FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 18, 2010Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed DEN by 12 after the first quarter and won 86–83.

Final
LAC80
IND107
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND +21; Q4 IND +27
Final
PHX89
ORL105
Q1 ORL +16; Q2 ORL +28; Q3 ORL +32; Q4 ORL +16
Final
DEN83
POR86
Q1 POR -12; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +3
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 18, 2009: 12 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (DAL vs SAS), 41 points.
The lead · DEN @ POR

Portland climbs back to beat Denver

Denver led by 12 after one. Portland won it 86–83. LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · POR 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-2-2+3POR AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN2817261283
POR1627261786
Who led
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 33, 14, 22, 22, 8, 19, 10, 12, 23, 24POR24 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 18, 13, 4, 4, 9, 7, 14, 30, 20POR20 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 30, 27, 32, 13, 32, 20, 26, 18DEN18 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 18, 14, 10, 9, 7, 14, 22, 17DEN17 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.3Season avg13.4Last 5

13.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.3 in 11 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.6minutes, last 3 vs 2009–10 avg
Minutes per game
24.92009–10 avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.9 in 2009–10 (76 games). Today: 1 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Season avg40.4Today

40 minutes today, against 23.1 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · LAC @ IND

Indiana routs Clippers by 27

Indiana led by 10 at halftime and won 107–80. Danny Granger led Indiana with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over DEN3ORL over PHX16IND over LAC27Final margin, points. Pink = IND over LAC.
Top performances

LaMarcus Aldridge leads the day with 24

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.
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 33, 14, 22, 22, 8, 19, 10, 12, 23, 24POR vs DEN · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 22, 7, 19, 19, 17, 34, 22, 22IND vs LAC · W
22.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 2, 14, 19, 4, 8, 14, 15, 21PHX @ ORL · L
12.2 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high21 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 30, 22, 27, 14, 25, 16, 18, 20ORL vs PHX · W
21.1 PPG season to date · −1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 18, 13, 4, 4, 9, 7, 14, 30, 20POR vs DEN · W
11.8 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 23, 27, 21, 27, 28, 30, 30, 19LAC @ IND · L
23.2 PPG season to date · −4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST