FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 10, 2008Regular season · 5 games
← Nov 9CalendarNov 11 →

5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed TOR by 12 at halftime and won 94–87.

Final
OKC99
IND107
Q1 IND -10; Q2 IND -3; Q3 IND 0; Q4 IND +8
Final
POR106
ORL99
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +7
Final
TOR87
BOS94
Q1 BOS -5; Q2 BOS -12; Q3 BOS -6; Q4 BOS +7
Final
NJN94
MIA99
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA 0; Q3 MIA -7; Q4 MIA +5
Final
MEM102
PHX107
Q1 PHX 0; Q2 PHX 0; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +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 · 2007–08Nov 10, 2007: 7 games. Top scorer: Leandro Barbosa (PHX @ ORL), 39 points.
The lead · TOR @ BOS

Paul Pierce scores 36 in Boston win over Toronto

Final: 94–87. Paul Pierce added 9 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · BOS 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 Q3Final0-5-12-6+7BOS AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
TOR2325172287
BOS1818233594
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 8 games: 27, 14, 15, 13, 20, 18, 7, 36BOS36 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 8 games: 11, 18, 18, 14, 17, 16, 8, 21BOS21 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 7 games: 17, 5, 11, 8, 17, 5, 23TOR23 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Anthony ParkerPoints, last 7 games: 9, 23, 11, 9, 4, 9, 15TOR15 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Second story · OKC @ IND

Indiana climbs out of a 10-point hole against OKC

Down 10 after one, the Pacers won the third quarter 30–27 and the game 107–99. T.J. Ford led Indiana with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists.

Top-scorer duel · IND vs OKC
T.J. Ford · INDKevin Durant · OKCPTS2437REB78AST102Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.3Season avg25.0Last 5

25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 19.3 in 7 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.6Season avg24.8Last 3

24.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.6 in 5 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg38.5Today

38 minutes today, against 24.0 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant 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.
Kevin DurantPoints, last 7 games: 12, 26, 18, 17, 24, 20, 37OKC @ IND · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 8 games: 27, 14, 15, 13, 20, 18, 7, 36BOS vs TOR · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 7 games: 13, 18, 21, 10, 20, 11, 35ORL vs POR · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 8 games: 10, 17, 16, 13, 28, 20, 31, 33MEM @ PHX · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 7 games: 26, 20, 19, 29, 33, 30, 33MIA vs NJN · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 7 games: 22, 14, 29, 22, 14, 31, 29ORL vs POR · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 19 REB · 0 AST