FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 24, 2010Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed PHX by 19 after the first quarter and won 123–115.

Final · Box score
Knicks99
Bobcats95
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK +10; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Bucks81
Cavs83
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE -10; Q3 CLE -3; Q4 CLE +2
Final · Box score
Sixers90
Raptors106
Q1 TOR +15; Q2 TOR +19; Q3 TOR +16; Q4 TOR +16
Final · Box score
Nets83
Celtics89
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS -8; Q3 BOS -2; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Heat95
Magic104
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +3; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Pistons84
Grizzlies105
Q1 MEM +3; Q2 MEM -3; Q3 MEM +12; Q4 MEM +21
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs113
Wolves109
Q1 SAS -15; Q2 SAS -14; Q3 SAS -11; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +4
Final · Box score
Mavs111
Thunder103
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL -6; Q4 DAL +8
Final · Box score
Warriors101
Rockets111
Q1 HOU +13; Q2 HOU +8; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +10
Final · 2OT · Box score
Bulls123
Suns115
Q1 CHI -19; Q2 CHI -12; Q3 CHI -12; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 Bulls 0; OT2 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Hornets87
Jazz105
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +18
On this day · 2009–10Nov 24, 2009: 6 games. Top scorer: Monta Ellis (Warriors-Mavs), 37 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Suns

Derrick Rose drops 35 in 19-point comeback win over Phoenix

Kevin Love goes for 32 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0-19-12-1200+8CHI AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Bulls173322291012123
Suns36262217104115
Who led
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 18, 22, 24, 33, 33, 22, 30, 35CHI35 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 17, 26, 20, 16, 18, 8, 13, 26CHI26 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 4, 8, 14, 15, 21, 23, 17, 27PHX27 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Hakim WarrickPoints, last 10 games: 6, 16, 18, 6, 21, 5, 5, 11, 10, 23PHX23 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Memphis by 21.

CLE over MIL2NYK over CHA4SAS over MIN4BOS over NJN6DAL over OKC8CHI over PHX8ORL over MIA9HOU over GSW10TOR over PHI16UTA over NOH18MEM over DET21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Bucks-Cavs11
Pistons-Grizzlies11
Mavs-Thunder9
Heat-Magic7
Knicks-Bobcats5
Bulls-Suns5
Nets-Celtics2
Spurs-Wolves1
Hornets-Jazz1
Sixers-Raptors0
Warriors-Rockets0
Shot of the night

Williams's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 83-81 final

The night in charts
Bulls-Suns combined for 238, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-SunsBulls 123, Suns 115
238
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 113, Wolves 109
222
Mavs-ThunderMavs 111, Thunder 103
214
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 101, Rockets 111
212
Heat-MagicHeat 95, Magic 104
199
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 90, Raptors 106
196
Knicks-BobcatsKnicks 99, Bobcats 95
194
Hornets-JazzHornets 87, Jazz 105
192
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 84, Grizzlies 105
189
Nets-CelticsNets 83, Celtics 89
172
Bucks-CavsBucks 81, Cavs 83
164
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-CavsBucks 81, Cavs 83
+2 CLE
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 113, Wolves 109
+4 SAS
Knicks-BobcatsKnicks 99, Bobcats 95
+4 NYK
Nets-CelticsNets 83, Celtics 89
+6 BOS
Mavs-ThunderMavs 111, Thunder 103
+8 DAL
Bulls-SunsBulls 123, Suns 115
+8 CHI
Heat-MagicHeat 95, Magic 104
+9 ORL
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 101, Rockets 111
+10 HOU
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 90, Raptors 106
+16 TOR
Hornets-JazzHornets 87, Jazz 105
+18 UTA
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 84, Grizzlies 105
+21 MEM
CHI erased a 19-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-SunsCHI won · Bulls 123, Suns 115
19 pts
Spurs-WolvesSAS won · Spurs 113, Wolves 109
15 pts
Bucks-CavsCLE won · Bucks 81, Cavs 83
10 pts
Nets-CelticsBOS won · Nets 83, Celtics 89
8 pts
Mavs-ThunderDAL won · Mavs 111, Thunder 103
6 pts
Shaq shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqBOS · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
BassORL · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
CalderonTOR · 16 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
ChandlerNYK · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
MorrowNJN · 18 PTS, 4 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Bucks-Cavs
Bucks 81Cavs 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2222241381
Cavs1915311883
The story
Cleveland beat Milwaukee 83-81 behind 25 points from Mo Williams

Keyon Dooling paced Milwaukee: 18 PTS, 5 AST 25 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 11-22 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 31-24 third quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −3−10−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Wolves
Spurs 113Wolves 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs182330357113
Wolves332227243109
The story
Manu Ginobili had 26 points as San Antonio beat Minnesota 113-109 in OT

Darko Milicic led Minnesota with 22 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 8-17 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Spurs took the fourth 35-24.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −15−14−110+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bulls-Suns
Bulls 123Suns 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Bulls173322291012123
Suns36262217104115
The story
Joakim Noah's 17 points and 15 rebounds carried Chicago past Phoenix, 123-115 in OT

For Phoenix, Steve Nash had 16 AST, 14 PTS, 5 REB 17 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST · 8-13 FG

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 12 going into the fourth, then won it 29-17.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −19−12−1200+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.2Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.2 in 15 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg13.4Last 3

13.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 13 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg47.0Today

47 minutes today, against 21.6 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Derrick Rose leads the day with 35

Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 18, 22, 24, 33, 33, 22, 30, 35Bulls-Suns · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 12, 16, 25, 29, 36, 21, 42, 34Mavs-Thunder · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 8, 31, 22, 20, 24, 0, 24, 32Wolves-Spurs · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 22 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 34, 31, 34, 23, 30, 24, 28, 32Thunder-Mavs · L
28.3 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 4, 8, 14, 15, 21, 23, 17, 27Suns-Bulls · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 24, 17, 31, 23, 23, 12, 12, 26Jazz-Hornets · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST