FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 15, 2009Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by HOU (vs LAL) and DAL (vs DET).

Final
DAL95
DET90
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL -6; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +5
Final
LAC101
OKC93
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC -1; Q4 LAC +8
Final
TOR100
PHX101
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX -3; Q3 PHX -2; Q4 PHX +1
Final
HOU101
LAL91
Q1 HOU -6; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +10
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 15, 2008: 8 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE vs UTA), 38 points.
The lead · DAL @ DET

Dallas tops Detroit in Detroit

Final: 95–90. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-6+5+5DAL AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL2218312495
DET1828202490
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 34, 21, 24, 40, 12, 29, 23, 29, 20, 25DAL25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Rodrigue BeauboisPoints, last 6 games: 0, 9, 6, 3, 9, 14DAL14 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 13, 20, 13, 20, 13, 16, 17, 28DET28 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Will BynumPoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 10, 20, 16, 7, 8, 16, 20, 27DET27 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · HOU @ LAL

Houston beats Lakers by 10

The Rockets won 101–91 in Los Angeles. Aaron Brooks led Houston with 33 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHX over TOR1DAL over DET5LAC over OKC8HOU over LAL10Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over LAL.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.1Season avg22.4Last 5

22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 17.1 in 9 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.6Season avg27.3Last 3

27.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.6 in 9 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.2Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 5.2 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 40

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.
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 16, 28, 27, 28, 37, 30, 25, 40OKC vs LAC · L
28.1 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Rudy Gay SAC, Oct 31, 2014: 40 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Season high40 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Aaron BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 28, 19, 15, 11, 22, 8, 10, 33HOU @ LAL · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 16, 25, 22, 17, 17, 21, 8, 30PHX vs TOR · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 13, 20, 13, 20, 13, 16, 17, 28DET vs DAL · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Will BynumPoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 10, 20, 16, 7, 8, 16, 20, 27DET vs DAL · L
14.0 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 21, 37, 35, 25, 27, 26, 32, 28, 21, 25TOR @ PHX · L
27.7 PPG season to date · −3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST