FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 6, 2006Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed DAL by 7 after the first quarter and won 107–104.

Final · Box score
Wizards103
Magic106
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 ORL -2; Q4 ORL +3
Final · Box score
Spurs105
Knicks93
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +12
Final · Box score
Bucks85
Bulls110
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +18; Q3 CHI +19; Q4 CHI +25
Final · Box score
Warriors107
Mavs104
Q1 GSW -7; Q2 GSW -2; Q3 GSW +1; Q4 GSW +3
Final · Box score
Pistons101
Jazz103
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +2
Final · Box score
Wolves81
Kings93
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +13; Q4 SAC +12
Final · Box score
Blazers89
Clippers102
Q1 LAC -2; Q2 LAC +4; Q3 LAC +11; Q4 LAC +13
On this day · 2005–06Nov 6, 2005: 3 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Nuggets), 37 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Mavs

Golden State holds off Dallas, 107–104

Zach Randolph goes for 35 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-2+1+3GSW AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors27302723107
Mavs34252421104
Who led
Baron DavisPoints, last 4 games: 18, 17, 2, 26GSW26 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 4 games: 15, 8, 11, 22GSW22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 3 games: 21, 24, 26DAL26 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 3 games: 2, 4, 17DAL17 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Bulls rout

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Chicago beat Milwaukee by 25.

UTA over DET2ORL over WAS3GSW over DAL3SAS over NYK12SAC over MIN12LAC over POR13CHI over MIL25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Wizards-Magic13
Warriors-Mavs10
Pistons-Jazz8
Blazers-Clippers8
Bucks-Bulls1
Wolves-Kings0
Spurs-Knicks0
The night in charts
Warriors-Mavs combined for 211, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-MavsWarriors 107, Mavs 104
211
Wizards-MagicWizards 103, Magic 106
209
Pistons-JazzPistons 101, Jazz 103
204
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 105, Knicks 93
198
Bucks-BullsBucks 85, Bulls 110
195
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 89, Clippers 102
191
Wolves-KingsWolves 81, Kings 93
174
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-JazzPistons 101, Jazz 103
+2 UTA
Wizards-MagicWizards 103, Magic 106
+3 ORL
Warriors-MavsWarriors 107, Mavs 104
+3 GSW
Wolves-KingsWolves 81, Kings 93
+12 SAC
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 105, Knicks 93
+12 SAS
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 89, Clippers 102
+13 LAC
Bucks-BullsBucks 85, Bulls 110
+25 CHI
GSW rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-MavsGSW won · Warriors 107, Mavs 104
7 pts
Wizards-MagicORL won · Wizards 103, Magic 106
2 pts
Blazers-ClippersLAC won · Blazers 89, Clippers 102
2 pts
Murphy shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MurphyGSW · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
VillanuevaMIL · 17 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
DirkDAL · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
ArroyoORL · 23 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB
69% (9-13)
ParkerSAS · 24 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB
69% (11-16)
Final · Pistons-Jazz
Pistons 101Jazz 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons22321730101
Jazz27292522103
The story
Utah beat Detroit 103-101 behind 23 points and 10 rebounds from Mehmet Okur

Derek Fisher backed him with 12 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 8-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 25-17 third quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +5+2+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rasheed Wallace topped the game at 50.9 FPTS: 25 PTS, 12 REB

Final · Warriors-Mavs
Warriors 107Mavs 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors27302723107
Mavs34252421104
The story
Baron Davis had 26 points and 8 assists as Golden State beat Dallas 107-104

Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 26 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST 26 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB · 9-22 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Warriors took the second 30-25.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −7−2+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Magic
Wizards 103Magic 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards29233120103
Magic28242925106
The story
Carlos Arroyo's 23 points carried Orlando past Washington, 106-103

For Washington, Etan Thomas had 15 REB, 14 PTS 23 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB · 9-13 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 25-20.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −10−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Antawn Jamison was the fantasy play: 52.0 FPTS on 29 PTS, 10 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.5points, last 3 vs 2005–06 avg
Points per game
5.82005–06 avg17.3Last 3

17.3 points a game over his last three games, against 5.8 in 2005–06 (77 games). Today: 23 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs 2005–06 avg
Minutes per game
23.02005–06 avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.0 in 2005–06 (50 games). Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs 2005–06 avg
Minutes per game
15.72005–06 avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 15.7 a game in 2005–06 (71 games). Line: 14 points, 15 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Ben Gordon leads the day with 37

Ben GordonPoints, last 4 games: 6, 24, 5, 37Bulls-Bucks · W
18.0 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 4 games: 30, 22, 17, 35Blazers-Clippers · L
26.0 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 4 games: 37, 15, 26, 30Bucks-Bulls · L
27.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 3 games: 20, 29, 29Wizards-Magic · L
26.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 3 games: 21, 24, 26Mavs-Warriors · L
23.7 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 4 games: 18, 17, 2, 26Warriors-Mavs · W
15.8 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST