FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 20, 2004Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed CHA by 5 after the first quarter and won 100–84.

Final · OT · Box score
Rockets91
Clippers86
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU -3; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Jazz92
Hawks79
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +13
Final · Box score
Bobcats84
Cavs100
Q1 CLE -5; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE +18; Q4 CLE +16
Final · Box score
Magic86
Pacers83
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 ORL +3
Final · Box score
Wizards97
Nets86
Q1 WAS +2; Q2 WAS +9; Q3 WAS -2; Q4 WAS +11
Final · Box score
Wolves99
Hornets94
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +9; Q3 MIN +10; Q4 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies100
Warriors87
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +5; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +13
On this day · 2003–04Nov 20, 2003: 2 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Mavs), 30 points.
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The lead · Bobcats-Cavs

Charlotte's skid reaches six

Andrei Kirilenko goes for 14 rebounds

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+1+18+16CLE AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2819152284
Cavs23253220100
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 9 games: 28, 21, 31, 25, 38, 24, 33, 19, 25CLE25 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jeff McInnisPoints, last 9 games: 7, 14, 16, 17, 17, 13, 20, 18, 24CLE24 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 8 games: 11, 18, 12, 6, 22, 16, 6, 15CHA15 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Emeka OkaforPoints, last 8 games: 19, 12, 8, 6, 0, 13, 7, 13CHA13 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Rockets-Clippers18
Wizards-Nets6
Magic-Pacers4
Bobcats-Cavs3
Wolves-Hornets0
The night in charts
Wolves-Hornets combined for 193, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-HornetsWolves 99, Hornets 94
193
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 100, Warriors 87
187
Bobcats-CavsBobcats 84, Cavs 100
184
Wizards-NetsWizards 97, Nets 86
183
Rockets-ClippersRockets 91, Clippers 86
177
Jazz-HawksJazz 92, Hawks 79
171
Magic-PacersMagic 86, Pacers 83
169
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-PacersMagic 86, Pacers 83
+3 ORL
Rockets-ClippersRockets 91, Clippers 86
+5 HOU
Wolves-HornetsWolves 99, Hornets 94
+5 MIN
Wizards-NetsWizards 97, Nets 86
+11 WAS
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 100, Warriors 87
+13 MEM
Jazz-HawksJazz 92, Hawks 79
+13 UTA
Bobcats-CavsBobcats 84, Cavs 100
+16 CLE
CLE rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bobcats-CavsCLE won · Bobcats 84, Cavs 100
5 pts
Rockets-ClippersHOU won · Rockets 91, Clippers 86
3 pts
Wizards-NetsWAS won · Wizards 97, Nets 86
2 pts
Murphy shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MurphyGSW · 27 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
GriffinMIN · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
KGMIN · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
NailonNOH · 21 PTS, 6 REB
64% (9-14)
Grant HillORL · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Magic-Pacers
Magic 86Pacers 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2620192186
Pacers2024211883
The story
Grant Hill's 28 points carried Orlando past Indiana, 86-83

For Indiana, David Harrison had 19 PTS, 8 REB 28 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 10-16 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 26-20, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +6+20+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Fred Jones was the fantasy play: 50.5 FPTS on 31 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST

Final · Rockets-Clippers
Rockets 91Clippers 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets25202017991
Clippers17232814486
The story
Jim Jackson had 16 points as Houston beat Los Angeles 91-86 in OT

Bobby Simmons led Los Angeles with 20 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 6-13 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the first 25-17, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +8+5−30+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Elton Brand led the game in fantasy with 45.0 FPTS (19 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Wolves-Hornets
Wolves 99Hornets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1927242999
Hornets1621233494
The story
Minnesota beat New Orleans 99-94 behind 20 points and 12 rebounds from Kevin Garnett

Darrell Armstrong paced New Orleans: 13 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 20 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 8-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 27-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +3+9+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.3points, last 3 vs 2003–04 avg
Points per game
7.02003–04 avg18.3Last 3

18.3 points a game over his last three games, against 7.0 in 2003–04 (71 games). Today: 13 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Season avg6.7Last 3

6.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.2 in 8 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+32.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.5Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 15.5 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Rockets-Clippers

Houston pulls away in overtime to beat Clippers

Level at 82 after 48 minutes, Houston won overtime 9–4. Final: 91–86. Tracy McGrady led Houston with 32 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Rockets-Clippers
Tracy McGrady · HOUBobby Simmons · LACPTS3220REB72AST54Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 32

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 9 games: 18, 21, 30, 23, 12, 14, 21, 24, 32Rockets-Clippers · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Fred JonesPoints, last 8 games: 9, 13, 14, 14, 9, 4, 3, 31Pacers-Magic · L
12.1 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 9 games: 20, 10, 16, 17, 24, 27, 18, 32, 28Magic-Pacers · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Troy MurphyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 2, 17, 15, 9, 15, 22, 7, 17, 27Warriors-Grizzlies · L
14.6 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 9 games: 34, 24, 24, 14, 26, 14, 23, 27, 27Wizards-Nets · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 9 games: 28, 21, 31, 25, 38, 24, 33, 19, 25Cavs-Bobcats · W
27.1 PPG season to date · −2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST