FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 16, 2008Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed NYK by 9 after the first quarter and won 124–114.

Final
MIA96
TOR107
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR -4; Q3 TOR +2; Q4 TOR +11
Final
ORL90
CHA85
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL -5; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +5
Final · OT
DAL124
NYK114
Q1 DAL -9; Q2 DAL -7; Q3 DAL -2; Q4 DAL 0; OT1 DAL +10
Final
MIN84
DEN90
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN -2; Q4 DEN +6
Final
DET86
PHX104
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +15; Q3 PHX +14; Q4 PHX +18
Final
SAS90
SAC88
Q1 SAS -8; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS -4; Q4 SAS +2
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 16, 2007: 12 games. Top scorer: Kevin Martin (SAC vs NYK), 43 points.
The lead · DAL @ NYK

Dirk Nowitzki scores 39, Dallas wins in overtime

Tied 112–112 after regulation. Final: 124–114.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-9-7-20+10DAL AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
DAL2631322312124
NYK352927212114
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 36, 21, 8, 30, 23, 33, 14, 12, 24, 39DAL39 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 8 games: 28, 14, 18, 14, 11, 21, 25, 31DAL31 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 15, 25, 22, 25, 15, 18, 29, 27NYK27 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 28, 3, 6, 3, 3, 8, 5, 17NYK17 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Phoenix by 18.

SAS over SAC2ORL over CHA5DEN over MIN6DAL over NYK10TOR over MIA11PHX over DET18Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.4Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.4 in 10 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.5 in 5 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
3.5Season avg26.6Today

27 minutes today, against 3.5 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 39

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.
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 36, 21, 8, 30, 23, 33, 14, 12, 24, 39DAL @ NYK · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 8 games: 28, 14, 18, 14, 11, 21, 25, 31DAL @ NYK · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 11, 21, 23, 16, 11, 13, 21, 31SAC vs SAS · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 14, 49, 26, 24, 18, 11, 12, 29PHX vs DET · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 19, 29, 33, 30, 33, 36, 24, 29MIA @ TOR · L
27.9 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 15, 25, 22, 25, 15, 18, 29, 27NYK vs DAL · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST