FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 6, 2005Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed PHX by 5 at halftime and won 118–117.

Final · Box score
Warriors83
Knicks81
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +7; Q3 GSW +2; Q4 GSW +2
Final · Box score
Kings118
Suns117
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC -5; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +1
Final · Box score
Nuggets92
Lakers112
Q1 LAL +14; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +20
On this day · 2004–05Nov 6, 2004: 12 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Wizards), 37 points.
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The lead · Kings-Suns

Peja Stojakovic scores 33 as Sacramento wins in Phoenix

Kobe Bryant goes for 37 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-5+8+1SAC AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings30253924118
Suns33272631117
Who led
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 3 games: 18, 10, 33SAC33 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 3 games: 14, 17, 23SAC23 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 4 games: 8, 12, 9, 23PHX23 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 4 games: 30, 12, 14, 18PHX18 PTS · 1 REB · 13 AST
Second story · Warriors-Knicks

Golden State never trails at a break against New York

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 83–81. Jason Richardson led Golden State with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAC over PHX1GSW over NYK2LAL over DEN20Final margin, points. Pink = GSW over NYK.
Lead changes
Kings-Suns11
Warriors-Knicks3
Nuggets-Lakers3
The night in charts
Kings-Suns combined for 235, 31 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-SunsKings 118, Suns 117
235
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 92, Lakers 112
204
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 83, Knicks 81
164
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-SunsKings 118, Suns 117
+1 SAC
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 83, Knicks 81
+2 GSW
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 92, Lakers 112
+20 LAL
Marion shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarionPHX · 16 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
BarbosaPHX · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
PejaSAC · 33 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
62% (13-21)
MihmLAL · 20 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
NashPHX · 18 PTS, 13 AST, 1 REB
58% (7-12)
Final · Kings-Suns
Kings 118Suns 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings30253924118
Suns33272631117
The story
Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 23 points and 12 rebounds as Sacramento beat Phoenix 118-117

Boris Diaw led Phoenix with 11 PTS, 11 AST, 9 REB 23 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST · 8-16 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Kings took the third 39-26.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −3−5+8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Knicks
Warriors 83Knicks 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2422211683
Knicks2019261681
The story
Jason Richardson's 24 points carried Golden State past New York, 83-81

For New York, Stephon Marbury had 15 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 24 PTS, 5 REB · 8-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 24-20, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +4+7+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Troy Murphy was the fantasy play: 39.5 FPTS on 17 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST

Final · Nuggets-Lakers
Nuggets 92Lakers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2024252392
Lakers34192534112
The story
Los Angeles beat Denver 112-92 behind 20 points from Lamar Odom

Andre Miller paced Denver: 20 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 20 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 6-13 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 34-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +14+9+9+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 3 vs 2004–05 avg
Points per game
27.62004–05 avg36.3Last 3

36.3 points a game over his last three games, against 27.6 in 2004–05 (66 games). Today: 37 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs 2004–05 avg
Minutes per game
25.62004–05 avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.6 in 2004–05 (74 games). Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs 2004–05 avg
Minutes per game
21.62004–05 avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 21.6 a game in 2004–05 (69 games). Line: 16 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 37

Kobe BryantPoints, last 3 games: 33, 39, 37Lakers-Nuggets · W
36.3 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 3 games: 18, 10, 33Kings-Suns · W
20.3 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 3 games: 28, 18, 24Warriors-Knicks · W
23.3 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 3 games: 14, 17, 23Kings-Suns · W
18.0 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 4 games: 8, 12, 9, 23Suns-Kings · L
13.0 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 4 games: 23, 16, 14, 21Nuggets-Lakers · L
18.5 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST