FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 3, 2007Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed MEM by 7 at halftime and won 106–105.

Final
ATL88
PHI79
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +9
Final
CHA79
TOR98
Q1 TOR +11; Q2 TOR +21; Q3 TOR +17; Q4 TOR +19
Final
POR106
MEM105
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +1
Final
DAL103
CHI98
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +5
Final
MIA101
UTA110
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +9
Final · OT
ORL123
GSW117
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +5; Q4 ORL 0; OT1 ORL +6
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 · 2006–07Dec 3, 2006: 4 games. Top scorer: Joe Johnson (ATL @ POR), 33 points.
The lead · POR @ MEM

Portland takes over late to edge Memphis

Down 2 after three, Portland won the fourth 28–25. Final: 106–105. Brandon Roy led Portland with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · POR 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+7-7-2+1POR AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR31192828106
MEM24332325105
Who led
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 17, 25, 13, 12, 10, 8, 4, 26POR26 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 7, 14, 28, 16, 22, 22, 8, 23POR23 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 12, 15, 15, 27, 7, 8, 21, 30MEM30 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 19, 16, 14, 17, 19, 4, 18, 30MEM30 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · ATL @ PHI

Atlanta beats Philadelphia, 88–79

Atlanta led 66–62 after three and won by 9. Josh Smith led Atlanta with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over MEM1DAL over CHI5ORL over GSW6ATL over PHI9UTA over MIA9TOR over CHA19Final margin, points. Pink = ATL over PHI.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.7Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.7 in 16 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.4Season avg17.0Last 3

17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.4 in 9 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.8Season avg37.9Today

38 minutes today, against 12.8 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Rudy Gay leads the day with 30

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.
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 12, 15, 15, 27, 7, 8, 21, 30MEM vs POR · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 19, 16, 14, 17, 19, 4, 18, 30MEM vs POR · L
15.7 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Andres NocioniPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 21, 14, 10, 23, 11, 11, 17, 30CHI vs DAL · L
15.0 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 20, 19, 24, 17, 12, 23, 19, 27DAL @ CHI · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 17, 25, 13, 12, 10, 8, 4, 26POR @ MEM · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 23, 14, 31, 32, 13, 10, 13, 26MIA @ UTA · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST