FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 11, 2006Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed BOS by 16 after three quarters and won 94–93.

Final · OT · Box score
Sonics113
Hawks112
Q1 SEA +3; Q2 SEA +5; Q3 SEA +2; Q4 Sonics 0; OT1 SEA +1
Final · Box score
Celtics93
Cavs94
Q1 CLE -15; Q2 CLE -14; Q3 CLE -16; Q4 CLE +1
Final · Box score
Magic109
Wolves98
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +18; Q3 ORL +13; Q4 ORL +11
Final · Box score
Knicks92
Spurs100
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Pacers80
Bulls89
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI -5; Q3 CHI -7; Q4 CHI +9
Final · Box score
Jazz113
Bucks111
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +21; Q3 UTA +17; Q4 UTA +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies87
Suns96
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX +11; Q3 PHX +31; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Pistons79
Warriors111
Q1 GSW +16; Q2 GSW +25; Q3 GSW +31; Q4 GSW +32
On this day · 2005–06Nov 11, 2005: 10 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Lakers), 34 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Cavs

LeBron James scores 38, Cleveland holds off Boston

Michael Redd goes for 57 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-14-16+1CLE AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2523281793
Cavs1024263494
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 6 games: 26, 35, 16, 34, 19, 38CLE38 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Sasha PavlovicPoints, last 4 games: 0, 0, 16, 14CLE14 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 6 games: 29, 22, 23, 35, 30, 19BOS19 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Sebastian TelfairPoints, last 6 games: 5, 9, 24, 3, 4, 15BOS15 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Golden State posts the night's biggest win

Golden State beat Detroit by 32, the widest margin of 8 games.

SEA over ATL1CLE over BOS1UTA over MIL2SAS over NYK8CHI over IND9PHX over MEM9ORL over MIN11GSW over DET32Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Sonics-Hawks18
Pacers-Bulls13
Grizzlies-Suns10
Jazz-Bucks3
Celtics-Cavs1
Magic-Wolves0
Knicks-Spurs0
Pistons-Warriors0
Shot of the night

Allen's layup with 2.1 seconds left in OT puts the SuperSonics ahead, 113-112 final

The night in charts
Sonics-Hawks combined for 225, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-HawksSonics 113, Hawks 112
225
Jazz-BucksJazz 113, Bucks 111
224
Magic-WolvesMagic 109, Wolves 98
207
Knicks-SpursKnicks 92, Spurs 100
192
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 79, Warriors 111
190
Celtics-CavsCeltics 93, Cavs 94
187
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 87, Suns 96
183
Pacers-BullsPacers 80, Bulls 89
169
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-CavsCeltics 93, Cavs 94
+1 CLE
Sonics-HawksSonics 113, Hawks 112
+1 SEA
Jazz-BucksJazz 113, Bucks 111
+2 UTA
Knicks-SpursKnicks 92, Spurs 100
+8 SAS
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 87, Suns 96
+9 PHX
Pacers-BullsPacers 80, Bulls 89
+9 CHI
Magic-WolvesMagic 109, Wolves 98
+11 ORL
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 79, Warriors 111
+32 GSW
CLE erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-CavsCLE won · Celtics 93, Cavs 94
16 pts
Pacers-BullsCHI won · Pacers 80, Bulls 89
7 pts
Amar'e shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Amar'ePHX · 25 PTS, 14 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
ParkerSAS · 33 PTS, 6 AST
71% (12-17)
BoozerUTA · 32 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST
65% (13-20)
MarionPHX · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
DuncanSAS · 24 PTS, 16 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
63% (10-16)
Final · Sonics-Hawks
Sonics 113Hawks 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sonics2928251912113
Hawks2626282111112
The story
Ray Allen had 33 points as Seattle beat Atlanta 113-112 in OT

Josh Smith led Atlanta with 24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 33 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 14-30 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics won the first 29-26, their biggest quarter edge.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +3+5+20+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Celtics-Cavs
Celtics 93Cavs 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2523281793
Cavs1024263494
The story
Sasha Pavlovic's 14 points carried Cleveland past Boston, 94-93

For Boston, Paul Pierce had 19 PTS, 9 REB 14 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 BLK · 5-10 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 16 going into the fourth, then won it 34-17.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −15−14−16+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Bucks
Jazz 113Bucks 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz32302427113
Bucks23182842111
The story
Utah beat Milwaukee 113-111 behind 27 points and 15 assists from Deron Williams

Ruben Patterson paced Milwaukee: 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 15 AST, 5 STL, 3 REB · 9-16 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 30-18 second quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
300 +9+21+17+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.3Season avg35.0Last 5

35.0 points a game over his last five games, against 28.3 in 6 earlier games. Today: 57 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 vs 2005–06 avg
Minutes per game
21.92005–06 avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.9 in 2005–06 (78 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.7Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 19.7 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Michael Redd leads the day with 57

Michael ReddPoints, last 7 games: 37, 15, 26, 30, 34, 28, 57Bucks-Jazz · L
32.4 PPG season to date · +28.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high57 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 6 games: 26, 35, 16, 34, 19, 38Cavs-Celtics · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 7 games: 22, 30, 32, 18, 21, 26, 33Sonics-Hawks · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 6 games: 19, 21, 19, 24, 29, 33Spurs-Knicks · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 7 games: 24, 21, 17, 20, 15, 24, 32Jazz-Bucks · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 6 games: 24, 27, 20, 15, 26, 28Wolves-Magic · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST