FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 17, 2005Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed ATL by 5 after the first quarter and won 87–78.

Final · Box score
Wizards98
Wolves109
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +1; Q4 MIN +11
Final · Box score
Hawks78
Mavs87
Q1 DAL -5; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Rockets80
Spurs86
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +6
On this day · 2004–05Nov 17, 2004: 11 games. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (Suns-Hornets), 38 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Mavs

Dallas makes it four straight

Kevin Garnett goes for 25 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+7+8+9DAL AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1617242178
Mavs1129252287
Who led
Josh HowardPoints, last 8 games: 16, 11, 17, 12, 12, 2, 3, 25DAL25 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 8 games: 28, 16, 34, 14, 23, 30, 35, 20DAL20 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Zaza PachuliaPoints, last 8 games: 13, 13, 12, 13, 16, 10, 6, 21ATL21 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 8 games: 17, 10, 23, 26, 24, 17, 12, 18ATL18 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Rockets-Spurs

San Antonio never trails at a break against Houston

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 86–80. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 19 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over HOU6DAL over ATL9MIN over WAS11Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over HOU.
Lead changes
Wizards-Wolves3
Rockets-Spurs0
The night in charts
Wizards-Wolves combined for 207, 41 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-WolvesWizards 98, Wolves 109
207
Rockets-SpursRockets 80, Spurs 86
166
Hawks-MavsHawks 78, Mavs 87
165
SAS won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Rockets-SpursRockets 80, Spurs 86
+6 SAS
Hawks-MavsHawks 78, Mavs 87
+9 DAL
Wizards-WolvesWizards 98, Wolves 109
+11 MIN
Howard shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HowardDAL · 25 PTS, 5 BLK, 4 REB, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
KGMIN · 25 PTS, 13 REB, 9 AST, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
HaywoodWAS · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK
60% (6-10)
ButlerWAS · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
54% (7-13)
ArenasWAS · 33 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
50% (10-20)
Final · Rockets-Spurs
Rockets 80Spurs 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1224162880
Spurs2128211686
The story
Tim Duncan had 19 points as San Antonio beat Houston 86-80

Yao Ming led Houston with 19 PTS, 7 REB 19 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 9-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the first 21-12, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +9+13+18+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tracy McGrady led the game in fantasy with 48.4 FPTS (27 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Hawks-Mavs
Hawks 78Mavs 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1617242178
Mavs1129252287
The story
Dallas beat Atlanta 87-78 behind 25 points from Josh Howard

Zaza Pachulia paced Atlanta: 21 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 5 BLK, 4 REB, 1 AST · 10-13 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 29-17 second quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −5+7+8+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Wolves
Wizards 98Wolves 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2621312098
Wolves26312230109
The story
Wally Szczerbiak's 17 points carried Minnesota past Washington, 109-98

For Washington, Brendan Haywood had 14 PTS, 5 REB 17 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 7-16 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 31-21, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 0+10+1+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+2.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.8Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.8 in 8 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.8Season avg24.6Last 3

24.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.8 in 7 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 41 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.4Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 19.4 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Gilbert Arenas leads the day with 33

Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 8 games: 21, 27, 30, 18, 32, 43, 18, 33Wizards-Wolves · L
27.8 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 5 games: 23, 35, 14, 25, 27Rockets-Spurs · L
24.8 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 8 games: 18, 23, 25, 22, 17, 19, 25, 25Wolves-Wizards · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high25 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 8 games: 16, 11, 17, 12, 12, 2, 3, 25Mavs-Hawks · W
12.2 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Zaza PachuliaPoints, last 8 games: 13, 13, 12, 13, 16, 10, 6, 21Hawks-Mavs · L
13.0 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high21 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 8 games: 28, 16, 34, 14, 23, 30, 35, 20Mavs-Hawks · W
25.0 PPG season to date · −5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST