FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 29, 2006Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Nets trailed Celtics by 8 after three quarters and won 106–103.

Final · Box score
Bobcats90
Hawks99
Q1 Hawks +3; Q2 Hawks +15; Q3 Hawks +11; Q4 Hawks +9
Final · Box score
Knicks101
Cavs98
Q1 Knicks +3; Q2 Knicks +5; Q3 Knicks -4; Q4 Knicks +3
Final · Box score
Nets106
Celtics103
Q1 Nets -1; Q2 Nets -3; Q3 Nets -8; Q4 Nets +3
Final · Box score
Raptors98
Mavs117
Q1 Mavs +15; Q2 Mavs +10; Q3 Mavs +15; Q4 Mavs +19
Final · Box score
Rockets91
Suns102
Q1 Suns +13; Q2 Suns +17; Q3 Suns +3; Q4 Suns +11
Final · Box score
Spurs75
Jazz83
Q1 Jazz -7; Q2 Jazz -2; Q3 Jazz +5; Q4 Jazz +8
Final · Box score
Magic94
Sonics84
Q1 Magic -5; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 Magic +3; Q4 Magic +10
Final · Box score
Pacers108
Warriors106
Q1 Pacers -1; Q2 Pacers -1; Q3 Pacers 0; Q4 Pacers +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies90
Clippers105
Q1 Clippers +10; Q2 Clippers +15; Q3 Clippers +8; Q4 Clippers +15
On this day · 2005–06Nov 29, 2005: 8 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Blazers), 38 points.
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The lead · Nets-Celtics

New Jersey fights back late to top Boston

Sean May goes for 21 points

Game flow · Nets margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-3-8+3Nets AHEAD ↑Celtics AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets27252430106
Celtics28272919103
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 38, 15, 28, 18, 27, 35, 23, 21, 25, 23Nets23 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 17, 12, 6, 8, 7, 7, 6, 19Nets19 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 21, 32, 29, 39, 28, 12, 34, 31Celtics31 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 35, 14, 14, 20, 19, 20, 7, 16, 21, 25Celtics25 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Spurs-Jazz

Utah beats San Antonio, 83–75

Utah led 61–56 after three and won by 8. Carlos Boozer led Utah with 23 points, 16 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Pacers over Warriors2Knicks over Cavs3Nets over Celtics3Jazz over Spurs8Hawks over Bobcats9Magic over Sonics10Suns over Rockets11Clippers over Grizzlies15Mavs over Raptors19Final margin, points. Pink = Jazz over Spurs.
Lead changes
Knicks-Cavs13
Nets-Celtics12
Magic-Sonics8
Pacers-Warriors8
Spurs-Jazz7
Grizzlies-Clippers5
Rockets-Suns3
Bobcats-Hawks0
Raptors-Mavs0
Shot of the night

Jackson's three with 1 second left puts the Pacers ahead, 108-106 final

The night in charts
Raptors-Mavs combined for 215, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-MavsRaptors 98, Mavs 117
215
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 108, Warriors 106
214
Nets-CelticsNets 106, Celtics 103
209
Knicks-CavsKnicks 101, Cavs 98
199
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 90, Clippers 105
195
Rockets-SunsRockets 91, Suns 102
193
Bobcats-HawksBobcats 90, Hawks 99
189
Magic-SonicsMagic 94, Sonics 84
178
Spurs-JazzSpurs 75, Jazz 83
158
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 108, Warriors 106
+2 Pacers
Nets-CelticsNets 106, Celtics 103
+3 Nets
Knicks-CavsKnicks 101, Cavs 98
+3 Knicks
Spurs-JazzSpurs 75, Jazz 83
+8 Jazz
Bobcats-HawksBobcats 90, Hawks 99
+9 Hawks
Magic-SonicsMagic 94, Sonics 84
+10 Magic
Rockets-SunsRockets 91, Suns 102
+11 Suns
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 90, Clippers 105
+15 Clippers
Raptors-MavsRaptors 98, Mavs 117
+19 Mavs
Nets rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-CelticsNets won · Nets 106, Celtics 103
8 pts
Spurs-JazzJazz won · Spurs 75, Jazz 83
7 pts
Magic-SonicsMagic won · Magic 94, Sonics 84
5 pts
Knicks-CavsKnicks won · Knicks 101, Cavs 98
4 pts
Pacers-WarriorsPacers won · Pacers 108, Warriors 106
1 pt
Stackhouse shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StackhouseMavs · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
77% (10-13)
EllisWarriors · 27 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 BLK
67% (10-15)
RichardsonKnicks · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
MobleyClippers · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
Amar'eSuns · 22 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Pacers-Warriors
Pacers 108Warriors 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers28272627108
Warriors29272525106
The story
Jamaal Tinsley had 23 points and 8 assists as Indiana beat Golden State 108-106

Monta Ellis led Golden State with 27 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 4 STL · 10-22 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Pacers won the fourth 27-25, their biggest quarter edge.

Pacers lead by quarter
200 −1−10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Baron Davis led the game in fantasy with 59.3 FPTS (24 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST)

Final · Knicks-Cavs
Knicks 101Cavs 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks28281728101
Cavs2526262198
The story
Quentin Richardson's 27 points carried New York past Cleveland, 101-98

For Cleveland, LeBron James had 27 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 27 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 10-15 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 28-21.

Knicks lead by quarter
200 +3+5−4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Celtics
Nets 106Celtics 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets27252430106
Celtics28272919103
The story
New Jersey beat Boston 106-103 behind 23 points from Vince Carter

Wally Szczerbiak paced Boston: 25 PTS, 6 REB 23 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 6-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 30-19 fourth quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Nets.

Nets lead by quarter
200 −1−3−8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paul Pierce topped the game at 51.9 FPTS: 31 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.4Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 14.4 in 16 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.9Season avg22.8Last 3

22.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.9 in 11 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 29 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
3.4Season avg23Today

23 minutes today, against 3.4 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Joe Johnson leads the day with 36

Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 34, 28, 29, 22, 25, 27, 16, 33, 36Hawks-Bobcats · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 21, 32, 29, 39, 28, 12, 34, 31Celtics-Nets · L
27.4 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 19, 23, 18, 7, 4, 10, 11, 17, 28Pacers-Warriors · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 38, 29, 32, 37, 20, 15, 30, 30, 25, 27Cavs-Knicks · L
27.5 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 17, 9, 3, 6, 0, 17, 5, 27Knicks-Cavs · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 17, 31, 31, 11, 8, 21, 19, 27Warriors-Pacers · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST