FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 27, 2004Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by ORL (vs PHI) and DAL (vs MEM).

Final · Box score
Raptors102
Knicks108
Q1 NYK +13; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Hawks92
Bobcats107
Q1 CHA -1; Q2 CHA +2; Q3 CHA +7; Q4 CHA +15
Final · Box score
Sixers99
Magic105
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL -7; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Bulls74
Cavs96
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +12; Q3 CLE +24; Q4 CLE +22
Final · Box score
Mavs98
Grizzlies85
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL -7; Q3 Mavs 0; Q4 DAL +13
Final · Box score
Nuggets82
Rockets76
Q1 DEN +12; Q2 DEN +12; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Jazz76
Spurs109
Q1 SAS +18; Q2 SAS +26; Q3 SAS +23; Q4 SAS +33
Final · Box score
Pistons90
Bucks96
Q1 MIL +11; Q2 MIL +1; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +6
On this day · 2003–04Nov 27, 2003: 2 games. Top scorer: Jermaine O'Neal (Pacers-Knicks), 27 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Magic

Orlando takes care of Philadelphia

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 32 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-70+6ORL AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2531232099
Magic28213026105
Who led
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 24, 27, 18, 32, 28, 11, 18, 29ORL29 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 23, 32, 14, 33, 13, 11, 29, 26ORL26 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 29, 26, 15, 29, 26, 24, 28, 28, 27PHI27 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Marc JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 19, 21, 12, 10, 8, 21, 17, 21, 17PHI17 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Mavs-Grizzlies

Memphis's skid reaches three

Dallas won 98–85; the Grizzlies fall to 5–9. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 32 points, 18 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · MEM
Wvs LAL110–87Wvs GSW96–67L@ SEA113–118W@ POR101–82L@ SAC105–107W@ GSW100–87Wvs SAS93–90Lvs SEA84–93L@ MIN90–115Lvs DAL85–98
Lead changes
Pistons-Bucks14
Hawks-Bobcats11
Sixers-Magic8
Raptors-Knicks5
Mavs-Grizzlies5
Bulls-Cavs0
Nuggets-Rockets0
Jazz-Spurs0
The night in charts
Raptors-Knicks combined for 210, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 102, Knicks 108
210
Sixers-MagicSixers 99, Magic 105
204
Hawks-BobcatsHawks 92, Bobcats 107
199
Pistons-BucksPistons 90, Bucks 96
186
Jazz-SpursJazz 76, Spurs 109
185
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 98, Grizzlies 85
183
Bulls-CavsBulls 74, Cavs 96
170
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 82, Rockets 76
158
ORL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Sixers-MagicSixers 99, Magic 105
+6 ORL
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 102, Knicks 108
+6 NYK
Pistons-BucksPistons 90, Bucks 96
+6 MIL
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 82, Rockets 76
+6 DEN
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 98, Grizzlies 85
+13 DAL
Hawks-BobcatsHawks 92, Bobcats 107
+15 CHA
Bulls-CavsBulls 74, Cavs 96
+22 CLE
Jazz-SpursJazz 76, Spurs 109
+33 SAS
ORL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-MagicORL won · Sixers 99, Magic 105
7 pts
Mavs-GrizzliesDAL won · Mavs 98, Grizzlies 85
7 pts
Hawks-BobcatsCHA won · Hawks 92, Bobcats 107
1 pt
Mohammed shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MohammedNYK · 19 PTS, 10 REB
75% (9-12)
DampierDAL · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
LeBronCLE · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
Andre MillerDEN · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Van HornMIL · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Sixers-Magic
Sixers 99Magic 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2531232099
Magic28213026105
The story
Grant Hill's 29 points carried Orlando past Philadelphia, 105-99

For Philadelphia, Andre Iguodala had 15 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 10-21 FG

The swing

The Magic trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 30-23.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +3−70+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Allen Iverson was the fantasy play: 52.5 FPTS on 27 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB

Final · Raptors-Knicks
Raptors 102Knicks 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors16272336102
Knicks29212533108
The story
New York beat Toronto 108-102 behind 30 points from Jamal Crawford

Milt Palacio paced Toronto: 14 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 30 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 11-22 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 29-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +13+7+9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Bobcats
Hawks 92Bobcats 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2326212292
Bobcats22292630107
The story
Brevin Knight had 12 points and 11 assists as Charlotte beat Atlanta 107-92

Al Harrington led Atlanta with 27 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 12 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 4-7 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Bobcats won the fourth 30-22, their biggest quarter edge.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −1+2+7+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.2Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.2 in 11 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg11.9Last 3

11.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.0 in 12 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.6Season avg24.1Today

24 minutes today, against 4.6 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 32

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 41, 31, 32, 20, 30, 11, 23, 23, 32Mavs-Grizzlies · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 0, 16, 19, 26, 24, 17, 7, 30Knicks-Raptors · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 30, 21, 33, 29, 16, 6, 22, 29Bucks-Pistons · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 24, 27, 18, 32, 28, 11, 18, 29Magic-Sixers · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 29, 26, 15, 29, 26, 24, 28, 28, 27Sixers-Magic · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 10, 14, 30, 17, 19, 8, 15, 27Hawks-Bobcats · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST