FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 18, 2004Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed HOU by 11 after three quarters and won 93–92.

Final · Box score
Cavs106
Bobcats89
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +18; Q4 CLE +17
Final · Box score
Spurs88
Sixers80
Q1 SAS +14; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS -4; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Knicks93
Rockets92
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK -7; Q3 NYK -11; Q4 NYK +1
On this day · 2003–04Nov 18, 2003: 8 games. Top scorer: Flip Murray (Sonics-Heat), 31 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Rockets

New York climbs out of an 11-point hole against Houston

Tim Duncan goes for 34 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-7-11+1NYK AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2020213293
Rockets2225252092
Who led
Kurt ThomasPoints, last 7 games: 11, 9, 8, 8, 12, 8, 23NYK23 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 7 games: 22, 11, 22, 19, 0, 16, 19NYK19 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 8 games: 18, 21, 30, 23, 12, 14, 21, 24HOU24 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 8, 33, 14, 25, 32, 6, 27, 23HOU23 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Spurs-Sixers

San Antonio makes it five straight

San Antonio beat Philadelphia 88–80 and moved to 7–1. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 34 points, 13 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · SAS
Wvs SAC101–85W@ LAL105–96L@ SEA94–113Wvs GSW91–71Wvs MIA93–84W@ ATL103–88Wvs NYK99–81W@ PHI88–80
Lead changes
Knicks-Rockets9
Spurs-Sixers2
Cavs-Bobcats0
Shot of the night

Crawford's three at the buzzer puts the Knicks ahead, 93-92 final

The night in charts
Cavs-Bobcats combined for 195, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-BobcatsCavs 106, Bobcats 89
195
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 93, Rockets 92
185
Spurs-SixersSpurs 88, Sixers 80
168
NYK won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 93, Rockets 92
+1 NYK
Spurs-SixersSpurs 88, Sixers 80
+8 SAS
Cavs-BobcatsCavs 106, Bobcats 89
+17 CLE
NYK erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-RocketsNYK won · Knicks 93, Rockets 92
11 pts
Spurs-SixersSAS won · Spurs 88, Sixers 80
4 pts
McInnis shot 6-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McInnisCLE · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
KorverPHI · 17 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
58% (7-12)
LeBronCLE · 19 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB
57% (8-14)
Kurt ThomasNYK · 23 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST
55% (11-20)
T-MacHOU · 24 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB
53% (10-19)
Final · Knicks-Rockets
Knicks 93Rockets 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2020213293
Rockets2225252092
The story
Kurt Thomas had 23 points and 14 rebounds as New York beat Houston 93-92

Yao Ming led Houston with 23 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST · 11-20 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Knicks took the fourth 32-20.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −2−7−11+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jamal Crawford led the game in fantasy with 45.5 FPTS (19 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Spurs-Sixers
Spurs 88Sixers 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2020153388
Sixers627262180
The story
Manu Ginobili's 17 points and 9 assists carried San Antonio past Philadelphia, 88-80

For Philadelphia, Allen Iverson had 24 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 17 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 3-7 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 20-6, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +14+7−4+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Bobcats
Cavs 106Bobcats 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs32252524106
Bobcats2524152589
The story
Cleveland beat Charlotte 106-89 behind 19 points and 9 assists from LeBron James

Keith Bogans paced Charlotte: 14 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 8-14 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 25-15 third quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +7+8+18+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.0points, last 2 vs 2003–04 avg
Points per game
7.02003–04 avg21.0Last 2

21.0 points a game over his last two games, against 7.0 in 2003–04 (71 games). Today: 14 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Season avg19.0Last 3

19.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.6 in 8 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 24.2 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 17 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 34

Tim DuncanPoints, last 8 games: 30, 26, 17, 23, 17, 26, 17, 34Spurs-Sixers · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 8 games: 18, 21, 30, 23, 12, 14, 21, 24Rockets-Knicks · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 9 games: 30, 25, 31, 29, 26, 15, 29, 26, 24Sixers-Spurs · L
26.1 PPG season to date · −2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kurt ThomasPoints, last 7 games: 11, 9, 8, 8, 12, 8, 23Knicks-Rockets · W
11.3 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 8, 33, 14, 25, 32, 6, 27, 23Rockets-Knicks · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 8 games: 28, 21, 31, 25, 38, 24, 33, 19Cavs-Bobcats · W
27.4 PPG season to date · −9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST