FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 22, 2005Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed HOU by 8 after the first quarter and won 102–93.

Final · Box score
Celtics93
Cavs115
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +22
Final · Box score
Nuggets108
Wizards105
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN -3; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Blazers95
Grizzlies87
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +13; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Rockets93
Mavs102
Q1 DAL -8; Q2 DAL -5; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Raptors82
Suns90
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX -2; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Jazz93
Sonics87
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +6
On this day · 2004–05Nov 22, 2004: 4 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Grizzlies), 26 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Mavs

Dirk Nowitzki scores 31 in Dallas win over Houston

Gilbert Arenas goes for 36 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-5+3+9DAL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2726211993
Mavs19292925102
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 34, 14, 23, 30, 35, 20, 23, 31DAL31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 4, 15, 8, 26, 9, 12, 12, 29DAL29 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Luther HeadPoints, last 9 games: 5, 7, 5, 9, 8, 11, 2, 7, 28HOU28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 24, 18, 14, 13, 19, 20, 24, 20HOU20 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Wizards

Denver takes over late to edge Washington

Down 3 after three, Denver won the fourth 34–28. Final: 108–105. Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 28 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over WAS3UTA over SEA6POR over MEM8PHX over TOR8DAL over HOU9CLE over BOS22Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over WAS.
Lead changes
Raptors-Suns17
Jazz-Sonics5
Celtics-Cavs2
The night in charts
Nuggets-Wizards combined for 213, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 108, Wizards 105
213
Celtics-CavsCeltics 93, Cavs 115
208
Rockets-MavsRockets 93, Mavs 102
195
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 95, Grizzlies 87
182
Jazz-SonicsJazz 93, Sonics 87
180
Raptors-SunsRaptors 82, Suns 90
172
DEN won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 108, Wizards 105
+3 DEN
Jazz-SonicsJazz 93, Sonics 87
+6 UTA
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 95, Grizzlies 87
+8 POR
Raptors-SunsRaptors 82, Suns 90
+8 PHX
Rockets-MavsRockets 93, Mavs 102
+9 DAL
Celtics-CavsCeltics 93, Cavs 115
+22 CLE
DAL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-MavsDAL won · Rockets 93, Mavs 102
8 pts
Nuggets-WizardsDEN won · Nuggets 108, Wizards 105
3 pts
Raptors-SunsPHX won · Raptors 82, Suns 90
2 pts
Marion shot 13-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarionPHX · 28 PTS, 18 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
72% (13-18)
Derek AndersonHOU · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
CambyDEN · 24 PTS, 14 REB, 6 BLK, 2 AST
67% (10-15)
BoykinsDEN · 20 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
LeBronCLE · 36 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
65% (13-20)
Final · Nuggets-Wizards
Nuggets 108Wizards 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets27281934108
Wizards21302628105
The story
Marcus Camby had 24 points and 14 rebounds as Denver beat Washington 108-105

Antawn Jamison led Washington with 26 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 14 REB, 6 BLK, 2 AST · 10-15 FG

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 27-21, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +6+4−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Sonics
Jazz 93Sonics 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1932222093
Sonics1424222787
The story
Mehmet Okur's 24 points carried Utah past Seattle, 93-87

For Seattle, Ray Allen had 23 PTS 24 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 10-16 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 32-24, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +5+13+13+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rashard Lewis was the fantasy play: 46.1 FPTS on 26 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST

Final · Celtics-Cavs
Celtics 93Cavs 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1833222093
Cavs27312631115
The story
Cleveland beat Boston 115-93 behind 36 points from LeBron James

Paul Pierce paced Boston: 24 PTS, 15 REB 36 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 13-20 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 31-20 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
300 +9+7+11+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.5Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.5 in 11 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Season avg12.1Last 3

12.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.7 in 9 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.1Season avg43.1Today

43 minutes today, against 19.1 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 28 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Gilbert Arenas leads the day with 36

Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 30, 18, 32, 43, 18, 33, 17, 36Wizards-Nuggets · L
27.5 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 36, 27, 31, 16, 26, 37, 16, 36, 36Cavs-Celtics · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 34, 14, 23, 30, 35, 20, 23, 31Mavs-Rockets · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 4, 15, 8, 26, 9, 12, 12, 29Mavs-Rockets · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 13, 30, 20, 16, 12, 22, 23, 10, 22, 28Suns-Raptors · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 18, 11, 23, 24, 31, 25, 21, 28Nuggets-Wizards · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST