FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 29, 2010Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed NOH by 2 after three quarters and won 95–89.

Final · Box score
Wizards94
Heat105
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +11
Final · Box score
Hornets89
Thunder95
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC +2; Q3 OKC -2; Q4 OKC +6
Final · Box score
Rockets91
Mavs101
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Bucks88
Jazz109
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA +7; Q4 UTA +21
On this day · 2009–10Nov 29, 2009: 10 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Wolves), 32 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Thunder

OKC gets past New Orleans

Dwyane Wade goes for 26 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+2-2+6OKC AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1929221989
Thunder2327182795
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 34, 23, 30, 24, 28, 32, 25, 18, 26OKC26 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 21, 31, 18, 20, 13, 43, 23, 25OKC25 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 17, 34, 17, 30, 15, 14, 23, 20NOH20 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 20, 15, 9, 14, 17, 16, 15, 17NOH17 PTS · 2 REB · 14 AST
Second story · Rockets-Mavs

Dallas makes it six straight

Dallas beat Houston 101–91 and moved to 13–4. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · DAL
Wvs PHI99–90Wvs NOH98–95L@ NOH97–99Lvs CHI83–88W@ ATL98–93Wvs DET88–84W@ OKC111–103W@ SAS103–94Wvs MIA106–95Wvs HOU101–91
Lead changes
Rockets-Mavs17
Hornets-Thunder6
Bucks-Jazz6
Wizards-Heat1
The night in charts
Wizards-Heat combined for 199, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-HeatWizards 94, Heat 105
199
Bucks-JazzBucks 88, Jazz 109
197
Rockets-MavsRockets 91, Mavs 101
192
Hornets-ThunderHornets 89, Thunder 95
184
OKC won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Hornets-ThunderHornets 89, Thunder 95
+6 OKC
Rockets-MavsRockets 91, Mavs 101
+10 DAL
Wizards-HeatWizards 94, Heat 105
+11 MIA
Bucks-JazzBucks 88, Jazz 109
+21 UTA
OKC rallied from 2 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-ThunderOKC won · Hornets 89, Thunder 95
2 pts
Rockets-MavsDAL won · Rockets 91, Mavs 101
1 pt
Jefferson shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JeffersonUTA · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK
79% (11-14)
Deron WilliamsUTA · 22 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
DirkDAL · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
63% (10-16)
IlyasovaMIL · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL
60% (6-10)
ButlerDAL · 19 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
Final · Hornets-Thunder
Hornets 89Thunder 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1929221989
Thunder2327182795
The story
Russell Westbrook had 25 points and 11 assists as Oklahoma City beat New Orleans 95-89

Chris Paul led New Orleans with 17 PTS, 14 AST, 2 REB 25 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB, 5 STL · 9-19 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 27-19.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +4+2−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Heat
Wizards 94Heat 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2123252594
Heat24282825105
The story
Gilbert Arenas had 23 points, but Miami won 105-94

Andray Blatche chipped in 26 PTS, 9 REB 23 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 9-21 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 28-23, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +3+8+11+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Jazz
Bucks 88Jazz 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2626211588
Jazz30302029109
The story
Utah beat Milwaukee 109-88 behind 22 points and 11 rebounds from Al Jefferson

Brandon Jennings paced Milwaukee: 27 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK · 11-14 FG

The swing

A 29-15 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
300 +4+8+7+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.8Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.8 in 15 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 2 vs 2009–10 avg
Minutes per game
23.32009–10 avg10.0Last 2

10.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 23.3 in 2009–10 (55 games). Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.8Season avg40.5Today

40 minutes today, against 19.8 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 30

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 23, 20, 32, 29, 25, 25, 20, 23, 30Heat-Wizards · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 19, 31, 12, 25, 3, 25, 32, 27Bucks-Jazz · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 39, 8, 31, 17, 11, 3, 18, 23, 22, 26Heat-Wizards · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 34, 23, 30, 24, 28, 32, 25, 18, 26Thunder-Hornets · W
27.3 PPG season to date · −1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Andray BlatchePoints, last 10 games: 22, 4, 22, 10, 17, 20, 17, 12, 10, 26Wizards-Heat · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 21, 31, 18, 20, 13, 43, 23, 25Thunder-Hornets · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST