FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 16, 2010Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed HOU by 8 after three quarters and won 95–92.

Final · Box score
PHI93
CLE101
Q1 CLE -4; Q2 CLE 0; Q3 CLE +10; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
ATL102
IND92
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 ATL +12; Q4 ATL +10
Final · Box score
TOR94
WAS109
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS +7; Q3 WAS +22; Q4 WAS +15
Final · Box score
POR100
MEM99
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +1; Q4 POR +1
Final · Box score
LAL118
MIL107
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +11
Final · Box score
CHI95
HOU92
Q1 CHI -7; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI -8; Q4 CHI +3
Final · Box score
NYK118
DEN120
Q1 DEN 0; Q2 DEN +7; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +2
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 16, 2009: 3 games. Top scorer: Joe Johnson (ATL vs POR), 35 points.
The lead · CHI @ HOU

Derrick Rose scores 33 as Chicago wins in Houston

Final: 95–92. Derrick Rose made 13 of 20 shots from the field.

Game flow · CHI 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+8-8+3CHI AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI1930143295
HOU2615302192
Who led
Derrick RosePoints, last 9 games: 28, 39, 16, 24, 18, 18, 22, 24, 33CHI33 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 9 games: 13, 9, 40, 17, 20, 17, 26, 20, 16CHI16 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 10 games: 18, 36, 28, 9, 20, 24, 24, 16, 24, 27HOU27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 9 games: 9, 2, 2, 8, 0, 7, 23, 8, 21HOU21 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Washington by 15.

POR over MEM1DEN over NYK2CHI over HOU3CLE over PHI8ATL over IND10LAL over MIL11WAS over TOR15Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+4.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.7Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 15.7 in 10 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.0 in 7 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.2Season avg39.1Today

39 minutes today, against 16.2 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Derrick Rose 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.
Derrick RosePoints, last 9 games: 28, 39, 16, 24, 18, 18, 22, 24, 33CHI @ HOU · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 23, 30, 23, 12, 33, 34, 25, 31LAL @ MIL · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 8, 13, 18, 12, 19, 19, 19, 31MIL vs LAL · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 5, 18, 13, 4, 4, 9, 7, 14, 30POR @ MEM · W
11.2 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 10 games: 18, 36, 28, 9, 20, 24, 24, 16, 24, 27HOU vs CHI · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 20, 30, 27, 32, 13, 32, 20, 26DEN vs NYK · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST