FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 1, 2006Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed MEM by 5 after the first quarter and won 118–117.

Final · Box score
Pacers106
Bobcats99
Q1 IND -4; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Bulls94
Magic109
Q1 ORL +12; Q2 ORL +18; Q3 ORL +16; Q4 ORL +15
Final · Box score
Hawks75
Sixers88
Q1 PHI +15; Q2 PHI +14; Q3 PHI +15; Q4 PHI +13
Final · Box score
Hornets91
Celtics87
Q1 NOK +10; Q2 NOK +13; Q3 NOK +10; Q4 NOK +4
Final · Box score
Raptors92
Nets102
Q1 NJN +1; Q2 NJN +4; Q3 NJN +4; Q4 NJN +10
Final · Box score
Wizards94
Cavs97
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Bucks105
Pistons97
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL +10; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +8
Final · 3OT · Box score
Knicks118
Grizzlies117
Q1 NYK -5; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 Knicks 0; OT2 Knicks 0; OT3 NYK +1
Final · Box score
Kings83
Wolves92
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN +2; Q3 MIN -2; Q4 MIN +9
Final · Box score
Rockets97
Jazz107
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +10
Final · Box score
Blazers110
Sonics106
Q1 POR -4; Q2 POR -3; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +4
Final · Box score
Lakers110
Warriors98
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +14; Q4 LAL +12
Final · Box score
Clippers104
Suns112
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +8
On this day · 2005–06Nov 1, 2005: 4 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Bucks), 35 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Grizzlies

Quentin Richardson scores 31, New York wins in triple overtime

Metta World Peace goes for 16 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1End OT2Final0-5+5+11000+1NYK AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Knicks2031201811810118
Grizzlies252114291189117
Who led
Quentin RichardsonNYK31 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Jamal CrawfordNYK21 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Chucky AtkinsMEM25 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Hakim WarrickMEM22 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Raptors-Nets15
Knicks-Grizzlies13
Kings-Wolves8
Wizards-Cavs8
Blazers-Sonics6
Bulls-Magic1
Rockets-Jazz1
Pacers-Bobcats1
Clippers-Suns1
Hawks-Sixers0
Hornets-Celtics0
Bucks-Pistons0
The night in charts
Knicks-Grizzlies combined for 235, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-GrizzliesKnicks 118, Grizzlies 117
235
Clippers-SunsClippers 104, Suns 112
216
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 110, Sonics 106
216
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 110, Warriors 98
208
Pacers-BobcatsPacers 106, Bobcats 99
205
Rockets-JazzRockets 97, Jazz 107
204
Bulls-MagicBulls 94, Magic 109
203
Bucks-PistonsBucks 105, Pistons 97
202
Raptors-NetsRaptors 92, Nets 102
194
Wizards-CavsWizards 94, Cavs 97
191
Hornets-CelticsHornets 91, Celtics 87
178
Kings-WolvesKings 83, Wolves 92
175
Hawks-SixersHawks 75, Sixers 88
163
4 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-GrizzliesKnicks 118, Grizzlies 117
+1 NYK
Wizards-CavsWizards 94, Cavs 97
+3 CLE
Hornets-CelticsHornets 91, Celtics 87
+4 NOK
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 110, Sonics 106
+4 POR
Pacers-BobcatsPacers 106, Bobcats 99
+7 IND
Bucks-PistonsBucks 105, Pistons 97
+8 MIL
Clippers-SunsClippers 104, Suns 112
+8 PHX
Kings-WolvesKings 83, Wolves 92
+9 MIN
Raptors-NetsRaptors 92, Nets 102
+10 NJN
Rockets-JazzRockets 97, Jazz 107
+10 UTA
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 110, Warriors 98
+12 LAL
Hawks-SixersHawks 75, Sixers 88
+13 PHI
Bulls-MagicBulls 94, Magic 109
+15 ORL
NYK rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-GrizzliesNYK won · Knicks 118, Grizzlies 117
5 pts
Pacers-BobcatsIND won · Pacers 106, Bobcats 99
4 pts
Blazers-SonicsPOR won · Blazers 110, Sonics 106
4 pts
Kings-WolvesMIN won · Kings 83, Wolves 92
2 pts
Wizards-CavsCLE won · Wizards 94, Cavs 97
2 pts
Turiaf shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TuriafLAL · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
DixonPOR · 18 PTS, 2 STL, 1 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
RichardsonNYK · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST
77% (10-13)
DwightORL · 27 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
HughesCLE · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
Final · Knicks-Grizzlies
Knicks 118Grizzlies 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Knicks2031201811810118
Grizzlies252114291189117
The story
Eddy Curry had 17 points and 14 rebounds as New York beat Memphis 118-117 in OT

Hakim Warrick led Memphis with 22 PTS, 12 REB 17 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 8-13 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Knicks took the second 31-21.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −5+5+11000+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3
Final · Wizards-Cavs
Wizards 94Cavs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2817242594
Cavs2621282297
The story
Larry Hughes' 27 points carried Cleveland past Washington, 97-94

For Washington, Caron Butler had 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 11-15 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 21-17.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −2+2+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Celtics
Hornets 91Celtics 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2628211691
Celtics1625242287
The story
New Orleans/Oklahoma City beat Boston 91-87 behind 20 points and 10 assists from Chris Paul

Wally Szczerbiak paced Boston: 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL · 7-14 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 26-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

NOK lead by quarter
200 +10+13+10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+22.8points, today vs 2005–06 avg
Points per game
8.22005–06 avg31Today

31 points today in 56 minutes, against 8.2 a game in 2005–06 (55 games).

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 2 vs 2005–06 avg
Minutes per game
31.62005–06 avg15.0Last 2

15.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 31.6 in 2005–06 (75 games). Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+32.3minutes, today vs 2005–06 avg
Minutes per game
10.72005–06 avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 10.7 a game in 2005–06 (68 games). Line: 22 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Orlando by 15.

NYK over MEM1CLE over WAS3NOK over BOS4POR over SEA4IND over CHA7MIL over DET8PHX over LAC8MIN over SAC9NJN over TOR10UTA over HOU10LAL over GSW12PHI over ATL13ORL over CHI15Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Michael Redd leads the day with 37

Michael ReddBucks-Pistons · W
37.0 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Allen IversonSixers-Hawks · W
32.0 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Quentin RichardsonKnicks-Grizzlies · W
31.0 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Zach RandolphBlazers-Sonics · W
30.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Paul PierceCeltics-Hornets · L
29.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 19 REB · 4 AST
Elton BrandClippers-Suns · L
28.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST