FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 29, 2010Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed NOH by 2 after three quarters and won 95–89.

Final
WAS94
MIA105
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +11
Final
NOH89
OKC95
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC +2; Q3 OKC -2; Q4 OKC +6
Final
HOU91
DAL101
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +10
Final
MIL88
UTA109
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA +7; Q4 UTA +21
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 29, 2009: 10 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (DEN vs MIN), 32 points.
The lead · NOH @ OKC

OKC gets past New Orleans

95–89, with OKC ahead 50–48 at halftime. Kevin Durant led OKC with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · OKC 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+4+2-2+6OKC AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NOH1929221989
OKC2327182795
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 34, 23, 30, 24, 28, 32, 25, 18, 26OKC26 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 21, 31, 18, 20, 13, 43, 23, 25OKC25 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 17, 34, 17, 30, 15, 14, 23, 20NOH20 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 20, 15, 9, 14, 17, 16, 15, 17NOH17 PTS · 2 REB · 14 AST
Second story · HOU @ DAL

Dallas makes it six straight

Dallas beat Houston 101–91 and moved to 13–4. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · DAL
Wvs PHI99–90Wvs NOH98–95L@ NOH97–99Lvs CHI83–88W@ ATL98–93Wvs DET88–84W@ OKC111–103W@ SAS103–94Wvs MIA106–95Wvs HOU101–91DAL: last 10 games through Nov 29, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.8Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.8 in 15 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 2 vs 2009–10 avg
Minutes per game
23.32009–10 avg10.0Last 2

10.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 23.3 in 2009–10 (55 games). Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.8Season avg40.5Today

40 minutes today, against 19.8 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 30

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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 23, 20, 32, 29, 25, 25, 20, 23, 30MIA vs WAS · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 19, 31, 12, 25, 3, 25, 32, 27MIL @ UTA · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 39, 8, 31, 17, 11, 3, 18, 23, 22, 26MIA vs WAS · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 34, 23, 30, 24, 28, 32, 25, 18, 26OKC vs NOH · W
27.3 PPG season to date · −1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Andray BlatchePoints, last 10 games: 22, 4, 22, 10, 17, 20, 17, 12, 10, 26WAS @ MIA · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 21, 31, 18, 20, 13, 43, 23, 25OKC vs NOH · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST