FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 30, 2009Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed IND by 8 after the first quarter and won 126–107.

Final
CHI97
MIL99
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +4; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +2
Final
PHI102
DAL104
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +14; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +2
Final
MEM93
UTA120
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +25; Q4 UTA +27
Final
IND107
GSW126
Q1 GSW -8; Q2 GSW -6; Q3 GSW +2; Q4 GSW +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 30, 2008: 5 games. Top scorer: Devin Harris (NJN @ PHX), 47 points.
The lead · IND @ GSW

Monta Ellis scores 45 as Golden State beats Indiana

Golden State won 126–107. Monta Ellis: 45 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist.

Game flow · GSW 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 Q3Final0-8-6+2+19GSW AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND33242624107
GSW25263441126
Who led
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 26, 23, 18, 34, 37, 42, 18, 45GSW45 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
C.J. WatsonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 0, 13, 2, 19, 5, 0, 8, 18GSW18 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 29, 22, 33, 19, 18, 36, 20, 22IND22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Mike DunleavyPoints, last 2 games: 13, 22IND22 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Second story · CHI @ MIL

Milwaukee controls Chicago start to finish

Milwaukee won 99–97, leading by as many as 5 at a break. Andrew Bogut led Milwaukee with 22 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over CHI2DAL over PHI2GSW over IND19UTA over MEM27Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over CHI.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+12.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.1Season avg35.2Last 5

35.2 points a game over his last five games, against 23.1 in 15 earlier games. Today: 45 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Season avg18.0Last 3

18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.9 in 9 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.1Season avg38.7Today

39 minutes today, against 14.1 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Monta Ellis leads the day with 45

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.
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 26, 23, 18, 34, 37, 42, 18, 45GSW vs IND · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +21.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Klay Thompson GSW, Jan 27, 2016: 45 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Career high45 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 32, 41, 20, 28, 25, 31, 27, 28DAL vs PHI · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Ronnie BrewerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 4, 8, 13, 15, 5, 15, 9, 25UTA vs MEM · W
12.4 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 24, 25, 22, 18, 22, 26, 28, 26, 24UTA vs MEM · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Willie GreenPoints, last 10 games: 5, 0, 4, 3, 0, 2, 18, 7, 17, 23PHI @ DAL · L
7.1 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 11, 5, 14, 23, 18, 5, 22, 9, 23CHI @ MIL · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST