FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 8, 2010Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed CHA by 7 after the first quarter and won 95–91.

Final
SAS95
CHA91
Q1 SAS -7; Q2 SAS -4; Q3 SAS +2; Q4 SAS +4
Final
ATL89
ORL93
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL +4; Q3 ORL +2; Q4 ORL +4
Final
GSW109
TOR102
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +14; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +7
Final
DEN92
CHI94
Q1 CHI -5; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI -2; Q4 CHI +2
Final
PHX99
MEM109
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM +3; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +10
Final
BOS87
DAL89
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +1; Q4 DAL +2
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 8, 2009: 6 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (OKC vs ORL), 28 points.
The lead · SAS @ CHA

Charlotte's skid reaches three

San Antonio won 95–91; the Bobcats fall to 1–6. Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · SAS 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 Q3Final0-7-4+2+4SAS AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS1925272495
CHA2622212291
Who led
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 6 games: 22, 23, 14, 18, 28, 26SAS26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Gary NealPoints, last 6 games: 0, 8, 16, 2, 5, 15SAS15 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Tyrus ThomasPoints, last 7 games: 22, 11, 8, 6, 10, 10, 16CHA16 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Boris DiawPoints, last 7 games: 12, 13, 5, 24, 7, 6, 15CHA15 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Second story · DEN @ CHI

Chicago takes over late to edge Denver

Down 2 after three, Chicago won the fourth 26–22. Final: 94–92. Derrick Rose led Chicago with 18 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over DEN2DAL over BOS2SAS over CHA4ORL over ATL4GSW over TOR7MEM over PHX10Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over DEN.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+3.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.8Season avg14.2Last 5

14.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.8 in 6 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.3Season avg20.3Last 3

20.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.3 in 6 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.0Season avg22Today

22 minutes today, against 8.0 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry 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.
Stephen CurryPoints, last 5 games: 25, 16, 20, 10, 34GSW @ TOR · W
21.0 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 7 games: 23, 24, 24, 20, 30, 27, 32DEN @ CHI · L
25.7 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 7 games: 46, 15, 20, 39, 23, 24, 28GSW @ TOR · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 6 games: 23, 19, 18, 30, 22, 27ORL vs ATL · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 6 games: 22, 23, 14, 18, 28, 26SAS @ CHA · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 6 games: 28, 27, 16, 35, 23, 25DAL vs BOS · W
25.7 PPG season to date · −0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST