FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 5, 2006Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed TOR by 8 after the first quarter and won 103–94.

Final · Box score
Spurs103
Raptors94
Q1 SAS -8; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Magic82
Hawks95
Q1 ATL +11; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +13
Final · Box score
Heat98
Sixers107
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI -7; Q3 PHI +5; Q4 PHI +9
Final · Box score
Rockets90
Hornets96
Q1 NOK +11; Q2 NOK +6; Q3 NOK +1; Q4 NOK +6
Final · Box score
Lakers101
Sonics117
Q1 SEA -2; Q2 SEA +8; Q3 SEA +23; Q4 SEA +16
On this day · 2005–06Nov 5, 2005: 12 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Grizzlies), 36 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Raptors

San Antonio climbs out of an 8-point hole against Toronto

Allen Iverson goes for 31 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+3+8+9SAS AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs17322727103
Raptors2521222694
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 3 games: 13, 25, 26SAS26 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 3 games: 19, 21, 19SAS19 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 3 games: 14, 26, 19TOR19 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
T.J. FordPoints, last 3 games: 19, 13, 15TOR15 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Rockets-Hornets10
Spurs-Raptors6
Heat-Sixers6
Lakers-Sonics1
Magic-Hawks0
The night in charts
Lakers-Sonics combined for 218, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-SonicsLakers 101, Sonics 117
218
Heat-SixersHeat 98, Sixers 107
205
Spurs-RaptorsSpurs 103, Raptors 94
197
Rockets-HornetsRockets 90, Hornets 96
186
Magic-HawksMagic 82, Hawks 95
177
NOK won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Rockets-HornetsRockets 90, Hornets 96
+6 NOK
Spurs-RaptorsSpurs 103, Raptors 94
+9 SAS
Heat-SixersHeat 98, Sixers 107
+9 PHI
Magic-HawksMagic 82, Hawks 95
+13 ATL
Lakers-SonicsLakers 101, Sonics 117
+16 SEA
SAS rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-RaptorsSAS won · Spurs 103, Raptors 94
8 pts
Heat-SixersPHI won · Heat 98, Sixers 107
7 pts
Lakers-SonicsSEA won · Lakers 101, Sonics 117
2 pts
Ridnour shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RidnourSEA · 22 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
DuncanSAS · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
67% (10-15)
HaslemMIA · 17 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Ray AllenSEA · 32 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
IguodalaPHI · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Rockets-Hornets
Rockets 90Hornets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1527282090
Hornets2622232596
The story
Chris Paul's 16 assists and 12 points carried New Orleans/Oklahoma City past Houston, 96-90

For Houston, Tracy McGrady had 14 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 16 AST, 12 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL · 5-12 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 26-15, was where the Hornets built it.

NOK lead by quarter
200 +11+6+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shane Battier was the fantasy play: 45.4 FPTS on 18 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST

Final · Heat-Sixers
Heat 98Sixers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2928162598
Sixers26242829107
The story
Philadelphia beat Miami 107-98 behind 20 points from Andre Iguodala

Dwyane Wade paced Miami: 20 PTS, 11 AST 20 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 6-10 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 28-16 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −3−7+5+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Hawks
Magic 82Hawks 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1124222582
Hawks2224202995
The story
Joe Johnson had 31 points as Atlanta beat Orlando 95-82

Carlos Arroyo led Orlando with 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 3 AST, 3 STL · 11-19 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Hawks won the first 22-11, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +11+11+9+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 2 vs 2005–06 avg
Points per game
5.82005–06 avg14.5Last 2

14.5 points a game over his last two games, against 5.8 in 2005–06 (77 games). Today: 22 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.8minutes, last 2 vs 2005–06 avg
Minutes per game
31.32005–06 avg8.5Last 2

8.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 31.3 in 2005–06 (80 games). Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.0minutes, today vs 2005–06 avg
Minutes per game
6.72005–06 avg29.7Today

30 minutes today, against 6.7 a game in 2005–06 (20 games). Line: 15 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Heat-Sixers

Philadelphia makes it three straight

Philadelphia beat Miami 107–98 and moved to 3–0. Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 31 points, 4 rebounds and 13 assists.

Streak strip · PHI
Wvs ATL88–75W@ ORL105–103Wvs MIA107–98
Top performances

Ray Allen leads the day with 32

Ray AllenPoints, last 3 games: 22, 30, 32Sonics-Lakers · W
28.0 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 3 games: 32, 39, 31Sixers-Heat · W
34.0 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 3 games: 25, 30, 31Hawks-Magic · W
28.7 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 3 games: 13, 25, 26Spurs-Raptors · W
21.3 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 3 games: 25, 28, 25Sonics-Lakers · W
26.0 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 3 games: 9, 11, 23Heat-Sixers · L
14.3 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST