FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 24, 2004Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed ORL by 8 after the first quarter and won 89–83.

Final · Box score
Pistons76
Cavs92
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE +17; Q3 CLE +12; Q4 CLE +16
Final · Box score
Blazers89
Magic83
Q1 POR -8; Q2 POR -3; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +6
Final · Box score
Celtics97
Sixers110
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +4; Q3 PHI +19; Q4 PHI +13
Final · Box score
Knicks91
Raptors114
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +15; Q3 TOR +20; Q4 TOR +23
Final · Box score
Heat99
Hawks93
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA +1; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Sonics93
Grizzlies84
Q1 SEA -6; Q2 SEA -2; Q3 SEA +10; Q4 SEA +9
Final · Box score
Mavs80
Spurs94
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Bucks104
Suns111
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Bulls101
Jazz99
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI -1; Q4 CHI +2
On this day · 2003–04Nov 24, 2003: 4 games. Top scorer: Corey Maggette (Clippers-Rockets), 33 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Magic

Portland climbs back to beat Orlando

LeBron James goes for 43 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-3+4+6POR AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1526252389
Magic2321182183
Who led
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 14, 33, 16, 22, 27, 16, 22, 28, 24, 27POR27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 7, 6, 20, 7, 33, 18, 8, 16POR16 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 4, 21, 16, 19, 13, 23, 14, 12, 16, 27ORL27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 16, 17, 24, 27, 18, 32, 28, 11ORL11 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Sonics-Grizzlies

Seattle beats Memphis, 93–84

Seattle led 78–68 after three and won by 9. Rashard Lewis led Seattle with 27 points, 11 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over UTA2POR over ORL6MIA over ATL6PHX over MIL7SEA over MEM9PHI over BOS13SAS over DAL14CLE over DET16TOR over NYK23Final margin, points. Pink = SEA over MEM.
Lead changes
Heat-Hawks21
Mavs-Spurs9
Bulls-Jazz8
Knicks-Raptors4
Pistons-Cavs3
Bucks-Suns2
Sonics-Grizzlies1
Celtics-Sixers0
The night in charts
Bucks-Suns combined for 215, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-SunsBucks 104, Suns 111
215
Celtics-SixersCeltics 97, Sixers 110
207
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 91, Raptors 114
205
Bulls-JazzBulls 101, Jazz 99
200
Heat-HawksHeat 99, Hawks 93
192
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 93, Grizzlies 84
177
Mavs-SpursMavs 80, Spurs 94
174
Blazers-MagicBlazers 89, Magic 83
172
Pistons-CavsPistons 76, Cavs 92
168
CHI won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Bulls-JazzBulls 101, Jazz 99
+2 CHI
Blazers-MagicBlazers 89, Magic 83
+6 POR
Heat-HawksHeat 99, Hawks 93
+6 MIA
Bucks-SunsBucks 104, Suns 111
+7 PHX
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 93, Grizzlies 84
+9 SEA
Celtics-SixersCeltics 97, Sixers 110
+13 PHI
Mavs-SpursMavs 80, Spurs 94
+14 SAS
Pistons-CavsPistons 76, Cavs 92
+16 CLE
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 91, Raptors 114
+23 TOR
POR rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-MagicPOR won · Blazers 89, Magic 83
8 pts
Sonics-GrizzliesSEA won · Sonics 93, Grizzlies 84
6 pts
Heat-HawksMIA won · Heat 99, Hawks 93
3 pts
Bulls-JazzCHI won · Bulls 101, Jazz 99
1 pt
Shaq shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqMIA · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
D WadeMIA · 31 PTS, 11 AST, 8 REB, 2 BLK
71% (12-17)
VinceTOR · 22 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
69% (9-13)
NashPHX · 22 PTS, 12 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
LeBronCLE · 43 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
68% (15-22)
Final · Bulls-Jazz
Bulls 101Jazz 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls30222128101
Jazz2421292599
The story
Kirk Hinrich had 17 points and 8 assists as Chicago beat Utah 101-99

Carlos Boozer led Utah with 18 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST 17 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB · 3-11 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the first 30-24, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +6+7−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Hawks
Heat 99Hawks 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2419282899
Hawks2620242393
The story
Miami beat Atlanta 99-93 behind 31 points and 11 assists from Dwyane Wade

Antoine Walker paced Atlanta: 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 11 AST, 8 REB · 12-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 28-23 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −2−3+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Cavs
Pistons 76Cavs 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1720221776
Cavs2430172192
The story
Jeff McInnis' 16 points carried Cleveland past Detroit, 92-76

For Detroit, Antonio McDyess had 14 REB, 7 PTS 16 PTS, 5 AST · 6-14 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 30-20, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +7+17+12+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 9 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.5Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.5 in 12 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.2Season avg24.7Today

25 minutes today, against 4.2 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 43

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 25, 38, 24, 33, 19, 25, 13, 43Cavs-Pistons · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high43 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 28, 37, 22, 20, 25, 18, 39, 25, 19, 31Heat-Hawks · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 31, 29, 26, 15, 29, 26, 24, 28Sixers-Celtics · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 20, 25, 21, 24, 20, 30, 14, 28Pistons-Cavs · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 17, 26, 17, 34, 26, 26, 26, 27Spurs-Mavs · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 15, 14, 21, 17, 27, 12, 27, 27Sonics-Grizzlies · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST