FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 8, 2005Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed ATL by 3 after the first quarter and won 103–97.

Final · Box score
Lakers103
Hawks97
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +6
Final · Box score
Sonics69
Grizzlies94
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +4; Q3 MEM +17; Q4 MEM +25
Final · Box score
Warriors110
Bucks103
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 GSW +8; Q4 GSW +7
Final · Box score
Magic76
Rockets74
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 ORL +3; Q4 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Pistons102
Kings88
Q1 DET +9; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +14
On this day · 2004–05Nov 8, 2004: 3 games. Top scorer: Corey Maggette (Clippers-Pistons), 25 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Hawks

Kobe Bryant goes for 37 in Lakers win over Atlanta

Lamar Odom goes for 13 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-3+10+6LAL AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers26223124103
Hawks2922182897
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 4 games: 33, 39, 37, 37LAL37 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Smush ParkerPoints, last 4 games: 20, 21, 9, 21LAL21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 4 games: 17, 10, 23, 26ATL26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 2 games: 18, 18ATL18 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Magic-Rockets

Orlando edges Houston by two

Houston won the fourth 22–21, but Orlando held on, 76–74. Steve Francis led Orlando with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ORL over HOU2LAL over ATL6GSW over MIL7DET over SAC14MEM over SEA25Final margin, points. Pink = ORL over HOU.
Lead changes
Magic-Rockets13
Lakers-Hawks6
Sonics-Grizzlies4
The night in charts
Warriors-Bucks combined for 213, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-BucksWarriors 110, Bucks 103
213
Lakers-HawksLakers 103, Hawks 97
200
Pistons-KingsPistons 102, Kings 88
190
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 69, Grizzlies 94
163
Magic-RocketsMagic 76, Rockets 74
150
ORL won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Magic-RocketsMagic 76, Rockets 74
+2 ORL
Lakers-HawksLakers 103, Hawks 97
+6 LAL
Warriors-BucksWarriors 110, Bucks 103
+7 GSW
Pistons-KingsPistons 102, Kings 88
+14 DET
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 69, Grizzlies 94
+25 MEM
LAL rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-HawksLAL won · Lakers 103, Hawks 97
3 pts
Magic-RocketsORL won · Magic 76, Rockets 74
2 pts
Battier shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BattierMEM · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
PrinceDET · 25 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
MurphyGSW · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK
60% (9-15)
WellsSAC · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
58% (7-12)
KobeLAL · 37 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
58% (15-26)
Final · Magic-Rockets
Magic 76Rockets 74
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1820172176
Rockets2019132274
The story
Steve Francis had 27 points as Orlando beat Houston 76-74

Yao Ming led Houston with 17 PTS, 4 REB 27 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 12-26 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Magic took the third 17-13.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −2−1+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Hawks
Lakers 103Hawks 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers26223124103
Hawks2922182897
The story
Smush Parker's 21 points carried Los Angeles past Atlanta, 103-97

For Atlanta, Joe Johnson had 26 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 7-9 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 31-18.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −3−3+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Grizzlies
Sonics 69Grizzlies 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2017141869
Grizzlies2417272694
The story
Memphis beat Seattle 94-69 behind 20 points from Pau Gasol

Ray Allen paced Seattle: 15 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 20 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK · 8-18 FG

The swing

A 27-14 third quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
300 +4+4+17+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 3 vs 2004–05 avg
Points per game
6.62004–05 avg13.0Last 3

13.0 points a game over his last three games, against 6.6 in 2004–05 (69 games). Today: 10 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 vs 2004–05 avg
Minutes per game
29.52004–05 avg16.6Last 3

16.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.5 in 2004–05 (63 games). Today: 9 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.8Season avg37.1Today

37 minutes today, against 25.8 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 37

Kobe BryantPoints, last 4 games: 33, 39, 37, 37Lakers-Hawks · W
36.5 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 4 games: 15, 22, 16, 27Magic-Rockets · W
20.0 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 4 games: 17, 10, 23, 26Hawks-Lakers · L
19.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Troy MurphyPoints, last 4 games: 19, 12, 17, 25Warriors-Bucks · W
18.2 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 4 games: 16, 8, 27, 25Pistons-Kings · W
19.0 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 4 games: 28, 18, 24, 23Warriors-Bucks · W
23.2 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST