FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, November 11, 2005Regular season · 10 games
← Nov 10CalendarNov 12 →

10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed NYK by 10 after the first quarter and won 86–84.

Final · Box score
Nets90
Pacers102
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND +27; Q4 IND +12
Final · Box score
Jazz99
Raptors84
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +15
Final · Box score
Spurs103
Celtics82
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +22; Q4 SAS +21
Final · Box score
Mavs98
Bobcats88
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +19; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Grizzlies70
Cavs89
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +23; Q4 CLE +19
Final · Box score
Sonics96
Wizards137
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS +22; Q3 WAS +33; Q4 WAS +41
Final · Box score
Lakers81
Sixers85
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI -4; Q3 PHI -7; Q4 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Nuggets85
Kings101
Q1 SAC +10; Q2 SAC +17; Q3 SAC +15; Q4 SAC +16
Final · Box score
Knicks84
Warriors86
Q1 GSW -10; Q2 GSW -9; Q3 GSW -1; Q4 GSW +2
Final · Box score
Pistons84
Blazers81
Q1 DET -3; Q2 DET -7; Q3 DET +1; Q4 DET +3
On this day · 2004–05Nov 11, 2004: 3 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Heat), 41 points.
Nov 11 in other seasons20252024202320222021201920182017201620152014201320122010200920082007200620032002200120001999199719961995
The lead · Knicks-Warriors

Golden State climbs back to beat New York

Allen Iverson goes for 34 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-9-1+2GSW AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2719162284
Warriors1720242586
Who led
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 6 games: 28, 18, 24, 23, 15, 24GSW24 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Troy MurphyPoints, last 6 games: 19, 12, 17, 25, 7, 19GSW19 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 5 games: 22, 19, 15, 13, 22NYK22 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 5 games: 11, 4, 2, 15, 21NYK21 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Wizards rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Washington beat Seattle by 41.

GSW over NYK2DET over POR3PHI over LAL4DAL over CHA10IND over NJN12UTA over TOR15SAC over DEN16CLE over MEM19SAS over BOS21WAS over SEA41Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Sonics-Wizards combined for 233, 41 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-WizardsSonics 96, Wizards 137
233
Nets-PacersNets 90, Pacers 102
192
Mavs-BobcatsMavs 98, Bobcats 88
186
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 85, Kings 101
186
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 103, Celtics 82
185
Jazz-RaptorsJazz 99, Raptors 84
183
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 84, Warriors 86
170
Lakers-SixersLakers 81, Sixers 85
166
Pistons-BlazersPistons 84, Blazers 81
165
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 70, Cavs 89
159
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 84, Warriors 86
+2 GSW
Pistons-BlazersPistons 84, Blazers 81
+3 DET
Lakers-SixersLakers 81, Sixers 85
+4 PHI
Mavs-BobcatsMavs 98, Bobcats 88
+10 DAL
Nets-PacersNets 90, Pacers 102
+12 IND
Jazz-RaptorsJazz 99, Raptors 84
+15 UTA
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 85, Kings 101
+16 SAC
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 70, Cavs 89
+19 CLE
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 103, Celtics 82
+21 SAS
Sonics-WizardsSonics 96, Wizards 137
+41 WAS
GSW erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-WarriorsGSW won · Knicks 84, Warriors 86
10 pts
Lakers-SixersPHI won · Lakers 81, Sixers 85
7 pts
Pistons-BlazersDET won · Pistons 84, Blazers 81
7 pts
Jazz-RaptorsUTA won · Jazz 99, Raptors 84
3 pts
Devin Harris shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Devin HarrisDAL · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
ArenasWAS · 32 PTS, 7 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
World PeaceIND · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
67% (10-15)
MihmLAL · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
DuncanSAS · 29 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
65% (11-17)
Final · Knicks-Warriors
Knicks 84Warriors 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2719162284
Warriors1720242586
The story
Jason Richardson had 24 points as Golden State beat New York 86-84

Stephon Marbury led New York with 22 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 9-21 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the Warriors took the third 24-16.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −10−9−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Blazers
Pistons 84Blazers 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2516232084
Blazers2820151881
The story
Chauncey Billups' 21 points and 10 assists carried Detroit past Portland, 84-81

For Portland, Zach Randolph had 21 PTS, 10 REB 21 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB · 5-14 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 23-15.

DET lead by quarter
200 −3−7+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Sixers
Lakers 81Sixers 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2521231281
Sixers2715202385
The story
Philadelphia beat Los Angeles 85-81 behind 14 points from Kyle Korver

Kobe Bryant paced Los Angeles: 17 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST 14 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 5-15 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 23-12 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +2−4−7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs 2004–05 avg
Minutes per game
27.82004–05 avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.8 in 2004–05 (63 games). Today: 19 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
2.0Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 2.0 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−8.2points, last 3 vs 2004–05 avg
Points per game
12.52004–05 avg4.3Last 3

4.3 points a game over his last three games, against 12.5 in 2004–05 (71 games). Today: 6 points in 22 minutes.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 34

Allen IversonPoints, last 6 games: 35, 31, 29, 29, 25, 34Sixers-Lakers · W
30.5 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 5 games: 21, 27, 30, 18, 32Wizards-Sonics · W
25.6 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 5 games: 16, 22, 15, 24, 30Pacers-Nets · W
21.4 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 6 games: 19, 21, 18, 24, 29, 29Spurs-Celtics · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 6 games: 27, 23, 13, 31, 2, 29Jazz-Raptors · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 3 games: 11, 19, 24Wizards-Sonics · W
18.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST