FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 12, 2006Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed MIA by 3 after the first quarter and won 94–72.

Final · Box score
Hornets76
Clippers92
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +16
Final · Box score
Nuggets108
Bobcats101
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +9; Q4 DEN +7
Final · OT · Box score
Nets105
Wizards93
Q1 NJN +6; Q2 NJN +14; Q3 NJN +7; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 NJN +12
Final · Box score
Rockets94
Heat72
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU -3; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +22
Final · Box score
Mavs103
Blazers96
Q1 DAL +11; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Raptors92
Kings107
Q1 SAC +11; Q2 SAC +15; Q3 SAC +21; Q4 SAC +15
Final · Box score
Grizzlies81
Lakers91
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +19; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +10
On this day · 2005–06Nov 12, 2005: 8 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (Wizards-Spurs), 43 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Heat

Yao Ming scores 34 as Houston wins in Miami

Jason Kidd posts a triple-double

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-3+4+22HOU AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2217213494
Heat2517141672
Who led
Yao MingPoints, last 7 games: 22, 36, 17, 24, 23, 35, 34HOU34 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 7 games: 25, 8, 14, 19, 32, 13, 12HOU12 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 6 games: 25, 17, 20, 31, 34, 24MIA24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 4 games: 7, 21, 13, 15MIA15 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Bobcats

Denver never trails at a break against Charlotte

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 108–101. Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 36 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over CHA7DAL over POR7LAL over MEM10NJN over WAS12SAC over TOR15LAC over NOK16HOU over MIA22Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over CHA.
Lead changes
Rockets-Heat9
Raptors-Kings6
Nets-Wizards4
Nuggets-Bobcats3
Hornets-Clippers2
Mavs-Blazers2
Grizzlies-Lakers0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Bobcats combined for 209, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-BobcatsNuggets 108, Bobcats 101
209
Raptors-KingsRaptors 92, Kings 107
199
Mavs-BlazersMavs 103, Blazers 96
199
Nets-WizardsNets 105, Wizards 93
198
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 81, Lakers 91
172
Hornets-ClippersHornets 76, Clippers 92
168
Rockets-HeatRockets 94, Heat 72
166
DEN won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Nuggets-BobcatsNuggets 108, Bobcats 101
+7 DEN
Mavs-BlazersMavs 103, Blazers 96
+7 DAL
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 81, Lakers 91
+10 LAL
Nets-WizardsNets 105, Wizards 93
+12 NJN
Raptors-KingsRaptors 92, Kings 107
+15 SAC
Hornets-ClippersHornets 76, Clippers 92
+16 LAC
Rockets-HeatRockets 94, Heat 72
+22 HOU
CP3 shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CP3NOK · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
BrandLAC · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
OkaforCHA · 22 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
TerryDAL · 24 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Antoine WalkerMIA · 13 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Grizzlies-Lakers
Grizzlies 81Lakers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1416321981
Lakers2326231991
The story
Lamar Odom's 20 points and 16 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Memphis, 91-81

For Memphis, Mike Miller had 21 PTS, 13 REB 20 PTS, 16 REB, 7 AST · 7-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 26-16, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +9+19+10+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Wizards
Nets 105Wizards 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets2327172018105
Wizards17192427693
The story
Vince Carter had 34 points as New Jersey beat Washington 105-93 in OT

Caron Butler led Washington with 17 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 34 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 10-22 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the overtime 18-6.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +6+14+70+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Hornets-Clippers
Hornets 76Clippers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1626221276
Clippers2231152492
The story
Los Angeles beat New Orleans/Oklahoma City 92-76 behind 22 points and 10 rebounds from Elton Brand

Tyson Chandler paced New Orleans/Oklahoma City: 13 REB, 8 PTS 22 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 8-12 FG

The swing

A 24-12 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +6+11+4+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−10.2minutes, last 3 vs 2005–06 avg
Minutes per game
21.72005–06 avg11.5Last 3

11.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.7 in 2005–06 (71 games). Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.8Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 9.8 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Cooling off
−5.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.6Season avg14.6Last 5

14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 19.6 in 7 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 43 minutes.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 36

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 5 games: 15, 28, 37, 31, 36Nuggets-Bobcats · W
29.4 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 7 games: 22, 36, 17, 24, 23, 35, 34Rockets-Heat · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 5 games: 25, 27, 30, 33, 34Nets-Wizards · W
29.8 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 6 games: 21, 24, 26, 19, 35, 26Mavs-Blazers · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 6 games: 23, 30, 15, 19, 30, 26Kings-Raptors · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 6 games: 7, 44, 24, 40, 29, 25Wizards-Nets · L
28.2 PPG season to date · −3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST