FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 21, 2005Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed MIL by 1 after the first quarter and won 100–80.

Final · Box score
Hornets91
Sixers103
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI +18; Q3 PHI +20; Q4 PHI +12
Final · Box score
Bucks80
Jazz100
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA +15; Q3 UTA +17; Q4 UTA +20
Final · Box score
Spurs96
Kings93
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Nets97
Warriors100
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +8; Q4 GSW +3
On this day · 2004–05Nov 21, 2004: 10 games. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (Suns-Clippers), 33 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Jazz

Utah routs Milwaukee by 20

Tim Duncan goes for 22 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+15+17+20UTA AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2118212080
Jazz20342323100
Who led
Gordan GiricekPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 17, 8, 9, 6, 14, 7, 9, 18UTA18 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 13, 31, 2, 29, 33, 12, 5, 29, 13, 16UTA16 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 9 games: 30, 41, 23, 21, 28, 15, 27, 18, 25MIL25 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
T.J. FordPoints, last 9 games: 16, 21, 13, 8, 19, 15, 9, 8, 10MIL10 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Spurs-Kings

San Antonio leads Sacramento wire to wire

San Antonio was ahead at every break and won 96–93. Best quarter: the first, 25–19. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 23 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over SAC3GSW over NJN3PHI over NOK12UTA over MIL20Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over SAC.
The night in charts
Nets-Warriors combined for 197, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-WarriorsNets 97, Warriors 100
197
Hornets-SixersHornets 91, Sixers 103
194
Spurs-KingsSpurs 96, Kings 93
189
Bucks-JazzBucks 80, Jazz 100
180
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-WarriorsNets 97, Warriors 100
+3 GSW
Spurs-KingsSpurs 96, Kings 93
+3 SAS
Hornets-SixersHornets 91, Sixers 103
+12 PHI
Bucks-JazzBucks 80, Jazz 100
+20 UTA
West shot 8-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WestNOK · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
57% (8-14)
GiricekUTA · 18 PTS, 2 AST, 1 BLK
57% (8-14)
DuncanSAS · 22 PTS, 19 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK
56% (9-16)
ParkerSAS · 23 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
56% (9-16)
JR SmithNOK · 17 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Spurs-Kings
Spurs 96Kings 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2524242396
Kings1920193593
The story
Tony Parker had 23 points as San Antonio beat Sacramento 96-93

Manu Ginobili added 12 PTS, 4 AST 23 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 9-16 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the first 25-19, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +6+10+15+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Warriors
Nets 97Warriors 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2123302397
Warriors22253518100
The story
Troy Murphy's 21 points and 10 rebounds carried Golden State past New Jersey, 100-97

For New Jersey, Jason Kidd had 15 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 5-13 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 35-30, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +1+3+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Jazz
Bucks 80Jazz 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2118212080
Jazz20342323100
The story
Utah beat Milwaukee 100-80 behind 10 points and 10 assists from Deron Williams

Greg Ostertag backed him with 10 REB, 8 PTS, 3 AST 10 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB · 2-8 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 34-18 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −1+15+17+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Michael Redd topped the game at 32.4 FPTS: 25 PTS, 2 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.5Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 15.5 in 10 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Season avg20.3Last 3

20.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.5 in 8 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.9Season avg35.6Today

36 minutes today, against 7.9 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Mike Bibby leads the day with 33

Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 5, 19, 13, 15, 10, 18, 25, 17, 25, 33Kings-Spurs · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 15, 24, 11, 32, 21, 28, 20, 25Warriors-Nets · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 9 games: 30, 41, 23, 21, 28, 15, 27, 18, 25Bucks-Jazz · L
25.3 PPG season to date · −0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 29, 25, 34, 28, 34, 42, 33, 37, 24Sixers-Hornets · W
31.8 PPG season to date · −8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 35, 28, 20, 17, 7, 17, 19, 16, 23Nets-Warriors · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 22, 23, 23, 23, 18, 17, 19, 23Spurs-Kings · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST