FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 21, 2006Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed WAS by 9 after the first quarter and won 107–80.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies94
Cavs97
Q1 CLE +12; Q2 CLE +18; Q3 CLE +14; Q4 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Bucks88
Pacers93
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND -3; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Pistons97
Sixers87
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +10
Final · Box score
Heat86
Hornets101
Q1 NOK +2; Q2 NOK +1; Q3 NOK +4; Q4 NOK +15
Final · Box score
Wizards80
Mavs107
Q1 DAL -9; Q2 Mavs 0; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +27
Final · Box score
Bulls109
Nuggets113
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN +1; Q4 DEN +4
Final · Box score
Clippers101
Lakers105
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +4
On this day · 2005–06Nov 21, 2005: 4 games. Top scorer: Mike Bibby (Kings-Spurs), 33 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Mavs

Dirk Nowitzki scores 30, Dallas rallies past Washington

Kobe Bryant goes for 40 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-90+12+27DAL AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards3021131680
Mavs21302531107
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 19, 35, 26, 31, 26, 24, 24, 30DAL30 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 4, 17, 6, 10, 8, 9, 13, 12, 17, 18DAL18 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 7, 44, 24, 40, 29, 25, 22, 20, 45, 29WAS29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 16, 12, 14, 17, 18, 24, 11, 12WAS12 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Dallas posts the night's biggest win

Dallas beat Washington by 27, the widest margin of 7 games.

CLE over MEM3DEN over CHI4LAL over LAC4IND over MIL5DET over PHI10NOK over MIA15DAL over WAS27Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Bulls-Nuggets14
Clippers-Lakers8
Wizards-Mavs7
Heat-Hornets6
Bucks-Pacers5
Grizzlies-Cavs0
Pistons-Sixers0
The night in charts
Bulls-Nuggets combined for 222, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 109, Nuggets 113
222
Clippers-LakersClippers 101, Lakers 105
206
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 94, Cavs 97
191
Heat-HornetsHeat 86, Hornets 101
187
Wizards-MavsWizards 80, Mavs 107
187
Pistons-SixersPistons 97, Sixers 87
184
Bucks-PacersBucks 88, Pacers 93
181
4 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 94, Cavs 97
+3 CLE
Clippers-LakersClippers 101, Lakers 105
+4 LAL
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 109, Nuggets 113
+4 DEN
Bucks-PacersBucks 88, Pacers 93
+5 IND
Pistons-SixersPistons 97, Sixers 87
+10 DET
Heat-HornetsHeat 86, Hornets 101
+15 NOK
Wizards-MavsWizards 80, Mavs 107
+27 DAL
DAL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-MavsDAL won · Wizards 80, Mavs 107
9 pts
Bucks-PacersIND won · Bucks 88, Pacers 93
3 pts
Gooden shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GoodenCLE · 22 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
O'NealIND · 26 PTS, 13 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
PrinceDET · 25 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Devin HarrisDAL · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
62% (8-13)
Damon JonesCLE · 21 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Grizzlies-Cavs
Grizzlies 94Cavs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1323302894
Cavs2529261797
The story
Drew Gooden's 22 points and 15 rebounds carried Cleveland past Memphis, 97-94

For Memphis, Mike Miller had 15 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 22 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST · 9-12 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 25-13, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +12+18+14+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Lakers
Clippers 101Lakers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers25232627101
Lakers27243222105
The story
Luke Walton had 12 points as Los Angeles beat Los Angeles 105-101

Sam Cassell led Los Angeles with 18 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 12 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 5-8 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the third 32-26, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +2+3+9+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Pacers
Bucks 88Pacers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2524221788
Pacers2325202593
The story
Indiana beat Milwaukee 93-88 behind 26 points and 13 rebounds from Jermaine O'Neal

Mo Williams paced Milwaukee: 22 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 26 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 10-14 FG

The swing

A 25-17 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 −2−1−3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.4Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.4 in 10 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.8Season avg21.6Last 3

21.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.8 in 9 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg43.8Today

44 minutes today, against 20.4 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 40

Kobe BryantPoints, last 9 games: 23, 15, 17, 32, 19, 21, 31, 18, 40Lakers-Clippers · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 9 games: 21, 0, 16, 16, 17, 9, 17, 16, 36Nuggets-Bulls · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +22.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 19, 35, 26, 31, 26, 24, 24, 30Mavs-Wizards · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 20, 31, 34, 24, 37, 20, 37, 29Heat-Hornets · L
27.4 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 9 games: 15, 28, 37, 31, 36, 33, 34, 34, 29Nuggets-Bulls · W
30.8 PPG season to date · −2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 7, 44, 24, 40, 29, 25, 22, 20, 45, 29Wizards-Mavs · L
28.5 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST