FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 28, 2009Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed MIL by 9 at halftime and won 100–98.

Final
CHA92
WAS76
Q1 CHA +3; Q2 CHA +10; Q3 CHA +19; Q4 CHA +16
Final
DAL95
CLE111
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +13; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +16
Final
ORL100
MIL98
Q1 ORL -5; Q2 ORL -9; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +2
Final
POR92
UTA108
Q1 UTA +15; Q2 UTA +15; Q3 UTA +22; Q4 UTA +16
Final
LAL130
GSW97
Q1 LAL +14; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +23; Q4 LAL +33
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 28, 2008: 11 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (MIA @ PHX), 43 points.
The lead · ORL @ MIL

Orlando climbs out of a 9-point hole against Milwaukee

Down 9 at the half, the Magic won the fourth quarter 27–26 and the game 100–98. Dwight Howard led Orlando with 25 points, 20 rebounds and 2 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-9+1+2ORL AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ORL21262627100
MIL2630162698
Who led
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 26, 14, 11, 9, 17, 12, 22, 25ORL25 PTS · 20 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 15, 29, 14, 15, 18, 26, 24, 22, 21, 25ORL25 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Ersan IlyasovaPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 19, 9, 13, 18, 20, 5, 13, 20MIL20 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Luke RidnourPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 17, 17, 8, 13, 4, 23, 13, 20MIL20 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Second story · CHA @ WAS

Charlotte never trails at a break against Washington

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 92–76. Gerald Wallace led Charlotte with 14 points, 14 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ORL over MIL2CHA over WAS16CLE over DAL16UTA over POR16LAL over GSW33Final margin, points. Pink = CHA over WAS.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.4Season avg29.8Last 5

29.8 points a game over his last five games, against 23.4 in 14 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.0 in 11 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 22.6 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki 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.
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 25, 32, 41, 20, 28, 25, 31, 27DAL @ CLE · L
27.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 24, 25, 22, 18, 22, 26, 28, 26UTA vs POR · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 26, 14, 11, 9, 17, 12, 22, 25ORL @ MIL · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 20 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 34, 21, 31, 34, 40, 32, 34, 25, 25CLE vs DAL · W
29.2 PPG season to date · −4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 15, 29, 14, 15, 18, 26, 24, 22, 21, 25ORL @ MIL · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 9, 19, 13, 20, 21, 27, 17, 25DAL @ CLE · L
18.5 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST