FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 2, 2010Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed MIL by 6 after the first quarter and won 90–76.

Final · Box score
Hawks100
Cavs88
Q1 ATL +13; Q2 ATL +12; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +12
Final · OT · Box score
Sixers115
Wizards116
Q1 WAS -1; Q2 WAS +2; Q3 WAS +6; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 WAS +1
Final · Box score
Celtics109
Pistons86
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +13; Q3 BOS +20; Q4 BOS +23
Final · Box score
Wolves97
Heat129
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +16; Q3 MIA +28; Q4 MIA +32
Final · Box score
Blazers90
Bucks76
Q1 POR -6; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR +11; Q4 POR +14
Final · Box score
Grizzlies105
Lakers124
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL +27; Q3 LAL +21; Q4 LAL +19
On this day · 2009–10Nov 2, 2009: 5 games. Top scorer: Kevin Martin (Kings-Grizzlies), 48 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Bucks

Portland handles Milwaukee by 14

John Wall goes for 29 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+2+11+14POR AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2126261790
Bucks2718171476
Who led
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 5 games: 13, 4, 13, 5, 18POR18 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 5 games: 24, 22, 29, 17, 17POR17 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 4 games: 16, 23, 9, 16MIL16 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Carlos DelfinoPoints, last 4 games: 19, 8, 23, 14MIL14 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Sixers-Wizards8
Wolves-Heat5
Hawks-Cavs3
Blazers-Bucks3
Celtics-Pistons0
Grizzlies-Lakers0
The night in charts
Sixers-Wizards combined for 231, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-WizardsSixers 115, Wizards 116
231
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 105, Lakers 124
229
Wolves-HeatWolves 97, Heat 129
226
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 109, Pistons 86
195
Hawks-CavsHawks 100, Cavs 88
188
Blazers-BucksBlazers 90, Bucks 76
166
WAS won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Sixers-WizardsSixers 115, Wizards 116
+1 WAS
Hawks-CavsHawks 100, Cavs 88
+12 ATL
Blazers-BucksBlazers 90, Bucks 76
+14 POR
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 105, Lakers 124
+19 LAL
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 109, Pistons 86
+23 BOS
Wolves-HeatWolves 97, Heat 129
+32 MIA
POR rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-BucksPOR won · Blazers 90, Bucks 76
6 pts
Sixers-WizardsWAS won · Sixers 115, Wizards 116
1 pt
Brand shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrandPHI · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
82% (9-11)
KGBOS · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
D WadeMIA · 26 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
71% (12-17)
GayMEM · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
Marvin WilliamsATL · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Sixers-Wizards
Sixers 115Wizards 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers282018409115
Wizards2723223410116
The story
Andray Blatche had 23 points as Washington beat Philadelphia 116-115 in OT

Lou Williams led Philadelphia with 30 PTS, 3 AST 23 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 5-17 FG

The swing

The Wizards won the third 22-18, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −1+2+60+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Blazers-Bucks
Blazers 90Bucks 76
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2126261790
Bucks2718171476
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge's 14 points carried Portland past Milwaukee, 90-76

For Milwaukee, Andrew Bogut had 12 PTS, 9 REB 14 PTS, 8 REB, 5 BLK, 4 STL, 2 AST · 6-14 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 26-17, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 −6+2+11+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Pistons
Celtics 109Pistons 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics31263121109
Pistons2618241886
The story
Boston beat Detroit 109-86 behind 22 points from Kevin Garnett

Charlie Villanueva paced Detroit: 17 PTS, 7 REB 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 9-12 FG

The swing

A 26-18 second quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
300 +5+13+20+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rajon Rondo topped the game at 50.6 FPTS: 17 AST, 9 PTS, 3 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.3points, last 3 vs 2009–10 avg
Points per game
10.72009–10 avg15.0Last 3

15.0 points a game over his last three games, against 10.7 in 2009–10 (75 games). Today: 12 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.4minutes, last 2 vs 2009–10 avg
Minutes per game
22.42009–10 avg5.0Last 2

5.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 22.4 in 2009–10 (73 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.0Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 11.0 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Miami posts the night's biggest win

Miami beat Minnesota by 32, the widest margin of 6 games.

WAS over PHI1ATL over CLE12POR over MIL14LAL over MEM19BOS over DET23MIA over MIN32Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

JJ Hickson leads the day with 31

JJ HicksonPoints, last 4 games: 21, 6, 15, 31Cavs-Hawks · L
18.2 PPG season to date
Career high31 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 4 games: 21, 21, 25, 30Grizzlies-Lakers · L
24.2 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 4 games: 15, 16, 18, 30Sixers-Wizards · L
19.8 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
John WallPoints, last 3 games: 14, 28, 29Wizards-Sixers · W
23.7 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 5 games: 13, 30, 26, 17, 26Heat-Wolves · W
22.4 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Andray BlatchePoints, last 3 games: 6, 18, 23Wizards-Sixers · W
15.7 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST