FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 25, 2010Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Wizards96
Hawks116
Q1 ATL +10; Q2 ATL +17; Q3 ATL +26; Q4 ATL +20
Final · Box score
Kings82
Clippers100
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +4; Q3 LAC +15; Q4 LAC +18
On this day · 2009–10Nov 25, 2009: 12 games. Top scorer: Monta Ellis (Warriors-Spurs), 42 points.
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The lead · Kings-Clippers

Sacramento's skid reaches three

Josh Smith goes for 20 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+4+15+18LAC AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2525191382
Clippers30243016100
Who led
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 27, 28, 30, 30, 19, 25, 27, 28LAC28 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 11, 18, 11, 26, 12, 44, 24, 25LAC25 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Carl LandryPoints, last 10 games: 17, 4, 4, 20, 19, 21, 15, 9, 12, 18SAC18 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Luther HeadPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 0, 0, 13, 13, 10, 11, 7, 15SAC15 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Wizards-Hawks

Atlanta leads Washington wire to wire

Atlanta was ahead at every break and won 116–96. Best quarter: the third, 36–27. Joe Johnson led Atlanta with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Hawks-Wizards
Joe Johnson · ATLGilbert Arenas · WASPTS2121REB56AST58Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Kings-Clippers4
Wizards-Hawks3
The night in charts
Wizards-Hawks combined for 212, 30 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-HawksWizards 96, Hawks 116
212
Kings-ClippersKings 82, Clippers 100
182
LAC won the closest game by 18
Closest finishes
Kings-ClippersKings 82, Clippers 100
+18 LAC
Wizards-HawksWizards 96, Hawks 116
+20 ATL
Landry shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LandrySAC · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
BlakeLAC · 25 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Nick YoungWAS · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK
57% (8-14)
Josh SmithATL · 20 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
57% (8-14)
HorfordATL · 15 PTS, 13 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Kings-Clippers
Kings 82Clippers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2525191382
Clippers30243016100
The story
Blake Griffin's 25 points and 15 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Sacramento, 100-82

For Sacramento, Carl Landry had 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST · 7-11 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 30-19, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +5+4+15+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Hawks
Wizards 96Hawks 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards1818273396
Hawks28253627116
The story
Al Horford had 15 points and 13 rebounds as Atlanta beat Washington 116-96

Nick Young led Washington with 20 PTS, 4 REB 15 PTS, 13 REB · 6-11 FG

The swing

The Hawks won the first 28-18, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
300 +10+17+26+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.9Season avg26.2Last 5

26.2 points a game over his last five games, against 18.9 in 15 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.3Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.3 in 11 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.2Season avg27.6Today

28 minutes today, against 16.2 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Eric Gordon leads the day with 28

Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 27, 28, 30, 30, 19, 25, 27, 28Clippers-Kings · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 11, 18, 11, 26, 12, 44, 24, 25Clippers-Kings · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 13, 5, 5, 30, 20, 9, 24, 19, 17, 21Wizards-Hawks · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 13, 23, 17, 11, 11, 6, 16, 21Hawks-Wizards · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 8, 20, 23, 25, 21, 2, 20, 20Hawks-Wizards · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Nick YoungPoints, last 10 games: 3, 3, 9, 11, 20, 20, 5, 18, 19, 20Wizards-Hawks · L
11.1 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high20 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST