FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 29, 2004Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed NOH by 1 after three quarters and won 76–67.

Final · Box score
Celtics117
Magic101
Q1 BOS +17; Q2 BOS +24; Q3 BOS +16; Q4 BOS +16
Final · Box score
Hornets67
Nuggets76
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Cavs82
Clippers94
Q1 LAC +11; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +12
On this day · 2003–04Nov 29, 2003: 10 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Hawks), 50 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Nuggets

Denver gets past New Orleans

LeBron James goes for 22 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+3-1+9DEN AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets182120867
Nuggets2715161876
Who led
Earl BoykinsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 32, 5, 11, 32, 10, 12, 9, 0, 22DEN22 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 5, 14, 16, 2, 17, 6, 20, 14DEN14 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Lee NailonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 7, 4, 21, 16, 18, 22, 2, 16NOH16 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
P.J. BrownPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 10, 12, 10, 4, 14, 7, 12, 11NOH11 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Cavs-Clippers

Clippers never trails at a break against Cleveland

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 94–82. Elton Brand led Clippers with 30 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over NOH9LAC over CLE12BOS over ORL16Final margin, points. Pink = LAC over CLE.
Lead changes
Hornets-Nuggets10
Celtics-Magic1
Cavs-Clippers1
The night in charts
Celtics-Magic combined for 218, 42 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-MagicCeltics 117, Magic 101
218
Cavs-ClippersCavs 82, Clippers 94
176
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 67, Nuggets 76
143
DEN won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 67, Nuggets 76
+9 DEN
Cavs-ClippersCavs 82, Clippers 94
+12 LAC
Celtics-MagicCeltics 117, Magic 101
+16 BOS
Boykins shot 9-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoykinsDEN · 22 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
56% (9-16)
BrandLAC · 30 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
55% (12-22)
LaFrentzBOS · 14 PTS, 6 REB
55% (6-11)
JeffersonBOS · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
BanksBOS · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
Final · Hornets-Nuggets
Hornets 67Nuggets 76
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets182120867
Nuggets2715161876
The story
Denver beat New Orleans 76-67 behind 14 points and 8 assists from Andre Miller

Lee Nailon paced New Orleans: 16 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 14 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 5-14 FG

The swing

A 18-8 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +9+3−1+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Clippers
Cavs 82Clippers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2120271482
Clippers3220182494
The story
Bobby Simmons had 17 points and 10 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Cleveland 94-82

Zydrunas Ilgauskas led Cleveland with 16 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 7-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Clippers won the first 32-21, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +11+11+2+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Magic
Celtics 117Magic 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics37322523117
Magic20253323101
The story
Paul Pierce's 24 points carried Boston past Orlando, 117-101

For Orlando, Hedo Turkoglu had 18 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 24 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 9-21 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 37-20, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
300 +17+24+16+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.1Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.1 in 14 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.3 in 13 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.3Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 16.3 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Elton Brand leads the day with 30

Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 19, 14, 19, 17, 17, 17, 25, 30Clippers-Cavs · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 37, 25, 17, 20, 22, 25, 17, 24Celtics-Magic · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 38, 24, 33, 19, 25, 13, 43, 20, 26, 22Cavs-Clippers · L
26.3 PPG season to date · −4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Earl BoykinsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 32, 5, 11, 32, 10, 12, 9, 0, 22Nuggets-Hornets · W
13.6 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Marcus BanksPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 13, 2, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 20Celtics-Magic · W
4.3 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high20 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 23, 14, 12, 16, 27, 12, 10, 18Magic-Celtics · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST