FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 8, 2007Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed WAS by 12 after the first quarter and won 87–85.

Final
WAS85
NJN87
Q1 NJN -12; Q2 NJN -5; Q3 NJN -1; Q4 NJN +2
Final
DET93
CHI97
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +4
Final
DAL120
GSW115
Q1 DAL 0; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +5
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 8, 2006: 11 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (WAS vs IND), 40 points.
The lead · WAS @ NJN

New Jersey climbs back to beat Washington

Washington led by 12 after one. New Jersey won it 87–85. Richard Jefferson led New Jersey with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · NJN 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-5-1+2NJN AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
WAS2714172785
NJN1521213087
Who led
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 5 games: 29, 27, 22, 25, 25NJN25 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 5 games: 24, 7, 18, 12, 24NJN24 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 4 games: 27, 10, 20, 24WAS24 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 4 games: 34, 21, 10, 21WAS21 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · DAL @ GSW

Dallas makes it three straight

Dallas beat Golden State 120–115 and moved to 4–1. Josh Howard led Dallas with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · DAL
W@ CLE92–74L@ ATL94–101Wvs SAC123–102Wvs HOU107–98W@ GSW120–115DAL: last 5 games through Nov 8, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.1points, last 4 vs season avg
Points per game
11.7Season avg17.8Last 4

17.8 points a game over his last four games, against 11.7 in 3 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
41.1Season avg33.9Last 3

33.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 41.1 in 4 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.0Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 12.0 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Baron Davis leads the day with 37

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.
Baron DavisPoints, last 5 games: 25, 22, 11, 29, 37GSW vs DAL · L
24.8 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 4 games: 11, 16, 8, 36DET @ CHI · L
17.8 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Kelenna AzubuikePoints, last 5 games: 11, 33, 17, 6, 27GSW vs DAL · L
18.8 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 5 games: 29, 27, 22, 25, 25NJN vs WAS · W
25.6 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 3 games: 27, 21, 24DAL @ GSW · W
24.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 5 games: 24, 7, 18, 12, 24NJN vs WAS · W
17.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST