FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 7, 2010Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed GSW by 3 after three quarters and won 102–97.

Final
PHI106
NYK96
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI -2; Q3 PHI -1; Q4 PHI +10
Final
PHX118
ATL114
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +11; Q3 PHX +2; Q4 PHX +4
Final
GSW97
DET102
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET -3; Q4 DET +5
Final
MIN94
HOU120
Q1 HOU +12; Q2 HOU +23; Q3 HOU +30; Q4 HOU +26
Final
BOS92
OKC83
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +21; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +9
Final
POR96
LAL121
Q1 LAL +13; Q2 LAL +22; Q3 LAL +25; Q4 LAL +25
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 · 2009–10Nov 7, 2009: 7 games. Top scorer: Rudy Gay (MEM @ LAC), 33 points.
The lead · GSW @ DET

Detroit takes care of Golden State

A 5-point win, 102–97. Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · DET 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+5+4-3+5DET AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
GSW1827312197
DET23262429102
Who led
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 5 games: 13, 14, 5, 16, 27DET27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 6 games: 14, 24, 18, 15, 5, 21DET21 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 6 games: 46, 15, 20, 39, 23, 24GSW24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Dorell WrightPoints, last 6 games: 15, 24, 18, 25, 7, 19GSW19 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Houston by 26.

PHX over ATL4DET over GSW5BOS over OKC9PHI over NYK10LAL over POR25HOU over MIN26Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+4.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.2Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 15.2 in 6 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 vs 2009–10 avg
Minutes per game
22.72009–10 avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.7 in 2009–10 (33 games). Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.9Season avg41.5Today

42 minutes today, against 15.9 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Joe Johnson leads the day with 34

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.
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 7 games: 22, 22, 25, 15, 14, 11, 34ATL vs PHX · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 6 games: 30, 30, 28, 16, 28, 34OKC vs BOS · L
27.7 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 7 games: 2, 20, 21, 16, 18, 14, 30ATL vs PHX · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 5 games: 13, 14, 5, 16, 27DET vs GSW · W
15.0 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 6 games: 18, 36, 28, 9, 20, 24HOU vs MIN · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 6 games: 46, 15, 20, 39, 23, 24GSW @ DET · L
27.8 PPG season to date · −4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST