FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 30, 2004Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed SEA by 8 after three quarters and won 100–94.

Final · OT · Box score
Knicks110
Hawks109
Q1 NYK +10; Q2 NYK +1; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +1
Final · Box score
Raptors94
Heat92
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Bobcats86
Nets99
Q1 NJN +7; Q2 NJN +4; Q3 NJN +12; Q4 NJN +13
Final · Box score
Kings98
Grizzlies93
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC +4; Q4 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Lakers95
Bucks90
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +5
Final · Box score
Spurs107
Mavs89
Q1 SAS +12; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +18
Final · Box score
Pistons93
Rockets72
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +11; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +21
Final · Box score
Suns115
Jazz102
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 PHX +2; Q4 PHX +13
Final · Box score
Sonics94
Blazers100
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR -8; Q4 POR +6
On this day · 2003–04Nov 30, 2003: 2 games. Top scorer: Peja Stojakovic (Kings-Nets), 25 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Blazers

Portland rallies from 8 down to beat Seattle

Stephon Marbury goes for 32 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+3-8+6POR AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2220282494
Blazers23221738100
Who led
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 10, 17, 10, 16, 12, 12, 17, 25POR25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Darius MilesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 7, 10, 8, 13, 9, 10, 7, 2, 20POR20 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 17, 27, 12, 27, 27, 9, 22, 29SEA29 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 34, 37, 14, 24, 21, 24, 20, 19, 19, 21SEA21 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Suns-Jazz13
Lakers-Bucks11
Sonics-Blazers8
Kings-Grizzlies4
Raptors-Heat3
Bobcats-Nets3
Spurs-Mavs0
Pistons-Rockets0
The night in charts
Knicks-Hawks combined for 219, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-HawksKnicks 110, Hawks 109
219
Suns-JazzSuns 115, Jazz 102
217
Spurs-MavsSpurs 107, Mavs 89
196
Sonics-BlazersSonics 94, Blazers 100
194
Kings-GrizzliesKings 98, Grizzlies 93
191
Raptors-HeatRaptors 94, Heat 92
186
Lakers-BucksLakers 95, Bucks 90
185
Bobcats-NetsBobcats 86, Nets 99
185
Pistons-RocketsPistons 93, Rockets 72
165
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-HawksKnicks 110, Hawks 109
+1 NYK
Raptors-HeatRaptors 94, Heat 92
+2 TOR
Lakers-BucksLakers 95, Bucks 90
+5 LAL
Kings-GrizzliesKings 98, Grizzlies 93
+5 SAC
Sonics-BlazersSonics 94, Blazers 100
+6 POR
Suns-JazzSuns 115, Jazz 102
+13 PHX
Bobcats-NetsBobcats 86, Nets 99
+13 NJN
Spurs-MavsSpurs 107, Mavs 89
+18 SAS
Pistons-RocketsPistons 93, Rockets 72
+21 DET
POR rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-BlazersPOR won · Sonics 94, Blazers 100
8 pts
Suns-JazzPHX won · Suns 115, Jazz 102
1 pt
Shaq shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqMIA · 34 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
80% (12-15)
CookLAL · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
MilesPOR · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
Mike MillerMEM · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
MohammedNYK · 22 PTS, 15 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
Final · Knicks-Hawks
Knicks 110Hawks 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks3125271512110
Hawks2134222111109
The story
Nazr Mohammed had 22 points and 15 rebounds as New York beat Atlanta 110-109 in OT

Tony Delk led Atlanta with 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 15 REB · 9-13 FG

The swing

The Knicks won the first 31-21, their biggest quarter edge.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +10+1+60+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Raptors-Heat
Raptors 94Heat 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2127202694
Heat1725232792
The story
Jalen Rose's 24 points carried Toronto past Miami, 94-92

For Miami, Dwyane Wade had 22 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 3 REB · 6-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 21-17, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +4+6+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shaquille O'Neal was the fantasy play: 59.4 FPTS on 34 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST

Final · Bobcats-Nets
Bobcats 86Nets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2026142686
Nets2723222799
The story
New Jersey beat Charlotte 99-86 behind 23 points from Richard Jefferson

Jason Hart paced Charlotte: 15 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 9-17 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 22-14 third quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +7+4+12+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Emeka Okafor topped the game at 48.9 FPTS: 26 PTS, 12 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.4Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.4 in 12 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.6minutes, last 3 vs 2003–04 avg
Minutes per game
28.62003–04 avg6.0Last 3

6.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.6 in 2003–04 (81 games). Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
2.0Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 2.0 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Detroit by 21.

NYK over ATL1TOR over MIA2SAC over MEM5LAL over MIL5POR over SEA6NJN over CHA13PHX over UTA13SAS over DAL18DET over HOU21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Antoine Walker leads the day with 36

Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 20, 16, 15, 20, 22, 20, 24, 36Hawks-Knicks · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 26, 22, 19, 17, 21, 24, 21, 34Heat-Raptors · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 37, 13, 18, 24, 12, 16, 25, 18, 32Knicks-Hawks · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Desmond MasonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 17, 17, 18, 22, 10, 26, 20, 5, 32Bucks-Lakers · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 34, 38, 33, 33, 21, 16, 14, 29Suns-Jazz · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 22, 29, 17, 21, 22, 26, 22, 29Kings-Grizzlies · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST