FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 22, 2010Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed NOH by 4 after the first quarter and won 99–95.

Final · Box score
Celtics99
Hawks76
Q1 BOS +26; Q2 BOS +22; Q3 BOS +29; Q4 BOS +23
Final · Box score
Pacers93
Heat77
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND +13; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +16
Final · Box score
Wolves107
Thunder117
Q1 OKC +1; Q2 OKC +11; Q3 OKC +9; Q4 OKC +10
Final · Box score
Suns123
Rockets116
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX +14; Q3 PHX +14; Q4 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Magic97
Spurs106
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS -3; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Kings83
Jazz94
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +22; Q4 UTA +11
Final · Box score
Nuggets106
Warriors89
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +17
Final · Box score
Hornets95
Clippers99
Q1 LAC -4; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +4
On this day · 2009–10Nov 22, 2009: 6 games. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (Celtics-Knicks), 33 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Clippers

Clippers knock off New Orleans, 99–95

Dwight Howard goes for 26 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-2+4+4LAC AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets3720162295
Clippers3322222299
Who led
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 21, 27, 28, 30, 30, 19, 25, 27LAC27 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 10, 11, 18, 11, 26, 12, 44, 24LAC24 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 25, 6, 18, 12, 17, 34, 17, 30NOH30 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 14, 13, 11, 22, 20, 15, 9, 14NOH14 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Magic-Spurs

San Antonio makes it eleven straight

San Antonio beat Orlando 106–97 and moved to 12–1. Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists.

Streak strip · SAS
W@ PHX112–110Wvs HOU124–121W@ CHA95–91Wvs LAC107–95Wvs PHI116–93W@ OKC117–104Wvs CHI103–94W@ UTA94–82Wvs CLE116–92Wvs ORL106–97
The night in charts
Suns-Rockets combined for 239, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-RocketsSuns 123, Rockets 116
239
Wolves-ThunderWolves 107, Thunder 117
224
Magic-SpursMagic 97, Spurs 106
203
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 106, Warriors 89
195
Hornets-ClippersHornets 95, Clippers 99
194
Kings-JazzKings 83, Jazz 94
177
Celtics-HawksCeltics 99, Hawks 76
175
Pacers-HeatPacers 93, Heat 77
170
LAC won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Hornets-ClippersHornets 95, Clippers 99
+4 LAC
Suns-RocketsSuns 123, Rockets 116
+7 PHX
Magic-SpursMagic 97, Spurs 106
+9 SAS
Wolves-ThunderWolves 107, Thunder 117
+10 OKC
Kings-JazzKings 83, Jazz 94
+11 UTA
Pacers-HeatPacers 93, Heat 77
+16 IND
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 106, Warriors 89
+17 DEN
Celtics-HawksCeltics 99, Hawks 76
+23 BOS
LAC rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-ClippersLAC won · Hornets 95, Clippers 99
4 pts
Pacers-HeatIND won · Pacers 93, Heat 77
3 pts
Nuggets-WarriorsDEN won · Nuggets 106, Warriors 89
3 pts
Magic-SpursSAS won · Magic 97, Spurs 106
3 pts
Kings-JazzUTA won · Kings 83, Jazz 94
2 pts
KG shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGBOS · 17 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
DwightORL · 26 PTS, 18 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
69% (11-16)
MilicicMIN · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
RichardsonPHX · 26 PTS, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
MilesUTA · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
62% (8-13)
Final · Hornets-Clippers
Hornets 95Clippers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets3720162295
Clippers3322222299
The story
Blake Griffin had 24 points and 13 rebounds as Los Angeles beat New Orleans 99-95

David West led New Orleans with 30 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST · 9-15 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Clippers took the third 22-16.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −4−2+4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Spurs
Magic 97Spurs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic3022252097
Spurs28252132106
The story
Manu Ginobili's 25 points and 9 assists carried San Antonio past Orlando, 106-97

For Orlando, Jameer Nelson had 15 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 25 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 8-17 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 32-20.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −2+1−3+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Warriors
Nuggets 106Warriors 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets21302827106
Warriors2428191889
The story
Denver beat Golden State 106-89 behind 19 points from Al Harrington

Monta Ellis paced Golden State: 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 7-13 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

A 28-19 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −3−1+8+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.3Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.3 in 14 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.9Season avg21.0Last 3

21.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.9 in 12 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.4Season avg36.3Today

36 minutes today, against 16.4 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 39

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 32, 13, 32, 20, 26, 18, 28, 39Nuggets-Warriors · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 25, 6, 18, 12, 17, 34, 17, 30Hornets-Clippers · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 28, 34, 31, 34, 23, 30, 24, 28Thunder-Wolves · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 21, 27, 28, 30, 30, 19, 25, 27Clippers-Hornets · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 27, 14, 25, 16, 18, 20, 25, 26Magic-Spurs · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 38, 21, 17, 14, 35, 11, 11, 7, 13, 26Suns-Rockets · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST