FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 21, 2009Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed CHI by 13 after the first quarter and won 112–93.

Final · Box score
NYK98
NJN91
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +9; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
PHI91
CLE97
Q1 CLE +13; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE -6; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
MIL103
MEM98
Q1 MIL -10; Q2 MIL -5; Q3 MIL +4; Q4 MIL +5
Final · Box score
ATL88
NOH96
Q1 NOH +3; Q2 NOH +7; Q3 NOH +11; Q4 NOH +8
Final · Box score
SAC106
HOU113
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU -4; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
WAS84
SAS106
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +22; Q4 SAS +22
Final · Box score
CHI93
DEN112
Q1 DEN -13; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN +4; Q4 DEN +19
Final · OT · Box score
DET97
UTA100
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA -4; Q3 UTA -4; Q4 UTA 0; OT1 UTA +3
Final · Box score
MIN78
POR106
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR +13; Q4 POR +28
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 21, 2008: 13 games. Top scorer: Chris Bosh (TOR vs NJN), 42 points.
The lead · CHI @ DEN

Carmelo Anthony posts 30 and 11 as Denver beats Chicago

30 points and 11 rebounds in a 112–93 win.

Game flow · DEN 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 Q3Final0-13-3+4+19DEN AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI2725192293
DEN14352637112
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 30, 30, 20, 32, 25, 32, 37, 30DEN30 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 6, 27, 17, 19, 6, 7, 5, 21DEN21 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 14, 13, 22, 14, 14, 10, 20, 28CHI28 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 15, 14, 21, 18, 19, 16, 6, 22CHI22 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Portland posts the night's biggest win

Portland beat Minnesota by 28, the widest margin of 9 games.

UTA over DET3MIL over MEM5CLE over PHI6NYK over NJN7HOU over SAC7NOH over ATL8DEN over CHI19SAS over WAS22POR over MIN28Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.7Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.7 in 13 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Season avg13.6Last 3

13.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.5 in 5 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.7Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 9.7 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 32

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, 25, 33, 36, 34, 21, 31, 34, 40, 32CLE vs PHI · W
29.4 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 30, 30, 20, 32, 25, 32, 37, 30DEN vs CHI · W
30.5 PPG season to date · −0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 14, 13, 22, 14, 14, 10, 20, 28CHI @ DEN · L
15.2 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 9, 17, 32, 55, 25, 19, 29, 26MIL @ MEM · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 19, 23, 22, 29, 5, 18, 11, 25DET @ UTA · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 22, 33, 12, 18, 19, 21, 33, 24MEM vs MIL · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST