FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 23, 2009Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed MIN by 3 at halftime and won 91–87.

Final · Box score
Kings105
Grizzlies116
Q1 MEM +7; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +17; Q4 MEM +11
Final · Box score
Bucks98
Spurs112
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Bulls98
Blazers122
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +15; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +24
Final · Box score
Wolves87
Clippers91
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC -3; Q3 LAC -1; Q4 LAC +4
On this day · 2008–09Nov 23, 2008: 5 games. Top scorer: Ben Gordon (Bulls-Nuggets), 28 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Clippers

Minnesota's skid reaches thirteen

Marcus Camby goes for 18 rebounds

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-3-1+4LAC AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2922221487
Clippers2820241991
Who led
Al ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 8, 15, 12, 20, 30, 10, 18, 31LAC31 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Sebastian TelfairPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 8, 5, 0, 3, 0, 7, 8, 17LAC17 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Jonny FlynnPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 11, 20, 15, 11, 10, 9, 9, 17MIN17 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Ryan GomesPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 15, 8, 9, 10, 15, 7, 8, 15MIN15 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Bucks-Spurs

San Antonio takes down Milwaukee

A 14-point win over the 8–3 Bucks. Final: 112–98. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 24 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAC over MIN4MEM over SAC11SAS over MIL14POR over CHI24Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over MIL.
Lead changes
Bulls-Blazers8
Bucks-Spurs7
Wolves-Clippers7
Kings-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Kings-Grizzlies combined for 221, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-GrizzliesKings 105, Grizzlies 116
221
Bulls-BlazersBulls 98, Blazers 122
220
Bucks-SpursBucks 98, Spurs 112
210
Wolves-ClippersWolves 87, Clippers 91
178
LAC won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Wolves-ClippersWolves 87, Clippers 91
+4 LAC
Kings-GrizzliesKings 105, Grizzlies 116
+11 MEM
Bucks-SpursBucks 98, Spurs 112
+14 SAS
Bulls-BlazersBulls 98, Blazers 122
+24 POR
LAC rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-ClippersLAC won · Wolves 87, Clippers 91
3 pts
Bucks-SpursSAS won · Bucks 98, Spurs 112
1 pt
Gasol shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GasolMEM · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
80% (8-10)
BonnerSAS · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
ThorntonLAC · 31 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
DengCHI · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
AldridgePOR · 24 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
63% (10-16)
Final · Wolves-Clippers
Wolves 87Clippers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2922221487
Clippers2820241991
The story
Chris Kaman's 15 points carried Los Angeles past Minnesota, 91-87

For Minnesota, Ryan Gomes had 15 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 6-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 19-14.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −1−3−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Grizzlies
Kings 105Grizzlies 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings18321936105
Grizzlies25352630116
The story
Rudy Gay had 24 points as Memphis beat Sacramento 116-105

Tyreke Evans led Sacramento with 28 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 10-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies won the first 25-18, their biggest quarter edge.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +7+10+17+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Blazers
Bulls 98Blazers 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2823291898
Blazers31352432122
The story
Portland beat Chicago 122-98 behind 24 points and 13 rebounds from LaMarcus Aldridge

Luol Deng paced Chicago: 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 10-16 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 32-18 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
300 +3+15+10+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.7Season avg21.8Last 5

21.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.7 in 14 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs 2008–09 avg
Minutes per game
36.42008–09 avg24.5Last 3

24.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.4 in 2008–09 (33 games). Today: 4 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 23.1 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Al Thornton leads the day with 31

Al ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 8, 15, 12, 20, 30, 10, 18, 31Clippers-Wolves · W
13.0 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 6, 3, 15, 32, 23, 20, 20, 20, 29, 28Kings-Grizzlies · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 14, 21, 18, 19, 16, 6, 22, 25Bulls-Blazers · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 11, 20, 11, 18, 20, 12, 10, 24Blazers-Bulls · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 9, 28, 7, 15, 14, 22, 22, 21, 16, 24Spurs-Bucks · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Greg OdenPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 18, 8, 8, 11, 6, 16, 16, 24Blazers-Bulls · W
11.2 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high24 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST