, 0, 10, 19POR19 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 6, 20, 8, 19, 16, 11, 20, 11, 18POR18 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Bobcats-Magic

Charlotte's skid reaches five

Orlando won 97–91; the Bobcats fall to 3–7. Jameer Nelson led Orlando with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · CHA
L@ BOS59–92Wvs NYK102–100L@ CLE79–90Wvs NJN79–68Wvs ATL103–83L@ CHI90–93Lvs ORL81–93L@ DET75–98Lvs POR74–80L@ ORL91–97
Lead changes
Bobcats-Magic8
Mavs-Bucks8
Blazers-Hawks5
Shot of the night

Dirk's jumper at the buzzer of OT breaks the tie, 115-113 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Bucks combined for 228, 34 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-BucksMavs 115, Bucks 113
228
Blazers-HawksBlazers 95, Hawks 99
194
Bobcats-MagicBobcats 91, Magic 97
188
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-BucksMavs 115, Bucks 113
+2 DAL
Blazers-HawksBlazers 95, Hawks 99
+4 ATL
Bobcats-MagicBobcats 91, Magic 97
+6 ORL
ATL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-HawksATL won · Blazers 95, Hawks 99
9 pts
Bobcats-MagicORL won · Bobcats 91, Magic 97
2 pts
Diaw shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DiawCHA · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
HorfordATL · 15 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
GoodenDAL · 22 PTS, 14 REB
69% (9-13)
Flip MurrayCHA · 31 PTS, 2 STL, 1 REB, 1 AST
62% (13-21)
FernandezPOR · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
58% (7-12)
Final · Mavs-Bucks
Mavs 115Bucks 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs3333191911115
Bucks282628229113
The story
Jason Kidd had 17 assists and 9 points as Dallas beat Milwaukee 115-113 in OT

Luke Ridnour led Milwaukee with 17 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 17 AST, 10 REB, 9 PTS · 3-7 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the second 33-26, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +5+12+30+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Blazers-Hawks
Blazers 95Hawks 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers282019181095
Hawks202315271499
The story
Josh Smith's 20 points and 16 rebounds carried Atlanta past Portland, 99-95 in OT

For Portland, Rudy Fernandez had 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 9 going into the fourth, then won it 27-18.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −8−5−90+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bobcats-Magic
Bobcats 91Magic 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2131162391
Magic2525262197
The story
Orlando beat Charlotte 97-91 behind 16 points from Jameer Nelson

Flip Murray paced Charlotte: 31 PTS 16 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 5-10 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 26-16 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +4−2+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.0Season avg19.5Last 3

19.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.0 in 10 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.7Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 18.7 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 14 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−7.7points, today vs 2008–09 avg
Points per game
17.72008–09 avg10Today

10 points today in 34 minutes, against 17.7 a game in 2008–09 (79 games).

Top performances

Joe Johnson leads the day with 35

Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 19, 26, 13, 22, 19, 24, 26, 35Hawks-Blazers · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 40, 12, 29, 23, 29, 20, 25, 32Mavs-Bucks · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Flip MurrayPoints, last 6 games: 15, 7, 4, 11, 2, 31Bobcats-Magic · L
11.7 PPG season to date · +23.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high31 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 8 games: 17, 24, 25, 9, 17, 32, 55, 25Bucks-Mavs · L
25.5 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 7 games: 2, 2, 8, 2, 9, 11, 22Mavs-Bucks · W
8.0 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high22 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Boris DiawPoints, last 10 games: 6, 17, 7, 14, 10, 20, 14, 7, 21, 21Bobcats-Magic · L
13.7 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high21 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST