FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 9, 2006Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed NOK by 1 after the first quarter and won 121–116.

Final · Box score
Bulls94
Cavs113
Q1 CLE +12; Q2 CLE +13; Q3 CLE +12; Q4 CLE +19
Final · Box score
Hornets116
Warriors121
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +5
Final · Box score
Mavs119
Suns112
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +7
On this day · 2005–06Nov 9, 2005: 12 games. Top scorer: Elton Brand (Clippers-Wizards), 31 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Warriors

Baron Davis goes for 36 in Golden State win over New Orleans/Oklahoma City

LeBron James goes for 19 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+1+9+5GSW AHEAD ↑NOK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets35222633116
Warriors34243429121
Who led
Baron DavisPoints, last 6 games: 18, 17, 2, 26, 22, 36GSW36 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 6 games: 22, 15, 10, 16, 17, 21GSW21 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 5 games: 20, 16, 12, 22, 34NOK34 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
David WestPoints, last 5 games: 18, 20, 22, 16, 21NOK21 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Mavs-Suns

Dallas leads Phoenix wire to wire

Dallas was ahead at every break and won 119–112. Best quarter: the first, 34–26. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 35 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
GSW over NOK5DAL over PHX7CLE over CHI19Final margin, points. Pink = DAL over PHX.
Lead changes
Mavs-Suns14
Hornets-Warriors5
Bulls-Cavs2
The night in charts
Hornets-Warriors combined for 237, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 116, Warriors 121
237
Mavs-SunsMavs 119, Suns 112
231
Bulls-CavsBulls 94, Cavs 113
207
GSW won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 116, Warriors 121
+5 GSW
Mavs-SunsMavs 119, Suns 112
+7 DAL
Bulls-CavsBulls 94, Cavs 113
+19 CLE
West shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WestNOK · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
GoodenCLE · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST
77% (10-13)
Baron DavisGSW · 36 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
65% (11-17)
StackhouseDAL · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
63% (10-16)
HinrichCHI · 20 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Hornets-Warriors
Hornets 116Warriors 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets35222633116
Warriors34243429121
The story
Troy Murphy had 20 points as Golden State beat New Orleans/Oklahoma City 121-116

Peja Stojakovic led New Orleans/Oklahoma City with 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 7-13 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the third 34-26, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −1+1+9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Suns
Mavs 119Suns 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs34263326119
Suns26302927112
The story
Dallas beat Phoenix 119-112 behind 35 points from Dirk Nowitzki

Leandro Barbosa paced Phoenix: 30 PTS, 4 AST 35 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 11-19 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 34-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +8+4+8+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Cavs
Bulls 94Cavs 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1821292694
Cavs30222833113
The story
Drew Gooden's 20 points carried Cleveland past Chicago, 113-94

Sasha Pavlovic chipped in 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 10-13 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 30-18, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +12+13+12+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+3.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.0Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 17.0 in 5 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 2 vs 2005–06 avg
Minutes per game
27.52005–06 avg15.5Last 2

15.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 27.5 in 2005–06 (72 games). Today: 9 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Baron Davis leads the day with 36

Baron DavisPoints, last 6 games: 18, 17, 2, 26, 22, 36Warriors-Hornets · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 5 games: 21, 24, 26, 19, 35Mavs-Suns · W
25.0 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 5 games: 20, 16, 12, 22, 34Hornets-Warriors · L
20.8 PPG season to date
Career high34 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 5 games: 14, 1, 15, 23, 30Mavs-Suns · W
16.6 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 6 games: 30, 11, 22, 13, 16, 30Suns-Mavs · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high30 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 5 games: 9, 8, 6, 12, 23Mavs-Suns · W
11.6 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST