FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 2, 2004Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Pistons trailed Rockets by 1 at halftime and won 87–79.

Final · Box score
Rockets79
Pistons87
Q1 Pistons +1; Q2 Pistons -1; Q3 Pistons 0; Q4 Pistons +8
Final · Box score
Kings98
Mavs107
Q1 Mavs +7; Q2 Mavs +14; Q3 Mavs +13; Q4 Mavs +9
Final · Box score
Nuggets78
Lakers89
Q1 Lakers +10; Q2 Lakers +19; Q3 Lakers +15; Q4 Lakers +11
On this day · 2003–04Nov 2, 2003: 1 game. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Warriors), 21 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Pistons

Detroit handles Houston by 8

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 33 points

Game flow · Pistons margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-10+8Pistons AHEAD ↑Rockets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1820212079
Pistons1918222887
Who led
Rasheed WallacePistons24 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Chauncey BillupsPistons17 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Tracy McGradyRockets18 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Charlie WardRockets13 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Kings-Mavs combined for 205, 38 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-MavsKings 98, Mavs 107
205
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 78, Lakers 89
167
Rockets-PistonsRockets 79, Pistons 87
166
Pistons won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Rockets-PistonsRockets 79, Pistons 87
+8 Pistons
Kings-MavsKings 98, Mavs 107
+9 Mavs
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 78, Lakers 89
+11 Lakers
Barnes shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BarnesKings · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
DirkMavs · 33 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
63% (12-19)
WebberKings · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST
59% (10-17)
FinleyMavs · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Brad MillerKings · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
57% (8-14)
Final · Rockets-Pistons
Rockets 79Pistons 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1820212079
Pistons1918222887
The story
Ben Wallace's 15 points and 10 rebounds carried Detroit past Houston, 87-79

For Houston, Tracy McGrady had 18 PTS, 2 REB 15 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 6-8 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 28-20, was where the Pistons built it.

Pistons lead by quarter
200 +1−10+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Mavs
Kings 98Mavs 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2317263298
Mavs30242528107
The story
Michael Finley had 18 points as Dallas beat Sacramento 107-98

Matt Barnes led Sacramento with 17 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 7-12 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 30-23, their biggest quarter edge.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 +7+14+13+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Lakers
Nuggets 78Lakers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1417262178
Lakers2426221789
The story
Los Angeles beat Denver 89-78 behind 25 points from Kobe Bryant

Marcus Camby paced Denver: 16 REB, 8 PTS 25 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 3 BLK · 5-14 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 24-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 +10+19+15+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+16.7points, today vs 2003–04 avg
Points per game
6.32003–04 avg23Today

23 points today in 35 minutes, against 6.3 a game in 2003–04 (76 games).

Stepped-up role
+13.4minutes, today vs 2003–04 avg
Minutes per game
12.62003–04 avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 2003–04 (35 games). Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−15.0points, today vs 2003–04 avg
Points per game
17.02003–04 avg2Today

2 points today in 20 minutes, against 17.0 a game in 2003–04 (81 games).

Second story · Kings-Mavs

Dallas leads Sacramento wire to wire

Dallas was ahead at every break and won 107–98. Best quarter: the first, 30–23. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 33 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Pistons over Rockets8Mavs over Kings9Lakers over Nuggets11Final margin, points. Pink = Mavs over Kings.
Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 33

Dirk NowitzkiMavs-Kings · W
33.0 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantLakers-Nuggets · W
25.0 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Brad MillerKings-Mavs · L
24.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Rasheed WallacePistons-Rockets · W
24.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Chris MihmLakers-Nuggets · W
23.0 PPG season to date
Career high23 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Chris WebberKings-Mavs · L
21.0 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST