FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 11, 2004Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Mavs113
Heat93
Q1 Mavs +15; Q2 Mavs +14; Q3 Mavs +13; Q4 Mavs +20
Final · Box score
Wolves96
Rockets91
Q1 Wolves +11; Q2 Wolves +5; Q3 Wolves +3; Q4 Wolves +5
Final · Box score
Pistons109
Nuggets117
Q1 Nuggets +6; Q2 Nuggets +8; Q3 Nuggets +15; Q4 Nuggets +8
On this day · 2003–04Nov 11, 2003: 8 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Wizards), 40 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Rockets

Minnesota beats Houston, 96–91

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 41 points

Game flow · Wolves margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11+5+3+5Wolves AHEAD ↑Rockets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves3616192596
Rockets2522212391
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 5 games: 28, 25, 29, 22, 20Wolves20 PTS · 17 REB · 9 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 5 games: 19, 6, 15, 8, 18Wolves18 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 6 games: 7, 17, 8, 33, 14, 25Rockets25 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Maurice TaylorPoints, last 6 games: 12, 13, 9, 6, 12, 19Rockets19 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Pistons-Nuggets

Denver leads Detroit wire to wire

Denver was ahead at every break and won 117–109. Best quarter: the third, 33–26. Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 34 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Wolves over Rockets5Nuggets over Pistons8Mavs over Heat20Final margin, points. Pink = Nuggets over Pistons.
The night in charts
Pistons-Nuggets combined for 226, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 109, Nuggets 117
226
Mavs-HeatMavs 113, Heat 93
206
Wolves-RocketsWolves 96, Rockets 91
187
Wolves won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Wolves-RocketsWolves 96, Rockets 91
+5 MIN
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 109, Nuggets 117
+8 Nuggets
Mavs-HeatMavs 113, Heat 93
+20 Mavs
Boykins shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoykinsNuggets · 32 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
DanielsMavs · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
69% (9-13)
HamiltonPistons · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
McDyessPistons · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
ShaqHeat · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Wolves-Rockets
Wolves 96Rockets 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves3616192596
Rockets2522212391
The story
Kevin Garnett's 20 points and 17 rebounds carried Minnesota past Houston, 96-91

For Houston, Maurice Taylor had 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 17 REB, 9 AST, 3 STL · 8-19 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 36-25, was where the Timberwolves built it.

Wolves lead by quarter
200 +11+5+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Nuggets
Pistons 109Nuggets 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons19282636109
Nuggets25303329117
The story
Denver beat Detroit 117-109 behind 34 points from Carmelo Anthony

Richard Hamilton paced Detroit: 25 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 34 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 11-20 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

A 33-26 third quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 +6+8+15+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Heat
Mavs 113Heat 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs34372418113
Heat1938251193
The story
Marquis Daniels had 22 points as Dallas beat Miami 113-93

Shaquille O'Neal led Miami with 22 PTS, 10 REB 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 9-13 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 34-19, their biggest quarter edge.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 +15+14+13+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.4Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.4 in 5 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.0Season avg19.0Last 3

19.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.0 in 4 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.1Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 18.1 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 41

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 6 games: 33, 19, 22, 25, 20, 41Mavs-Heat · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 6 games: 20, 19, 7, 17, 20, 34Nuggets-Pistons · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Earl BoykinsPoints, last 6 games: 3, 14, 17, 13, 10, 32Nuggets-Pistons · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 5 games: 15, 24, 17, 20, 25Pistons-Nuggets · L
20.2 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 6 games: 7, 17, 8, 33, 14, 25Rockets-Wolves · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 5 games: 16, 17, 13, 20, 22Heat-Mavs · L
17.6 PPG season to date
22 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST