FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 16, 2006Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed CHI by 6 after the first quarter and won 101–100.

Final · Box score
Bulls100
Rockets101
Q1 HOU -6; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +1
Final · Box score
Kings105
Warriors117
Q1 GSW +12; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +12
On this day · 2005–06Nov 16, 2005: 8 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Knicks), 42 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Rockets

Houston holds off Chicago, 101–100

Baron Davis goes for 36 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+11+9+1HOU AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls26133031100
Rockets20302823101
Who led
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 9 games: 25, 8, 14, 19, 32, 13, 12, 26, 21HOU21 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 9 games: 22, 36, 17, 24, 23, 35, 34, 20, 20HOU20 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 8 games: 6, 24, 5, 37, 2, 3, 17, 37CHI37 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 8 games: 12, 12, 29, 17, 11, 21, 24, 15CHI15 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Kings-Warriors

Golden State leads Sacramento wire to wire

Golden State was ahead at every break and won 117–105. Best quarter: the first, 40–28. Baron Davis led Golden State with 36 points, 8 rebounds and 18 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Warriors-Kings
Baron Davis · GSWKevin Martin · SACPTS3626REB89AST182Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Bulls-Rockets1
Kings-Warriors0
The night in charts
Kings-Warriors combined for 222, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-WarriorsKings 105, Warriors 117
222
Bulls-RocketsBulls 100, Rockets 101
201
HOU won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Bulls-RocketsBulls 100, Rockets 101
+1 HOU
Kings-WarriorsKings 105, Warriors 117
+12 GSW
Pietrus shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PietrusGSW · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL
75% (12-16)
Baron DavisGSW · 36 PTS, 18 AST, 8 REB, 3 STL
60% (12-20)
RichardsonGSW · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
55% (6-11)
DengCHI · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
Ben GordonCHI · 37 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
50% (11-22)
Final · Bulls-Rockets
Bulls 100Rockets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls26133031100
Rockets20302823101
The story
Tracy McGrady had 21 points and 11 rebounds as Houston beat Chicago 101-100

Kirk Hinrich led Chicago with 13 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 21 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST · 8-17 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Rockets took the second 30-13.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −6+11+9+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Warriors
Kings 105Warriors 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings28252725105
Warriors40252725117
The story
Mickael Pietrus' 26 points carried Golden State past Sacramento, 117-105

For Sacramento, Kevin Martin had 26 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 4 REB · 12-16 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 40-28, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +12+12+12+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.4Season avg27.2Last 5

27.2 points a game over his last five games, against 20.4 in 8 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.1Season avg27.7Last 3

27.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.1 in 7 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 24.4 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Ben Gordon leads the day with 37

Ben GordonPoints, last 8 games: 6, 24, 5, 37, 2, 3, 17, 37Bulls-Rockets · L
16.4 PPG season to date · +23.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 9 games: 18, 17, 2, 26, 22, 36, 20, 22, 36Warriors-Kings · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high36 PTS · 8 REB · 18 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 8 games: 23, 30, 15, 19, 30, 26, 24, 26Kings-Warriors · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Mickael PietrusPoints, last 8 games: 7, 16, 3, 12, 18, 13, 9, 26Warriors-Kings · W
13.0 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 9 games: 25, 8, 14, 19, 32, 13, 12, 26, 21Rockets-Bulls · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 8 games: 16, 22, 7, 22, 10, 23, 19, 20Kings-Warriors · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST