FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, November 21, 2008Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed TOR by 14 at halftime and won 129–127.

Final · OT
ORL100
IND98
Q1 ORL -6; Q2 ORL -4; Q3 ORL -7; Q4 ORL 0; OT1 ORL +2
Final
LAC88
PHI89
Q1 PHI +12; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI -4; Q4 PHI +1
Final · OT
NJN129
TOR127
Q1 NJN -11; Q2 NJN -14; Q3 NJN -9; Q4 NJN 0; OT1 NJN +2
Final
HOU103
WAS91
Q1 HOU -12; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU -7; Q4 HOU +12
Final
CHA83
ATL88
Q1 ATL -8; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL -1; Q4 ATL +5
Final
BOS95
MIN78
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS +22; Q4 BOS +17
Final
MEM76
DAL91
Q1 DAL 0; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +15
Final
NYK87
MIL104
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 MIL +12; Q4 MIL +17
Final
UTA94
SAS119
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +24; Q4 SAS +25
Final
NOH105
OKC80
Q1 NOH +9; Q2 NOH +21; Q3 NOH +26; Q4 NOH +25
Final
POR117
SAC96
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +25; Q4 POR +21
Final
CHI115
GSW110
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI -2; Q3 CHI -2; Q4 CHI +5
Final
DEN90
LAL104
Q1 LAL +15; Q2 LAL +20; Q3 LAL +21; Q4 LAL +14
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 21, 2007: 13 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE @ MIN), 45 points.
The lead · NJN @ TOR

Vince Carter scores 39, New Jersey rallies past Toronto

New Jersey trailed by 14 at the half and won 129–127. Chris Bosh scored 42 for Toronto in the loss.

Game flow · NJN 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.Final0-11-14-90+2NJN AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
NJN2225293518129
TOR3328242616127
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 18, 31, 22, 28, 26, 29, 12, 39NJN39 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 8 games: 13, 13, 11, 38, 30, 33, 23, 30NJN30 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 26, 30, 9, 30, 27, 40, 15, 42TOR42 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 0, 12, 9, 18, 2, 15, 12, 5, 25, 29TOR29 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Spurs rout

Three of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. San Antonio beat Utah by 25.

PHI over LAC1ORL over IND2NJN over TOR2ATL over CHA5CHI over GSW5HOU over WAS12LAL over DEN14DAL over MEM15BOS over MIN17MIL over NYK17POR over SAC21SAS over UTA25NOH over OKC25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.0Season avg30.8Last 5

30.8 points a game over his last five games, against 23.0 in 7 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Season avg11.9Last 3

11.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.6 in 11 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Season avg48.8Today

49 minutes today, against 24.6 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 29 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Chris Bosh leads the day with 42

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.
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 26, 30, 9, 30, 27, 40, 15, 42TOR vs NJN · L
26.9 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high42 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 18, 31, 22, 28, 26, 29, 12, 39NJN @ TOR · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 29, 27, 15, 30, 15, 20, 20, 32GSW vs CHI · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 25, 17, 28, 32, 31, 25, 19, 30ATL vs CHA · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 8 games: 13, 13, 11, 38, 30, 33, 23, 30NJN @ TOR · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 0, 12, 9, 18, 2, 15, 12, 5, 25, 29TOR vs NJN · L
12.2 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST