FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 15, 2004Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed GSW by 5 after the first quarter and won 99–88.

Final · Box score
Warriors88
Cavs99
Q1 CLE -5; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +11
Final · Box score
Rockets80
Nets69
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +17; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +11
On this day · 2003–04Nov 15, 2003: 10 games. Top scorer: Quentin Richardson (Clippers-Magic), 31 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Cavs

LeBron James posts 33 and 12 as Cleveland beats Golden State

Zydrunas Ilgauskas goes for 16 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+2+4+11CLE AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2918241788
Cavs2425262499
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 7 games: 28, 21, 31, 25, 38, 24, 33CLE33 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Jeff McInnisPoints, last 7 games: 7, 14, 16, 17, 17, 13, 20CLE20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 8 games: 11, 13, 15, 25, 13, 5, 27, 27GSW27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 8 games: 9, 17, 4, 23, 2, 5, 4, 15GSW15 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Rockets-Nets

Houston never trails at a break against New Jersey

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 80–69. Jim Jackson led Houston with 18 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Rockets-Nets
Jim Jackson · HOURichard Jefferson · NJNPTS1817REB411AST42Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Warriors-Cavs8
Rockets-Nets1
The night in charts
Warriors-Cavs combined for 187, 38 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-CavsWarriors 88, Cavs 99
187
Rockets-NetsRockets 80, Nets 69
149
CLE won the closest game by 11
Closest finishes
Warriors-CavsWarriors 88, Cavs 99
+11 CLE
Rockets-NetsRockets 80, Nets 69
+11 HOU
McInnis shot 8-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McInnisCLE · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Jim JacksonHOU · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
LeBronCLE · 33 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
55% (12-22)
Clifford RobinsonGSW · 13 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
50% (5-10)
FisherGSW · 15 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
50% (5-10)
Final · Warriors-Cavs
Warriors 88Cavs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2918241788
Cavs2425262499
The story
Jeff McInnis had 20 points as Cleveland beat Golden State 99-88

Derek Fisher led Golden State with 15 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 20 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 8-13 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Cavaliers took the second 25-18.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −5+2+4+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Nets
Rockets 80Nets 69
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2027141980
Nets1713192069
The story
Tracy McGrady's 14 points carried Houston past New Jersey, 80-69

For New Jersey, Alonzo Mourning had 15 PTS, 8 REB 14 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL, 1 REB · 6-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 27-13, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +3+17+12+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jim Jackson was the fantasy play: 35.3 FPTS on 18 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+3.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.6Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 15.6 in 7 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Season avg20.7Last 3

20.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.7 in 6 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.3Season avg36.3Today

36 minutes today, against 19.3 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 33

LeBron JamesPoints, last 7 games: 28, 21, 31, 25, 38, 24, 33Cavs-Warriors · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 8 games: 11, 13, 15, 25, 13, 5, 27, 27Warriors-Cavs · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jeff McInnisPoints, last 7 games: 7, 14, 16, 17, 17, 13, 20Cavs-Warriors · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 8 games: 10, 8, 14, 8, 11, 13, 15, 18Rockets-Nets · W
12.1 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high18 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 7 games: 19, 26, 24, 8, 33, 28, 17Nets-Rockets · L
22.1 PPG season to date · −6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
17 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 7 games: 35, 8, 9, 27, 24, 21, 16Cavs-Warriors · W
20.0 PPG season to date · −4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
16 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST