FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 30, 2008Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed PHX by 11 after the first quarter and won 117–109.

Final
POR96
DET85
Q1 POR +12; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +11
Final
CHI103
PHI92
Q1 CHI -10; Q2 CHI -3; Q3 CHI +17; Q4 CHI +11
Final
HOU94
DEN104
Q1 DEN 0; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +10
Final
NJN117
PHX109
Q1 NJN -11; Q2 NJN -6; Q3 NJN -11; Q4 NJN +8
Final
TOR99
LAL112
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +13
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 30, 2007: 11 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (SEA vs IND), 35 points.
The lead · NJN @ PHX

Devin Harris scores 47 as New Jersey beats Phoenix

New Jersey won 117–109. Devin Harris: 47 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists.

Game flow · NJN 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 Q3Final0-11-6-11+8NJN AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NJN24321843117
PHX35272324109
Who led
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 38, 30, 33, 23, 30, 18, 21, 18, 34, 47NJN47 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 29, 12, 39, 26, 14, 25, 22, 28NJN28 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 10, 17, 14, 8, 16, 20, 20, 26PHX26 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 29, 30, 21, 17, 22, 16, 14, 25PHX25 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Second story · CHI @ PHI

Chicago climbs out of a 10-point hole against Philadelphia

Down 10 after one, the Bulls won the third quarter 31–11 and the game 103–92. Ben Gordon led Chicago with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · CHI vs PHI
Ben Gordon · CHIElton Brand · PHIPTS2121REB612AST41Top 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
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.9Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.9 in 14 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Season avg12.9Last 3

12.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.8 in 16 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Devin Harris leads the day with 47

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.
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 38, 30, 33, 23, 30, 18, 21, 18, 34, 47NJN @ PHX · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +23.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high47 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 11, 22, 15, 21, 7, 12, 27, 28DEN vs HOU · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 29, 12, 39, 26, 14, 25, 22, 28NJN @ PHX · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 4, 11, 19, 14, 10, 16, 17, 27POR @ DET · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 10, 17, 14, 8, 16, 20, 20, 26PHX vs NJN · L
15.1 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 29, 30, 21, 17, 22, 16, 14, 25PHX vs NJN · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST