FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 17, 2008Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed PHX by 9 after the first quarter and won 109–97.

Final
HOU100
OKC89
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +11
Final
PHX97
UTA109
Q1 UTA -9; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +12
Final
SAS86
LAC83
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +3
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 17, 2007: 10 games. Top scorer: Josh Smith (ATL @ MIL), 38 points.
The lead · PHX @ UTA

Utah rallies from 9 down to beat Phoenix

Trailing by 9 after one, Utah outscored the Suns 86–65 the rest of the way. Final: 109–97. Carlos Boozer led Utah with 21 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · UTA 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 Q3Final0-9+3+6+12UTA AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX3222232097
UTA23342626109
Who led
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 20, 21, 19, 19, 20, 26, 17, 21UTA21 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
CJ MilesPoints, last 10 games: 4, 2, 4, 7, 7, 7, 16, 6, 12, 21UTA21 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 49, 26, 24, 18, 11, 12, 29, 30PHX30 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Matt BarnesPoints, last 7 games: 7, 8, 21, 10, 8, 11, 19PHX19 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Second story · SAS @ LAC

San Antonio holds off Clippers, 86–83

San Antonio led 68–64 after three and held on to win by three. Roger Mason Jr. led San Antonio with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over LAC3HOU over OKC11UTA over PHX12Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over LAC.
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
9.9Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.9 in 9 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Season avg15.1Last 3

15.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.7 in 8 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Season avg39.4Today

39 minutes today, against 26.2 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire 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.
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 49, 26, 24, 18, 11, 12, 29, 30PHX @ UTA · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 12, 26, 18, 17, 24, 20, 37, 23, 13, 29OKC vs HOU · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 21, 14, 14, 12, 2, 4, 12, 23HOU @ OKC · W
11.9 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 20, 21, 19, 19, 20, 26, 17, 21UTA vs PHX · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
CJ MilesPoints, last 10 games: 4, 2, 4, 7, 7, 7, 16, 6, 12, 21UTA vs PHX · W
8.2 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high21 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Roger Mason Jr.Points, last 10 games: 12, 14, 11, 26, 18, 10, 6, 9, 18, 21SAS @ LAC · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST