FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 14, 2006Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed HOU by 13 at halftime and won 92–84.

Final · Box score
Bucks103
Hawks101
Q1 MIL +15; Q2 MIL +11; Q3 MIL -5; Q4 MIL +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets112
Heat105
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN -4; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +7
Final · Box score
Blazers89
Wolves101
Q1 MIN +19; Q2 MIN +18; Q3 MIN +18; Q4 MIN +12
Final · Box score
Bobcats85
Hornets94
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 NOK +3; Q3 NOK +4; Q4 NOK +9
Final · Box score
Bulls99
Mavs111
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +12
Final · Box score
Spurs92
Rockets84
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS -13; Q3 SAS -4; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Clippers90
Jazz112
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +7; Q4 UTA +22
Final · Box score
Raptors99
Warriors110
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW -6; Q3 GSW -4; Q4 GSW +11
On this day · 2005–06Nov 14, 2005: 3 games. Top scorer: Jason Richardson (Warriors-Bulls), 32 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Rockets

San Antonio rallies from 13 down to beat Houston

Kevin Garnett goes for 20 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-13-4+8SAS AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2320282192
Rockets272919984
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 7 games: 13, 25, 26, 15, 26, 24, 19SAS19 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 7 games: 16, 14, 12, 15, 12, 9, 19SAS19 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 8 games: 25, 8, 14, 19, 32, 13, 12, 26HOU26 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 8 games: 22, 36, 17, 24, 23, 35, 34, 20HOU20 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Nuggets-Heat combined for 217, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 112, Heat 105
217
Bulls-MavsBulls 99, Mavs 111
210
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 99, Warriors 110
209
Bucks-HawksBucks 103, Hawks 101
204
Clippers-JazzClippers 90, Jazz 112
202
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 89, Wolves 101
190
Bobcats-HornetsBobcats 85, Hornets 94
179
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 92, Rockets 84
176
MIL won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Bucks-HawksBucks 103, Hawks 101
+2 MIL
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 112, Heat 105
+7 DEN
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 92, Rockets 84
+8 SAS
Bobcats-HornetsBobcats 85, Hornets 94
+9 NOK
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 99, Warriors 110
+11 GSW
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 89, Wolves 101
+12 MIN
Bulls-MavsBulls 99, Mavs 111
+12 DAL
Clippers-JazzClippers 90, Jazz 112
+22 UTA
SAS erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-RocketsSAS won · Spurs 92, Rockets 84
13 pts
Raptors-WarriorsGSW won · Raptors 99, Warriors 110
6 pts
Bucks-HawksMIL won · Bucks 103, Hawks 101
5 pts
Nuggets-HeatDEN won · Nuggets 112, Heat 105
4 pts
Clippers-JazzUTA won · Clippers 90, Jazz 112
1 pt
Okafor shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OkaforCHA · 25 PTS, 16 REB, 7 BLK, 1 AST
79% (11-14)
DengCHI · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
ChildressATL · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
OkurUTA · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
69% (11-16)
PejaNOK · 42 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
68% (15-22)
Final · Bucks-Hawks
Bucks 103Hawks 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks31291825103
Hawks16333418101
The story
Michael Redd had 30 points as Milwaukee beat Atlanta 103-101

Joe Johnson led Atlanta with 29 PTS, 5 REB 30 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 10-20 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Bucks won the first 31-16, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +15+11−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Rockets
Spurs 92Rockets 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2320282192
Rockets272919984
The story
San Antonio beat Houston 92-84 behind 19 points and 15 rebounds from Tim Duncan

Yao Ming paced Houston: 20 PTS, 6 REB 19 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 7-16 FG

The swing

A 21-9 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −4−13−4+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tracy McGrady topped the game at 51.6 FPTS: 26 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST

Final · Bobcats-Hornets
Bobcats 85Hornets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats3418161785
Hornets3421172294
The story
Chris Paul's 10 assists and 2 points carried New Orleans/Oklahoma City past Charlotte, 94-85

For Charlotte, Sean May had 18 PTS, 11 REB 10 AST, 3 STL, 2 PTS, 2 REB · 0-8 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 22-17, was where the Hornets built it.

NOK lead by quarter
200 0+3+4+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Emeka Okafor was the fantasy play: 65.7 FPTS on 25 PTS, 16 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.7Season avg22.0Last 5

22.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.7 in 7 earlier games. Today: 42 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.6minutes, last 2 vs 2005–06 avg
Minutes per game
23.62005–06 avg5.0Last 2

5.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 23.6 in 2005–06 (77 games). Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.2Season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 6.2 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 1 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Raptors-Warriors

Toronto's skid reaches three

Golden State won 110–99; the Raptors fall to 2–5. Baron Davis led Golden State with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 12 assists.

Streak strip · TOR
L@ NJN92–102Wvs MIL109–92Lvs SAS94–103Wvs PHI106–104Lvs ATL102–111L@ SAC92–107L@ GSW99–110
Top performances

Peja Stojakovic leads the day with 42

Peja StojakovicPoints, last 8 games: 11, 8, 16, 18, 18, 21, 11, 42Hornets-Bobcats · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +27.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high42 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 7 games: 25, 17, 20, 31, 34, 24, 37Heat-Nuggets · L
26.9 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 6 games: 15, 28, 37, 31, 36, 33Nuggets-Heat · W
30.0 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 7 games: 21, 24, 26, 19, 35, 26, 31Mavs-Bulls · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 8 games: 37, 15, 26, 30, 34, 28, 57, 30Bucks-Hawks · W
32.1 PPG season to date · −2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 6 games: 5, 18, 13, 18, 17, 29Nuggets-Heat · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST