FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 4, 2004Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed MIN by 5 at halftime and won 94–92.

Final · Box score
Wizards103
Bobcats96
Q1 WAS -1; Q2 WAS +4; Q3 WAS -1; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Cavs86
Heat92
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +6
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves92
Nuggets94
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN -5; Q3 DEN +1; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +2
On this day · 2003–04Nov 4, 2003: 4 games. Top scorer: Michael Redd (Bucks-Lakers), 36 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Nuggets

Denver needs overtime to survive Minnesota

Kevin Garnett goes for 25 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final00-5+10+2DEN AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Wolves23241922492
Nuggets23192521694
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 2 games: 20, 19DEN19 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 2 games: 10, 19DEN19 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 2 games: 28, 25MIN25 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Trenton HassellPoints, last 2 games: 0, 17MIN17 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Wizards-Bobcats

Washington gets past Charlotte

103–96, with Washington ahead 49–45 at halftime. Antawn Jamison led Washington with 24 points, 3 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over MIN2MIA over CLE6WAS over CHA7Final margin, points. Pink = WAS over CHA.
Lead changes
Wizards-Bobcats19
Wolves-Nuggets16
Cavs-Heat0
Shot of the night

Boykins's jumper with 6.8 seconds left in OT breaks the tie, 94-92 final

The night in charts
Wizards-Bobcats combined for 199, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-BobcatsWizards 103, Bobcats 96
199
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 92, Nuggets 94
186
Cavs-HeatCavs 86, Heat 92
178
DEN won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 92, Nuggets 94
+2 DEN
Cavs-HeatCavs 86, Heat 92
+6 MIA
Wizards-BobcatsWizards 103, Bobcats 96
+7 WAS
DEN rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-NuggetsDEN won · Wolves 92, Nuggets 94
5 pts
Wizards-BobcatsWAS won · Wizards 103, Bobcats 96
1 pt
Kenyon Martin shot 9-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kenyon MartinDEN · 18 PTS, 13 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
Steven SmithCHA · 15 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
54% (7-13)
D WadeMIA · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
50% (10-20)
KaponoCHA · 10 PTS, 2 REB, 1 BLK
50% (5-10)
KGMIN · 25 PTS, 15 REB, 7 AST, 5 BLK
47% (8-17)
Final · Wolves-Nuggets
Wolves 92Nuggets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves23241922492
Nuggets23192521694
The story
Kenyon Martin had 18 points and 13 rebounds as Denver beat Minnesota 94-92 in OT

Trenton Hassell led Minnesota with 17 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 13 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 9-14 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 25-19.

DEN lead by quarter
200 0−5+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Cavs-Heat
Cavs 86Heat 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2326172086
Heat2725211992
The story
Shaquille O'Neal's 17 points carried Miami past Cleveland, 92-86

For Cleveland, Drew Gooden had 24 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 7-17 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 27-23, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +4+3+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Bobcats
Wizards 103Bobcats 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards22272529103
Bobcats2322302196
The story
Washington beat Charlotte 103-96 behind 19 points and 8 assists from Gilbert Arenas

Emeka Okafor paced Charlotte: 19 PTS, 10 REB 19 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB · 6-14 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 29-21 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −1+4−1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.2points, last 2 vs 2003–04 avg
Points per game
14.82003–04 avg29.0Last 2

29.0 points a game over his last two games, against 14.8 in 2003–04 (82 games). Today: 24 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.2minutes, last 2 vs 2003–04 avg
Minutes per game
36.72003–04 avg26.5Last 2

26.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 36.7 in 2003–04 (67 games). Today: 17 points in 32 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.9minutes, today vs 2003–04 avg
Minutes per game
9.12003–04 avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 9.1 a game in 2003–04 (37 games). Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 28

Dwyane WadePoints, last 2 games: 21, 28Heat-Cavs · W
24.5 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 2 games: 28, 25Wolves-Nuggets · L
26.5 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 2 games: 4, 24Cavs-Heat · L
14.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 2 games: 34, 24Wizards-Bobcats · W
29.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 2 games: 28, 21Cavs-Heat · L
24.5 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 2 games: 20, 19Nuggets-Wolves · W
19.5 PPG season to date
19 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST