FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 1, 2009Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed MEM by 5 after the first quarter and won 133–123.

Final
ORL125
TOR116
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +11; Q3 ORL +10; Q4 ORL +9
Final
NOH87
BOS97
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +9; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +10
Final
CHI87
MIA95
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA -1; Q4 MIA +8
Final
POR83
OKC74
Q1 POR +10; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +9
Final
MEM123
DEN133
Q1 DEN -5; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN +9; Q4 DEN +10
Final
MIN112
PHX120
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +8
Final
ATL110
LAL118
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +22; Q4 LAL +8
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 · 2008–09Nov 1, 2008: 14 games. Top scorer: Joe Johnson (ATL vs PHI), 35 points.
The lead · MEM @ DEN

Carmelo Anthony goes for 42 in Denver win over Memphis

Denver won 133–123. O.J. Mayo scored 40 for Memphis in the loss.

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+1+9+10DEN AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MEM40262829123
DEN35323630133
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 3 games: 30, 41, 42DEN42 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 3 games: 25, 22, 22DEN22 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 3 games: 9, 18, 40MEM40 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 3 games: 21, 19, 20MEM20 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+15.5points, last 3 vs 2008–09 avg
Points per game
4.22008–09 avg19.7Last 3

19.7 points a game over his last three games, against 4.2 in 2008–09 (63 games). Today: 25 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs 2008–09 avg
Minutes per game
38.12008–09 avg22.9Last 3

22.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 38.1 in 2008–09 (65 games). Today: 17 points in 30 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.4minutes, today vs 2008–09 avg
Minutes per game
17.42008–09 avg44.8Today

45 minutes today, against 17.4 a game in 2008–09 (64 games). Line: 27 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · CHI @ MIA

Miami makes it three straight

Miami beat Chicago 95–87 and moved to 3–0. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 25 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.

Streak strip · MIA
Wvs NYK115–93W@ IND96–83Wvs CHI95–87MIA: last 3 games through Nov 1, oldest first. Pink = win.
Top performances

Carmelo Anthony 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.
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 3 games: 30, 41, 42DEN vs MEM · W
37.7 PPG season to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Vince Carter TOR, Dec 9, 2001: 42 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
42 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 3 games: 33, 20, 41LAL vs ATL · W
31.3 PPG season to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Tracy McGrady ORL, Feb 17, 2004: 41 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
41 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 3 games: 9, 18, 40MEM @ DEN · L
22.3 PPG season to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Jan 13, 2001: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Career high40 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 3 games: 21, 37, 35TOR vs ORL · L
31.0 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 3 games: 7, 9, 30ORL @ TOR · W
15.3 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 3 games: 25, 17, 27ATL @ LAL · L
23.0 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST