FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 4, 2006Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed MIN by 16 after the first quarter and won 88–86.

Final · Box score
Cavs88
Bobcats92
Q1 CHA -8; Q2 CHA -4; Q3 CHA +3; Q4 CHA +4
Final · Box score
Celtics117
Wizards124
Q1 WAS +7; Q2 WAS +1; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies86
Pistons95
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +8; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Pacers109
Knicks95
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND +14
Final · Box score
Mavs76
Rockets107
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +14; Q3 HOU +14; Q4 HOU +31
Final · Box score
Kings91
Bucks104
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL -6; Q3 MIL +15; Q4 MIL +13
Final · Box score
Warriors82
Jazz106
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +19; Q3 UTA +23; Q4 UTA +24
Final · Box score
Wolves86
Blazers88
Q1 POR -16; Q2 POR -11; Q3 POR -5; Q4 POR +2
Final · Box score
Suns108
Clippers114
Q1 LAC -6; Q2 LAC +13; Q3 LAC -2; Q4 LAC +6
On this day · 2005–06Nov 4, 2005: 10 games. Top scorer: Richard Jefferson (Nets-Raptors), 35 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Blazers

Portland storms back from 16 down to beat Minnesota

Gilbert Arenas goes for 44 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16-11-5+2POR AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves3022221286
Blazers1427281988
Who led
Travis OutlawPoints, last 3 games: 9, 0, 18POR18 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 3 games: 30, 22, 17POR17 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 3 games: 24, 27, 20MIN20 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Mike JamesPoints, last 3 games: 6, 18, 19MIN19 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Wizards13
Grizzlies-Pistons10
Suns-Clippers8
Warriors-Jazz5
Kings-Bucks5
Cavs-Bobcats4
Wolves-Blazers3
Mavs-Rockets0
Pacers-Knicks0
Shot of the night

Dixon's three with 6.2 seconds left puts the Blazers ahead, 88-86 final

The night in charts
Celtics-Wizards combined for 241, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 117, Wizards 124
241
Suns-ClippersSuns 108, Clippers 114
222
Pacers-KnicksPacers 109, Knicks 95
204
Kings-BucksKings 91, Bucks 104
195
Warriors-JazzWarriors 82, Jazz 106
188
Mavs-RocketsMavs 76, Rockets 107
183
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 86, Pistons 95
181
Cavs-BobcatsCavs 88, Bobcats 92
180
Wolves-BlazersWolves 86, Blazers 88
174
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-BlazersWolves 86, Blazers 88
+2 POR
Cavs-BobcatsCavs 88, Bobcats 92
+4 CHA
Suns-ClippersSuns 108, Clippers 114
+6 LAC
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 117, Wizards 124
+7 WAS
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 86, Pistons 95
+9 DET
Kings-BucksKings 91, Bucks 104
+13 MIL
Pacers-KnicksPacers 109, Knicks 95
+14 IND
Warriors-JazzWarriors 82, Jazz 106
+24 UTA
Mavs-RocketsMavs 76, Rockets 107
+31 HOU
POR erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-BlazersPOR won · Wolves 86, Blazers 88
16 pts
Cavs-BobcatsCHA won · Cavs 88, Bobcats 92
8 pts
Kings-BucksMIL won · Kings 91, Bucks 104
6 pts
Suns-ClippersLAC won · Suns 108, Clippers 114
6 pts
Grizzlies-PistonsDET won · Grizzlies 86, Pistons 95
2 pts
Yao shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
YaoHOU · 36 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
75% (12-16)
BogutMIL · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
OkurUTA · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
TelfairBOS · 24 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB
67% (8-12)
VillanuevaMIL · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
65% (11-17)
Final · Wolves-Blazers
Wolves 86Blazers 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves3022221286
Blazers1427281988
The story
Travis Outlaw had 18 points and 15 rebounds as Portland beat Minnesota 88-86

Mike James led Minnesota with 19 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 18 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST · 9-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Trail Blazers took the fourth 19-12.

POR lead by quarter
200 −16−11−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Clippers
Suns 108Clippers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns26173926108
Clippers20362434114
The story
Los Angeles beat Phoenix 114-108 behind 23 points and 12 rebounds from Corey Maggette

Shawn Marion paced Phoenix: 25 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 10-17 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 36-17 second quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −6+13−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Steve Nash topped the game at 54.8 FPTS: 28 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB

Final · Celtics-Wizards
Celtics 117Wizards 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics28293129117
Wizards35234026124
The story
Antawn Jamison's 29 points carried Washington past Boston, 124-117

For Boston, Paul Pierce had 23 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST 29 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 13-22 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 40-31, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +7+1+10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.2points, last 3 vs 2005–06 avg
Points per game
4.12005–06 avg19.3Last 3

19.3 points a game over his last three games, against 4.1 in 2005–06 (68 games). Today: 21 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.4minutes, last 3 vs 2005–06 avg
Minutes per game
33.42005–06 avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.4 in 2005–06 (71 games). Today: 0 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.6minutes, today vs 2005–06 avg
Minutes per game
16.72005–06 avg32.3Today

32 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in 2005–06 (69 games). Line: 18 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Houston posts the night's biggest win

Houston beat Dallas by 31, the widest margin of 9 games.

POR over MIN2CHA over CLE4LAC over PHX6WAS over BOS7DET over MEM9MIL over SAC13IND over NYK14UTA over GSW24HOU over DAL31Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Gilbert Arenas leads the day with 44

Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 2 games: 7, 44Wizards-Celtics · W
25.5 PPG season to date
44 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 2 games: 22, 36Rockets-Mavs · W
29.0 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 3 games: 21, 18, 33Celtics-Wizards · L
24.0 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 3 games: 8, 4, 32Pacers-Knicks · W
14.7 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 2 games: 20, 29Wizards-Celtics · W
24.5 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 4 games: 15, 20, 17, 28Suns-Clippers · L
20.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST