FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 7, 2009Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed UTA by 11 after the first quarter and won 104–99.

Final · Box score
DEN100
ATL125
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +16; Q4 ATL +25
Final · Box score
BOS86
NJN76
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS -2; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
CHA90
CHI93
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI -7; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +3
Final · Box score
TOR101
DAL129
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +15; Q4 DAL +28
Final · Box score
NYK87
MIL102
Q1 MIL +18; Q2 MIL +31; Q3 MIL +25; Q4 MIL +15
Final · Box score
SAC104
UTA99
Q1 SAC -11; Q2 SAC 0; Q3 SAC +17; Q4 SAC +5
Final · Box score
MEM110
LAC113
Q1 LAC -6; Q2 LAC -5; Q3 LAC 0; Q4 LAC +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 · 2008–09Nov 7, 2008: 13 games. Top scorer: Devin Harris (NJN vs DET), 38 points.
The lead · SAC @ UTA

Tyreke Evans scores 32, Sacramento rallies past Utah

Sacramento trailed by 11 after one and won 104–99.

Game flow · SAC 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.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-110+17+5SAC AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC19363019104
UTA3025133199
Who led
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 6 games: 10, 22, 6, 3, 15, 32SAC32 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Beno UdrihPoints, last 5 games: 3, 6, 16, 14, 15SAC15 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 6 games: 28, 21, 18, 22, 27, 29UTA29 PTS · 3 REB · 15 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 6 games: 12, 20, 7, 12, 27, 16UTA16 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Dallas by 28.

CHI over CHA3LAC over MEM3SAC over UTA5BOS over NJN10MIL over NYK15ATL over DEN25DAL over TOR28Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+4.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.0Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 17.0 in 6 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.1 in 5 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.5Season avg34.0Today

34 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Rudy Gay leads the day with 33

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.
Rudy GayPoints, last 7 games: 16, 17, 18, 21, 29, 22, 33MEM @ LAC · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 6 games: 10, 22, 6, 3, 15, 32SAC @ UTA · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 7 games: 30, 41, 42, 25, 22, 30, 30DEN @ ATL · L
31.4 PPG season to date · −1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 6 games: 28, 21, 18, 22, 27, 29UTA vs SAC · L
24.2 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 3 REB · 15 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 6 games: 34, 21, 24, 40, 12, 29DAL vs TOR · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
John SalmonsPoints, last 6 games: 10, 8, 17, 7, 14, 27CHI vs CHA · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST