FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 5, 2009Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed CLE by 2 after the first quarter and won 86–85.

Final
CHI86
CLE85
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI -2; Q4 CHI +1
Final
SAS99
UTA113
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +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 · 2008–09Nov 5, 2008: 13 games. Top scorer: Tony Parker (SAS @ MIN), 55 points.
The lead · CHI @ CLE

Chicago takes over late to edge Cleveland

Down 2 after three, Chicago won the fourth 23–20. Final: 86–85. Luol Deng led Chicago with 15 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+3-2+1CHI AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI2521172386
CLE2716222085
Who led
Luol DengPoints, last 5 games: 17, 4, 26, 24, 15CHI15 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 5 games: 13, 10, 8, 16, 14CHI14 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 6 games: 38, 23, 24, 14, 27, 25CLE25 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 6 games: 10, 12, 6, 8, 21, 14CLE14 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Second story · SAS @ UTA

Utah leads San Antonio wire to wire

Utah was ahead at every break and won 113–99. Best quarter: the third, 33–30. Carlos Boozer led Utah with 27 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · UTA vs SAS
Carlos Boozer · UTATony Parker · SASPTS2721REB140AST33Top 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
+2.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.8Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.8 in 4 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 vs 2008–09 avg
Minutes per game
30.12008–09 avg19.0Last 3

19.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.1 in 2008–09 (62 games). Today: 6 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.5Season avg24.9Today

25 minutes today, against 9.5 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Carlos Boozer leads the day with 27

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.
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 5 games: 12, 20, 7, 12, 27UTA vs SAS · W
15.6 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 5 games: 28, 21, 18, 22, 27UTA vs SAS · W
23.2 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 6 games: 38, 23, 24, 14, 27, 25CLE vs CHI · L
25.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 4 games: 17, 8, 24, 21SAS @ UTA · L
17.5 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 4 games: 9, 28, 7, 15SAS @ UTA · L
14.8 PPG season to date
15 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 5 games: 17, 4, 26, 24, 15CHI @ CLE · W
17.2 PPG season to date
15 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST