FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, November 20, 2009Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed POR by 8 after the first quarter and won 108–94.

Final · Box score
CLE105
IND95
Q1 CLE 0; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE -5; Q4 CLE +10
Final · Box score
MEM102
PHI97
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM -1; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
MIA113
TOR120
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR +20; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
HOU103
ATL105
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL +5; Q4 ATL +2
Final · Box score
ORL83
BOS78
Q1 ORL +16; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
WAS108
OKC127
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC +7; Q3 OKC +9; Q4 OKC +19
Final · Box score
SAC102
DAL104
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +2
Final · Box score
CHA88
MIL95
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +12; Q3 MIL +16; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
POR94
GSW108
Q1 GSW -8; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW +8; Q4 GSW +14
Final · Box score
DEN99
LAC106
Q1 LAC -5; Q2 LAC +10; Q3 LAC +15; Q4 LAC +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 · 2008–09Nov 20, 2008: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL @ PHX), 24 points.
The lead · POR @ GSW

Monta Ellis scores 34 in Golden State win over Portland

Final: 108–94. Monta Ellis added 2 rebounds and 8 assists.

Game flow · GSW 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 Q3Final0-8+4+8+14GSW AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR3715231994
GSW29272725108
Who led
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 9, 18, 16, 22, 26, 23, 18, 34GSW34 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Anthony MorrowPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 11, 20, 5, 7, 2, 18, 4, 23GSW23 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Rudy FernandezPoints, last 10 games: 3, 3, 5, 7, 15, 0, 10, 19, 6, 19POR19 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 2, 20, 14, 15, 25, 17, 20, 17POR17 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 12 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.1Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.1 in 12 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.2Season avg33.9Today

34 minutes today, against 5.2 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · DEN @ LAC

Clippers knock off Denver, 106–99

The Nuggets came in at 8–3; the Clippers at 4–9. Rasual Butler led Clippers with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over HOU2DAL over SAC2MEM over PHI5ORL over BOS5TOR over MIA7MIL over CHA7LAC over DEN7CLE over IND10GSW over POR14OKC over WAS19Final margin, points. Pink = LAC over DEN.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 40

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: 14, 27, 25, 33, 36, 34, 21, 31, 34, 40CLE @ IND · W
29.2 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Shaquille O'Neal LAL, Mar 13, 2000: 40 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Season high40 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 42, 25, 22, 30, 30, 20, 32, 25, 32, 37DEN @ LAC · L
30.5 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 28, 37, 30, 25, 40, 32, 12, 35OKC vs WAS · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 9, 18, 16, 22, 26, 23, 18, 34GSW vs POR · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 29, 22, 33, 12, 18, 19, 21, 33MEM @ PHI · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 7, 18, 6, 13, 10, 10, 20, 19, 31PHI vs MEM · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST