FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 15, 2006Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 3 points, by CHA (vs SAS) and ORL (vs DEN).

Final · Box score
Blazers87
Cavs100
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +18; Q4 CLE +13
Final · Box score
Nuggets99
Magic108
Q1 ORL -3; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 ORL +5; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Pacers88
Celtics114
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +14; Q4 BOS +26
Final · Box score
Hornets100
Pistons99
Q1 NOK +3; Q2 NOK +11; Q3 NOK +5; Q4 NOK +1
Final · Box score
Bucks87
Nets100
Q1 NJN +6; Q2 NJN +13; Q3 NJN +8; Q4 NJN +13
Final · Box score
Wizards82
Knicks102
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +20
Final · OT · Box score
Bobcats95
Spurs92
Q1 CHA -3; Q2 CHA +4; Q3 CHA +5; Q4 Bobcats 0; OT1 CHA +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies111
Kings115
Q1 SAC +8; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +7; Q4 SAC +4
Final · Box score
Sixers96
Sonics90
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI +13; Q4 PHI +6
On this day · 2005–06Nov 15, 2005: 11 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Wizards), 37 points.
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The lead · Bobcats-Spurs

Charlotte needs overtime to survive San Antonio

Jason Kidd goes for 25 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-3+4+50+3CHA AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Bobcats202820151295
Spurs23211920992
Who led
Adam MorrisonPoints, last 8 games: 14, 21, 13, 12, 9, 2, 21, 27CHA27 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Emeka OkaforPoints, last 8 games: 19, 8, 12, 28, 20, 22, 25, 19CHA19 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 8 games: 19, 21, 19, 24, 29, 33, 8, 25SAS25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 8 games: 13, 25, 26, 15, 26, 24, 19, 24SAS24 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Celtics rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Boston beat Indiana by 26.

NOK over DET1CHA over SAS3SAC over MEM4PHI over SEA6ORL over DEN9CLE over POR13NJN over MIL13NYK over WAS20BOS over IND26Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Bobcats-Spurs11
Pacers-Celtics11
Grizzlies-Kings8
Hornets-Pistons7
Nuggets-Magic4
Bucks-Nets2
Wizards-Knicks2
Sixers-Sonics1
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Kings combined for 226, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 111, Kings 115
226
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 99, Magic 108
207
Pacers-CelticsPacers 88, Celtics 114
202
Hornets-PistonsHornets 100, Pistons 99
199
Blazers-CavsBlazers 87, Cavs 100
187
Bobcats-SpursBobcats 95, Spurs 92
187
Bucks-NetsBucks 87, Nets 100
187
Sixers-SonicsSixers 96, Sonics 90
186
Wizards-KnicksWizards 82, Knicks 102
184
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-PistonsHornets 100, Pistons 99
+1 NOK
Bobcats-SpursBobcats 95, Spurs 92
+3 CHA
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 111, Kings 115
+4 SAC
Sixers-SonicsSixers 96, Sonics 90
+6 PHI
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 99, Magic 108
+9 ORL
Blazers-CavsBlazers 87, Cavs 100
+13 CLE
Bucks-NetsBucks 87, Nets 100
+13 NJN
Wizards-KnicksWizards 82, Knicks 102
+20 NYK
Pacers-CelticsPacers 88, Celtics 114
+26 BOS
CHA rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bobcats-SpursCHA won · Bobcats 95, Spurs 92
3 pts
Nuggets-MagicORL won · Nuggets 99, Magic 108
3 pts
Atkins shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AtkinsMEM · 27 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
91% (10-11)
KrsticNJN · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST
73% (8-11)
LeBronCLE · 32 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
World PeaceSAC · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
KiddNJN · 25 PTS, 11 AST, 8 REB, 3 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Hornets-Pistons
Hornets 100Pistons 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets27332119100
Pistons2425272399
The story
Chris Paul's 20 points and 13 assists carried New Orleans/Oklahoma City past Detroit, 100-99

For Detroit, Rasheed Wallace had 14 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 13 AST, 3 REB · 7-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 33-25, was where the Hornets built it.

NOK lead by quarter
200 +3+11+5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chauncey Billups was the fantasy play: 53.3 FPTS on 29 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB

Final · Bobcats-Spurs
Bobcats 95Spurs 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bobcats202820151295
Spurs23211920992
The story
Emeka Okafor had 19 points as Charlotte beat San Antonio 95-92 in OT

Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 12 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST 19 PTS, 9 REB, 5 STL, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 9-18 FG

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Bobcats took the second 28-21.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −3+4+50+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Blazers-Cavs
Blazers 87Cavs 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1825182687
Cavs24272821100
The story
Cleveland beat Portland 100-87 behind 32 points from LeBron James

Zach Randolph paced Portland: 26 PTS, 11 REB 32 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 10-15 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 28-18 third quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +6+8+18+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
30.0Season avg34.2Last 5

34.2 points a game over his last five games, against 30.0 in 6 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.5 in 6 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs 2005–06 avg
Minutes per game
9.22005–06 avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 9.2 a game in 2005–06 (29 games). Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 34

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 7 games: 15, 28, 37, 31, 36, 33, 34Nuggets-Magic · L
30.6 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 8 games: 26, 35, 16, 34, 19, 38, 29, 32Cavs-Blazers · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 7 games: 16, 23, 12, 10, 23, 21, 32Kings-Grizzlies · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 8 games: 29, 22, 23, 35, 30, 19, 21, 32Celtics-Pacers · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 8 games: 25, 20, 7, 10, 25, 21, 11, 29Pistons-Hornets · L
18.5 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 7 games: 32, 39, 31, 20, 35, 21, 28Sixers-Sonics · W
29.4 PPG season to date · −1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST