FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 23, 2004Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by POR (vs MIA) and IND (vs BOS) and LAL (vs MIL) and GSW (vs NOH).

Final · Box score
Pistons89
Bobcats91
Q1 CHA +1; Q2 CHA +16; Q3 CHA +19; Q4 CHA +2
Final · Box score
Celtics96
Pacers106
Q1 IND -5; Q2 IND +3; Q3 Pacers 0; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Raptors86
Wizards102
Q1 Wizards 0; Q2 WAS +3; Q3 WAS +19; Q4 WAS +16
Final · Box score
Blazers99
Heat87
Q1 POR -5; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +12
Final · Box score
Hawks88
Knicks104
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +9; Q3 NYK +15; Q4 NYK +16
Final · Box score
Sonics103
Wolves92
Q1 SEA +2; Q2 SEA +13; Q3 SEA +20; Q4 SEA +11
Final · Box score
Nets88
Nuggets90
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN -2; Q4 DEN +2
Final · Box score
Rockets96
Kings102
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC +2; Q3 SAC -3; Q4 SAC +6
Final · 3OT · Box score
Hornets109
Warriors115
Q1 GSW -5; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 Warriors 0; OT2 Warriors 0; OT3 GSW +6
Final · Box score
Bucks96
Lakers100
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL -5; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +4
On this day · 2003–04Nov 23, 2003: 6 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Grizzlies), 28 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Lakers

Kobe Bryant scores 30 in Lakers win over Milwaukee

Antawn Jamison goes for 28 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8-5+1+4LAL AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks1933212396
Lakers27202726100
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 31, 20, 41, 19, 23, 29, 29, 30LAL30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 12, 14, 16, 20, 11, 18, 12, 17LAL17 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Desmond MasonPoints, last 9 games: 8, 11, 31, 17, 17, 18, 22, 10, 26MIL26 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Mike JamesPoints, last 4 games: 11, 6, 11, 18MIL18 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Lead changes
Nets-Nuggets20
Celtics-Pacers16
Pistons-Bobcats13
Hornets-Warriors9
Rockets-Kings8
Bucks-Lakers8
Raptors-Wizards6
Sonics-Wolves4
Hawks-Knicks3
The night in charts
Hornets-Warriors combined for 224, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 109, Warriors 115
224
Celtics-PacersCeltics 96, Pacers 106
202
Rockets-KingsRockets 96, Kings 102
198
Bucks-LakersBucks 96, Lakers 100
196
Sonics-WolvesSonics 103, Wolves 92
195
Hawks-KnicksHawks 88, Knicks 104
192
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 86, Wizards 102
188
Blazers-HeatBlazers 99, Heat 87
186
Pistons-BobcatsPistons 89, Bobcats 91
180
Nets-NuggetsNets 88, Nuggets 90
178
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-NuggetsNets 88, Nuggets 90
+2 DEN
Pistons-BobcatsPistons 89, Bobcats 91
+2 CHA
Bucks-LakersBucks 96, Lakers 100
+4 LAL
Rockets-KingsRockets 96, Kings 102
+6 SAC
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 109, Warriors 115
+6 GSW
Celtics-PacersCeltics 96, Pacers 106
+10 IND
Sonics-WolvesSonics 103, Wolves 92
+11 SEA
Blazers-HeatBlazers 99, Heat 87
+12 POR
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 86, Wizards 102
+16 WAS
Hawks-KnicksHawks 88, Knicks 104
+16 NYK
POR rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-HeatPOR won · Blazers 99, Heat 87
5 pts
Celtics-PacersIND won · Celtics 96, Pacers 106
5 pts
Bucks-LakersLAL won · Bucks 96, Lakers 100
5 pts
Hornets-WarriorsGSW won · Hornets 109, Warriors 115
5 pts
Rockets-KingsSAC won · Rockets 96, Kings 102
3 pts
Andre Miller shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Andre MillerDEN · 17 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
MasonMIL · 26 PTS, 5 REB
75% (12-16)
BogansCHA · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
MohammedNYK · 18 PTS, 14 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
OdomLAL · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Pistons-Bobcats
Pistons 89Bobcats 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2213193589
Bobcats2328221891
The story
Emeka Okafor had 22 points and 15 rebounds as Charlotte beat Detroit 91-89

Antonio McDyess led Detroit with 13 PTS, 12 REB 22 PTS, 15 REB · 10-17 FG

The swing

The Bobcats won the second 28-13, their biggest quarter edge.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +1+16+19+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brevin Knight led the game in fantasy with 46.1 FPTS (19 AST, 7 PTS, 3 REB)

Final · Nets-Nuggets
Nets 88Nuggets 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1721252588
Nuggets2314242990
The story
Denver beat New Jersey 90-88 behind 12 points from Marcus Camby

Richard Jefferson paced New Jersey: 26 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 12 PTS, 9 REB, 9 BLK, 2 AST · 6-10 FG

The swing

A 23-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +6−1−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Warriors
Hornets 109Warriors 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Hornets232217241157109
Warriors1836201211513115
The story
Jason Richardson's 26 points and 12 rebounds carried Golden State past New Orleans, 115-109 in OT

For New Orleans, P.J. Brown had 15 REB, 14 PTS, 4 AST 26 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST · 10-28 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 36-22.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −5+9+12000+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.6Season avg24.0Last 5

24.0 points a game over his last five games, against 17.6 in 10 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 50 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Season avg4.7Last 3

4.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.7 in 9 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.2Season avg44.4Today

44 minutes today, against 17.2 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Washington by 16.

CHA over DET2DEN over NJN2LAL over MIL4SAC over HOU6GSW over NOH6IND over BOS10SEA over MIN11POR over MIA12WAS over TOR16NYK over ATL16Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 30

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 31, 20, 41, 19, 23, 29, 29, 30Lakers-Bucks · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jamaal TinsleyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 1, 9, 18, 15, 0, 9, 8, 13, 29Pacers-Celtics · W
11.7 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 33, 14, 25, 32, 6, 27, 23, 10, 19, 29Rockets-Kings · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 24, 24, 14, 26, 14, 23, 27, 27, 28Wizards-Raptors · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Jamaal MagloirePoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 10, 18, 17, 12, 10, 6, 20, 27Hornets-Warriors · L
14.4 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high27 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 18, 15, 14, 21, 17, 27, 12, 27Sonics-Wolves · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST