FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 22, 2004Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed DAL by 9 after the first quarter and won 83–82.

Final · Box score
Spurs90
Grizzlies93
Q1 MEM -2; Q2 MEM -2; Q3 MEM +3; Q4 MEM +3
Final · Box score
Wolves83
Mavs82
Q1 MIN -9; Q2 MIN -3; Q3 Wolves 0; Q4 MIN +1
Final · Box score
Bulls82
Suns100
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +15; Q3 PHX +13; Q4 PHX +18
Final · Box score
Hornets76
Jazz75
Q1 NOH +5; Q2 NOH +15; Q3 NOH +2; Q4 NOH +1
On this day · 2003–04Nov 22, 2003: 6 games. Top scorer: Quentin Richardson (Clippers-Wolves), 36 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Mavs

Minnesota rallies from 9 down to beat Dallas

Kevin Garnett goes for 21 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-30+1MIN AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2020222183
Mavs2914192082
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 9 games: 28, 25, 29, 22, 20, 25, 24, 20, 21MIN21 PTS · 17 REB · 9 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 9 games: 19, 6, 15, 8, 18, 19, 3, 20, 16MIN16 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 2, 9, 4, 7, 13, 22, 12, 22DAL22 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 3, 9, 5, 9, 15, 12, 15, 14DAL14 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Spurs-Grizzlies

Memphis holds off San Antonio, 93–90

Memphis led 71–68 after three and held on to win by three. Bonzi Wells led Memphis with 26 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
MIN over DAL1NOH over UTA1MEM over SAS3PHX over CHI18Final margin, points. Pink = MEM over SAS.
Lead changes
Spurs-Grizzlies13
Bulls-Suns3
Hornets-Jazz2
The night in charts
Spurs-Grizzlies combined for 183, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 90, Grizzlies 93
183
Bulls-SunsBulls 82, Suns 100
182
Wolves-MavsWolves 83, Mavs 82
165
Hornets-JazzHornets 76, Jazz 75
151
3 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-JazzHornets 76, Jazz 75
+1 NOH
Wolves-MavsWolves 83, Mavs 82
+1 MIN
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 90, Grizzlies 93
+3 MEM
Bulls-SunsBulls 82, Suns 100
+18 PHX
MIN rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-MavsMIN won · Wolves 83, Mavs 82
9 pts
Spurs-GrizzliesMEM won · Spurs 90, Grizzlies 93
2 pts
Nash shot 6-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NashPHX · 15 PTS, 6 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
60% (6-10)
WellsMEM · 26 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB, 1 AST
59% (10-17)
DuncanSAS · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
58% (11-19)
CurryCHI · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
54% (7-13)
MagloireNOH · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK
50% (7-14)
Final · Wolves-Mavs
Wolves 83Mavs 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2020222183
Mavs2914192082
The story
Sam Cassell had 16 points as Minnesota beat Dallas 83-82

Marquis Daniels led Dallas with 11 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 16 PTS, 4 REB · 7-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the first, the Timberwolves took the second 20-14.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −9−30+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Jazz
Hornets 76Jazz 75
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2226171176
Jazz1716301275
The story
Jamaal Magloire's 20 points and 11 rebounds carried New Orleans past Utah, 76-75

For Utah, Carlos Boozer had 10 REB, 8 PTS, 2 AST 20 PTS, 11 REB · 7-14 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 26-16, was where the Hornets built it.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +5+15+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andrei Kirilenko was the fantasy play: 55.3 FPTS on 18 PTS, 9 REB

Final · Spurs-Grizzlies
Spurs 90Grizzlies 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2525182290
Grizzlies2325232293
The story
Memphis beat San Antonio 93-90 behind 26 points from Bonzi Wells

Brent Barry paced San Antonio: 12 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 26 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB, 1 AST · 10-17 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 23-18 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −2−2+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.6Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.6 in 11 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Season avg14.8Last 3

14.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.9 in 10 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.2Season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 7.2 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 26

Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 23, 17, 26, 17, 34, 26, 26, 26Spurs-Grizzlies · L
24.4 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 5, 13, 0, 10, 12, 25, 10, 17, 26Grizzlies-Spurs · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 2, 9, 4, 7, 13, 22, 12, 22Mavs-Wolves · L
10.7 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high22 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 9 games: 28, 25, 29, 22, 20, 25, 24, 20, 21Wolves-Mavs · W
23.8 PPG season to date · −3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 17 REB · 9 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 14, 22, 14, 18, 23, 27, 22, 21Suns-Bulls · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 26, 20, 29, 34, 38, 33, 33, 21Suns-Bulls · W
28.0 PPG season to date · −7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST