FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 28, 2009Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed MIL by 9 at halftime and won 100–98.

Final · Box score
Bobcats92
Wizards76
Q1 CHA +3; Q2 CHA +10; Q3 CHA +19; Q4 CHA +16
Final · Box score
Mavs95
Cavs111
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +13; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +16
Final · Box score
Magic100
Bucks98
Q1 ORL -5; Q2 ORL -9; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Blazers92
Jazz108
Q1 UTA +15; Q2 UTA +15; Q3 UTA +22; Q4 UTA +16
Final · Box score
Lakers130
Warriors97
Q1 LAL +14; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +23; Q4 LAL +33
On this day · 2008–09Nov 28, 2008: 11 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Suns), 43 points.
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The lead · Magic-Bucks

Orlando climbs out of a 9-point hole against Milwaukee

Deron Williams goes for 24 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-9+1+2ORL AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic21262627100
Bucks2630162698
Who led
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 26, 14, 11, 9, 17, 12, 22, 25ORL25 PTS · 20 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 15, 29, 14, 15, 18, 26, 24, 22, 21, 25ORL25 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Ersan IlyasovaPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 19, 9, 13, 18, 20, 5, 13, 20MIL20 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Luke RidnourPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 17, 17, 8, 13, 4, 23, 13, 20MIL20 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Bobcats-Wizards

Charlotte never trails at a break against Washington

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 92–76. Gerald Wallace led Charlotte with 14 points, 14 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ORL over MIL2CHA over WAS16CLE over DAL16UTA over POR16LAL over GSW33Final margin, points. Pink = CHA over WAS.
Lead changes
Magic-Bucks6
Mavs-Cavs5
Bobcats-Wizards0
Blazers-Jazz0
Lakers-Warriors0
The night in charts
Lakers-Warriors combined for 227, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 130, Warriors 97
227
Mavs-CavsMavs 95, Cavs 111
206
Blazers-JazzBlazers 92, Jazz 108
200
Magic-BucksMagic 100, Bucks 98
198
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 92, Wizards 76
168
ORL won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Magic-BucksMagic 100, Bucks 98
+2 ORL
Mavs-CavsMavs 95, Cavs 111
+16 CLE
Blazers-JazzBlazers 92, Jazz 108
+16 UTA
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 92, Wizards 76
+16 CHA
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 130, Warriors 97
+33 LAL
Pau shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PauLAL · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
82% (9-11)
Mo WilliamsCLE · 25 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
BoozerUTA · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
DwightORL · 25 PTS, 20 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
67% (10-15)
World PeaceLAL · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Magic-Bucks
Magic 100Bucks 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic21262627100
Bucks2630162698
The story
Dwight Howard had 25 points and 20 rebounds as Orlando beat Milwaukee 100-98

Ersan Ilyasova led Milwaukee with 20 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 20 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 10-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the Magic took the third 26-16.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −5−9+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Jazz
Blazers 92Jazz 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1727232592
Jazz32273019108
The story
Carlos Boozer's 26 points and 12 rebounds carried Utah past Portland, 108-92

For Portland, Brandon Roy had 19 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST · 11-16 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 32-17, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
300 +15+15+22+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Warriors
Lakers 130Warriors 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers36243832130
Warriors2228252297
The story
Los Angeles beat Golden State 130-97 behind 20 points from Kobe Bryant

Monta Ellis paced Golden State: 18 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 20 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 5 STL · 8-20 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 36-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
400 +14+10+23+33 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.4Season avg29.8Last 5

29.8 points a game over his last five games, against 23.4 in 14 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.0 in 11 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 22.6 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 27

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 25, 32, 41, 20, 28, 25, 31, 27Mavs-Cavs · L
27.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 24, 25, 22, 18, 22, 26, 28, 26Jazz-Blazers · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 26, 14, 11, 9, 17, 12, 22, 25Magic-Bucks · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 20 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 34, 21, 31, 34, 40, 32, 34, 25, 25Cavs-Mavs · W
29.2 PPG season to date · −4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 15, 29, 14, 15, 18, 26, 24, 22, 21, 25Magic-Bucks · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 9, 19, 13, 20, 21, 27, 17, 25Mavs-Cavs · L
18.5 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST