FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 28, 2010Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed NOH by 17 at halftime and won 109–95.

Final · Box score
Hawks96
Raptors78
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL +20; Q4 ATL +18
Final · 2OT · Box score
Knicks125
Pistons116
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK -3; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 Knicks 0; OT2 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Spurs109
Hornets95
Q1 SAS -8; Q2 SAS -17; Q3 SAS -5; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Jazz109
Clippers97
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA -8; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +12
Final · Box score
Thunder98
Rockets99
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +8; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +1
Final · Box score
Blazers96
Nets98
Q1 NJN -3; Q2 NJN -8; Q3 NJN -5; Q4 NJN +2
Final · Box score
Suns133
Nuggets138
Q1 DEN +13; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +16; Q4 DEN +5
Final · Box score
Pacers95
Lakers92
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +3
On this day · 2009–10Nov 28, 2009: 5 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Cavs), 27 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Hornets

San Antonio erases 17-point lead, steals one from New Orleans

Jason Richardson goes for 39 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-17-5+14SAS AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs26182837109
Hornets3427161895
Who led
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 21, 20, 15, 13, 25, 26, 31, 23SAS23 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 6, 16, 19, 8, 15, 9, 15, 21SAS21 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 12, 17, 34, 17, 30, 15, 14, 23NOH23 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 22, 20, 15, 9, 14, 17, 16, 15NOH15 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Blazers-Nets

New Jersey climbs out of an 8-point hole against Portland

Down 8 at the half, the Nets won the third quarter 29–26 and the game 98–96. Devin Harris led New Jersey with 25 points, 1 rebound and 8 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Nets-Blazers
Devin Harris · NJNWesley Matthews · PORPTS2525REB14AST81Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Knicks-Pistons20
Jazz-Clippers18
Hawks-Raptors14
Thunder-Rockets13
Pacers-Lakers13
Blazers-Nets9
Spurs-Hornets8
Suns-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Suns-Nuggets combined for 271, 30 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-NuggetsSuns 133, Nuggets 138
271
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 125, Pistons 116
241
Jazz-ClippersJazz 109, Clippers 97
206
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 109, Hornets 95
204
Thunder-RocketsThunder 98, Rockets 99
197
Blazers-NetsBlazers 96, Nets 98
194
Pacers-LakersPacers 95, Lakers 92
187
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 96, Raptors 78
174
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-RocketsThunder 98, Rockets 99
+1 HOU
Blazers-NetsBlazers 96, Nets 98
+2 NJN
Pacers-LakersPacers 95, Lakers 92
+3 IND
Suns-NuggetsSuns 133, Nuggets 138
+5 DEN
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 125, Pistons 116
+9 NYK
Jazz-ClippersJazz 109, Clippers 97
+12 UTA
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 109, Hornets 95
+14 SAS
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 96, Raptors 78
+18 ATL
SAS erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-HornetsSAS won · Spurs 109, Hornets 95
17 pts
Jazz-ClippersUTA won · Jazz 109, Clippers 97
8 pts
Blazers-NetsNJN won · Blazers 96, Nets 98
8 pts
Knicks-PistonsNYK won · Knicks 125, Pistons 116
3 pts
Pacers-LakersIND won · Pacers 95, Lakers 92
3 pts
West shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WestNOH · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
HibbertIND · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
MatthewsPOR · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
MillsapUTA · 15 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
JeffersonSAS · 19 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Thunder-Rockets
Thunder 98Rockets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2517292798
Rockets3317272299
The story
Kyle Lowry's 14 points and 8 assists carried Houston past Oklahoma City, 99-98

For Oklahoma City, Serge Ibaka had 16 PTS, 8 REB 14 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 5-12 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-25, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +8+8+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Russell Westbrook was the fantasy play: 48.8 FPTS on 23 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB

Final · Pacers-Lakers
Pacers 95Lakers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2328261895
Lakers2619242392
The story
Roy Hibbert had 24 points and 12 rebounds as Indiana beat Los Angeles 95-92

Pau Gasol led Los Angeles with 13 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST · 9-13 FG

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Pacers took the second 28-19.

IND lead by quarter
200 −3+6+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Pistons
Knicks 125Pistons 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Knicks282522241016125
Pistons25302321107116
The story
New York beat Detroit 125-116 in OT behind 37 points and 15 rebounds from Amar'e Stoudemire

Tayshaun Prince paced Detroit: 31 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST 37 PTS, 15 REB, 7 AST · 12-20 FG

The swing

The Knicks settled it in second overtime, 16-7.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +3−2−300+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.3Season avg29.6Last 5

29.6 points a game over his last five games, against 19.3 in 17 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.0 in 15 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.7Season avg51.3Today

51 minutes today, against 28.7 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 41

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 34, 25, 31, 33, 23, 20, 20, 31, 41Lakers-Pacers · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Durant OKC, May 8, 2016: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Season high41 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 35, 11, 11, 7, 13, 26, 20, 29, 39Suns-Nuggets · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 24, 27, 26, 39, 17, 20, 24, 37Knicks-Pistons · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 11, 26, 12, 44, 24, 25, 20, 35Clippers-Jazz · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 14, 15, 13, 7, 19, 6, 14, 31Pistons-Knicks · L
13.8 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 10, 11, 13, 0, 11, 4, 9, 30Nuggets-Suns · W
10.0 PPG season to date · +21.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST