FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 27, 2010Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed SAC by 13 at halftime and won 96–85.

Final · Box score
Hawks99
Knicks90
Q1 ATL +10; Q2 ATL +18; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +9
Final · Box score
Magic100
Wizards99
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +12; Q3 ORL +2; Q4 ORL +1
Final · Box score
Grizzlies86
Cavs92
Q1 CLE -10; Q2 CLE -6; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Nets86
Sixers102
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI -2; Q3 Sixers 0; Q4 PHI +16
Final · Box score
Warriors104
Wolves94
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW -3; Q3 GSW +16; Q4 GSW +10
Final · Box score
Heat95
Mavs106
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL +16; Q4 DAL +11
Final · Box score
Bobcats101
Bucks104
Q1 MIL +13; Q2 MIL +7; Q3 MIL +10; Q4 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Bulls96
Kings85
Q1 CHI -7; Q2 CHI -13; Q3 CHI -7; Q4 CHI +11
On this day · 2009–10Nov 27, 2009: 12 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Knicks), 50 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Kings

Derrick Rose scores 30, Chicago rallies past Sacramento

Monta Ellis goes for 26 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-13-7+11CHI AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2123252796
Kings282919985
Who led
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 22, 24, 33, 33, 22, 30, 35, 30CHI30 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 20, 16, 18, 8, 13, 26, 24, 22CHI22 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Jason ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 6, 4, 10, 2, 4, 6, 3, 1, 18SAC18 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 30, 5, 18, 20, 23, 20, 9, 11, 8, 17SAC17 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Cavs

Cleveland rallies from 10 down to beat Memphis

Trailing by 10 after one, Cleveland outscored the Grizzlies 70–54 the rest of the way. Final: 92–86. Mo Williams led Cleveland with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Cavs-Grizzlies
Mo Williams · CLERudy Gay · MEMPTS2517REB55AST126Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Heat-Mavs14
Magic-Wizards12
Bulls-Kings10
Warriors-Wolves7
Grizzlies-Cavs5
Nets-Sixers2
Hawks-Knicks0
Bobcats-Bucks0
Shot of the night

Dwight's jumper with 4 seconds left puts the Magic ahead, 100-99 final

The night in charts
Bobcats-Bucks combined for 205, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Bobcats-BucksBobcats 101, Bucks 104
205
Heat-MavsHeat 95, Mavs 106
201
Magic-WizardsMagic 100, Wizards 99
199
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 104, Wolves 94
198
Hawks-KnicksHawks 99, Knicks 90
189
Nets-SixersNets 86, Sixers 102
188
Bulls-KingsBulls 96, Kings 85
181
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 86, Cavs 92
178
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-WizardsMagic 100, Wizards 99
+1 ORL
Bobcats-BucksBobcats 101, Bucks 104
+3 MIL
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 86, Cavs 92
+6 CLE
Hawks-KnicksHawks 99, Knicks 90
+9 ATL
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 104, Wolves 94
+10 GSW
Heat-MavsHeat 95, Mavs 106
+11 DAL
Bulls-KingsBulls 96, Kings 85
+11 CHI
Nets-SixersNets 86, Sixers 102
+16 PHI
CHI erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-KingsCHI won · Bulls 96, Kings 85
13 pts
Grizzlies-CavsCLE won · Grizzlies 86, Cavs 92
10 pts
Warriors-WolvesGSW won · Warriors 104, Wolves 94
3 pts
Nets-SixersPHI won · Nets 86, Sixers 102
2 pts
Dorell Wright shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Dorell WrightGSW · 30 PTS, 2 STL, 1 REB, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
DwightORL · 32 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
63% (12-19)
ButlerDAL · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
AugustinCHA · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
60% (9-15)
ChandlerDAL · 17 REB, 14 PTS, 3 BLK
60% (6-10)
Final · Magic-Wizards
Magic 100Wizards 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic30251926100
Wizards2023292799
The story
Orlando beat Washington 100-99 behind 20 points from Quentin Richardson

Andray Blatche paced Washington: 13 REB, 10 PTS, 4 AST 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 6-12 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 30-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +10+12+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Bucks
Bobcats 101Bucks 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats16371929101
Bucks29312222104
The story
Brandon Jennings' 32 points carried Milwaukee past Charlotte, 104-101

For Charlotte, Dominic McGuire had 15 REB, 13 PTS 32 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 10-21 FG, 6-13 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-16, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +13+7+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Cavs
Grizzlies 86Cavs 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies3219161986
Cavs2223301792
The story
Mo Williams had 25 points and 12 assists as Cleveland beat Memphis 92-86

Rudy Gay led Memphis with 17 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 25 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB · 10-21 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Cavaliers took the third 30-16.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −10−6+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.1Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.1 in 16 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.8 in 16 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.5Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 7.5 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 15 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dwight Howard leads the day with 32

Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 16, 18, 20, 25, 26, 24, 23, 32Magic-Wizards · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 19, 19, 31, 12, 25, 3, 25, 32Bucks-Bobcats · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 5, 5, 30, 20, 9, 24, 19, 17, 21, 31Wizards-Magic · L
17.7 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 22, 24, 33, 33, 22, 30, 35, 30Bulls-Kings · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Dorell WrightPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 7, 16, 16, 16, 2, 24, 10, 30Warriors-Wolves · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Michael BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 42, 35, 25, 28, 33, 25, 15, 11, 28Wolves-Warriors · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST