FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 25, 2006Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed MIL by 14 at halftime and won 111–98.

Final · Box score
Heat102
Bobcats93
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +9
Final · Box score
Hawks79
Magic98
Q1 ORL +13; Q2 ORL +28; Q3 ORL +22; Q4 ORL +19
Final · Box score
Pistons115
Wizards111
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Sixers95
Cavs108
Q1 CLE -9; Q2 CLE +13; Q3 CLE +12; Q4 CLE +13
Final · Box score
Bulls106
Knicks95
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +22; Q3 CHI +20; Q4 CHI +11
Final · Box score
Clippers96
Wolves104
Q1 MIN -9; Q2 MIN -10; Q3 MIN -12; Q4 MIN +8
Final · Box score
Hornets73
Mavs85
Q1 DAL +19; Q2 DAL +15; Q3 DAL +17; Q4 DAL +12
Final · Box score
Grizzlies76
Rockets85
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU +11; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Celtics111
Bucks98
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS -14; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +13
Final · Box score
Blazers85
Kings105
Q1 SAC +8; Q2 SAC +22; Q3 SAC +21; Q4 SAC +20
Final · Box score
Jazz78
Warriors91
Q1 GSW +13; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW +14; Q4 GSW +13
On this day · 2005–06Nov 25, 2005: 12 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (Wizards-Pistons), 39 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Bucks

Paul Pierce scores 34 as Boston wins in Milwaukee

Troy Murphy goes for 15 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-14+3+13BOS AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics25213728111
Bucks2733201898
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 35, 30, 19, 21, 32, 29, 39, 28, 12, 34BOS34 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 33, 35, 14, 14, 20, 19, 20, 7, 16, 21BOS21 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 30, 34, 28, 57, 30, 25, 21, 21, 32, 24MIL24 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Andrew BogutPoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 15, 9, 13, 0, 14, 14, 14, 18MIL18 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Clippers-Wolves

Minnesota rallies from 12 down to beat Clippers

Trailing by 12 after three, Minnesota outscored the Clippers 35–15 the rest of the way. Final: 104–96. Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 25 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Wolves-Clippers
Kevin Garnett · MINSam Cassell · LACPTS2531REB104AST48Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Celtics-Bucks7
Heat-Bobcats5
Grizzlies-Rockets5
Jazz-Warriors4
Sixers-Cavs3
Clippers-Wolves1
Blazers-Kings1
Pistons-Wizards1
Hawks-Magic0
Hornets-Mavs0
Bulls-Knicks0
The night in charts
Pistons-Wizards combined for 226, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-WizardsPistons 115, Wizards 111
226
Celtics-BucksCeltics 111, Bucks 98
209
Sixers-CavsSixers 95, Cavs 108
203
Bulls-KnicksBulls 106, Knicks 95
201
Clippers-WolvesClippers 96, Wolves 104
200
Heat-BobcatsHeat 102, Bobcats 93
195
Blazers-KingsBlazers 85, Kings 105
190
Hawks-MagicHawks 79, Magic 98
177
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 78, Warriors 91
169
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 76, Rockets 85
161
Hornets-MavsHornets 73, Mavs 85
158
DET won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Pistons-WizardsPistons 115, Wizards 111
+4 DET
Clippers-WolvesClippers 96, Wolves 104
+8 MIN
Heat-BobcatsHeat 102, Bobcats 93
+9 MIA
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 76, Rockets 85
+9 HOU
Bulls-KnicksBulls 106, Knicks 95
+11 CHI
Hornets-MavsHornets 73, Mavs 85
+12 DAL
Sixers-CavsSixers 95, Cavs 108
+13 CLE
Celtics-BucksCeltics 111, Bucks 98
+13 BOS
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 78, Warriors 91
+13 GSW
Hawks-MagicHawks 79, Magic 98
+19 ORL
Blazers-KingsBlazers 85, Kings 105
+20 SAC
BOS erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-BucksBOS won · Celtics 111, Bucks 98
14 pts
Clippers-WolvesMIN won · Clippers 96, Wolves 104
12 pts
Sixers-CavsCLE won · Sixers 95, Cavs 108
9 pts
Heat-BobcatsMIA won · Heat 102, Bobcats 93
2 pts
Grizzlies-RocketsHOU won · Grizzlies 76, Rockets 85
2 pts
Dirk shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DirkDAL · 28 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
ButlerWAS · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
75% (12-16)
D WadeMIA · 35 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB
71% (10-14)
BarnesGSW · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
GomesBOS · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Clippers-Wolves
Clippers 96Wolves 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2631241596
Wolves17302235104
The story
Minnesota beat Los Angeles 104-96 behind 25 points and 10 rebounds from Kevin Garnett

Sam Cassell paced Los Angeles: 31 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 25 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 9-13 FG

The swing

A 35-15 fourth quarter erased a 12-point hole for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −9−10−12+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Bobcats
Heat 102Bobcats 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat23282130102
Bobcats2518232793
The story
Alonzo Mourning had 16 points as Miami beat Charlotte 102-93

Raymond Felton led Charlotte with 13 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 16 PTS, 4 REB, 3 BLK · 8-9 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Heat took the second 28-18.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −2+8+6+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Bucks
Celtics 111Bucks 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics25213728111
Bucks2733201898
The story
Wally Szczerbiak's 21 points carried Boston past Milwaukee, 111-98

For Milwaukee, Andrew Bogut had 18 PTS, 8 REB 21 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST · 6-9 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 14 going into the third, then won it 37-20.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −2−14+3+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.1Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.1 in 12 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.3Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.3 in 12 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 1 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 35

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 31, 34, 24, 37, 20, 37, 29, 18, 33, 35Heat-Bobcats · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 35, 30, 19, 21, 32, 29, 39, 28, 12, 34Celtics-Bucks · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 35, 23, 16, 21, 13, 12, 12, 18, 13, 31Clippers-Wolves · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 39, 31, 20, 35, 21, 28, 23, 29, 46, 31Sixers-Cavs · L
30.5 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 11, 29, 12, 23, 11, 24, 9, 29Pistons-Wizards · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 40, 29, 25, 22, 20, 45, 29, 26, 3, 28Wizards-Pistons · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST