FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, October 27, 2010Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed DET by 8 at halftime and won 101–98.

Final · Box score
Celtics87
Cavs95
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE -1; Q3 CLE -5; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Pistons98
Nets101
Q1 Nets 0; Q2 NJN -8; Q3 NJN +3; Q4 NJN +3
Final · Box score
Heat97
Sixers87
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +26; Q4 MIA +10
Final · Box score
Knicks98
Raptors93
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Hawks119
Grizzlies104
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +12; Q3 ATL +16; Q4 ATL +15
Final · Box score
Kings117
Wolves116
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC -5; Q3 SAC +4; Q4 SAC +1
Final · Box score
Bucks91
Hornets95
Q1 NOH -1; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 NOH +6; Q4 NOH +4
Final · Box score
Bulls95
Thunder106
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +5; Q3 Thunder 0; Q4 OKC +11
Final · Box score
Bobcats86
Mavs101
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +15
Final · Box score
Pacers109
Spurs122
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +13
Final · Box score
Jazz88
Nuggets110
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 DEN +20; Q3 DEN +21; Q4 DEN +22
Final · Box score
Rockets128
Warriors132
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW -1; Q3 GSW +8; Q4 GSW +4
Final · Box score
Blazers98
Clippers88
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +10
On this day · 2009–10Oct 27, 2009: 4 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Celtics), 38 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Nets

New Jersey climbs out of an 8-point hole against Detroit

Tim Duncan goes for 23 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-8+3+3NJN AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2027203198
Nets20193131101
Who led
Brook LopezNJN25 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Devin HarrisNJN22 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Rodney StuckeyDET14 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Charlie VillanuevaDET14 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Bulls-Thunder19
Bucks-Hornets18
Pistons-Nets17
Kings-Wolves17
Rockets-Warriors11
Celtics-Cavs10
Pacers-Spurs10
Knicks-Raptors7
Blazers-Clippers7
Bobcats-Mavs4
Heat-Sixers2
Hawks-Grizzlies2
Jazz-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Rockets-Warriors combined for 260, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 128, Warriors 132
260
Kings-WolvesKings 117, Wolves 116
233
Pacers-SpursPacers 109, Spurs 122
231
Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 119, Grizzlies 104
223
Bulls-ThunderBulls 95, Thunder 106
201
Pistons-NetsPistons 98, Nets 101
199
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 88, Nuggets 110
198
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 98, Raptors 93
191
Bobcats-MavsBobcats 86, Mavs 101
187
Bucks-HornetsBucks 91, Hornets 95
186
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 98, Clippers 88
186
Heat-SixersHeat 97, Sixers 87
184
Celtics-CavsCeltics 87, Cavs 95
182
5 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-WolvesKings 117, Wolves 116
+1 SAC
Pistons-NetsPistons 98, Nets 101
+3 NJN
Bucks-HornetsBucks 91, Hornets 95
+4 NOH
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 128, Warriors 132
+4 GSW
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 98, Raptors 93
+5 NYK
Celtics-CavsCeltics 87, Cavs 95
+8 CLE
Heat-SixersHeat 97, Sixers 87
+10 MIA
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 98, Clippers 88
+10 POR
Bulls-ThunderBulls 95, Thunder 106
+11 OKC
Pacers-SpursPacers 109, Spurs 122
+13 SAS
Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 119, Grizzlies 104
+15 ATL
Bobcats-MavsBobcats 86, Mavs 101
+15 DAL
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 88, Nuggets 110
+22 DEN
NJN rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-NetsNJN won · Pistons 98, Nets 101
8 pts
Celtics-CavsCLE won · Celtics 87, Cavs 95
5 pts
Kings-WolvesSAC won · Kings 117, Wolves 116
5 pts
Bucks-HornetsNOH won · Bucks 91, Hornets 95
1 pt
Rockets-WarriorsGSW won · Rockets 128, Warriors 132
1 pt
Dirk shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DirkDAL · 28 PTS, 13 REB, 1 BLK
85% (11-13)
DuncanSAS · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
83% (10-12)
EllisGSW · 46 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
75% (18-24)
HicksonCLE · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
AfflaloDEN · 22 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
Final · Kings-Wolves
Kings 117Wolves 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings27263430117
Wolves23352533116
The story
Sacramento beat Minnesota 117-116 behind 22 points from Francisco Garcia

Luke Ridnour paced Minnesota: 20 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 7-12 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 34-25 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +4−5+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anthony Tolliver topped the game at 41.9 FPTS: 14 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST

Final · Pistons-Nets
Pistons 98Nets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2027203198
Nets20193131101
The story
Brook Lopez's 25 points carried New Jersey past Detroit, 101-98

For Detroit, Rodney Stuckey had 14 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK · 11-20 FG

The swing

The Nets trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 31-20.

NJN lead by quarter
200 0−8+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Warriors
Rockets 128Warriors 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets31372832128
Warriors34333728132
The story
Luis Scola had 36 points and 16 rebounds in a 132-128 loss to Golden State

David Lee led Golden State with 17 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST 36 PTS, 16 REB · 14-24 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Warriors took the third 37-28.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +3−1+8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+20.5points, today vs 2009–10 avg
Points per game
25.52009–10 avg46Today

46 points today in 40 minutes, against 25.5 a game in 2009–10 (64 games).

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 2 vs 2009–10 avg
Minutes per game
28.42009–10 avg12.5Last 2

12.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 28.4 in 2009–10 (70 games). Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs 2009–10 avg
Minutes per game
18.42009–10 avg40.5Today

41 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in 2009–10 (80 games). Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Nuggets rout

Four of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. Denver beat Utah by 22.

SAC over MIN1NJN over DET3NOH over MIL4GSW over HOU4NYK over TOR5CLE over BOS8MIA over PHI10POR over LAC10OKC over CHI11SAS over IND13ATL over MEM15DAL over CHA15DEN over UTA22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Monta Ellis leads the day with 46

Monta EllisWarriors-Rockets · W
46.0 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Jan 15, 1996: 46 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Ties career high46 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 2 games: 18, 36Rockets-Warriors · L
27.0 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 2 games: 13, 30Heat-Sixers · W
21.5 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantThunder-Bulls · W
30.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookThunder-Bulls · W
28.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiMavs-Bobcats · W
28.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST