FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 6, 2004Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed MEM by 11 after the first quarter and won 112–88.

Final · Box score
Magic100
Bobcats111
Q1 CHA -2; Q2 CHA +7; Q3 CHA +16; Q4 CHA +11
Final · Box score
Heat118
Wizards106
Q1 MIA +10; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Sixers91
Pistons99
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET +16; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Celtics107
Knicks73
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +19; Q3 BOS +31; Q4 BOS +34
Final · Box score
Bulls90
Pacers100
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Hornets92
Wolves99
Q1 MIN -4; Q2 MIN +14; Q3 MIN -1; Q4 MIN +7
Final · Box score
Suns112
Nets80
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +16; Q3 PHX +13; Q4 PHX +32
Final · Box score
Grizzlies88
Mavs112
Q1 DAL -11; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +17; Q4 DAL +24
Final · OT · Box score
Kings101
Rockets104
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU -8; Q3 HOU -7; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Cavs88
Bucks102
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 MIL -4; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +14
Final · Box score
Jazz106
Nuggets82
Q1 UTA +13; Q2 UTA +26; Q3 UTA +25; Q4 UTA +24
Final · Box score
Clippers94
Warriors86
Q1 LAC +16; Q2 LAC +14; Q3 LAC +9; Q4 LAC +8
On this day · 2003–04Nov 6, 2003: 3 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Spurs), 37 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Mavs

Dallas climbs out of an 11-point hole against Memphis

Andrei Kirilenko goes for 16 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11+4+17+24DAL AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies3518152088
Mavs24332827112
Who led
Michael FinleyPoints, last 3 games: 18, 19, 23DAL23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 3 games: 33, 19, 22DAL22 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 3 games: 17, 21, 18MEM18 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Stromile SwiftPoints, last 3 games: 15, 9, 16MEM16 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Hornets-Wolves10
Magic-Bobcats10
Sixers-Pistons8
Grizzlies-Mavs5
Kings-Rockets4
Bulls-Pacers4
Suns-Nets3
Heat-Wizards2
Jazz-Nuggets1
Clippers-Warriors0
The night in charts
Heat-Wizards combined for 224, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-WizardsHeat 118, Wizards 106
224
Magic-BobcatsMagic 100, Bobcats 111
211
Kings-RocketsKings 101, Rockets 104
205
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 88, Mavs 112
200
Suns-NetsSuns 112, Nets 80
192
Hornets-WolvesHornets 92, Wolves 99
191
Sixers-PistonsSixers 91, Pistons 99
190
Bulls-PacersBulls 90, Pacers 100
190
Cavs-BucksCavs 88, Bucks 102
190
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 106, Nuggets 82
188
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 107, Knicks 73
180
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 94, Warriors 86
180
HOU won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Kings-RocketsKings 101, Rockets 104
+3 HOU
Hornets-WolvesHornets 92, Wolves 99
+7 MIN
Sixers-PistonsSixers 91, Pistons 99
+8 DET
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 94, Warriors 86
+8 LAC
Bulls-PacersBulls 90, Pacers 100
+10 IND
Magic-BobcatsMagic 100, Bobcats 111
+11 CHA
Heat-WizardsHeat 118, Wizards 106
+12 MIA
Cavs-BucksCavs 88, Bucks 102
+14 MIL
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 88, Mavs 112
+24 DAL
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 106, Nuggets 82
+24 UTA
Suns-NetsSuns 112, Nets 80
+32 PHX
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 107, Knicks 73
+34 BOS
DAL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-MavsDAL won · Grizzlies 88, Mavs 112
11 pts
Kings-RocketsHOU won · Kings 101, Rockets 104
8 pts
Hornets-WolvesMIN won · Hornets 92, Wolves 99
4 pts
Cavs-BucksMIL won · Cavs 88, Bucks 102
4 pts
Magic-BobcatsCHA won · Magic 100, Bobcats 111
2 pts
Eddie Jones shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Eddie JonesMIA · 24 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
Ricky DavisBOS · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
SimmonsLAC · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
D WadeMIA · 37 PTS, 12 AST, 8 REB, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
BoozerUTA · 30 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST
68% (13-19)
Final · Kings-Rockets
Kings 101Rockets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings212527208101
Rockets2117282711104
The story
Yao Ming had 33 points and 12 rebounds as Houston beat Sacramento 104-101 in OT

Chris Webber led Sacramento with 20 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST 33 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 13-20 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Rockets took the fourth 27-20.

HOU lead by quarter
200 0−8−70+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Magic-Bobcats
Magic 100Bobcats 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic22202137100
Bobcats20293032111
The story
Gerald Wallace's 18 points and 10 rebounds carried Charlotte past Orlando, 111-100

For Orlando, Cuttino Mobley had 23 PTS, 3 REB 18 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 6-14 FG

The swing

The Bobcats trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 29-20.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −2+7+16+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Mavs
Grizzlies 88Mavs 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies3518152088
Mavs24332827112
The story
Dallas beat Memphis 112-88 behind 22 points and 13 rebounds from Dirk Nowitzki

Stromile Swift paced Memphis: 16 PTS, 11 REB 22 PTS, 13 REB · 8-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 33-18 second quarter erased a 11-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
300 −11+4+17+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.5points, last 3 vs 2003–04 avg
Points per game
16.22003–04 avg28.7Last 3

28.7 points a game over his last three games, against 16.2 in 2003–04 (61 games). Today: 37 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.3minutes, last 2 vs 2003–04 avg
Minutes per game
30.62003–04 avg9.3Last 2

9.3 minutes a game over his last two games, against 30.6 in 2003–04 (80 games). Today: 10 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.9minutes, today vs 2003–04 avg
Minutes per game
9.12003–04 avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 9.1 a game in 2003–04 (37 games). Line: 18 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Boston posts the night's biggest win

Boston beat New York by 34, the widest margin of 12 games.

HOU over SAC3MIN over NOH7DET over PHI8LAC over GSW8IND over CHI10CHA over ORL11MIA over WAS12MIL over CLE14DAL over MEM24UTA over DEN24PHX over NJN32BOS over NYK34Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 37

Dwyane WadePoints, last 3 games: 21, 28, 37Heat-Wizards · W
28.7 PPG season to date
Career high37 PTS · 8 REB · 12 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 4 games: 7, 17, 8, 33Rockets-Kings · W
16.2 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 3 games: 28, 21, 31Cavs-Bucks · L
26.7 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 3 games: 8, 23, 31Kings-Rockets · L
20.7 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 3 games: 30, 25, 31Sixers-Pistons · L
28.7 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 3 games: 27, 16, 30Jazz-Nuggets · W
24.3 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST