FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 23, 2010Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed PHI by 14 at halftime and won 116–114.

Final
CLE89
IND100
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +25; Q3 IND +27; Q4 IND +11
Final · OT
ATL101
NJN107
Q1 NJN +10; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 NJN +3; Q4 NJN 0; OT1 NJN +6
Final · OT
PHI114
WAS116
Q1 WAS -10; Q2 WAS -14; Q3 WAS -4; Q4 WAS 0; OT1 WAS +2
Final
CHA107
NYK110
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK +11; Q3 NYK +14; Q4 NYK +3
Final
DET84
DAL88
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL -5; Q4 DAL +4
Final
CHI91
LAL98
Q1 LAL 0; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +7
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 23, 2009: 4 games. Top scorer: Al Thornton (LAC vs MIN), 31 points.
The lead · PHI @ WAS

Washington rallies from fourteen down at the half, wins in overtime

Philadelphia led 52–38 at the break. It was 106–106 after regulation, and Washington won the extra time 10–8. Final: 116–114. John Wall led Washington with 25 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-10-14-40+2WAS AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
PHI302225298114
WAS2018353310116
Who led
John WallPoints, last 9 games: 14, 28, 29, 13, 13, 19, 13, 16, 25WAS25 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
JaVale McGeePoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 8, 10, 6, 8, 8, 10, 20, 24WAS24 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 9 games: 10, 27, 12, 12, 11, 7, 13, 10, 23PHI23 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 20, 17, 8, 8, 13, 27, 4, 19PHI19 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Indiana by 11.

WAS over PHI2NYK over CHA3DAL over DET4NJN over ATL6LAL over CHI7IND over CLE11Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.7Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.7 in 14 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.7Season avg16.4Last 3

16.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.7 in 12 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 26.9 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 18 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 42

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.
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 35, 23, 25, 12, 16, 25, 29, 36, 21, 42DAL vs DET · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Bryant Reeves VAN, Jan 15, 1998: 41 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Season high42 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 16, 4, 23, 24, 17, 7, 20, 32NJN vs ATL · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 18, 18, 22, 24, 33, 33, 22, 30CHI @ LAL · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 18, 31, 26, 8, 19, 10, 12, 27NJN vs ATL · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
John WallPoints, last 9 games: 14, 28, 29, 13, 13, 19, 13, 16, 25WAS vs PHI · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
JaVale McGeePoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 8, 10, 6, 8, 8, 10, 20, 24WAS vs PHI · W
10.0 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST