FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 29, 2009Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed MEM by 16 after three quarters and won 98–88.

Final
ATL88
DET94
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +2; Q4 DET +6
Final
PHX113
TOR94
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +1; Q3 PHX +8; Q4 PHX +19
Final
MEM88
LAC98
Q1 LAC -7; Q2 LAC -15; Q3 LAC -16; Q4 LAC +10
Final
BOS92
MIA85
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS +2; Q4 BOS +7
Final
ORL114
NYK102
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +12
Final
HOU100
OKC91
Q1 HOU -4; Q2 HOU -9; Q3 HOU -2; Q4 HOU +9
Final
PHI89
SAS97
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +8
Final
MIN106
DEN100
Q1 MIN -15; Q2 MIN -14; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +6
Final
NOH96
SAC112
Q1 SAC 0; Q2 SAC +12; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +16
Final
NJN87
LAL106
Q1 LAL +15; Q2 LAL +25; Q3 LAL +27; Q4 LAL +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 29, 2008: 11 games. Top scorer: David Lee (NYK vs GSW), 37 points.
The lead · MEM @ LAC

Clippers storm back from 16 down to beat Memphis

The Clippers trailed by 16 after three and won 98–88. Eric Gordon led Clippers with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-15-16+10LAC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MEM283023788
LAC2122223398
Who led
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 22, 16, 17, 25, 15, 6, 14, 29LAC29 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Al ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 20, 30, 10, 18, 31, 5, 19, 18LAC18 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 20, 3, 17, 16, 19, 14, 18, 13, 19, 26MEM26 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 19, 21, 33, 24, 24, 16, 14, 15MEM15 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Two comebacks from 15 or more down

Winners erased deficits of 15 or more points at a quarter break two times in 10 games.

DET over ATL6MIN over DEN6BOS over MIA7SAS over PHI8HOU over OKC9LAC over MEM10ORL over NYK12SAC over NOH16PHX over TOR19LAL over NJN19Final margin, points. Pink = winner came back from 15+ down at a break.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.7Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.7 in 10 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Season avg13.1Last 3

13.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.8 in 9 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.8Season avg38.1Today

38 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 32

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 10 games: 20, 32, 25, 32, 37, 30, 27, 22, 50, 32DEN vs MIN · L
31.0 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 13, 32, 29, 22, 16, 18, 20, 30TOR vs PHX · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 29, 19, 18, 40, 21, 26, 34, 20, 30LAL vs NJN · W
29.5 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 22, 16, 17, 25, 15, 6, 14, 29LAC vs MEM · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 41, 36, 22, 22, 15, 30, 31, 24, 18, 27MIA vs BOS · L
27.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Ryan GomesPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 10, 15, 7, 8, 15, 5, 3, 27MIN @ DEN · W
10.9 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST