FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 24, 2009Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed DAL by 4 at halftime and won 111–103.

Final · Box score
Pacers112
Raptors123
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +21; Q3 TOR +8; Q4 TOR +11
Final · Box score
Sixers107
Wizards108
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS -1; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 WAS +1
Final · Box score
Warriors111
Mavs103
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW -4; Q3 GSW -4; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Nets87
Nuggets101
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 DEN +12; Q3 DEN +19; Q4 DEN +14
Final · Box score
Thunder104
Jazz94
Q1 OKC -3; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC +16; Q4 OKC +10
Final · Box score
Knicks90
Lakers100
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +21; Q4 LAL +10
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The lead · Warriors-Mavs

Monta Ellis scores 37 as Golden State wins in Dallas

Danny Granger goes for 36 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-4-4+8GSW AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors25252833111
Mavs27272821103
Who led
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 18, 16, 22, 26, 23, 18, 34, 37GSW37 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Anthony MorrowPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 20, 5, 7, 2, 18, 4, 23, 27GSW27 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 12, 29, 23, 29, 20, 25, 32, 41, 20, 28DAL28 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 35, 19, 24, 19, 12, 9, 19, 13, 20, 21DAL21 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Denver by 14.

WAS over PHI1GSW over DAL8OKC over UTA10LAL over NYK10TOR over IND11DEN over NJN14Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Sixers-Wizards18
Warriors-Mavs17
Thunder-Jazz6
Knicks-Lakers4
Nets-Nuggets1
Pacers-Raptors0
The night in charts
Pacers-Raptors combined for 235, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 112, Raptors 123
235
Sixers-WizardsSixers 107, Wizards 108
215
Warriors-MavsWarriors 111, Mavs 103
214
Thunder-JazzThunder 104, Jazz 94
198
Knicks-LakersKnicks 90, Lakers 100
190
Nets-NuggetsNets 87, Nuggets 101
188
WAS won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Sixers-WizardsSixers 107, Wizards 108
+1 WAS
Warriors-MavsWarriors 111, Mavs 103
+8 GSW
Thunder-JazzThunder 104, Jazz 94
+10 OKC
Knicks-LakersKnicks 90, Lakers 100
+10 LAL
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 112, Raptors 123
+11 TOR
Nets-NuggetsNets 87, Nuggets 101
+14 DEN
GSW rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-MavsGSW won · Warriors 111, Mavs 103
4 pts
Thunder-JazzOKC won · Thunder 104, Jazz 94
3 pts
Sixers-WizardsWAS won · Sixers 107, Wizards 108
1 pt
Boozer shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoozerUTA · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
MillsapUTA · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
CalderonTOR · 21 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
KobeLAL · 34 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
70% (14-20)
HilarioDEN · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 5 STL, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Sixers-Wizards
Sixers 107Wizards 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers22242932107
Wizards23224023108
The story
Antawn Jamison had 32 points and 14 rebounds as Washington beat Philadelphia 108-107

Samuel Dalembert led Philadelphia with 15 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 32 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST · 13-23 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Wizards took the third 40-29.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +1−1+10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Mavs
Warriors 111Mavs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors25252833111
Mavs27272821103
The story
Golden State beat Dallas 111-103 behind 27 points from Anthony Morrow

Dirk Nowitzki paced Dallas: 28 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 9-16 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

A 33-21 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −2−4−4+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Raptors
Pacers 112Raptors 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers31223920112
Raptors39352623123
The story
Chris Bosh's 16 points and 12 rebounds carried Toronto past Indiana, 123-112

For Indiana, T.J. Ford had 16 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK · 5-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 35-22, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
300 +8+21+8+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.7Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 16.7 in 13 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 vs 2008–09 avg
Minutes per game
20.82008–09 avg10.1Last 3

10.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.8 in 2008–09 (56 games). Today: 7 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.6Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 19.6 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Monta Ellis leads the day with 37

Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 18, 16, 22, 26, 23, 18, 34, 37Warriors-Mavs · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 22, 31, 29, 22, 33, 19, 18, 36Pacers-Raptors · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 41, 41, 28, 29, 19, 18, 40, 21, 26, 34Lakers-Knicks · W
30.1 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 4 games: 31, 22, 15, 32Wizards-Sixers · W
25.0 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 12, 29, 23, 29, 20, 25, 32, 41, 20, 28Mavs-Warriors · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 37, 30, 25, 40, 32, 12, 35, 19, 28Thunder-Jazz · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST