FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 21, 2007Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed HOU by 12 after three quarters and won 100–94.

Final · OT · Box score
WAS114
CHA111
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS -2; Q3 WAS +1; Q4 WAS 0; OT1 WAS +3
Final · Box score
GSW82
BOS105
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +13; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +23
Final · Box score
DAL100
HOU94
Q1 DAL -5; Q2 DAL +1; Q3 DAL -12; Q4 DAL +6
Final · Box score
ATL82
MIA79
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL -6; Q3 ATL -10; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
NYK86
DET98
Q1 DET +13; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +17; Q4 DET +12
Final · Box score
TOR95
MEM89
Q1 TOR -4; Q2 TOR +2; Q3 TOR 0; Q4 TOR +6
Final · Box score
LAL103
MIL110
Q1 MIL -7; Q2 MIL -1; Q3 MIL -5; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
CLE97
MIN86
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +11
Final · Box score
IND105
NOH93
Q1 IND -6; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +12
Final · Box score
ORL110
SAS128
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS -5; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +18
Final · Box score
SAC111
PHX127
Q1 PHX +9; Q2 PHX +17; Q3 PHX +28; Q4 PHX +16
Final · Box score
NJN106
POR101
Q1 NJN -7; Q2 NJN -3; Q3 NJN -5; Q4 NJN +5
Final · Box score
DEN90
LAC101
Q1 LAC -3; Q2 LAC +7; Q3 LAC +11; Q4 LAC +11
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 · 2006–07Nov 21, 2006: 7 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL vs LAC), 40 points.
The lead · DAL @ HOU

Dallas climbs out of a 12-point hole against Houston

Down 12 after three, the Mavericks won the fourth quarter 38–20 and the game 100–94. Devin Harris led Dallas with 22 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists.

Game flow · DAL 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 Q3Final0-5+1-12+6DAL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL25221538100
HOU3016282094
Who led
Devin HarrisPoints, last 8 games: 13, 11, 21, 7, 18, 19, 19, 22DAL22 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 9 games: 27, 21, 24, 20, 18, 23, 27, 15, 20DAL20 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 28, 28, 34, 22, 26, 14, 12, 30HOU30 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Rafer AlstonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 2, 9, 6, 4, 11, 9, 7, 18HOU18 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Thirteen games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Boston by 23.

WAS over CHA3ATL over MIA3NJN over POR5DAL over HOU6TOR over MEM6MIL over LAL7CLE over MIN11LAC over DEN11DET over NYK12IND over NOH12PHX over SAC16SAS over ORL18BOS over GSW23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
29.6Season avg37.0Last 5

37.0 points a game over his last five games, against 29.6 in 11 earlier games. Today: 45 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.1 in 11 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Season avg45.4Today

45 minutes today, against 22.5 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 45

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: 27, 24, 32, 26, 22, 27, 39, 40, 34, 45CLE @ MIN · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high45 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 21, 21, 24, 25, 29, 13, 6, 39WAS @ CHA · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 22, 33, 13, 35, 21, 24, 24, 34ORL @ SAS · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 23, 27, 12, 26, 7, 14, 31, 32SAS vs ORL · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 0 REB · 9 AST
Francisco GarciaPoints, last 10 games: 23, 9, 18, 10, 19, 8, 4, 10, 14, 31SAC @ PHX · L
14.4 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 28, 28, 34, 22, 26, 14, 12, 30HOU vs DAL · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST