FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 8, 2006Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed DAL by 11 after the first quarter and won 103–85.

Final · Box score
Sonics87
Magic88
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL -5; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 ORL +1
Final · Box score
Sixers104
Raptors106
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR +2; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Pacers91
Wizards117
Q1 WAS +7; Q2 WAS +15; Q3 WAS +31; Q4 WAS +26
Final · OT · Box score
Bobcats108
Celtics110
Q1 BOS -7; Q2 BOS -4; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Jazz89
Nets96
Q1 NJN +6; Q2 NJN +6; Q3 NJN +8; Q4 NJN +7
Final · Box score
Rockets97
Bucks93
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +17; Q4 HOU +4
Final · OT · Box score
Suns106
Spurs111
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS -5; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +5
Final · Box score
Knicks109
Nuggets107
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK -8; Q3 NYK -10; Q4 NYK +2
Final · Box score
Lakers90
Blazers101
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +9; Q4 POR +11
Final · Box score
Mavs85
Clippers103
Q1 LAC -11; Q2 LAC -7; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +18
Final · Box score
Pistons86
Kings99
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 Kings 0; Q3 SAC +7; Q4 SAC +13
On this day · 2005–06Nov 8, 2005: 5 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Hawks), 37 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Clippers

Clippers climb back to beat Dallas

Carmelo Anthony goes for 37 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-7+7+18LAC AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs3218161985
Clippers21223030103
Who led
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 5 games: 17, 9, 18, 17, 28LAC28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 5 games: 17, 35, 23, 16, 21LAC21 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 4 games: 14, 1, 15, 23DAL23 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 4 games: 21, 24, 26, 19DAL19 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Suns-Spurs11
Sixers-Raptors10
Knicks-Nuggets6
Rockets-Bucks6
Sonics-Magic6
Lakers-Blazers6
Jazz-Nets5
Pistons-Kings5
Bobcats-Celtics4
Pacers-Wizards2
Mavs-Clippers1
Shot of the night

West's jumper at the buzzer of OT breaks the tie, 110-108 final

The night in charts
Bobcats-Celtics combined for 218, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Bobcats-CelticsBobcats 108, Celtics 110
218
Suns-SpursSuns 106, Spurs 111
217
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 109, Nuggets 107
216
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 104, Raptors 106
210
Pacers-WizardsPacers 91, Wizards 117
208
Lakers-BlazersLakers 90, Blazers 101
191
Rockets-BucksRockets 97, Bucks 93
190
Mavs-ClippersMavs 85, Clippers 103
188
Jazz-NetsJazz 89, Nets 96
185
Pistons-KingsPistons 86, Kings 99
185
Sonics-MagicSonics 87, Magic 88
175
6 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sonics-MagicSonics 87, Magic 88
+1 ORL
Bobcats-CelticsBobcats 108, Celtics 110
+2 BOS
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 109, Nuggets 107
+2 NYK
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 104, Raptors 106
+2 TOR
Rockets-BucksRockets 97, Bucks 93
+4 HOU
Suns-SpursSuns 106, Spurs 111
+5 SAS
Jazz-NetsJazz 89, Nets 96
+7 NJN
Lakers-BlazersLakers 90, Blazers 101
+11 POR
Pistons-KingsPistons 86, Kings 99
+13 SAC
Mavs-ClippersMavs 85, Clippers 103
+18 LAC
Pacers-WizardsPacers 91, Wizards 117
+26 WAS
LAC erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-ClippersLAC won · Mavs 85, Clippers 103
11 pts
Knicks-NuggetsNYK won · Knicks 109, Nuggets 107
10 pts
Bobcats-CelticsBOS won · Bobcats 108, Celtics 110
7 pts
Suns-SpursSAS won · Suns 106, Spurs 111
5 pts
Sonics-MagicORL won · Sonics 87, Magic 88
5 pts
Oberto shot 11-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ObertoSAS · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
100% (11-11)
Amar'ePHX · 16 PTS, 6 REB
73% (8-11)
ArenasWAS · 40 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB
70% (14-20)
MobleyLAC · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
67% (10-15)
NelsonORL · 18 PTS, 3 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
67% (8-12)
Final · Bobcats-Celtics
Bobcats 108Celtics 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bobcats242525268108
Celtics1728371810110
The story
Paul Pierce had 35 points and 13 rebounds as Boston beat Charlotte 110-108 in OT

Brevin Knight led Charlotte with 22 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 35 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST · 12-21 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Celtics took the third 37-25.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −7−4+80+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Emeka Okafor led the game in fantasy with 64.1 FPTS (28 PTS, 18 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Knicks-Nuggets
Knicks 109Nuggets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks31182436109
Nuggets33242624107
The story
New York beat Denver 109-107 behind 35 points from Jamal Crawford

Andre Miller paced Denver: 13 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB 35 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 14-27 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 36-24 fourth quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −2−8−10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Spurs
Suns 106Spurs 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns252426265106
Spurs2129203110111
The story
Tim Duncan's 26 points and 14 rebounds carried San Antonio past Phoenix, 111-106 in OT

For Phoenix, Steve Nash had 20 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB 26 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST · 10-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 29-24.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −4+1−50+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.2Season avg14.4Last 5

14.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.2 in 4 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.3minutes, last 3 vs 2005–06 avg
Minutes per game
23.62005–06 avg5.3Last 3

5.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.6 in 2005–06 (57 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs 2005–06 avg
Minutes per game
9.62005–06 avg32.0Today

32 minutes today, against 9.6 a game in 2005–06 (39 games). Line: 15 points, 1 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Five games go down to the wire

Five of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Washington by 26.

ORL over SEA1TOR over PHI2BOS over CHA2NYK over DEN2HOU over MIL4SAS over PHX5NJN over UTA7POR over LAL11SAC over DET13LAC over DAL18WAS over IND26Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Gilbert Arenas leads the day with 40

Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 4 games: 7, 44, 24, 40Wizards-Pacers · W
28.8 PPG season to date
40 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 3 games: 15, 28, 37Nuggets-Knicks · L
26.7 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 5 games: 30, 22, 17, 35, 36Blazers-Lakers · W
28.0 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 4 games: 29, 22, 23, 35Celtics-Bobcats · W
27.2 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 5 games: 32, 39, 31, 20, 35Sixers-Raptors · L
31.4 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 5 games: 21, 5, 4, 7, 35Knicks-Nuggets · W
14.4 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST