FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 29, 2007Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed DEN by 12 after the first quarter and won 127–99.

Final
NYK59
BOS104
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +23; Q3 BOS +41; Q4 BOS +45
Final
HOU94
GSW113
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +15; Q4 GSW +19
Final
DEN99
LAL127
Q1 LAL -12; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +28
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 29, 2006: 9 games. Top scorer: Joe Johnson (ATL vs CHA), 36 points.
The lead · DEN @ LAL

Lakers climb out of a 12-point hole against Denver

Down 12 after one, the Lakers won the fourth quarter 46–24 and the game 127–99. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · LAL 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 Q3Final0-12-2+6+28LAL AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN3324182499
LAL21342646127
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 19, 18, 32, 27, 28, 31, 35, 24LAL24 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Sasha VujacicPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 4, 6, 12, 2, 6, 3, 0, 22LAL22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 25, 24, 26, 24, 31, 17, 25, 23DEN23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 37, 20, 23, 22, 29, 13, 18, 26, 21DEN21 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · HOU @ GSW

Golden State leads Houston wire to wire

Golden State was ahead at every break and won 113–94. Best quarter: the second, 30–26. Baron Davis led Golden State with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
GSW over HOU19LAL over DEN28BOS over NYK45Final margin, points. Pink = GSW over HOU.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.2Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 16.2 in 14 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.2Season avg20.3Last 3

20.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.2 in 14 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.1Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 6.1 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Baron Davis leads the day with 27

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 10 games: 29, 21, 16, 31, 13, 33, 22, 28, 19, 27GSW vs HOU · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 19, 18, 32, 27, 28, 31, 35, 24LAL vs DEN · W
27.6 PPG season to date · −3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 25, 24, 26, 24, 31, 17, 25, 23DEN @ LAL · L
25.1 PPG season to date · −2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Sasha VujacicPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 4, 6, 12, 2, 6, 3, 0, 22LAL vs DEN · W
7.2 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 28, 31, 15, 12, 28, 19, 20, 23, 16, 21BOS vs NYK · W
21.6 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 37, 20, 23, 22, 29, 13, 18, 26, 21DEN @ LAL · L
23.6 PPG season to date · −2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST