FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 5, 2007Regular season · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed HOU by 5 after the first quarter and won 107–98.

Final
HOU98
DAL107
Q1 DAL -5; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL +2; Q4 DAL +9
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 · 2006–07Nov 5, 2006: 5 games. Top scorer: Ray Allen (SEA vs LAL), 32 points.
The lead · HOU @ DAL

Dallas beats Houston, 107–98

Dallas led 77–75 after three and won by 9. Jason Terry led Dallas with 31 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. Tracy McGrady scored 35 for Houston in the loss.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-1+2+9DAL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU2922242398
DAL24262730107
Who led
Jason TerryPoints, last 4 games: 24, 20, 16, 31DAL31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 2 games: 27, 21DAL21 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 4 games: 30, 47, 20, 35HOU35 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 4 games: 25, 11, 21, 21HOU21 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.1points, last 2 vs 2006–07 avg
Points per game
18.92006–07 avg24.0Last 2

24.0 points a game over his last two games, against 18.9 in 2006–07 (70 games). Today: 21 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 vs 2006–07 avg
Minutes per game
26.52006–07 avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.5 in 2006–07 (80 games). Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.0Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 32.0 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 35

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.
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 4 games: 30, 47, 20, 35HOU @ DAL · L
33.0 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 4 games: 24, 20, 16, 31DAL vs HOU · W
22.8 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 4 games: 25, 11, 21, 21HOU @ DAL · L
19.5 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 2 games: 27, 21DAL vs HOU · W
24.0 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 4 games: 15, 28, 24, 19DAL vs HOU · W
21.5 PPG season to date
19 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 4 games: 17, 5, 6, 16DAL vs HOU · W
11.0 PPG season to date
16 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST