FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 22, 2006Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed SAC by 18 at halftime and won 110–101.

Final · Box score
Celtics83
Bobcats92
Q1 CHA +12; Q2 CHA +4; Q3 CHA +5; Q4 CHA +9
Final · Box score
Pacers91
Magic96
Q1 ORL -5; Q2 ORL -6; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Cavs87
Raptors95
Q1 TOR +15; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR -2; Q4 TOR +8
Final · Box score
Hawks98
Pistons103
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET -4; Q3 DET +1; Q4 DET +5
Final · Box score
Heat86
Spurs106
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +19; Q3 SAS +23; Q4 SAS +20
Final · Box score
Sixers94
Bucks98
Q1 MIL -6; Q2 MIL -4; Q3 MIL -7; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Knicks89
Wolves107
Q1 MIN +17; Q2 MIN +20; Q3 MIN +18; Q4 MIN +18
Final · Box score
Wizards82
Rockets86
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +12; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Hornets83
Suns92
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Nets97
Blazers100
Q1 POR -10; Q2 POR -13; Q3 POR -6; Q4 POR +3
Final · Box score
Jazz110
Kings101
Q1 UTA -10; Q2 UTA -18; Q3 UTA -13; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Nuggets115
Warriors112
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Sonics95
Clippers85
Q1 SEA +9; Q2 SEA +6; Q3 SEA +7; Q4 SEA +10
On this day · 2005–06Nov 22, 2005: 6 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (Wizards-Nuggets), 36 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Kings

Carlos Boozer drops 32 in 18-point comeback win over Sacramento

LeBron James goes for 30 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-18-13+9UTA AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz20173439110
Kings30252917101
Who led
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 15, 24, 32, 16, 14, 22, 35, 32UTA32 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 14, 26, 27, 16, 27, 25, 12, 20UTA20 PTS · 7 REB · 13 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 15, 19, 30, 26, 24, 26, 20, 24SAC24 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 7, 22, 10, 23, 19, 20, 22, 19SAC19 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Hawks-Pistons12
Hornets-Suns7
Cavs-Raptors6
Heat-Spurs2
Jazz-Kings2
Sixers-Bucks1
Knicks-Wolves1
Nets-Blazers1
Wizards-Rockets0
Sonics-Clippers0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Warriors combined for 227, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 115, Warriors 112
227
Jazz-KingsJazz 110, Kings 101
211
Hawks-PistonsHawks 98, Pistons 103
201
Nets-BlazersNets 97, Blazers 100
197
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 89, Wolves 107
196
Sixers-BucksSixers 94, Bucks 98
192
Heat-SpursHeat 86, Spurs 106
192
Pacers-MagicPacers 91, Magic 96
187
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 87, Raptors 95
182
Sonics-ClippersSonics 95, Clippers 85
180
Hornets-SunsHornets 83, Suns 92
175
Celtics-BobcatsCeltics 83, Bobcats 92
175
Wizards-RocketsWizards 82, Rockets 86
168
6 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 115, Warriors 112
+3 DEN
Nets-BlazersNets 97, Blazers 100
+3 POR
Sixers-BucksSixers 94, Bucks 98
+4 MIL
Wizards-RocketsWizards 82, Rockets 86
+4 HOU
Hawks-PistonsHawks 98, Pistons 103
+5 DET
Pacers-MagicPacers 91, Magic 96
+5 ORL
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 87, Raptors 95
+8 TOR
Hornets-SunsHornets 83, Suns 92
+9 PHX
Jazz-KingsJazz 110, Kings 101
+9 UTA
Celtics-BobcatsCeltics 83, Bobcats 92
+9 CHA
Sonics-ClippersSonics 95, Clippers 85
+10 SEA
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 89, Wolves 107
+18 MIN
Heat-SpursHeat 86, Spurs 106
+20 SAS
UTA erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-KingsUTA won · Jazz 110, Kings 101
18 pts
Nets-BlazersPOR won · Nets 97, Blazers 100
13 pts
Sixers-BucksMIL won · Sixers 94, Bucks 98
7 pts
Pacers-MagicORL won · Pacers 91, Magic 96
6 pts
Hawks-PistonsDET won · Hawks 98, Pistons 103
4 pts
Diaw shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DiawPHX · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
BoozerUTA · 32 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
70% (14-20)
Deron WilliamsUTA · 20 PTS, 13 AST, 7 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
MeloDEN · 33 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
67% (12-18)
KGMIN · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Nets-Blazers
Nets 97Blazers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets3027182297
Blazers20242531100
The story
Zach Randolph had 25 points as Portland beat New Jersey 100-97

Jason Kidd led New Jersey with 14 AST, 8 PTS, 6 REB 25 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 8-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Trail Blazers took the fourth 31-22.

POR lead by quarter
200 −10−13−6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Vince Carter led the game in fantasy with 42.6 FPTS (35 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Sixers-Bucks
Sixers 94Bucks 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers3126221594
Bucks2528192698
The story
Milwaukee beat Philadelphia 98-94 behind 32 points from Michael Redd

Willie Green paced Philadelphia: 24 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 32 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 9-26 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 26-15 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −6−4−7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andre Iguodala topped the game at 58.7 FPTS: 18 PTS, 16 REB, 10 AST

Final · Hawks-Pistons
Hawks 98Pistons 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2623232698
Pistons26192830103
The story
Chauncey Billups' 24 points and 10 assists carried Detroit past Atlanta, 103-98

For Atlanta, Shelden Williams had 20 PTS, 13 REB 24 PTS, 10 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB · 6-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 28-23.

DET lead by quarter
200 0−4+1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.1Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.1 in 10 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.3minutes, last 3 vs 2005–06 avg
Minutes per game
23.62005–06 avg6.3Last 3

6.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.6 in 2005–06 (77 games). Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
3.0Season avg32.3Today

32 minutes today, against 3.0 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Spurs rout

Four of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. San Antonio beat Miami by 20.

POR over NJN3DEN over GSW3MIL over PHI4HOU over WAS4ORL over IND5DET over ATL5TOR over CLE8CHA over BOS9PHX over NOK9UTA over SAC9SEA over LAC10MIN over NYK18SAS over MIA20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Rashard Lewis leads the day with 35

Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 21, 23, 27, 25, 24, 17, 20, 35Sonics-Clippers · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 33, 34, 38, 15, 28, 18, 27, 35Nets-Blazers · L
28.2 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 37, 31, 36, 33, 34, 34, 29, 33Nuggets-Warriors · W
31.0 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 15, 24, 32, 16, 14, 22, 35, 32Jazz-Kings · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 34, 28, 57, 30, 25, 21, 21, 32Bucks-Sixers · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 34, 19, 38, 29, 32, 37, 20, 15, 30Cavs-Raptors · L
27.6 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST