FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 7, 2005Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed LAC by 1 at halftime and won 93–78.

Final · Box score
Cavs105
Raptors93
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +10; Q4 CLE +12
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz95
Bobcats91
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 UTA +4
Final · Box score
Nets89
Heat90
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +1
Final · Box score
Clippers78
Wolves93
Q1 MIN +9; Q2 MIN -1; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +15
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs104
Bulls95
Q1 SAS +12; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +9
On this day · 2004–05Nov 7, 2004: 3 games. Top scorer: Zach Randolph (Blazers-Raptors), 33 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Wolves

Minnesota beats Clippers, 93–78

Tim Duncan goes for 24 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9-1+8+15MIN AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1728122178
Wolves2618212893
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 4 games: 18, 23, 25, 22MIN22 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 4 games: 16, 16, 4, 15MIN15 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 4 games: 15, 12, 27, 26LAC26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 4 games: 9, 19, 27, 14LAC14 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Nets-Heat

Miami controls New Jersey start to finish

Miami won 90–89, leading by as many as 6 at a break. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over NJN1UTA over CHA4SAS over CHI9CLE over TOR12MIN over LAC15Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over NJN.
The night in charts
Spurs-Bulls combined for 199, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-BullsSpurs 104, Bulls 95
199
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 105, Raptors 93
198
Jazz-BobcatsJazz 95, Bobcats 91
186
Nets-HeatNets 89, Heat 90
179
Clippers-WolvesClippers 78, Wolves 93
171
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-HeatNets 89, Heat 90
+1 MIA
Jazz-BobcatsJazz 95, Bobcats 91
+4 UTA
Spurs-BullsSpurs 104, Bulls 95
+9 SAS
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 105, Raptors 93
+12 CLE
Clippers-WolvesClippers 78, Wolves 93
+15 MIN
KG shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGMIN · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL
73% (8-11)
BrandLAC · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
69% (11-16)
VinceNJN · 32 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (14-21)
BoshTOR · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
OkurUTA · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
Final · Nets-Heat
Nets 89Heat 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2818202389
Heat3220201890
The story
Dwyane Wade's 23 points carried Miami past New Jersey, 90-89

For New Jersey, Richard Jefferson had 20 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL · 8-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-28, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +4+6+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Bobcats
Jazz 95Bobcats 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz192329141095
Bobcats12272323691
The story
Andrei Kirilenko had 20 points as Utah beat Charlotte 95-91 in OT

Raymond Felton led Charlotte with 10 AST, 7 PTS, 3 REB 20 PTS, 8 REB, 7 BLK, 5 AST · 8-16 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Jazz won the first 19-12, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +7+3+90+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Spurs-Bulls
Spurs 104Bulls 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs3317192213104
Bulls21212623495
The story
San Antonio beat Chicago 104-95 in OT behind 14 points and 13 rebounds from Manu Ginobili

Michael Sweetney paced Chicago: 13 REB, 10 PTS 14 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 5-16 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

A 33-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +12+8+10+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.0points, last 3 vs 2004–05 avg
Points per game
8.72004–05 avg12.7Last 3

12.7 points a game over his last three games, against 8.7 in 2004–05 (79 games). Today: 9 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.4Season avg29.0Last 3

29.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.4 in 3 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.7Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 10.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 32

Vince CarterPoints, last 4 games: 25, 20, 28, 32Nets-Heat · L
26.2 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 4 games: 27, 23, 13, 31Jazz-Bobcats · W
23.5 PPG season to date
Career high31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 4 games: 31, 20, 36, 27Cavs-Raptors · W
28.5 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 4 games: 17, 14, 12, 26Raptors-Cavs · L
17.2 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 4 games: 15, 12, 27, 26Clippers-Wolves · L
20.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 4 games: 19, 21, 18, 24Spurs-Bulls · W
20.5 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST