FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 26, 2009Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed ATL by 12 at halftime and won 93–76.

Final
ORL93
ATL76
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL -12; Q3 ORL +2; Q4 ORL +17
Final
CHI86
UTA105
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +17; Q3 UTA +16; Q4 UTA +19
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 26, 2008: 13 games. Top scorer: Chris Bosh (TOR vs CHA), 39 points.
The lead · ORL @ ATL

Orlando rallies from 12 down to beat Atlanta

Trailing by 12 at the half, Orlando outscored the Hawks 54–25 the rest of the way. Final: 93–76. Dwight Howard led Orlando with 22 points, 17 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · ORL 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.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-12+2+17ORL AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ORL2316282693
ATL2526141176
Who led
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 11, 26, 14, 11, 9, 17, 12, 22ORL22 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 29, 14, 15, 18, 26, 24, 22, 21ORL21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 19, 24, 26, 35, 30, 19, 14, 22ATL22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 22, 14, 17, 20, 16, 9, 14, 13ATL13 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Second story · CHI @ UTA

Utah leads Chicago wire to wire

Utah was ahead at every break and won 105–86. Best quarter: the second, 29–18. Carlos Boozer led Utah with 28 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · UTA vs CHI
Carlos Boozer · UTALuol Deng · CHIPTS2826REB88AST52Top 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
+4.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.9Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 18.9 in 14 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.8 in 15 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.8Season avg23Today

23 minutes today, against 10.8 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Carlos Boozer leads the day with 28

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 10 games: 16, 23, 10, 24, 25, 22, 18, 22, 26, 28UTA vs CHI · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 21, 18, 19, 16, 6, 22, 25, 26CHI @ UTA · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 11, 26, 14, 11, 9, 17, 12, 22ORL @ ATL · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 19, 24, 26, 35, 30, 19, 14, 22ATL vs ORL · L
22.5 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 29, 14, 15, 18, 26, 24, 22, 21ORL @ ATL · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 29, 5, 13, 20, 21, 14, 10, 21UTA vs CHI · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST