FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 15, 2005Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed ATL by 13 after the first quarter and won 103–79.

Final · Box score
Wizards99
Cavs114
Q1 CLE -4; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE +12; Q4 CLE +15
Final · Box score
Bobcats77
Magic85
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL +1; Q3 ORL +3; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Raptors92
Sixers104
Q1 PHI +19; Q2 PHI +8; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +12
Final · Box score
Celtics100
Pistons115
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET -10; Q3 DET -4; Q4 DET +15
Final · OT · Box score
Hornets102
Heat109
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA -3; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Sonics99
Nets109
Q1 NJN -8; Q2 Nets 0; Q3 NJN +9; Q4 NJN +10
Final · Box score
Rockets94
Wolves89
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU -8; Q3 HOU -2; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets80
Mavs83
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL -8; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Hawks79
Spurs103
Q1 SAS -13; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +24
Final · Box score
Jazz83
Kings119
Q1 SAC +15; Q2 SAC +12; Q3 SAC +28; Q4 SAC +36
Final · Box score
Bucks85
Clippers109
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +22; Q4 LAC +24
On this day · 2004–05Nov 15, 2004: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Warriors), 33 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Spurs

San Antonio fights back from 13 down against Atlanta

Allen Iverson goes for 34 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-130+9+24SAS AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks3121151279
Spurs18342427103
Who led
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 8 games: 10, 10, 13, 14, 8, 11, 28, 24SAS24 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 8 games: 19, 21, 18, 24, 29, 29, 11, 23SAS23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 5 games: 18, 18, 14, 6, 23ATL23 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 7 games: 17, 10, 23, 26, 24, 17, 12ATL12 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Sacramento posts the night's biggest win

Sacramento beat Utah by 36, the widest margin of 11 games.

DAL over DEN3HOU over MIN5MIA over NOK7ORL over CHA8NJN over SEA10PHI over TOR12CLE over WAS15DET over BOS15SAS over ATL24LAC over MIL24SAC over UTA36Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Mavs11
Rockets-Wolves3
Sonics-Nets3
Hawks-Spurs2
Raptors-Sixers1
Jazz-Kings0
The night in charts
Celtics-Pistons combined for 215, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 100, Pistons 115
215
Wizards-CavsWizards 99, Cavs 114
213
Hornets-HeatHornets 102, Heat 109
211
Sonics-NetsSonics 99, Nets 109
208
Jazz-KingsJazz 83, Kings 119
202
Raptors-SixersRaptors 92, Sixers 104
196
Bucks-ClippersBucks 85, Clippers 109
194
Rockets-WolvesRockets 94, Wolves 89
183
Hawks-SpursHawks 79, Spurs 103
182
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 80, Mavs 83
163
Bobcats-MagicBobcats 77, Magic 85
162
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 80, Mavs 83
+3 DAL
Rockets-WolvesRockets 94, Wolves 89
+5 HOU
Hornets-HeatHornets 102, Heat 109
+7 MIA
Bobcats-MagicBobcats 77, Magic 85
+8 ORL
Sonics-NetsSonics 99, Nets 109
+10 NJN
Raptors-SixersRaptors 92, Sixers 104
+12 PHI
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 100, Pistons 115
+15 DET
Wizards-CavsWizards 99, Cavs 114
+15 CLE
Hawks-SpursHawks 79, Spurs 103
+24 SAS
Bucks-ClippersBucks 85, Clippers 109
+24 LAC
Jazz-KingsJazz 83, Kings 119
+36 SAC
SAS erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-SpursSAS won · Hawks 79, Spurs 103
13 pts
Celtics-PistonsDET won · Celtics 100, Pistons 115
10 pts
Rockets-WolvesHOU won · Rockets 94, Wolves 89
8 pts
Sonics-NetsNJN won · Sonics 99, Nets 109
8 pts
Nuggets-MavsDAL won · Nuggets 80, Mavs 83
8 pts
Daniels shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DanielsDAL · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
DuncanSAS · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
79% (11-14)
CassellLAC · 23 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
VillanuevaTOR · 27 PTS, 13 REB, 1 BLK
71% (12-17)
BibbySAC · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Nuggets-Mavs
Nuggets 80Mavs 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2021271280
Mavs1723202383
The story
Dirk Nowitzki had 35 points as Dallas beat Denver 83-80

Andre Miller led Denver with 17 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 35 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK · 13-25 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Mavericks took the fourth 23-12.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −3−1−8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Heat
Hornets 102Heat 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets2120282112102
Heat2418242419109
The story
Dwyane Wade's 25 points and 10 assists carried Miami past New Orleans/Oklahoma City, 109-102 in OT

For New Orleans/Oklahoma City, P.J. Brown had 24 PTS, 12 REB 25 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB · 7-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Heat took it 19-12.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +3+1−30+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Celtics-Pistons
Celtics 100Pistons 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics25332319100
Pistons23252938115
The story
Detroit beat Boston 115-100 behind 20 points and 14 rebounds from Rasheed Wallace

Paul Pierce paced Boston: 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 14 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 8-21 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 38-19 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 −2−10−4+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ricky Davis topped the game at 52.0 FPTS: 31 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB

Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.2Season avg22.9Last 3

22.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.2 in 6 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.3Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 14.3 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−5.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.2Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 21.2 in 8 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 23 minutes.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 37

LeBron JamesPoints, last 8 games: 31, 20, 36, 27, 31, 16, 26, 37Cavs-Wizards · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 7 games: 28, 16, 34, 14, 23, 30, 35Mavs-Nuggets · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 8 games: 35, 31, 29, 29, 25, 34, 28, 34Sixers-Raptors · W
30.6 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 7 games: 27, 10, 21, 18, 10, 19, 31Celtics-Pistons · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 7 games: 18, 19, 13, 0, 17, 41, 29Sonics-Nets · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 8 games: 32, 16, 20, 25, 19, 10, 13, 28Sixers-Raptors · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST