FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 7, 2004Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed POR by 4 after the first quarter and won 101–97.

Final · Box score
Blazers97
Raptors101
Q1 TOR -4; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR +4; Q4 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Spurs94
Sonics113
Q1 SEA +6; Q2 SEA +7; Q3 SEA +10; Q4 SEA +19
Final · Box score
Hawks90
Lakers106
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +14; Q3 LAL +21; Q4 LAL +16
On this day · 2003–04Nov 7, 2003: 12 games. Top scorer: Allan Houston (Knicks-Kings), 39 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Raptors

Toronto makes it three straight

Zach Randolph goes for 33 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+9+4+4TOR AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2418282797
Raptors20312327101
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 3 games: 16, 12, 25TOR25 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Rafer AlstonPoints, last 3 games: 15, 13, 16TOR16 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 3 games: 13, 14, 33POR33 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 3 games: 18, 22, 16POR16 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Hawks-Lakers

Lakers never trails at a break against Atlanta

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 106–90. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
TOR over POR4LAL over ATL16SEA over SAS19Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over ATL.
Lead changes
Blazers-Raptors9
Spurs-Sonics1
Shot of the night

Vince's three with 4.8 seconds left breaks the tie, 101-97 final

The night in charts
Spurs-Sonics combined for 207, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-SonicsSpurs 94, Sonics 113
207
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 97, Raptors 101
198
Hawks-LakersHawks 90, Lakers 106
196
TOR won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 97, Raptors 101
+4 TOR
Hawks-LakersHawks 90, Lakers 106
+16 LAL
Spurs-SonicsSpurs 94, Sonics 113
+19 SEA
Butler shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ButlerLAL · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
HarringtonATL · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
VinceTOR · 25 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
ManuSAS · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
RandolphPOR · 33 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST
57% (12-21)
Final · Blazers-Raptors
Blazers 97Raptors 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2418282797
Raptors20312327101
The story
Vince Carter had 25 points as Toronto beat Portland 101-97

Damon Stoudamire led Portland with 13 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 10-16 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Raptors took the second 31-18.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −4+9+4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Lakers
Hawks 90Lakers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2520212490
Lakers29302819106
The story
Kobe Bryant's 24 points carried Los Angeles past Atlanta, 106-90

For Atlanta, Antoine Walker had 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 6-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 30-20, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +4+14+21+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Mihm was the fantasy play: 43.0 FPTS on 19 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST

Final · Spurs-Sonics
Spurs 94Sonics 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1920233294
Sonics25212641113
The story
Seattle beat San Antonio 113-94 behind 27 points from Rashard Lewis

Tony Parker paced San Antonio: 21 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 27 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 9-17 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

A 41-32 fourth quarter did the most damage for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +6+7+10+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan topped the game at 42.0 FPTS: 17 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 3 vs 2003–04 avg
Points per game
12.82003–04 avg21.0Last 3

21.0 points a game over his last three games, against 12.8 in 2003–04 (77 games). Today: 21 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.2minutes, last 3 vs 2003–04 avg
Minutes per game
36.42003–04 avg26.2Last 3

26.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.4 in 2003–04 (82 games). Today: 16 points in 34 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.7Season avg30.9Today

31 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Zach Randolph leads the day with 33

Zach RandolphPoints, last 3 games: 13, 14, 33Blazers-Raptors · L
20.0 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 3 games: 24, 23, 27Sonics-Spurs · W
24.7 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 3 games: 16, 12, 25Raptors-Blazers · W
17.7 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 4 games: 25, 38, 28, 24Lakers-Hawks · W
28.8 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 3 games: 20, 25, 24Sonics-Spurs · W
23.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 3 games: 13, 14, 22Hawks-Lakers · L
16.3 PPG season to date
22 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST