FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 21, 2006Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed WAS by 9 after the first quarter and won 107–80.

Final
MEM94
CLE97
Q1 CLE +12; Q2 CLE +18; Q3 CLE +14; Q4 CLE +3
Final
MIL88
IND93
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND -3; Q4 IND +5
Final
DET97
PHI87
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +10
Final
MIA86
NOK101
Q1 NOK +2; Q2 NOK +1; Q3 NOK +4; Q4 NOK +15
Final
WAS80
DAL107
Q1 DAL -9; Q2 DAL 0; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +27
Final
CHI109
DEN113
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN 0; Q3 DEN +1; Q4 DEN +4
Final
LAC101
LAL105
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +4
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2005–06Nov 21, 2005: 4 games. Top scorer: Mike Bibby (SAC vs SAS), 33 points.
The lead · WAS @ DAL

Dirk Nowitzki scores 30, Dallas rallies past Washington

Dallas trailed by 9 after one and won 107–80.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-90+12+27DAL AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
WAS3021131680
DAL21302531107
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 19, 35, 26, 31, 26, 24, 24, 30DAL30 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 4, 17, 6, 10, 8, 9, 13, 12, 17, 18DAL18 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 7, 44, 24, 40, 29, 25, 22, 20, 45, 29WAS29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 16, 12, 14, 17, 18, 24, 11, 12WAS12 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Dallas posts the night's biggest win

Dallas beat Washington by 27, the widest margin of 7 games.

CLE over MEM3DEN over CHI4LAL over LAC4IND over MIL5DET over PHI10NOK over MIA15DAL over WAS27Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.4Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.4 in 10 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.8Season avg21.6Last 3

21.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.8 in 9 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg43.8Today

44 minutes today, against 20.4 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 40

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Kobe BryantPoints, last 9 games: 23, 15, 17, 32, 19, 21, 31, 18, 40LAL vs LAC · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 9 games: 21, 0, 16, 16, 17, 9, 17, 16, 36DEN vs CHI · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +22.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 19, 35, 26, 31, 26, 24, 24, 30DAL vs WAS · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 20, 31, 34, 24, 37, 20, 37, 29MIA @ NOK · L
27.4 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 9 games: 15, 28, 37, 31, 36, 33, 34, 34, 29DEN vs CHI · W
30.8 PPG season to date · −2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 7, 44, 24, 40, 29, 25, 22, 20, 45, 29WAS @ DAL · L
28.5 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST